Almost one year ago exactly, the first piece of legislation that I introduced after being elected was a bill to set a timetable for the responsible redeployment of our armed forces from Iraq. Today's announcement at Camp LeJeune by … [Read more...]
15 months later, SCHIP expanded…
With the reauthorization and expansion of S-CHIP, nearly 4 million children across the country, whose families simply cannot afford care, will now have access to the healthy start in life that they deserve. The law will ensure that … [Read more...]
Reflections on the Inauguration of Barack Obama
On January 20, we all witnessed a truly historic event with the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. I considered myself extremely fortunate to be able to watch the ceremony from the steps of the … [Read more...]
Mass GOP misleads on Benson, Tsongas
What's that, you say? Secondly, the attack on Niki Tsongas is demonstrably untrue. The national GOP has attacked Barack Obama using the exact same $31,850 mark. Just three days before the PolitickerMA.com story, FactCheck.org revealed … [Read more...]
The NRCC MA 5 Delusion
The MA 5th is made up of 29 towns.Here are the Percentage break down per town with the Tsongas number first and the Patrick Number 2ndActon 64% 60%Andover 48% 48%Ayer 46% 49%Berlin 45% 44%Billerica 44% 43%Bolton 48% 48%Boxoborough 56% … [Read more...]
From Niki: Vote Today and Volunteer
I can't thank you enough for your help over the past months, for your contributions of time and money. But, as I said, I need your help again for one last push. The only way that we can win this election is by getting our supporters to the … [Read more...]
Phonebank for Niki in Boston (UPDATED with video)
I think Niki is going to win, but I'm not prepared to sit back and just "hope" that it happens. We have 24 hours to make sure that it happens. Like a lot of you, staffers from my office have been volunteering on their own time with the … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part three: Entitlement programs
Braude="Alan Greenspan, former head of the Fed, wrote his book in the tub, he says. And that one of the main points he made, is that Medicare, in the age of the babyboomers, is the real budget buster, saying we'll have to cut big time … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part two: Immigration
Braude-"Jim, the centerpiece of your campaign has been opposition to the McCain, Bush, Kennedy immigration bill. You call it an amnesty bill, and your belief that all illegal immigrants must go home. Two questions. One, how do you deport 12 … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates – the MA-05 debate part one: Iraq
Braude (to Tsongas)-"Like most Democrats who ran for Congress in '06, you're running on a pledge to push for speedy withdrawl of troops from Iraq, but in an NECN-NBC debate last week at Dartmouth, the three leading presidential candidates … [Read more...]