tim johnson

It’s not everyday that lawmakers with top ratings from the National Rifle Association go around criticizing the powerful gun lobby. But regarding the NRA’s bid to pressure senators to vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, some are losing their patience.
Here’s Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), quoted yesterday by The Hill:
“I’m very disappointed. [NRA seems] to [...]

The Senate Banking Committee today approved legislation forcing banks to make credit cards more consumer friendly, but don’t mistake this for a strictly partisan issue. While it’s true that most Democrats support the legislation and most Republicans oppose it (the panel vote was 12-11), there are regional nuances in this debate as well.
Take Sen. Tim [...]

Just off the phone with Travis Plunkett, the legislative director of the Consumer Federation of America, who points out an important advantage that the recent elections have lent to supporters of credit card reform legislation: The larger Democratic majority in the Senate next year means that the Senate Banking Committee will seat a few more [...]