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Senate Republican: Unemployment insurance a ‘necessary evil’

By Annie Lowrey | 07.13.10 | 8:58 am

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., is making a lot of waves with some highly controversial statements about unemployment insurance and tax cuts. Here’s Talking Points Memo’s Brian Beutler on Kyl:

Grassley: Co-op critics don’t know how they’re run

By Mike Lillis | 08.20.09 | 1:40 pm

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) made headlines Tuesday for blasting the co-op insurance model of health care reform as a slippery slope toward government-run health care.
“The president himself said you can imagine a cooperative meeting that definition of…

Ellison questions Capitol screening of anti-Islamic film

By Paul Demko | 02.26.09 | 12:50 pm

ellison1Rep. Keith Ellison is angry about a Capitol screening of “Fitna,” a movie by the inflammatory Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The screening, slated for today in the LBJ Room,…

Minority Whip warns Dems not to seat Franken

By Paul Demko | 01.13.09 | 11:56 am

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl warned Democrats this morning not to seat Al Franken until the election contest in Minnesota is completed. After detailing a lengthy list of alleged irregularities in the U.S. Senate contest and statewide recount, Kyl…