Session Pay by Sen. Denise Harper Angel
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- Created on Sunday, March 27 2011 13:21
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From the desk of Senator Denise Harper Angel
Over the past several weeks, there have been considerable discussion and media coverage on the legislative compensation for the recent special session, as called by Governor Beshear, immediately following the 2011 Regular Session.
Since I correspond with you regularly, I wanted to let you know that I have issued a personal check to reimburse the Kentucky State Treasury for the Special Session pay and daily expenses, in which I received for March 25th through April 6th, days we did not meet in Frankfort.
Each legislator will make his or her independent decision in this regard. My decision to reimburse the Treasury is the best choice for me, and one that I feel has the support of the taxpaying constituents that I proudly represent in Frankfort
With the regular and special sessions behind me, I have returned home in Louisville, but I will continue to serve on committees, and work on legislation for the 2012 Session. During the interim, should you need my assistance or wish to share any ideas or concerns with me, please feel free to contact me at my home e-mail address ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or on my home telephone (502-452-9130).
Best regards for a wonderful summer,
Denise
Senator Harper Angel, District 35
Statement from John Yarmuth on Arizona Tragedy
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- Created on Tuesday, January 11 2011 05:04
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Yarmuth Statement on Shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
(Louisville, KY) - Today, Congressman John Yarmuth released the following statement after the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:
“This was a shocking and cowardly act of violence against a dedicated public servant and a dear friend. Gabby is a member of our extremely close class of 2006 and we are devastated by this tragic event. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and her staff - as well as with the loved ones of the other innocent victims who were also shot today.
Democrats Have Finally Decided to Defend That Health-Care Thing They Passed
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- Created on Thursday, January 06 2011 17:39
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By: Chris Rovzar
Rather than sit back and allow Republicans to grandstand and make a big show of voting for a time-wasting, dead-end repeal of the Obama health-care act, Democrats have finally grown a pair and decided to fight back. (Now that the next election is two years away, at any rate.) They're putting together a coordinated public defense against the Republicans' plan to bad-mouth Ᾱ and then chip away at — their massive legislative victory. From the Times:
Senior Democratic officials said their effort will be managed by a rapid response operation modeled after the ones Mr. Obama used during his presidential campaign. That team will monitor Republican claims, send out fact-checks and deploy a team of surrogates to get their views on television. Paid television advertisements will be run “as warrants,” said one senior Democrat, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the program. Organizing for America, the president’s chief political apparatus, will host phone banks and will schedule events featuring people who would lose their benefits if the health care law were repealed."
"We will make clear to the American people, that as their first order of business, Republicans have decided not to focus on jobs and deficit reduction, but on re-litigating partisan battles — that, if successful, would eliminate help for our job-creating small business and explode the deficit," DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan told the Times.
We've got their first ad for them: something about how the Congressional Budget Office just announced that, according to their analysis, repealing Obamacare would add $230 billion to the deficit, maybe?
