Enter for a chance to win a trip to Miami (airfare and hotel included). You and your guest will be my guests at a dinner with President Obama on October 11th. hereRead Full Story
On Tuesday August 19, 2008, Rep. Ron Klein (D) took an opportunity to whine about his failure to get a national catastrophic insurance fund bill passed. He blamed John McCain and Sen. Mel Martinez for his failure to get the bill passed through a Democrat majority in both the House and Senate. Of course, tropical storm Fay was approaching the State of Florida when he decided to bring the issue up. Ron Klein's comments Here's LTC Allen West's response to Rep. Ron Klein: Tropical Storm Fay...Read Full Story
The San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "Gore insists the only real obstacle is the reluctance of America's leaders to seek bold solutions to high energy prices and global warming. He likened his challenge to President John F. Kennedy's 1961 call to put a man on the moon." "The goal is the most ambitious energy plan by a major U.S. political figure - and one many energy experts say is unrealistic." But it seems Gore's plan could have been ripped from a fellow Democrat, Rep. Ron Klein of...Read Full Story
Congressman Ron Klein’s contradictory actions never cease to amaze me. He voted against funding our troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and then sent out campaign mail professing his support for our veterans. Mr. Klein is head the congressional anti-Semitic task force, of which Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison is a member. Mr. Klein was given clear information regarding Mr. Ellison’s connections with anti-Semitic groups but rather than confront and remove him from the committee, Mr...Read Full Story
In an attempt to garner a few extra votes this November, Rep. Ron Klein sent $1,635,000 to South Florida in the form of earmarks hidden away in the Fiscal 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act. He went after the teacher's union vote by dishing out $585,000 to provide a teacher mentoring and training program. Broward Community College received $200,000 for aviation equipment. Palm Beach Community College was given $300,000 for equipment and technology. $175...Read Full Story
Former Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.), a bundler for the Obama re-election campaign, told NBC News that even though his firm registered him as a lobbyist last week, he is not a lobbyist and the disclosure filed with Congress was a "clerical error" by the firm.
Despite a longstanding promise not to accept political contributions from lobbyists or special interests, one of President Obama's top fundraisers is a registered airline lobbyist. Former Florida Rep. Ron Klein, now working as a partner for the law firm ...
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Macy's Inc. (M) chief stores officer, Ron Klein, is retiring at the end of March, touching off a string of internal moves to fill the spot. Klein, 62 years old, who's been with Macy's for 36 years, is being replaced by ...
West stirred controversy during his freshman run last year. He called a campaign videographer working for the Democratic incumbent he unseated, Ron Klein, a “Gestapo” for filming West campaign events – a routine practice. West refused to ...
The conservative blogosphere has been thundering for days about the Florida legislature weakening U.S. Rep. Allen West's south Florida congressional district, noting that a prominent Florida Romney supporter is leading the redistricting effort. Rush Limbaugh has taken notice too: "Do you know what the Florida legislature is doing? They're writing Allen West's district out of existence. ... The ...
U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, the controversial freshman from Broward and Palm Beach counties announced Tuesday afternoon that he's abandoning his district to run for re-election in a much safer seat in the north.
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To boost hurricane forecasting accuracy, U.S. Rep. Ron Klein , D- Boca Raton , introduced a bill on Monday to replace an aging weather satellite. Under the proposal, two Constellation satellites would