In an inspired keynote speech at an awards dinner for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in Washington, President Obama criticized Republican presidential candidates for “turning the clock back” on issues like immigration reform Obama proclaimed that America is better off “by most standards” than when he took office in 2009, and he questioned why “some folks [Republicans] are so […]
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 […]
Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) repeatedly bullied the president of the Sierra Club regarding climate change. The Republican presidential hopeful attempted to corner Sierra Club President Aaron Mair during a Tuesday hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. As EcoWatch reports, It’s painful to watch this Senate hearing as Senator and GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz […]
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) vehemently defended the House Select Committee’s work on Benghazi and went after House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) saying his comments about the political success of the panel was plain “wrong.” McCarthy appeared on Fox News’ Sean Hannity last week and bragged that the Benghazi committee had a negative effect on […]
On Tuesday, Democrats on the Select Committee on Benghazi released a new video and fact sheet rebutting claims made by Chairman Trey Gowdy that the Committee is not focused on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The new video and fact sheet come after Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy admitted on national television that the […]