by admin | Jul 18, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A Missouri Congressman says Americans need to pay attention to the latest national intelligence report coming out of Washington. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Lexington) chairs the US House Armed Services Committee. Skelton says this country must...
by admin | Jul 15, 2007 | Politics / Govt
West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton says the Bush Administration made "irretrievable" mistakes early on in Iraq and he says Congress must step up to its constitutional duty on behalf of the military. Skelton, a Democrat, is chairman of the House...
by admin | Jul 9, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s leading military expert in Congress says it’s difficult to assess how well the military surge is working in Iraq. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton has been trying to evaluate the surge, which sent 20,000 more troops into Baghdad....
by admin | May 28, 2007 | Military
Congress is on its Memorial Day recess, this week, but key Capitol Hill lawmakers are looking forward to getting back to work and getting some unfinished business completed before the House and Senate take their Summer break in August. Among those looking down the...
by admin | Apr 8, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Senator Bond rejects Congressman Skelton’s proposal that the president quit threatening to veto a bill funding the Iraqi War, because it contains a deadline for troop withdrawal. Skelton, a Democrat from West-Central Missouri, is chairman of the US House Armed...