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Congressman Boustany Says His Questioning Of The IRS Will Go Deeper

Ellen — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:39 +0000

Boustany says he will get to bottom of IRS scandal.

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Congressman Fleming Says President Tired Of Tax Payers Getting Subsidies Or Deductions

Ken Romero — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:15:41 +0000

The President said he has no intention to balance the budget.

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No White House Tours Due To Sequester But You Won't Believe Which Jobs Were Saved

Ken Romero — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:09:19 +0000

Start reducing federal salaries starting with the President and all members of Congress.

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Camara Clifton Says Sequestration Is Nothing But High-Level Gamesmanship

Ken Romero — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:27:27 +0000

Clifton said, "It's time they quit putzing around and fix the problems.

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Does Your Congressman Belong On New Website Challenging Moderates?

Jeremy Lawrence — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:15:35 +0000

The website is primarymycongressman.com and what it does is that it lays out what it calls "squishy" Congressmen and women that are considered too moderate.

There are no Louisiana Congressmen on the list, but we wondere

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Nobody In Washington Gets It – It's The Spending Stupid! [OPINION]

Ken Romero — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:43:15 +0000

Preservation of the Republic is the question at hand

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Former Congressman Jeff Landry Comments On President – Congress

Jeremy Lawrence — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:14:23 +0000

Former Congressman Jeff Landry has only been out of office for a few weeks, so when he joins us, you know he has insights into the inner workings of this administration and the leadership of this Congress. He spent some time with the Afternoon Drive Home today and talk

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Republicans Raising Debt Ceiling – But Have a Purpose In Doing So

Jeremy Lawrence — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:26:29 +0000

Republicans in the House have announced that they plan on a short term increase in the debt ceiling. There will be no spending cuts attached and no other terms, save one. They are asking their friends in the Senate to actually pass a b

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Congress Is As Popular As…

Jeremy Lawrence — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:59:11 +0000

A recent poll found that Congress is not terribly popular. The poll rated Congress as somewhere in between carnies, root canals, colonoscopies and the ebola virus.

What do you think? Where does

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More Women Sworn In – 113th Congress

Ken Romero — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:24:09 +0000

With more women in Congress our question to you;

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Fiscal Crisis Averted – Another Looming?

Ken Romero — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:07:36 +0000

Fiscal cliff has been averted...for now.

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'Fiscal Cliff' Simplified

JayCee — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:08:34 +0000

When the news comes on and they start to discuss the "Fiscal Cliff" and the "Debt Ceiling", do you find yourself getting confused?

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Say Goodbye to Loud TV Commercials

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:43:41 +0000

Have you ever noticed that when a TV show goes into a commercial the volume on your set goes up?

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Congressman Jeff Landry Talks Fiscal Cliff

Jeremy Lawrence — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:40:13 +0000

Congress has been called back to Washington and we keep hearing about the fiscal cliff. But is it something to be worried about? Congressman Jeff Landry joined us on the Afternoon Drive Home and talked about his perspective about the issue. When asked just

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Libya, The Fiscal Cliff And Mitt Romney Now Being Praised

Jeremy Lawrence — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:14:29 +0000

It's after the election and President Obama addressed some of the upcoming issues that face the nation. In the midst of his press conference, he dared Republicans to come after him on Benghazi. He also had words for Mitt Romney, actually saying that some of his ideas were good ones.

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Chicago Democrats Will Vote For Anybody Breathing

Ken Romero — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 06:05:05 +0000

225 "no show" votes and still taking a pay check.

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Congressmen Talk About The Way Forward After The Election

Jeremy Lawrence — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:43:55 +0000

It was a rare honor to have in our studio 4 members of Congress to talk about the way forward from the 2012 election. Joining us on the Afternoon Drive Home were Jim Jordan of Ohio, Tom Graves of Georgia, and Mick Mulvaney and Jeff Duncan, both of South Caroli

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Fiscal Cliff – Solve It By Compromising With Democrats or Standing on Principle?

Jeremy Lawrence — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:49:32 +0000

With the impending fiscal cliff that continues to be mentioned, there has been talk of what needs to be done going forward. But what is the solution? Should Republicans compromise with Democrats or stand by principles to get t

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Boustany vs. Landry Debate – How The Candidates Answered The Questions

Colby Howell — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:04:49 +0000

The responses for each individual questions.

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Landry Refutes Boustany's Claims On Campaign And Obamacare

Ken Romero — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:55:19 +0000

Landry says the facts are easy to find on Google.

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