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FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR: ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH, WRITER
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Recent Articles by Elizabeth Letchworth
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Voters who are considering supporting moderates in the GOP and the Democratic Party this upcoming election cycle might want to ask themselves, do they want to
8/16/2010Remembering Senator Ted Stevens
For many of us in the Nation’s Capitol, this week opens with our hearts heavy and our concentration muddled with a flood of bitter sweet
This past week, the House
This week, most Hill watchers were glued to the behind the scenes negotiations on the highly anticipated financial reform bill due to hit the Senate floor
Congress returns this week from their 2 week long recess facing several key decisions which will effect the summer and fall sessions leading up to
When Congress returns the week of April 12 following their recess, both the House and Senate have unfinished business to attend to. For the House,
Now that the Congress is out of town for their traditional Easter/Passover/Spring two week vacation, let’s spend this column time re-learning a bit of history.
In the POTUS' weekly radio/Internet address to America, he called on Congress to have a vote on the Health Care bill. "Congress owes the American
After yesterday's announcement by the POTUS to Congress and the American public to get the job done as to passing Health Care, this writer wondered
2/26/2010Health Care summit -- Boom or Bust?
Now that the Health Care summit has come and gone, what’s left is the fate of the Health Care reform bill in Congress. The summit
With all eyes on the HC summit, behind the scenes, Congressional Democratic Leaders are putting the finishing touches on how to pass the Health Care bill
1/27/2010Sen. Reid's unlimited credit card
While most in DC are paying attention to the recent Senate GOP win in MA, or are trying to game out the next move on
”A word spoken is an arrow let fly.” This anonymous quotation came to mind immediately as I listened to the Presidents press event on Jan.
12/31/2009Lack of leadership in Washington, DC
In early December, The TSA posted on the Internet its Standard Operating Procedure Manual to the embarrassment of the Administration. This obvious mistake brought into
12/18/2009Senate in session through the weekend
The Senate has positioned itself to ultimately pass the Health care reform bill by Christmas day, assuming the Senate Democrats can garner the 60 votes
The Senate is still playing nice between the two parties and probably will thru the first part of the coming week. However, by mid week, the Leader
While the Senate Democrats and Republicans are currently playing nice-nice during the opening debate on the Health care reform bill, it is anyone's guess as
While the Senate Democrats were successful in garnering the needed 60 votes to proceed to the Health care bill in the Senate this past Saturday,
11/12/2009Keep your eyes on the right ball
After passage of the Health care reform bill in the House last Saturday night, all eyes quickly turned to the Senate side of the U.S.
Seems that the long awaited health care bill will finally receive some House and Senate floor debate between now and Thanksgiving. Yet, will this Thanksgiving
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Name: Elizabeth Letchworth Location: Central Florida Interests: Analyzing and monitoring national politics specifically both Houses of Congress Causes: Habitat for Humanity Background: Owner-Founder of GradeGov.com, 4 times elected United States Senate Secretary for the Majority/Minority, U. S. Senate-retired, presently senior legislative advisor @ Covington & Burling, LLC
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