Archive for January, 2008

Video Post: Local Lawmakers React to President’s State of the Union

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

In President Bush’s 7th State of the Union Address he outlined plans for how he’ll lead the nation during his final year in office. Bush spoke about the issue on all of our minds --the struggling economy.
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"To build a prosperous future we must trust people with their own [...]

Video Post: Bush’s Last State of the Union

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

On Monday, President Bush will deliver the last State of the Union address of his presidency. While he's busy fine-tuning his speech...I've been running around the Hill talking to lawmakers about the importance of the address.
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An unpopular war, a tanking economy, rising energy, health care, and education costs.
They’re [...]

Video Post: Erie Students March For Life

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

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Each year on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision to legalize abortion, hundreds of thousands gather to protest Roe v. Wade. This year Erie residents and St. George Grade School students traveled to our nation's capital to march for life.

The group left from St. George Church [...]

What’s Really at Stake?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

There's so much media attention surrounding the New Hampshire Primaries, leading me to wonder what's really at stake?
Candidates that win the state will gain momentum, just like the gains Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee got from Iowa. They'll grab important fundraising dollars, and steal the headlines in all the major media outlets.
And we [...]

Exclusive Video Interview with Rep. John Peterson

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Congressman John Peterson retired from Congress today, the 18th Republican member this session. The Congressman made a special trip here to Washington to inform his staff and I caught up with him just after the meeting.
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Watch the interview clips here.
Congressman John Peterson was the first [...]

Congressman John Peterson Resigning

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

My sources in DC tell me that Congressman John Peterson is planning to resign. His office has not yet confirmed the news but I'm currently waiting outside his Washington office to see how the story develops. More to come soon...