UPDATED: Gov. Jay Nixon defended the tourism chief’s dual roles. “We think she’ll be able to do both jobs well and taxpayers will get their money’s worth,” said Jack Cardetti, Nixon’s spokesman. He said the time frame for her to…
WASHINGTON — Pressure from the right has already forced out one Obama administration “czar.” About 50 Republican House members, including two from Missouri, are now trying to oust a second.
In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, 53 GOP representatives…
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
WASHINGTON — Missouri Republicans are in the thick of the Washington fight to defeat global warming legislation, and Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer opened up a new front this afternoon with legislation to strip funding from the UN group overseeing climate research.
Along…
WASHINGTON — If this were baseball, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would get to keep the ball after getting his first hit.
Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, is a chief co-sponsor of legislation that passed the House this afternoon overhauling a…
Rep. Luetkemeyer
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee apparently doesn’t worry about annoying people with those automated phone calls.
Or maybe the committee thinks a robo attack is worth the risk if it builds support for its party’s stimulus program, which Republicans in…
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
WASHINGTON — Can Republicans who denounced the new economic recovery package in fiery terms turn around and tout the benefits?
The Democratic Congression Campaign Committee says that’s what’s happening, and they’ve assembled a GOP “Hypocrisy Hall of Fame” that includes Rep. Blaine…
WASHINGTON — After the last automatic pay hike, we’re now paying rank-and-file members of Congress $174,000. Leaders get more.
That base salary jump up to a shade under $180k under an automatic raise scheduled to go into effect next year.
Are these pay…
Luetkemeyer
Newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, is be in St. Charles on Friday to address the local Pachyderm Club, a group for Republican loyalists.
The club’s meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Pio’s Restaurant, 401 First Capitol Drive.
Luetkemeyer, a former state legislator, just…
Luetkemeyer
It comes as no surprise, but Rep.-Elect Blaine Luetkemeyer already has taken early official steps toward running for a second term in 2010.
The 9th District Republican last week filed documents with the Federal Election Commission authorizing his Blaine for Congress committee to…
