by admin | Nov 7, 2007 | Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote, this week or early next, on the nomination of Michael Mukasey to succeed Alberto Gonzalez as U.S. Attorney General. And, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) says she will vote against the nomination. McCaskill is concerned about...
by admin | Nov 5, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Congress is set to attempt an override, this week, of President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act – or WRDA. Among the key components of the legislation that is of great importance to agriculture interests in Missouri and the rest of the...
by admin | Nov 2, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s senior U.S. Senator is taking a role in the Giuliani for President campaign. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) will serve as one of four National Co-Chairmen of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee , which Bond says will give him the chance to talk up...
by admin | Oct 31, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Congressional leaders are still unable to come to an agreement on language that will allow for a veto-proof majority to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program – or SCHIP. President Bush vetoed the original version of the bill sent to his...
by admin | Oct 31, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) says he is moving his top staffer from Washington to Columbia to improve the office’s state operations. Chief of Staff Brian Klippenstein will replace Jason Van Eaton who is moving to Bond’s political arm along with Western Missouri...
