House Democrats are accusing House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz of refusing to share the unedited videos from Planned Parenthood that have been stirring up controversy nationwide. Political website The Hill reports that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) interrupted House debate on a bill to establish a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood, declaring that: “Oversight […]
U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) posted a mock-up of a Craigslist for the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (Washington, D.C.) on Thursday as Republican after Republican declined to show any interest in the position. Takano posted the mock-up on his Facebook page and on Twitter, Thursday, writing: Republicans are struggling to select the next Speaker of […]
A new Quinnipiac University National poll released today shows that Americans oppose shutting down the federal government in the dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood by a margin of 69 – 23 percent, including 56 – 36 percent among Republicans. The poll also found that a slightly smaller portion of voters, 52 – 41 percent, oppose cutting […]
Things have become heated in conservative circles in Washington, D.C. since embattled Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner announced his retirement last Friday. Ted Cruz fired the first salvo, lashing out at Boehner and accusing him of betraying the Republican Party. According to conservative website The Blaze, Cruz told reporters at the conservative Values […]
Outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner lashed out at the House’s “most conservative members” during a Sunday interview on ABC’s “Face the Nation.” CBS host John Dickerson began the interview by asking Boehner about the threatened government shutdown: “Four days, the government runs out of money. Is there going to be a shutdown?” Boehner […]