January 27, 2012 11:01 am ET filed under Blog
The 5.6 Million Reasons Behind GOP Senators' Letter To Obama
October 19, 2011 11:33 am ET filed under Blog
Heresy! Senate GOP Endorses Commerce Clause Authority Over Health Care Industry
March 24, 2010 4:26 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Burr Shuts Down Armed Services Committee Hearing
November 18, 2009 6:24 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Burr Lauds Amendment That Does Very Little To Help Veterans
August 05, 2009 6:17 pm ET filed under Fact Check
GOP Senators Mix Up Talking Points On Judge Sotomayor
In a Senate floor speech on August 5, 2009, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) argued that Judge Sonia Sotomayor's 17-year record as a mainstream jurist was "unpersuasive" because, "as a judge on the court of appeals, Judge Sotomayor has been constrained by Supreme Court precedent." His statement contradicted Sen. Richard Burr's (R-NC) claim earlier today that Sotomayor has a record of ignoring judicial precedent.
August 05, 2009 12:40 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Burr Slams Judge Sotomayor For Following Precedents He Doesn't Like
Sen. Richard Burr insists that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is "unable to separate her personal belief system from that of the letter of the law." However, it's clear that he's more accurately describing himself.
May 20, 2009 11:33 am ET filed under Blog
Is The GOP Trying To End Medicaid?
It seems so. Taking away health care from struggling families in the middle of a recession is not only bad policy, it's morally reprehensible.
May 01, 2009 10:27 am ET filed under Fact Check
In Their Own Words: The Majority's Prerogative
In 2005, many Republican Senators went so far as to claim the filibuster of judicial nominees was unconstitutional. Now four years later, with President Obama's first Supreme Court appointment looming, will they remain consistent in their position or commit one of the most blatant acts of hypocrisy in the 220-year history of the United States Senate?
