eric massa

Constituents of Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), a Democrat who won a Republican-leaning district in 2008, wrote in to the Democrat & Chronicle newspaper to dish on the ugly details of a recent town hall.
Massa, trying to explain the legislation and his views, was roundly booed, even when he was first introduced. Many even shouted down [...]

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) is taking up a cause that’s sure to make him unpopular among colleagues: He’s trying to force a vote on legislation to end the automatic pay raises enjoyed by congressional lawmakers since 1989.
The Senate earlier this year passed a bill to do just that, but House Democratic leaders are sitting on [...]