Posted on May 12, 2011. Tags: 2chambers, Citizens United, Claire Mccaskill, Contracting Law, Federal Contracting, Federal Contracts, Gerry Connolly, Government Contractors, Governmental Affairs Committee, House Minority Whip, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Joe Lieberman, Members Of The Senate, Political Donations, Political Expenditures, Rob Portman, Senate Democratic Caucus, Steny Hoyer, Washington Post, Whip Steny Hoyer
Following House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s (D-MD) announcement of his opposition to a proposed executive order from the White House to force government contractors to disclose their personal political donations, more Democrats in Congress are declaring their opposition today. Politico reports, “Two key members of the Senate Democratic Caucus are criticizing President Barack Obama’s […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 10, 2011. Tags: Bipartisan Opposition, Democrat, Democratic Senate, Disclosure, Executive Order, Fec, Federal Contractors, Government Business, Government Contractors, Government Contracts, House Democratic Leader, House Plan, Merits, Minority Whip, Muzzle, Political Contributions, Steny Hoyer, Whip Steny Hoyer, White Hous, White House
Key Dem Leader Opposes Latest Effort To Limit Speech, Executive Order On Government Contracts Would ‘Politicize The Bidding Process And Undermine Its Integrity’ ‘Contractors Should Be Chosen On The Merits Of Their Applications’ “A House Democratic leader opposes a White House proposal to require anyone seeking government business to disclose political contributions. Rep. Steny […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 2, 2011. Tags: Chilling Effect, Draft Proposal, Executive Order, Federal Contract, First Amendment Rights, Gop Senators, Government Contractors, Government Work, Livelihood, Muzzle, Political Critics, Political History, Political Party Affiliation, Press Secretary, Prospective Contractors, Republican Senators, Spending Money, Susan Collins, Washington Post, White House Press
The Washington Post reports today, “Republican senators are asking President Obama to drop plans to sign an executive order forcing government contractors to disclose donations to groups participating in political activities, saying the White House shouldn’t use a company’s political history to determine if they’re eligible for government work. A draft proposal on the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 21, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Draft Executive, Draft Proposal, Draft Rules, Executive Order, Federal Candidates, Federal Contracts, Government Contractors, Hans Von Spakovsky, Independent Expenditures, Midterm Elections, Pajamas Media, Political Contributions, Political Speech, Press Secretary, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, White House Press, Wsj
Reuters, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal all report today on the story former FEC commissioner Hans von Spakovsky broke at Pajamas Media yesterday about the Obama administration’s attempt to circumvent Congress and implement portions of the partisan DISCLOSE Act by executive order. The Washington Post writes, “President Obama is considering an […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 19, 2011. Tags: Chris Van Hollen, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Corporations, Disclosure, Draft Executive, Edict, Executive Fiat, Executive Order, Fec, Federal Election Commission, Fiat, Government Agencies, Government Contractors, Labor Unions, Pajamas Media, Political Speech, United Opposition, Von Spakovsky, White House
Says our source: “They lost in the Supreme Court, they lost in Congress, they lost at the FEC, so now the president is just going to do it by edict.” Download the PDF here. April 19, 2011 – by Hans A. von Spakovsky An impeccable source has provided me with a copy of a […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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