FroshUpdate - Apr 18, 2011
Intense Lobbying on Debt Ceiling; The Double Standard on Duffy; Grimm Asks Obama to Release Israeli Spy
Even as we ease into Congressional recess, the freshmen are still making news across the country. Time to clear up your desk, read flagged emails and muse about whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. This is FrumForum’s FroshUpdate for April 18, 2011.
Leading the Recess – WaPo reports on the intense lobbying effort made to put pressure on freshmen not to block debt ceiling extension: http://wapo.st/fIHXGs
On the Record: Reps. Joe Walsh (IL-08), Steve Southerland (FL-02), and Allen West (FL-22) say they will vote not to extend the debt ceiling. http://abcn.ws/gLqOhk
Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-13) asks President Obama to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard ahead of the beginning of Passover. http://bit.ly/hwHnL5
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No Sacrifices: Donald Trump featured at Tea Party rally organized by Rep. Allen West (FL-22), says, "American people don't need to make sacrifices [...] Washington, DC needs to make sacrifices." http://bit.ly/epDhMf
Obama's "War on Coal" will have disastrous effects on the entire economy, writes Rep. David McKinley (WV-01) in a Daily Caller op-ed. According to McKinley, the coal ash that EPA regulations would control is actually beneficial for its other industrial users. http://bit.ly/eZgGcc
Double Standard? Rep. Sean Duffy (WI-07) was ridiculed when he complained of not being able to get by on his $174,000 salary. When Dem. Rep. Linda Sanchez made a very similar claim about living "paycheck to paycheck", she received no media attention. http://on.wsj.com/fuWXXj
“Thin-Skinned”: Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-05) retracts calling Congressional Dems "socialists", but calls them "thin-skinned". http://bit.ly/eiodt4
Freshman in Iraq: Rep. Joe Heck (NV-3) in Iraq today with Speaker Boehner in a Congressional delegation of six. http://bit.ly/h6R4Mn