Archive of posts tagged US House of Representatives

Lange Continues to Meet NRCC Benchmarks in 1st CD Race

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Even though Ben Lange won the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District with relative ease in 2010, getting people to actually believe he could mount a general election campaign to unseat Congressman Bruce Braley was incredibly difficult. To Lange’s credit, following his 2010 primary victory, he met the fundraising goals set from him by [...]

Blum Reacts to the Passing of CISPA

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(Dubuque, IA)  On Thursday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, commonly known as CISPA. The vote was 248 ayes to 168 nays, with 15 not voting. CISPA was passed with the “intention” of detecting cyber threats say proponents of the bill, however its opponents say [...]