Representative Suzanne Kosmas News

Democrats who thought a vote against the sweeping health care package would inoculate them from political attack are facing serious blowback from angry constituents and interest groups on the left - fierce opposition that could prove as consequential as anything Republicans could have thrown at them.

Look at what else Congress is up to . . . Scott Maxwell TAKING NAMES November 10, 2009 You know, it's not all health care in Washington nowadays.

The motion of the ocean aside, here's a quick guide to some Democratic House members that Republicans believe are genuinely vulnerable in a year when President Obama isn't on the ballot.

Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, the Democrat representing northern Brevard, bucked her party and voted against the so-called health care reform bill.

Despite having only one Republican in our Congressional delegation, Central Florida's four Representatives were evenly split on the health care reform bill.

The international president of one of the country's larger unions and other local union leaders made some noise Thursday, urging Rep.

Suzanne Kosmas and Allen Boyd broke ranks with their fellow Democrats in the House and voted against HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

House Democrats who have announced they are voting against the Obama-Pelosi-Health Care bill.

Reporting from Washington - With a historic floor vote looming on their healthcare bill, House Democratic leaders secured an 11th-hour compromise late Friday night to settle a long-simmering debate over how to restrict federal funding for abortion.

November 5, 2009 at 1:07 pm Filed under Congress , Lobbying , White House While Save Space has gone into overtime in its bid to solicit a half-million letters to the White House on space exploration policy, members of Congress are also writing letters, to both fellow members of Congress as well as the White House.

With all the attention that the Florida representative in an adjacent congressional district has gleaned, the actions of the representative in the 24th District seem to have flown under the radar of most.

The gist: Candidates for office have a long way to go to win public's confidence.

In response to the Human Spaceflight Committee's call for an additional $3 billion for NASA, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas and Congressman Ken Calvert have created a letter calling on the President to increase NASA's funding.

It has boosted home sales this year, but the home buyer tax credit is about to expire on November 30.

Managers of hedge funds and private-equity funds would be required to shed some light on their investments by registering with and opening their books to the Securities and Exchange Commission under legislation expected to clear a powerful congressional committee.

TUESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers.

They're putting up 'Pardon our dust' signs at the Veterans Affairs Viera Outpatient Clinic, and they're a welcome sight.

Alex Sink's campaign for governor calls her a model of government transparency but won't disclose how much money she's received from a group that solicits donations for Democratic women who favor abortion rights.

A federal agency to regulate home loans, credit cards, savings accounts and other financial services won the approval of a House committee on Thursday in spite of loud complaints from banks and businesses.

Space Coast congressional representatives Suzanne Kosmas and Bill Posey have proposed legislation that would create NASA "Centers of Excellence" at universities to support development of the commercial spaceflight industry.