From the ChattanoogaTimes Free Press: A political action committee affiliated with former U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary brought in only $100 through March 31, according to Federal Election Commission documents. The PAC was set up in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal to raise and donate money for charity. Treasurer [...]
April, 2006
Hilleary Fudges Return of Abramoff Money
Friday, April 28th, 2006Republicans Finally Embrace Recycling
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006In honor of Earth Day, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke congratulated his statewide counterparts in the Republican Party for finally embracing recycling by reusing “three failed candidates from the Don Sundquist era” in the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Bill Frist. “Rather [...]
Tanner Says Tough Choices Lie Ahead for U.S. Economy
Friday, April 21st, 2006MEMPHIS - There will be major consequences for the U. S. economy and Americans' personal savings if Congress and President George W. Bush fail to reverse the trend of record deficits, Congressman John Tanner said Thursday in an address to the Economic Club of Memphis. Tanner, a member of the House Ways and [...]
Senate Republicans Go On a Spending Spree
Thursday, April 20th, 2006Following the lead of their free-spending Washington brethren, Republicans in the Tennessee Senate, led by Jim Bryson and Mark Norris, continue to push for massive increases in state spending. In a speech to the Tennessee Business Roundtable Wednesday, Governor Phil Bredesen attacked these reckless proposals [...]
Bredesen's Cover Tennessee Takes 'Market-Based Approach'
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006From Insurance Journal: Massachusetts may be getting a lot of attention for a new law requiring health insurance for all state residents, but in Nashville, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is happy to be taking what he calls the opposite approach. Bredesen, a Democrat, takes delight in noting that his Cover Tennessee plan takes a market [...]
Senator Predicts More Congressional Busts
Monday, April 17th, 2006From The Tulsa World: WAGONER, OKLA -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Friday that he expects six congressmen and a fellow senator to go to jail on corruption charges in the wake of investigations involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff and others. The Oklahoma Republican declined to name any of the seven, but [...]
Why Doesn't Van Support Tennessee's Veterans?
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006As failed gubernatorial candidate Van Hilleary offically launches his second bid to win a statewide election today, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke called on the former Republican lobbyist to explain why he voted against more than $20 billion in funding for veterans while he was a member of Congress. "Just like [...]
Bryson's Consulting Relationships Raise Questions
Monday, April 3rd, 2006Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke today called on State Senator Jim Bryson to make available a detailed list of his marketing-research firm's consulting clients, and to identify which clients have had or may still have business before the Tennessee General Assembly or state government. "To date, Senator Bryson has [...]
