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Anti-Buchanan ad brings up Office of Congressional Ethics investigation

By | 11.07.11 | 4:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched a radio ad blitz as part of its “Drive for 25″ campaign — an effort to win back the House in 2012. One of the ads, which launched Nov. 4, specifically targets Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, who is currently embroiled More…

DCCC will target Vern Buchanan

By | 11.04.11 | 3:45 pm | More from The Florida Independent

On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will unveil its latest in a series of ads targeting House Republicans — one of whom is Florida’s own Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota.

Democratic Congressman Demands Apology from Bachmann

By | 11.06.09 | 5:45 pm

Flush off of the upset Democratic victory in NY-23, which he had a big hand in, Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish, is demanding that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) apologize for sponsoring Thursday’s anti-health care reform rally, which brought to the hill signs comparing health reform to More…

The Crazy Logic of Anti-Terror Law

By | 05.13.09 | 5:40 pm

There’s been a great deal of talk about how the ease of buying weapons in the United States might be helping to arm the Mexican gun cartels responsible for so many border-region killings in recent months. But here’s an element of the gun control debate that goes largely More…

Two Roads Diverged in the Cash-for-Clunkers Debate

By | 04.07.09 | 12:44 pm

A cash-for-clunkers scheme, which would provide financial incentives for drivers to trade in their old gas-guzzlers for new fuel-efficient cars, has gained momentum, with two competing bills in Congress. An editorial The New York Times today argued, with good reason, that one of these bills is vastly preferable to More…

‘Cash for Clunkers’ Finds its Congressional Sponsors

By | 01.14.09 | 5:54 pm

How’s this for a stimulus plan?

A trio of senators introduced legislation today allowing owners of gas-guzzlers to trade their vehicles in for thousands of dollars in credit on a more fuel-efficient car.