Republican Main Street Partnership

Dedicated to promoting and building a pragmatic, thoughtful, fiscally conservative and inclusive Republican Party through education and advocacy.

Issue 8— April 4, 2008 

News on Main Street

A Case of the Blues
New York Times, March 30, 2008
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells 

“Cole is now turning to practical answers, to process, and deferring to the politically moderate geography of the battleground areas. ‘I still think most Americans want their government to be smaller, not bigger, and their taxes to be lower, not higher,’ Cole says.”
 

GOP Hopeful Kicks Off Campaign to Win 5th District
Bethel Beacon, April 4, 2008
By Scott Benjamin 

Congressman Ken Calvert
Rep. Calvert Introduces Bill to Extend E-Verify

Senator Norm Coleman
Coleman Seeks To Make Healthcare More Affordable for Minnesota’s Small Businesses

Congressman Tom Davis
Panel Approves Davis Anti-Smoking Bill
Davis' Mental Health Legislation Passes

Congressman Charlie Dent
Rep. Dent leads call to restore Community Services Block Grant funding

Congressman Phil English
English: Don’t Leave Women Behind in Retirement

Congressman Jim Gerlach
Gerlach Backs Small and Seasonal Businesses Act

Congressman Mark Kirk
Kirk, HUD and Mortgage Experts: Action to End Mortgage Crisis

Congresswoman Deborah Pryce
House Approves Civil Rights Coin Legislation

Senator Gordon Smith
Smith, Kerry Push for Mortgage Reform
Smith Looks at Options to Cover Uninsured

Senator Olympia Snowe
Snowe and Feinstein Introduce Measure to Set Deadline for EPA to Complete Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Snowe Leads Bipartisan Charge to Introduce Affordable Health Insurance Plan for Small Businesses

Congressman Jim Walsh
Walsh Cosponsors Legislation to Improve Fishing Stocks and Protect Watersheds

Congresswoman Heather Wilson
Wilson Supports Global Efforts To Fight Disease