If you didn’t like this early census statistic from U.S. Rep. Colin Peterson — that 25 percent of his constituents think the American military destroyed the World Trade Center towers on 9/11 — well, he’s sorry. Without…
The Club for Growth likes Rep. Michele Bachmann — at least more than the rest of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation. The anti-tax advocacy group ranks Bachmann 37th on its latest assessment…
Among the Minnesota legislators who have so far reported fund-raising figures for the first quarter of 2009, Rep. Michele Bachmann pulled in the most cash — more than $300,000, with nearly another quarter-million dollars in the bank.
Sure, it’s a 12-way tie, but Minnesota can now boast (or grimace, depending on your political leanings) that it’s represented by the most liberal member of the U.S. House…
An array of odds and ends about Minnesota-centric action in the early days of the 111th Congress: How our delegates voted on the House stimulus package, prospects for a veto-proof majority for Democrats in the Senate, Rep. Keith Ellison’s “mandate,” and the two congressmen who signed on for pay freezes.
Congressional Quarterly has released its annual rankings of federal legislators in terms of party loyalty and support for President George W. Bush’s policies. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (pictured), finishing up her second year at the Capitol, voted with her…
Thursday’s 52-35 Senate vote on a proposed $14 billion bailout for the auto industry broke down along party lines in Minnesota: Norm Coleman voted against it; Amy Klobuchar for it. The vote on the House version a…
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial sector this afternoon by a 228-205 margin. The opposition was bipartisan, with 95 Democrats joining 133 Republicans in opposing the bill.
The Minnesota delegation was…
Republican Rep. John Kline and Democratic Reps. Colin Peterson and James Oberstar were the only members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to disclose privately financed travel in 2006, according to annual financial disclosure documents filed on Thursday.
Kline, in his…
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