Consumer advocates, constitutional critics challenge Sen. Warren’s Dodd-Frank narrative

By   /  May 3, 2013  /  Accountability, Constitution, Economy, Federal Government, Finances, Free Market, individual rights, National, Power Abuse, Private property rights, Regulatory Reform, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  No Comments

Dodd-Frank legislation

By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org
Elizabeth Warren needs no introduction. But she does have some explaining to do.
The former Harvard Law School professor who is now a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts, Warren played an instrumental role in setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
She [...]

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Paul Ryan talks immigration reform, taxation at Janesville town hall

By   /  April 29, 2013  /  Featured, Federal Government, Immigration, News, Politics, Tax Reform, U.S. House of Represenatives, Wisconsin  /  15 Comments

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, holds a town hall listening session in his hometown Monday afternoon.

UPDATED VERSION: 10:58 a.m. Clarifies the Marketplace Fairness Act does not implement a new tax.
By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
JANESVILLE – While moviegoers may flock to the latest installment of the “Iron Man” franchise or the obligatory Will Smith flick this summer, Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday gave a preview of the legislative blockbusters coming [...]

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Chicago Cubs were MLB’s biggest 2012 political giver

By   /  April 3, 2013  /  2012 General Election, Business, Elections, News, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate, Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Major League Baseball’s 2013 season may be under way, but the Chicago Cubs have already claimed one championship: biggest political spender.
Chicago’s North side baseball franchise dropped $13.9 million in political contributions during the 2012 election season, the bulk of which came from owner Joe Ricketts.
The Cubs’ political [...]

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Howard Dean hopes to change Congress from a statehouse near you

By   /  March 28, 2013  /  Elections, Featured, State Elections, State Politics, U.S. House of Represenatives, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  2 Comments

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Former House speaker Tip O’Neill liked to say that all politics is local.
It’s an adage that former presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean has taken to heart, creating Democracy for America, a political action committee designed to support candidates in state legislative races.
The goal of the effort, [...]

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Is George McGovern the tea party’s answer to a GOP civil war?

By   /  March 1, 2013  /  Featured, Federal Government, National, News, Politics, Politics & Elections, Senate, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  1 Comment

McGovern

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org
ALEXANDRIA — What was once a minor fissure in the GOP has expanded into a major ideological fault line, dividing the party from its upstart tea party faction.
Political strategist Karl Rove fanned the flames this month by announcing his creation of the Conservative Victory Project, a fundraising group designed to protect [...]

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