With the end of 2010 approaching, the St. Petersburg Times’ PolitiFact is holding a contest letting readers chose the “Lie of the Year.” In the running — for her recent incorrect claim that President Obama’s trip to India would cost $200 million per day — is Minnesota’s Michele Bachmann.
Despite coming from opposite ends of the political spectrum, Reps. Michele Bachmann and Betty McCollum have found something to agree on: that President Obama’s compromise with Republicans over tax cuts is a bad idea. McCollum said that the plan does little to help middle-class families, while Bachmann complains that an extension of jobless benefits will add to the deficit. Rep. Keith Ellison, as part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, also weighed in on the measure.
Rep. Tim Walz criticized his Republican opponent, Randy Demmer, on Monday for accepting per diem payments in the state legislature at times when he was not on the clock. Walz raised the issue at a KSTP/KAAL-sponsored debate on Sunday challenging Demmer’s fiscal responsibility statements. Demmer responded that his taking of the per diems was “immaterial.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann “sincerely” wants to know: Is President Obama trying to buy votes in minority communities using funds from a class-action settlement against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over discrimination against African American farmers?
Sen. Al Franken called the words of Minnesota Family Council president Tom Prichard “unbelievable” in an interview with the Advocate on Tuesday. Prichard wrote last week that “homosexual activists” share in the blame when LGBT students commit suicide because “they’ve embraced an unhealthy sexual identity and lifestyle.”
DFL Sen. Tarryl Clark is issuing a challenge to her opponent, Rep. Michele Bachmann, in a new ad to be released tomorrow: cut congressional pay by 5 percent and forgo raises until the federal budget is balanced. Clark said…
According to the Washington Times, Rep. Michele Bachmann will be on hand at Wednesday afternoon’s release of a new report that proponents say offers a “second opinion” on President Obama’s assertion that terrorism is a product of violent extremists…
While most eyes are focused on Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District and the spectacle that is already Rep. Michele Bachmann vs. Sen. Tarryl Clark, some political watchers see a potential battle in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District between freshmen Republican Rep. Erik…
Rep. Keith Ellison was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday to talk about terrorism and the commemoration of the attacks of Sept. 11. Ellison said that in fighting terrorism, it’s vital that the U.S. government…
Rep. John Kline spoke of the need to get back to Judeo-Christian values during a non-partisan forum in Watertown on Thursday evening. The Second District Republican blamed “nameless, faceless people” who he said are trying to “erase God from…
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