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Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Republican • 22nd District, California • 2nd Term • Sworn In 2007
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Iowa Politics Insider: Greyhounds likely to keep on racing
A legislator briefly tried Friday to persuade her colleagues to accept multimillion-dollar offers from gambling companies that want permission to quit holding greyhound races at their facilities. Rep. Mary Mascher offered an amendment that would have
Pension fix starts in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Future legislators and judges would qualify for less generous retirement benefits under a partial fix to the state's financially buried pension systems that passed the Illinois House Friday. "The first thing you have to do is stop
House spurns effort to end greyhound racing
A legislator briefly tried today to persuade her colleagues to accept multimillion-dollar offers from gambling companies that want permission to quit holding greyhound races at their facilities. Rep. Mary Mascher offered an amendment that would have
Measure advances to raise retirement age for lawmakers, judges
...checks would be limited under a measure that got full support today in a House panel. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCarthy, D-Orland Park, would raise retirement age for full benefits from 55 to 67 for lawmakers and 60 to 67 for judges. They co
Race for the 32nd starts out hot -- and too close to call
Wednesday was the last day for candidates to file paperwork for state races where the deadline had been extended. Calls to elections offices in Kings, Kern and Tulare counties show Kern County's major state Senate and Assembly races have shaped up
Republican Whip Team Says Dems Have 206 Votes for HC Bill
...of the bill (without the Stupak language on abortion, all Republicans are expected to vote no). Chief Deputy Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) nevertheless said he felt this week had hurt Democratic vote-getting efforts somewhat. He argued t
Democrats Seeking Health Care Votes
...Deputy Republican Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday afternoon he estimates Democrats are 11 votes short of the 216 needed to pass health care. He pointed out that the Democrats could have 37 members of their own party vote against the
BAKERSFIELD OBSERVED: A BLOG ABOUT LIFE, MEDIA, POLITICS AND PEOPLE
...use the jobs. With a little luck, the project could go before the City Council in June. We'll see. THE NEW NEWT: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) received some valuable recognition this week when Newsweek magazine ran a two-page spread calling him th
House leader sees more money for schools
A key Iowa House leader predicted Thursday that lawmakers will identify additional revenue to soften expected cuts in public school budgets. Education officials statewide are bracing for a possible drop in general fund revenue of $455 million in the
White Pass Ski Resort will double in size
...towers stand for the two lifts, and about a third of the lodge has been constructed. White Pass General Manager Kevin McCarthy said resort workers were able to haul towers over snow through July last year and about 1,000 loads of concrete materials were
Worth Noting in the community: Nonprofit conference, job fair and more
...breakfast, lunch, trade booths offering good and services for nonprofits and all workshops and speakers. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, will host a Job Resource Expo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Bakersfield Marriott at the Conventio
Pham ends GOP primary bid for Sanchez seat
...campaign and said he doesn’t plan to actively fundraise to try and recoup that money. Pham said he has spoken with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the northern California Republican who helped found the Young Guns program designed to groom GOP candidates for
Social-issue bills float to the top ... while other ideas deflate, pop
...bills that failed to pass one chamber and a committee in the opposite chamber. But not all the survivors will become law. McCarthy doesn't expect passage of three highway-safety proposals that survived the funnel: requiring children to buckle up no matt
Labor bills will go on life support
...funnel deadline to keep alive three of the pro-labor bills that have struggled so far this session. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines, said lawmakers will move procedurally to keep alive legislation dealing with the so-called fair share
Health-care reform: Obama touts Republican ideas in his final push
...pieces of legislation. It’s time for Congress to pass a comprehensive reform package that will actually provide solutions for consumers,” said DeAnn Friedholm, director of Consumers Union’s health reform campaign. —Kevin McCarthy, associate edit
GOP 47th District hopefuls in party program
...– or not. Tran had been recruited by GOP operatives to run for Sanchez’s seat in the 47th District. Tran said he spoke with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, one of the founders of this Young Gun program. Pham said McCarthy, who served with Tran in the state le
Dems Go After GOP Stimulus Requests
...Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina; Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana; Reps. Brian Bilbray, Ken Calvert, David Dreier, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Tom McClintock and Mary Bono Mack of California; Rep. Lee Terry of Nebraska: Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota
Political insiders try for image of outsider
...suits the GOP just fine. "He'd never run for office before, never been to Washington, D.C., before," said California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who met Fincher on a recruiting trip for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "He said, 'Listen, Mr. Ke
NEWS -- Democrats' Obama bounce in California disappearing
...of Palm Springs and Ken Calvert of Corona, in Southern California. Republicans, meanwhile, have expanded their takeover list. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who's recruiting Republicans to challenge incumbent California Democrats, said he has no worries that the
Candidates now crave outsider image
...suits the GOP just fine. "He'd never run for office before, never been to Washington, D.C., before," marveled California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who met Fincher on a recruiting trip for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "He said, 'Listen, Mr
Outsider image so hot even ex-insiders want it
...suits the GOP just fine. "He'd never run for office before, never been to Washington, D.C., before," marveled California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who met Fincher on a recruiting trip for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "He said, 'Listen, Mr
Report: Tennessean ideal GOP candidtate
...suits the GOP just fine. "He'd never run for office before, never been to Washington, D.C., before," marveled California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who met Fincher on a recruiting trip for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "He said, 'Listen, Mr
Grove to jump in 32nd race, Haddock bowing out
...She is reportedly signing on with powerhouse political consultant Mark Abernathy, whose clients include Fuller, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and a slew of other office-holders from the region. "This is going to be a spirited campaign," said Mettl
Outsider image so hot even ex-insiders want it
...suits the GOP just fine. "He'd never run for office before, never been to Washington, D.C., before," marveled California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who met Fincher on a recruiting trip for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "He said, 'Listen, Mr
Broader labor-fee measure sought in House
...of people spoke for and against it. It could be debated by the full House within the next week. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines, said it was uncertain whether the amendment - or even the bill itself - had enough support that he would
‘Fair share’ bill on rocky ground
...merely a proposed amendment. But supporters of the more limited bill will not want to vote on it. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says doesn’t know whether there is enough support to debate the bill as it stands — the amendment adds more uncert
Medical marijuana probably will be subject of special panel
...legislators plan to keep the medical-marijuana issue moving forward, a leading lawmaker said today. Rep. Kevin McCarthy said the Legislature intends to set up a committee of experts to consider how marijuana could safely be allowed for patients with leg
Conservatives draw up a new 'Contract'
...Washington insiders led by former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese and Heritage Foundation President Edwin Feulner Jr. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), who is overseeing the House Republicans' project, said he wasn't certain that their new contract -- which
2010 Watch: Kinzinger versus Halvorson
...having some success. A couple weeks back, Kinzinger won the GOP primary with 64 percent of the vote. He's enrolled in Rep. Kevin McCarthy's Young Guns House recruitment program. His rise coincides with the fall of Obama's New Foundation. On the stump, K
'A new energy' brewing downtown
...the breakfast -- Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Williamson, Bakersfield Economic Development Director Donna Kunz and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield -- talked about what they believe downtown needs to succeed. Williamson said his police force is comm
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