by admin | Apr 3, 2007 | Politics / Govt
West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton says the president should sit down and negotiate with Congress about the funding of the war in Iraq and the timetable for troop withdrawal, rather than threaten a veto. Skelton, the Democrat who chairs the United States...
by admin | Feb 17, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s delegation in the United States House split along party lines in the vote on the resolution opposing President Bush’s planned troop surge for Iraq. Democrats Skelton, Cleaver, Carnahan, and Clay were among 246 Representatives voting...
by admin | Feb 13, 2007 | Politics / Govt
The U.S. House of Representatives is in the midst of a strong debate over the non-binding resolution seeking to oppose President Bush’s plan to send more than 20-thousand more troops to Iraq. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton has told lawmakers...
by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
Senator Christopher Bond assures he will solicit “bi-partisan support” to fight the bi-partisan resolution several members of the Senate formally introduced Wednesday. The non-binding resolution is the latest push to limit President’s Bush power to...
by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
Anything that goes against President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq is risky business for Senator Christopher Bond. That’s why he says Senator Hillary Clinton’s proposal to put a cap on the number of troops in Iraq, and to send more troops...