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Brendan Doherty praising Paul Ryan

The Brendan Doherty, Paul Ryan Relationship

By Bob Plain on August 12, 2012

Earlier this month, Bill Fischer, spokesman for the Rhode Island Democratic party, prophetically said in a statement to the press: “Paul Ryan may not be a household name to everyone in Rhode Island, but if you’re a senior citizen who relies on Medicare, you should know who he is and what he stands for, because [...]

Posted in Congress, Elections, Featured | Tagged Brendan Doherty, CD1, Medicare, paul ryan | 9 Responses

Fighting for Rhode Island

Fighting for Rhode Island

By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on January 30, 2012

The last few years have been tough for our great Ocean State. Across Rhode Island, I’ve organized community dinners, main street tours, and coffee hours where I’ve heard firsthand from so many people struggling to find work, seniors worried about their Social Security and Medicare, families being crushed by unfair credit card rates, and students [...]

Posted in Economy, Education, Environment, National News, News, Rhode Island, Taxes | Tagged Barack Obama, China, Jobs, Medicare, Outsourcing, Pell Grants, Sheldon Whitehouse, Social Security, State of the Union | 3 Responses

Fighting for Our Future

Fighting for Our Future

By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on January 11, 2012

This is bound to be an exciting year for our state, and I know I speak for many when I say that the return of RI Future to the Ocean State’s blogosphere is a welcome one. From Netroots Nation coming to Providence – something Mayor Taveras and I worked particularly hard to ensure – to [...]

Posted in Economy, Education, News, Politics, Rhode Island | Tagged Angel Taveras, Medicare, Netroots Nation, Pell Grants, Sheldon Whithouse, Social Security | 1 Response

Uh Oh, President Obama to Address Nation Tonight at 9pm

By Brian Hull on July 25, 2011

This could potentially be very, very bad… Tonight at 9 p.m. EDT President Obama will address the nation on the stalemate in Washington over avoiding default and the best approach to cutting deficits. You can watch the speech live at www.WhiteHouse.gov/live starting at 9pm tonight.  The expectation among progressives is that President Obama will reiterate his frustration [...]

Posted in National News, Taxes, White House | Tagged Barack Obama, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security | Leave a response

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