Senator Sam Brownback is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 10th. He will be on a panel with the topic, “Marriage in the States: Why Should the States Care About a U.S. Constitutional Amendment and What Can They Do?”
CPAC bills themselves as America’s premiere conservative event. [...]
A expected, Senator Sam Brownback has cast his vote for Samuel Alito on the Senate floor.
Check C-Span for all the action.
Senator Sam Brownback expressed dismay at the party line vote to send the Alito nomination to the full senate and at the same time threatened to to do the same to a Democratic President’s nominee:
Republicans say Democrats are setting a dangerous precedent by turning Supreme Court appointments into partisan fights.
“It causes me to think that [...]
I don’t have an opinion on what this means for Senator Sam Brownback’s presidential strategy, but I found it interesting.
Senator Brownback is normally a huge presence at the March for Life rally in Washington DC. Those are his most fervent supporters, his base. This year, however, he chose to be in Kansas with President Bush [...]
As I have previously mentioned, the issue of stem cell research is likely to become a major issue in 2006 and 2008. Frther evidence of this trend is Missouri Senate Candidate Claire McCaskill declairing her intent to protect stem cell research from restriction. From the KC Star:
Taking the wraps on what so far has [...]
Yes, I know Brownback was in Manhattan yesterday with President Bush. For all of you that have been emailing me about Bush “slighting” Brownback in his speech, I’m not convinced. However, Brownback does get only a mention. Nothing like the fawning praise for Pat Roberts. Is it a slight to be [...]
From the State’s News Service comes word of Brownback supporting a tax credit for E-85 fuel:
The demand for greater access to alternative fuels such as E-85 ethanol and biodiesel has increased significantly among the American public in recent months. Given that this tax credit became effective for properties placed into service January 1, 2006, we [...]
The Heritage Foundation reports on Senator Sam Brownback and US Beef:
Seoul will soon import boneless U.S. beef from cattle less than 30 months old. Although he made it clear that “more needs to be done,” Senator Sam Brownback (R-KA) applauded South Korea’s beef decision, saying that “their decision to allow imports from cattle under 30 [...]
There is not too much Brownback news today, so I wanted to highlight an article over at DailyKos that addresses one of Senator Brownback’s central beliefs. We all know that he is an opponent of Gay Marriage. From his support of a constitutional ban on gay marriage to his threats against Washington DC, [...]