Gov. Cuomo: NY Needs $42 Billion From Feds To Rebuild After Sandy And Prepare...
Here's the Storify of my livetweets during the just-concluded Gov. Cuomo/Howard Glaser presser on New York's request for federal supplemental aid to repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy -- which, he...
View ArticleJerry Nadler To EPA: Learn From 9/11 -- Test For Mold, Toxins Post-Sandy
Just in case Hurricane Sandy didn't stir up enough horror, Rep. Jerry Nadler's letter today to the Environmental Protection Agency is a cheery reminder of one more thing to add to the worry list:...
View ArticleJerry Nadler And Colleagues: We Vow To Help Rebuild After Sandy's Devastation
Rep. Jerry Nadler, who yesterday urged the Environmental Protection Agency to heed 9/11's lessons and test for molds and toxins in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, has a different tone today: One of...
View ArticleWhy That Hillary Clinton Note? "Politicians Are People Too," But It's Not...
Further amping up the 2016 buzz: Vanquished Congressional hopeful Nate Shinagawa's sharing of a personal note -- on personal letterhead -- from one Hillary Rodham Clinton."You should be proud of your...
View ArticleDocument Drop: Business Leaders Urge Sandy Aid
The list of signatories is longer than the actual letter: With thanks from Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg for joining the cause, more than 125 CEOs and Partnership For New York City members have lent...
View ArticleHouse Moves To Approve Sandy Aid, But Malcolm Smith Says It's Been A Painful...
UPDATED: Down in D.C. the House has approved a package of billions in federal aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy, pressed by a large contingent of New Yorkers from storm-devastated areas. Among them:...
View ArticleCharlie Rangel: Don't Call It A Comeback
Rep. Charles Rangel bounced partway back from his ethics-related 2010 ouster from the chairmanship of the House's tax-writing committee by taking over the top Democratic spot on the panel's...
View ArticleDocument Drop: Test For Sandy Mold, Feds
Rep. Jerry Nadler has been on the EPA's case about dangerous mold that may have sprouted in an untold number of homes slammed by Hurricane Sandy, and now he and some of his fellow Democratic...
View ArticleDocument Drop: NY Democrats And Republicans Agree On Need For Saturday Mail...
Finally, something our Democratic AND Republican Congressional reps can agree on: We should still get U.S. Postal Service deliveries on Saturdays. As previously reported, the financially floundering...
View ArticleDocument Drop: The Sequestration Order
No #JediMindMeld, no deal... Just a sequestration order signed by President Obama and released by the White House this evening, followed by the Office of Management and Budget report. 2013...
View ArticleNY Rep. Carolyn Maloney Shows Some St. Patrick's Day Hustle For Boss Nancy...
Manhattan Rep. Carolyn Maloney kicked off her St. Patrick's Day by going from "Amazing Grace" to Amazing Race. When Maloney casually invited House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to Saturday's big St....
View ArticleGov. Cuomo Says Congress Caved In To Extremists And Gave Up On Meaningful Gun...
Gov. Cuomo doesn’t think much of the tentative deal struck in Washington to expand background checks for gun buyers. Cuomo, during an appearance Wednesday morning on Susan Arbetter’s “Capitol...
View ArticleFormer NY Gov. David Paterson Keeps Run For Charlie Rangel's Seat On The Table
Former Gov. David Paterson may be plotting his own political comeback. Our Glenn Blain reports: Paterson, during an Albany radio appearance this morning, said he's been "approached" about running for...
View ArticleGallup Shocker! Americans Sick Of Congress
Americans are more dissatisfied than ever with Congress' performance, placing more confidence in television news and even their medical insurance companies than their elected representatives, a new...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg And Allies To Congress: Cut Sugar, Not Spending, From Food...
Cuts to food stamp spending aren't sounding too sweet to Mayor Bloomberg and his allies, but the program itself is apparently too sugary for his taste. Bloomberg may want city soda servings...
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