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Rudy Takala: Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:09 PM
 The 22-person list of congressional memberswho voted againstSpeaker Boehner's budget legislation deserve to be thanked. (Two of them were from my own state of Minnesota: Michele Bachmann and Chip Cravaack. South Carolina had us beat, though, as all five of their Republicans opposed the legislation.) I would not have necessarily voted against his final product, which included a balanced budget amendment. However, if those 22 members believe that Republicans could get a better end result by proposing an even better package, I am happy to stand behind them. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:50 PM
 If you're interested in seeing who voted for the (bloated) FY2011 budget that cut a mere $300 million from the federal budget, you may find the official roll call byclicking here. It passed 260-167. One vote I found encouraging was Minnesota Rep. Cravaack's. Conservatives will appreciate that he voted in the negative. It is a refreshing vote that comes after the Congressman took a couple of votes that conservatives may not have taken. Cravaack's statement on his vote was as follows: |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:32 PM
John Boehnerfinished up with the Democrats last evening in partially accepting their terms in budget negotiations. They changed the number of cuts from $33 billion to $38 (or $39 by some accounts) billion. The deal could have been worse; I would like to see more of the facts before passing judgment.The plus side is that Boehner did a far better job than Minnesota Republicans.  That said, one of our congressional Republicans still didn't think much of the deal. Neither did Rand Paul. (Click here. |
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