by admin | Jun 14, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The question of when the U.S. should expect the Iraqis to take control of their own country is being discussed a great deal, this week, in Washington, D.C. And, two high ranking Missourians on Capitol Hill have differing views of that timetable. It’s clear that...
by admin | Jun 7, 2006 | Military
West central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton says a real lack of information to the Missouri National Guard and Congress seems to be an unsettling fact of how the Guard’s deployments to the border with Mexico seem to be going. Skelton says he was shocked last...
by admin | Feb 6, 2006 | Military, Politics / Govt
West central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton is pleased that President Bush’s proposed budget includes a nearly seven percent increase in funding for defense. But the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services is worried how the money might be spent. Skelton...
by admin | Feb 1, 2006 | Military
West-central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton says much work remains before the United States can exit Iraq. Skelton strikes a more cautious tone in assessing military efforts in the Middle East than President Bush did in the State of the Union address. Skelton says...
by admin | Feb 1, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Members of Missouri’s Congressional delegation react to President Bush’s State of the Union Address. Senator Jim Talent liked what he heard about national security and renewable fuels. Talent says the President’s push for energy independence is an...
