Arizona: Nrcc

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The health insurance industry lobbyists, right-wing political action committees, and the RNC are orchestrating an Astroturf campaign to disrupt townhall meetings of Democratic members of Congress to create YouTube moments for the easily gullible and incompetent mainstream media to report as public opposition to health care reform. The people who show up at these meetings would have you believe that their agitprop performance art is spontaneous and genuine. Bullshit. In some parts of the country these agitators have been bussed in by their corporate lobbyist sponsors.

The corporate lobbyists for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and right-wing political action committees, in particular Americans for Prosperity and

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Democrat Scott Murphy has won the open congressional seat in NY-20. Republican Jim Tedisco finally did the honorable thing and conceded defeat on Friday.

"Earlier today, I called and congratulated Scott Murphy on a hard-fought contest and wished him well as the next Congressman of the 20th Congressional district. I also expressed my willingness to work with him to ensure that the families of Upstate New York are not left behind as our nation strives for economic recovery.

"This was a close campaign every step of the way. Ultimately, it became clear that the numbers were not going our way and that the time had come to step aside and ensure that the next Congressman be seated as quickly as possible.

WASHINGTON -- Two high-profile Arizona congressmen are amongst those Republican Conference members who have yet to pay dues to the cash-strapped National Republican Congressional Committee’s fall “Battleground” fundraising program, which is aiming to raise $12 million from Republicans in the House.

Democrats say they have an interest in further pursuing the details surrounding Republican Congressman John Shadegg’s district office, which has been located in Congressman Ed Pastor’s Fourth district, as the Washington newspaper Roll Call reported Tuesday.

Several Arizona Democrats said they wanted to find out what the rules and penalties were for a Representative to maintain an out-of-district office.