by admin | Jun 22, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Two proposals dealing with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq have gone down to defeat in the U.S. Senate. One would have required what was called a “redeployment” of troops starting immediately and to be completed by July 1st of next year. The second...
by admin | Jun 21, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Senators Kit Bond and Jim Talent are on the winning side in a U.S. Senate vote that rejects a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage, but a Missouri group holds out hope for an increase at the state level. The goal of some Senators was to raise the minimum wage...
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 8, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Members of Missouri’s Congressional delegation are praising the work of U.S. and Iraqi military personnel who have killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – the most wanted terrorist in Iraq. Senator Jim Talent, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says...
by admin | Jun 7, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The discovery of an alleged terrorist plot in Canada has Missouri’s man on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee talking up the importance of remaining vigilant. Senator Kit Bond says the events north of the border prove terrorism remains a threat. And, he...