Gibson wants Dept. of Education abolished, federal ed funding ended
Dems: Had Gibson's extremist views won out, New York would be out almost $700 million in Race to the Top funding
New York State Democratic Party spokesman Simon Brandler issued the following statement after Republican Matt Doheny (NY-23) slammed Social Security as a bad investment and voiced support for Social Security privatization.
“It’s no surprise that Lazio’s ad doesn’t say one word about himself or his record because the only thing he could say is he’s a Wall Street lobbyist who got a $1.3 million dollar taxpayer funded bonus.”
GOP Senate candidate in Missouri forced to pull videos explotiing 9/11 from website
Lazio web videos feature smoldering towers, World Trade Center debris, and frantic rescue workers
After dodging media questions, Dems demand that Lazio admit he was unnamed co-conspirator in pension bid-rigging report
Explosive Village Voice expose unmasked Lazio as the "Managing Director of JP Morgan" involved in shady insider deals, pay-to-play politics, and a botched quid pro quo; Lazio refused to say if it was him
Boehner, the poster boy for social security privatization, has pledged to renew push
Jacobs: After the financial crisis, you'd have to be crazy to think that handing our social security dollars over to Wall Street is a good idea
Today's Village Voice story raises serious questions about Rick Lazio's integrity and fitness for office. It is incumbent upon him to address the fact that he personally orchestrated a multi-billion dollar pay-to-play scheme on behalf of JP Morgan and explain why that experience should not disqualify him for office.
All New Yorkers should take immense pride in the historic role our state played in the struggle for women's suffrage, especially today. It was here in New York, in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Conference that the women's rights movement was born.
Letter urges big bank to pledge not to exploit bad campaign finance ruling to aid top lobbyist
With NY's limit on corporate campaign funding in peril, JP Morgan asked to voluntarily stand down
Republicans have zero credibility considering that Rick Lazio - their party’s own standard bearer - directed tens of thousands of dollars to Congressman Rangel when he was a Wall Street lobbyist.