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Franken credit rating amendment in jeopardy

By Andy Birkey | 06.15.10 | 7:35 am

An amendment to a federal financial reform bill that would eliminate conflicts of interest in the credit rating industry is being threatened by House Democrats. Authored by Sen. Al Franken, the amendment has picked up significant bipartisan

Barney Frank blasts Bachmann on Tea Party anti-gay slurs

By Andy Birkey | 03.22.10 | 8:00 am

On two days over the weekend, Tea Party Patriots hurled anti-gay epithets at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the openly gay chair of the House Financial Services Committee. The insults came as several black members of Congress had racial slurs shouted…

Bachmann: Fight health care reform ‘every day when you take your vitamins’

By Chris Steller | 12.10.09 | 5:02 pm

Michele Bachmann urged supporters to fight health care reform “every day, when you wake up in the morning and comb your hair and take your vitamins.” Democrats, she charged during a Thursday conference call hosted by the Republican National Committee, are exploiting the holiday season: “It’s intentional that they’re doing this at Christmas time and Hannukah.”

Bachmann: Frank funneling money to ACORN

By Andy Birkey | 07.09.09 | 3:46 pm

bachmannhannityRep. Michele Bachmann continued her campaign against Rep. Barney Frank and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday. Despite Bachmann’s claims on the…

Bachmann probes AIG’s Liddy to find who in Congress knew of bonuses

By Chris Steller | 03.18.09 | 5:42 pm

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann — famous for urging the media to expose anti-Americans in Congress – did her own probing today, pressing AIG CEO Edward Liddy for names of her colleagues who had foreknowledge of AIG’s controversial bonus payments. “Did…

Comrade Betty? McCollum in running for Club for Growth big-gov prize

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.30.09 | 6:57 pm

On Monday, supply-siders at the Club for Growth will reveal the first winner of the “Comrade of the Month” award, which highlights individuals who embody “the policies of big-government redistribution and restrictions on

Republicans talk urban! (urban myths and legends, that is)

By Chris Steller | 01.12.09 | 12:01 pm

Cities aren’t their base, so Republicans in federal elective office generally don’t talk about urban affairs. In fact, they went so far as to delete the phrase from the name of the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (now the…

Bachmann strays from GOP talking point: Pelosi not to blame for ‘no’ vote on bailout

By Andy Birkey | 09.30.08 | 8:17 am

The House rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street on Monday, sending the Dow plunging 777 points, and Republican leaders blamed a speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for the rejection. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., roundly rejected…