July 31, 2007, 8:16pm
The House on Monday passed a bill that would provide various benefits to military veterans. Some of the provisions focus on housing assistance for disabled and homeless veterans.
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., mentioned that issue in a floor speech. “These brave American veterans who once faced down our enemies shouldn’t have to face one more night out on the street,” he said.
Categories: Pennsylvania, Patrick Murphy, Veterans Affairs
June 28, 2007, 10:32pm
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is airing an advertisement that attacks the “shameful” record on veterans’ affairs by Rep. Marilyn Musgrave. It accuses the Colorado Republican of voting to cut veterans’ funding and their health care, and of opposing bonuses for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The ad is part of DCCC “troops and veterans deserve better” series aimed at GOP incumbents perceived as vulnerable. Other targets include Thelma Drake of Virginia, Phil English of Pennsylvania, Mike Ferguson of New Jersey and Mark Kirk of Illinois.
Another ad attacks the Republican Party as a whole:
Categories: Virginia, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, AdWatch, Republicans, Veterans Affairs, Marilyn Musgrave, Thelma Drake, Mark Kirk, Mike Ferguson, Phil English
June 23, 2007, 10:01pm
That’s what the AFL-CIO has been doing online and offline all week. One of the labor group’s tactics has been posting video excerpts from speeches by lawmakers who support legislation to make it easier to form unions. Here are the latest Senate floor excerpts:
Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
Patty Murray, D-Wash.
James Webb, D-Va.
Plus more from Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania; Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, both of New York; Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; and Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO also aired an advertisement on the issue and posted the ad to YouTube.
Categories: Virginia, James Webb, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Labor, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Bob Casey, Amy Klobuchar, Sherrod Brown, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Charles Schumer
March 25, 2007, 10:13pm
Categories: California, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Dianne Feinstein, Trent Lott, Arlen Specter, Oversight
February 8, 2007, 11:01pm
Democrats are pointing fingers at Republicans this week for blocking a vote to stop a U.S. troop surge in Iraq, and the liberal activist group MoveOn.org is helping carry the Democratic water with a new advertisement that attacks various GOP senators.
“Remember their faces, remember their names — the Republicans in the United States Senate,” the MoveOn ad says as it shows images of various GOP senators with the word “escalate” superimposed by their mouths. “They’re willing to send tens of thousands more troops to face danger in Iraq, but they don’t have the courage to face a vote. Tell your senators: Stop the escalation.”
The ad specifically mentions:
MoveOn also produced separate videos aimed at specific senators — Brownback, Smith, Sununu and Warner.
Categories: Virginia, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Producer's Picks, Iraq, Sen. Sam Brownback, Elizabeth Dole, Judd Gregg, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, George Voinovich, John Warner, Sam Brownback
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