Representative Paul Hodes News Archives

Good afternoon As Senate Democrats continue debating their contentious government-run health care proposal today, I thought you might be interested in knowing what Democrat Congressman Paul Hodes and his House colleagues have been busy with this week in Washington.

The funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission is the first awarded to the fledgling panel, created in 2007.

After looking at the chances for Republicans to add elected women governors and Senators in the 2010 election cycle, let's turn to the US House of Representatives.

As controversial Democrat firebrand U.S. Representative Alan Grayson announced today that he stands by his radio interview outburst calling a top female adviser to Ben Bernanke a "K Street whore," a number of Grayson's House colleagues have condemned his statements.

This editorial has it right. As the largest subprime lender and valued partner of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Countrywide was at the core of the mortgage meltdown.

Mr. Towns comes to town... Topic started by BJ2 on Oct 25, 2009 2:07:46 pm ...and gets a couple of VIP loans -- "without his knowledge" that it was a VIP loan.

Democrats from around Rockingham County and the state met Sunday night in Epping for their annual fund-raising Eleanor Roosevelt Covered Dish Dinner.

Republican Senate frontrunner Kelly Ayotte did have an impressive first quarter of fundraising.

Returning to the building where she once starred in "The Wizard of Oz," former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte yesterday made her run for the U.S. Senate official, declaring her candidacy before an audience of about 275 supporters at Bicentennial Elementary School.

New Hampshire's two representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter, will be the featured speakers at the Rockingham County Democratic Committee's annual Eleanor Roosevelt Covered Dish Dinner Sunday, Oct.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Ed Towns is moving toward issuing a subpoena of Countrywide Financial documents for an investigation into their VIP lending program, according to House aides.

If the city wants to keep Hooksett students , it needs to show Hooksett parents that it has a good plan for their kids.

The Hotline gave us a summary of the 3rd quarter FEC reports for 2010 Senate candidates.

Two state institutions -- the New Hampshire House and the state court system -- are reaching out with tweets from Twitter accounts.

Will New Hampshire's congressional delegation vote for a health care "reform" bill that raises state Medicaid spending so high that we have to pass a broad-based tax to fund it? Drew Cline Blog Andrew Cline has been editorial page editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader since October of 2001.

It may be more than a year until the state elections, but some U.S. Senate and House candidates have already kicked their fundraising machines into full gear.

Home sales in New Hampshire during the three months ending in September were up slightly from the third quarter of 2008.

WASHINGTON As U.S. Representative Paul Hodes leaves the door open to adding yet another quarter-trillion dollars to the federal deficit on new health care spending, the Associated Press reports this afternoon that the federal deficit has hit an all-time high of $1.42 trillion, which is higher than the last four years of the Bush Administration ...

New Hampshire residents - led the campaign for the legislation, which is named after their daughter, Michelle Morse.

Share + Oct 15, 2009 12:47 pm US/Eastern HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Writer CONCORD, N.H. Rules aimed at protecting people from sudden hikes in interest rates on credit cards should take effect ahead of schedule, New Hampshire Rep.

Two new polls show the economy and jobs are preying on the minds of New Hampshire voters, and they're likely to come into play as the 2010 election becomes a referendum on the Democratic majority in Congress and the presidency of Barack Obama.

The second debate between the city's two mayoral candidates featured sharper exchanges but still focused on the city's tight budget and its effect on Manchester's schools.

Tuesday marks the debut of a feature that hopefully will become a regular feature on the Wrap.

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The main campaign headline is further down the front page. Now here is the rest of the goings-on in Campaign 2009/2010 for this Thursday... VA-Gov: New WaPo Poll Extends McDonnell's Lead To Nine The joy of the polling data in New Jersey gets tempered a little bit by the news out of Virginia, where a new Washington Post poll shows that Republican ...

Representatives from New Hampshire's children's community, state legislators, representatives from congressional delegates, parents and children gathered at the State House to celebrate New Hampshire children and the programs that serve them.

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Former radio show host and columnist Jennifer Horn of Nashua is back on the campaign trail.

When NH Democrat Congressman Carol She-Pottymouth isn't using a homosexual slang term, "tea-baggers," to slander NH voters she doesn't represent she is busy helping NH's other Democrat Congressman, Paul Hodes, vote to keep NY Congressman Chaz Rangel as head of the Ways and Means Committee.

Early polling in Louisiana shows that Republican Senator David Vitter holds a 10% advantage over Democrat Charlie MelanconA for the 2010 Senate election .

MILLION RAISED. Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes' campaign this afternoon announced it raised "nearly $600,000" in the third quarter, "bringing his yearly total to nearly $1.6 million raised." The campaign said it has "over $1.1 million on hand."The campaign, which did not provide a precise figure, said, "This is the largest amount any non-incumbent ...

Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Horn of Nashua predicted voters will reject people steeped in Washington experience - such as her likely primary opponent in 2010, former congressman Charles Bass - as she launched her second straight bid for the 2nd District seat.

Two political nor'easters have shaken up the 2010 Senate landscape this week, both of which suggest Republican prospects continue to improve in a region once considered out of reach.

Although we haven't generally been updating our senate rankings more than once a month, I am making an exception in Delaware, where it was reported today that Mike Castle, Delaware's lone U.S. Representative, will be running for the seat formerly occupied by Joe Biden.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Nashua Republican Jennifer Horn is expected to announce tomorrow that she will once again run for the 2nd Congressional District U.S. House seat in 2010.

Vice President Joe Biden is lending his support to New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes, who's running for the U.S. Senate.

The race is in for VP Joe Biden's Senate seat in Delaware. Once again there are more concerns for the Democratic Party for the 2010 midterm election.

A BASS COMEBACK? Charlie Bass is a pretty cautious guy, so you can bet that he wouldn't be filing a campaign finance committee if he didn't feel confident about regaining the 2nd District U.S. House seat he held for six terms before being ousted by Paul Hodes in 2006.

After a couple of quiet days on the trail, today is such an avalanche of campaign news that it is time to debut a feature I expect to see a lot more of as we head to campaign season--some of the items will just be linked to at the bottom with a minimal explanation.

Rep. Paul Hodes has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate and stop a processing glitch that linked U.S. numbers to those issued in three foreign countries and could be causing credit problems for his constituents.

Democrat Rep Alan Grayson Says "If you get Sick, America, the Republican Healthcare plan is this: Die quickly." and Uses Holocaust Comparison Democrats are in desperation and panic mode as they role out the old tired play book that Republicans want to kill people.

Charlie Bass is back in politics. Bass, 57, a moderate Republican who spent 12 years representing New Hampshire in the U.S. House, is considering a run for his old seat.