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from a release by U.S. Rep. John Fleming (R-Minden)…
Representative John Fleming, M.D. announced today that he has received a perfect rating and has been named a Defender of Liberty in the American Conservative Union’s annual 2009 Congressional Ratings. Fleming topped the Louisiana Congressional Delegation with a score of 100%. The ratings are based on a [...]

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America needs to capitalize on her abundance of natural gas.  That subject has been examined numerous times at this site and elsewhere.  It can heat our homes, power our industries, generate our electricity, and fuel our vehicles.  It can create jobs that fuel our economy, and it can completely change the world’s political climate.
 
We import [...]

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The following is from a letter sent by U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) to House Natural Resources Committee chair Nick Rahall asking that hearings be conducted to investigate the failure of the Department of the Interior to act on leasing offshore areas for energy exploration…
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently released [...]

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U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) had a piece published at The Politico yesterday putting forth 10 incremental tweaks to the health-care system which he says would likely pass with ease in both houses of Congress and would help to drive down costs.
Cassidy says that the Obama administration has wasted a year with “statist” [...]

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“To stimulate the economy and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing money from foreign governments for which our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes.”
 

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Among the stories slithering through the swamp today…
PALIN PICKS PAUL: Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul, the son of Texas Congressman, 2008 presidential candidate and libertarian gadfly Ron Paul who is running for the seat Republican Jim Bunning is vacating in November, picked up an endorsement from Sarah Palin yesterday. Paul’s campaign also announced it had [...]

Filed under: Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, Conservatism, Economics, Elections, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Obamacare, Polls, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Steve Scalise | 11362 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/various-items-from-the-blogosphere/Various+Items+From+The+Blogosphere2010-02-02+16%3A25%3A32macaoidh