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  • Bachmann Statement on Christmas Day Attack
    Dec 30, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) today released the following statement regarding the Administration's failure to provide information on the attempted attack on Christmas Day:   "On Christmas Day, Americans were pulled from the comfort of family and friends to face the reality of an at... More
  • New York Post: Stop the KSM Trial
    Dec 23, 2009  - There is no justifying the Obama administration's decision to grant a civilian trial to Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other 9/11 plotters who carried out the deadliest act of war ever committed on US soil. President Obama must not grant the worst of war criminals the same constitutional rights enjo... More
  • Bachmann: Democrats' rhetoric does not mirror reality
    Dec 21, 2009  - (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to cut off debate on the government take-over of health care:‪ “The Democrats touted they would run the most transparent Congress, and President Obama even clai... More
  • Star Tribune: Giving more power where power is not due
    Dec 11, 2009  - The majority of Americans last fall were united against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout known as TARP. Proponents of the bill urged immediate action, claiming that a failure to act quickly would send the financial industry over the brink. They promised to examine the root cause of the crisis on... More
  • Bachmann: House Preserves ACORN’s Role in TARP II
    Dec 10, 2009  - (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06), member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement after the Democrat Leadership denied the entire House an opportunity to vote on her amendment to prevent ACORN from participating in the Consumer Financial ... More
  • Bachmann Statement on KSM & Co. Trial on U.S. Soil
    Dec 10, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann held a press conference with Former Assistant United States Attorney Andrew McCarthy, Former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Detainee Affairs Charles "Cully" Stimson, and other House Republicans today at the U.S. Supreme Court to discuss how the KSM trial ... More
  • Bachmann Hosts Press Conference to Discuss ACORN’s Role in TARP II and Eligibility for Taxpayer Funding
    Dec 9, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) today held a press conference to discuss ACORN’s role in the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency and the Democrats’ “Minibus” Appropriations bill that could renew ACORN’s access to federal funds: “There's a lot of talk out there about ACORN being... More
  • Do Not Extend TARP into 2010
    Dec 9, 2009  - This week, I sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, along with 108 of my colleagues, urging him not to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) into 2010. While there will be ups and downs along the way as our economy struggles to regain its footing, TARP was passed with the intent... More
  • EPA to Force Businesses to Regulate Carbon Dioxide
    Dec 7, 2009  - With the future of cap-and-trade currently in limbo in the Senate, President Obama and liberal leaders in Congress are getting a bit nervous about the prospects of their national energy tax becoming law, and rightly so. More and more evidence is pointing to the highly skeptical statistics of global ... More
  • No Senator Reid. It's Just Bad Legislation
    Dec 7, 2009  - Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, clearly flustered that his government-run health care bill has met stiff opposition from Republicans and even some Democrats, made the following remarks on the Senate floor in a seemingly desperate attempt to rally support for the Democrat’s flailing health ... More