As clear evidence of the undue amount of power held by the speaker, Speaker DeLeo has removed Representative Jonathan Hecht for the Vice Chairmanship of the Committee on Elder Affairs. This was likely due to the fact that Hecht spoke out … [Read more...]
Archives for February 26, 2015
House Committee Assignments
Click this link for the Committee Assignments ratified by the Democratic Caucus in the House. I hope you find this helpful! … [Read more...]
House reorganization?
My Twitter feed contained a reference to the new House leadership positions and committee assignments. This post is from a very learned and reliable politial wizard, but it isn't floating around the Internets anywhere else (except maybe … [Read more...]
Turn your back
Rep. Jim McGovern is the most recent member of Congress and the first in the Massachusetts delegation to announce that he will not attend the circus that Speaker Boehner and Israeli PM Netnayahu have concocted to bring Netanyahu in front of … [Read more...]