Rep. Todd Akin greets Capitol protesters today.
WASHINGTON — Chanting “Kill the Bill, Kill the Bill,” thousands of people are rallying this afternoon at the U.S. Capitol, protesting Democrats’ health-care legislation and blaming Washington for a host of perceived ills from high…
Ed Martin in DC today
WASHINGTON — Nobody has sent Ed Martin to Washington yet, but here he was this afternoon declaring to a roomful of GOP funders and heavyweights how he plans to return as a new congressman from St. Louis.
Martin,…
Rep. Ike Skelton
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Ike Skelton said today that he would apologize if Rep. Todd Akin felt offended by a crude remark Skelton made about him that was caught by a House floor microphone.
“During heated debate, unfortunate things are said.…
Rep. Todd Akin
WASHINGTON — As we forecast here yesterday, a House panel today adopted wording that could lead to purchase of as many as 150 F/A-18 Super Hornets for the Navy over the next five years.
Approval by the House Armed Services Seapower and Expeditionary…
WASHINGTON — According to sources, a key House panel tomorrow likely will deliver good news to Boeing and the St. Louis workforce when it advances legislation to purchase more F/A-18 Super Hornets for the Navy.
Congressional approval of military aircraft used to be a rather…
Caskets at Dover Air Force Base
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and President Barack Obama support a repeal of the Dover Policy but regional congressional leaders are split on the decision.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Lexington, support the repeal but Rep. Todd Akin, R-Town…
