Open Congress : News Articles for Roscoe G. Bartlett

Military Expansion into JV OHV Area Delayed

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...The language, included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310), was offered by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) with support from Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.). House and Senate negotiators work

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North Korean launch stirs missile debate - Panetta talks Afghanistan troop levels - Boehner open to more revenues - No Medal of Honor for Rafael Peralta

2012-12-13T01:00:00Z

...said an executive order on cybersecurity shouldn’t take the place of legislation ( http://politi.co/12lqmwG ), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett said the relationship between Congress and the Pentagon has become “adversarial” ( http://politi.co/12lpPL2 ), and

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Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 12/12

2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

...Obama across the state. Obama saw only a slight drop-off in the designed-pickup 6th, but Dem John Delaney beat incumbent Roscoe Bartlett anyway (by a not-close 20 points). Maryland, like North Carolina, also has an early-vote allocation problem; as with

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Bartlett: Unhealthy Hill-DoD relations

2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

...Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett had little praise for the relationship between Congress and the Pentagon on Wednesday, describing it as adversarial" and "not healthy for either side." Speaking at POLITICO Pro’s P2012 Policy and Politics Defense Luncheon

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John Delaney names top Hill aides

2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

...a roster of hires that includes a longtime aide to a fellow Maryland Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer. Delaney, who ousted Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R) from the redrawn 6th district seat last month is new to electoral politics and arrives on the Hill without a lo

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Defense hawks take flight - Obama mourns special operator killed in rescue mission - McCain: 5th Fleet to stay put - DoD chief a costly job - SNL takes on the fiscal cliff

2012-12-10T01:00:00Z

...such as Sens. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Reps. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), either announced retirement or lost their seats this fall,” Samuelsohn and Gaskell write. “Their succes

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Delaney Adviser Feldman Launches Firm

2012-12-10T01:00:00Z

...and political outreach, Feldman said in a statement. Feldman was part of the Delaney team that upset longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in November. The National Journal Group has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the comments and to r

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Congressional Election Stat Porn-- How The GOP Stole The House In 2012

2012-12-06T01:00:00Z

...Boswell (D-IA), Joe Walsh (R-IL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Bobby Schilling (R-IL), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY), Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH)

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Cleaning Up?

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

...crime figures. Tyler says the whole situation reeks of “dirty dealing” and prompted him to have a congressional ally, U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), contact Emanuel, a former member of Congress, to ask him to reconsider the disqualification. Eman

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House's new kids on the block

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...she should step out of leadership at age 72. With the retirement of Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.) and Republican Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett’s election loss, the arrival of four new members in 2013 means this will be the first time there are more membe

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We Touched a Nerve

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

...ballot questions because he instead concentrated on a doomed effort to defend the Republican congressional seat held by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. Authors Mark Newgent, Brian Griffiths, Gregory M. Kline and James Braswell charged that Mooney had focused on h

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Ezra Klein Misses Forest for Trees With Sequestration

2012-11-21T01:00:00Z

...comparison. This piece was co-authored by RJ Caster. RJ is a former Hill staffer and District case manager for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). Casework included veterans issues. He has contributed to www.thelobbyist.net and the Midwest Political Science As

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Allen West Concedes Defeat, but the Tea Party Isn’t Over

2012-11-20T01:00:00Z

Two weeks after Election Day, Florida Congressman Allen West finally conceded defeat with a 3 a.m. Facebook missive after a preliminary recount extended his opponent’s slender lead. For Democrats, it’s a sweet victory. West, after all, was the guy who

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Jindal: The Way to Win Over Women Voters is to Show We Can Tolerate Them.

2012-11-19T01:00:00Z

They still don't get it, and based on this exchange, they never will. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal received wide bi-partisan praise last week for his strong criticism of Governor Romney after he doubled down on his "47%" remark by suggesting President

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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's career in Congress comes to a close

2012-11-18T01:00:00Z

...Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: A one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival. Bartlett and his challenger, John Delaney, met alone for two hours in a Frederick restaurant after the

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Panty Prosecutor Wins, Evolution-Dumper Loses: Your Lesser Candidate Wrap-Up!

2012-11-17T01:00:00Z

...water for the third time since the matter was first put to a vote in 1964. Way to go, John Birch Society! Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Godwin), who attempted to go all Tea Party by suggesting that maybe student loans were just the first step on the

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Bartlett looks back on 20 years on HASC

2012-11-17T01:00:00Z

...ships. Defeated for re-election after the boundaries of his rural Maryland congressional district changed, Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a scientist, teacher and farmer first elected to Congress in 1992, rose to be second-ranking Republican on the ar

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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett on retirement, legacy

2012-11-17T01:00:00Z

...Bartlett considers himself very lucky after having left a lasting impact on Capitol Hill. That luck ran out on Nov. 6. Get ongoing election coverage, updates, including Maryland and national results. The 86-year-old Republican who has represented Maryla

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Tea party wasn't an election loser

2012-11-14T01:00:00Z

In the days following last week’s election, Beltway pundits have put a lot of names on the table as “Tea Party casualties,” as if referring to a third political party. The Tea Party is not a political party; it’s an informal community of Americans

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Defeated Bartlett blames redistricting for loss

2012-11-14T01:00:00Z

HAGERSTOWN — Maryland congressman Roscoe Bartlett is blaming redistricting and a lack of support from his own Republican party for his election loss in the state’s 6th Congressional District. The 10-term House member talked with The Associated Press on

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