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Ron Barber Wants Less Pay for Congress, Says They Will Feel "Pain" at $140,000 Per Year

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Apr. 10 2013 at 12:57 PM

Categories: Congressional Record

Congressman Ron Barber

Arizona Democratic Congressman Ron Barber wants members of Congress to "share the pain" with federal employees who've seen a reduction in pay or will be threatened with a reduction in pay due to budget cuts.

This "pain" apparently would be felt under Barber's proposal of a 20 percent reduction of Congress members' salaries, from $174,000 to $139,200.

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arizona, border patrol, budget cuts, congress, congressional pay, nancy pelosi, ron barber

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Matt Salmon, Arizona Congressman, Believes Son Didn't Choose to be Gay but Deserves Discrimination Regardless

By Ray Stern Mon., Apr. 1 2013 at 10:54 AM

Categories: Congressional Record

Matt Salmon says he can't find it in himself to support gay marriage, even though his son's gay.

Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon told a Sunday news program that he still doesn't support gay marriage despite his son's homosexuality.

News stories about Salmon's admission have been referencing a 2010 New Times article about the younger Salmon's relationship with Kent Flake, cousin to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake.

In an interview on Channel 3 News (KTVK-TV), Salmon even referenced Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman, who recently changed his stance on the subject of gay marriage because of the lifestyle of his own son.

Although Portman has "evolved" in his belief on the matter, Salmon says he himself has not.

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Ann Kirkpatrick: Sequester Is Bad; Also, Got a Few Bucks for Re-Election?

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 27 2013 at 1:38 PM

Categories: Congressional Record

Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick

Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick seems to be concerned about the possibility of "devastating sequestration cuts."

She also seems concerned about the fact that she's gonna need some cash for the 2014 election, so if you could create and equal concern for the sequester and the re-election effort, then you'll have your priorities in order, supposedly.

See also:
-Kyrsten Sinema Uses Sequestration Fears to Raise Cash for Re-Election Campaign

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ann kirkpatrick, arizona, democrats, kyrsten sinema, republican national campaign committee

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Here's How Matt Salmon Spent His Time "Questioning" Hillary Clinton on Benghazi

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jan. 25 2013 at 1:58 PM

Categories: Congressional Record

Earlier this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave testimony at both House and Senate committees on the September 11 attack on the on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Finally, Republicans got what they were waiting for -- although not quite everyone was effective in their opportunity to question Clinton. Above, you can see how Republican Congressman Matt Salmon opted to spend three minutes and 16 seconds questioning Clinton.

See also:
-John McCain Royally Clowned on Benghazi by Jon Stewart: Remember the WMD (Video)

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arizona, ben quayle, benghazi, hillary clinton, matt salmon

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Debbie Schlussel: Why Did Paul Gosar Do Nothing About "Known Terrorist" in District?

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Dec. 11 2012 at 11:38 AM

Categories: Blowin' Up Stuff, Congressional Record

Congressman Paul Gosar's constituent Abdullatif Ali Aldosary.

Conservative political commentator Debbie Schlussel can sometimes wildly miss the mark on her points -- occasionally dabbling in conspiracy-theory-level stuff -- but she's got one hell of a question for Republican Congressman Paul Gosar.

If Gosar knew in 2011 that Abdullatif Aldosary was a "known terrorist" -- which, above all, is false -- why did Gosar not sound any alarms about a supposed terrorist living in his district until he allegedly bombed the Social Security Administration office in Casa Grande a year later?

See also:
-Paul Gosar Thinks Abdullatif Aldosary Is a "Known Terrorist"; He Is Not
-Abdullatif Aldosary Held Without Bond in Casa Grande Bombing Case

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Abdullatif Aldosary, arizona, bomb, bombing, casa grande, Debbie Schlussel, explosion, FBI, gulf war, ice, iraq, paul gosar, refugee, saddam hussein, social security administration, uscis

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Jon Kyl Accuses Obama Administration of Apologizing to Embassy Protesters, Goes Straight for the Rape Analogy

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Sep. 12 2012 at 2:20 PM

Categories: Congressional Record

See also: Jon Kyl's Lies "Not Intended to be Factual Statement"

persephonemagazine.com

Not intended to be a factual statement ™

Attention Senator Jon Kyl's press secretary: please re-send the statement clarifying that the senator's words are "not intended to be a factual statement."

Kyl's getting attention now because he told a group of reporters that a press release put out yesterday by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo "was like the judge telling the woman, 'You got raped, you asked for it because of the way you dressed."

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arizona, cairo, egypt, embassy, factual statements, jon kyl, libya, mitt romney, not intended to be a factual statement

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Ben Quayle's Still in Congress, Still Thinks Obama Sucks

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Sep. 12 2012 at 11:58 AM

Categories: Congressional Record

Ben "Obama Sucks" Quayle

Although he was defeated in the primary election, Congressman Ben Quayle still has a few months left in Congress.

After keeping quiet for a while after his loss in the primary, Quayle's back in mid-season form with a reminder that he still thinks President Obama's doing a crap job.

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arizona, arizona gop, ben quayle, david schweikert, election 2012

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TheDirty.com's Nik Richie Offers Ben Quayle His Old Gig as Brock Landers

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Sep. 4 2012 at 11:32 AM

Categories: Congressional Record, Laugh Track

See also: Best Alter Ego - 2010: Ben Quayle (a.k.a. Brock Landers)
See also: Is Jason Rose Behind "The Dirty" Bomb Dropped on Ben Quayle?

thedirty.com

August 10, 2010.

Shortly after Republican Congressman Ben Quayle conceded the primary election to Congressman David Schweikert, there was already a job offer waiting for Quayle -- the return of "Brock Landers."

During Quayle's initial run for Congress in 2010, word got out that he'd been involved with the website now known as TheDirty.com.

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arizona, ben quayle, brock landers, david schweikert, dirty scottsdale, nik richie, the dirty

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Arizona Congressmen Repeat "Lie of the Year" About "Obamacare," and Vernon Parker's Set to Run It on TV

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 29 2012 at 8:39 AM

Categories: Congressional Record, Election 2012

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Vernon Parker repeating the "Lie of the Year."

The thought that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- is a "government takeover" of health care has been repeated over, and over, and over again since the spring of 2009.

That thought earned the label of "Lie of the Year" by PolitiFact, a fact-checking outlet operated by the Tampa Bay Times.

It's false enough that PolitiFact nestled it between the imaginary "death panels" and the thought that Republican Congressman Paul Ryan's voucher plan would "end Medicare" as the gold-medalists for bullshittery.

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arizona, ben quayle, healthcare and medical liability reform committee, life of the year, medicare, obamacare, patient protection and affordable care act, paul gosar, politifact, vernon parker

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Obama Signs Ben Quayle-Approved Border Tunnel Bill; Congressman Manages to Avoid Trash-Talking President

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jun. 6 2012 at 11:22 AM

Categories: Border Disorder, Congressional Record

Barack Obama did something that didn't ruin the country, according to Congressman Ben Quayle.

President Barack Obama signed the Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 into law yesterday, which raises the penalties for constructing tunnels from Mexico into the United States.

Congressman Ben Quayle's been pushing this bill for some time, and equally noteworthy, Quayle avoided talking smack on the president after he signed it.

"I'm proud to see the President sign this important legislation into law," Quayle says in a statement. "For too long, criminal cartels have been able to construct and use illegal cross-border tunnels to smuggle weapons, drugs, and people across our border, without facing adequately harsh consequences."

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