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“Hands Off Our B-1 Bombers, Air Force!”

“As we work on getting our fiscal house in order, the Department of Defense should not be immune from cuts because there are certainly waste and inefficiencies in their $649 billion budget,” says Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. “However, the B-1 bomber is a strategic part of our national defense – and it will remain that way until a next-generation bomber is further along in development.”

What’s poignant about democracy is the ways folks who know little about national defense become experts when something threatens defense-related jobs in their districts. They — or at least their staffs — quickly become well-versed in the lingo of the endangered system (note Noem’s charming “boneyard” reference).

Politicians hunt and fish for the big bucks

Yes, it’s fundraising time here in River City, a time when politicians lean big-time on lobbyists for campaign cash — sweetened by an invite to nifty places like Sun Valley or Lake Tahoe or the Cape or, closer to home, the tony Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.
Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), a newcomer and tea party favorite, has joined the swing of things, “kicking off her first South Dakota pheasant hunt” on Oct. 28 for a three-day trip, including one dinner at her home there. (Only 15 spots available, so sign up soon.) It’s $5,000 per PAC, $2,500 for an individual.

From White House to heartland, a call to give up subsidies

“Crop insurance is really key to making sure that they can manage their risks,” Rep. Kristi L. Noem (R) recently told reporters. She represents South Dakota, another large farming state, and her family owns a ranch that receives direct subsidies. “So we’re going to make sure that that program remains viable and a useful tool for them.”

DCCC launches more calls hitting GOP on Medicare:

Democrats are continuing their Medicare offensive, launching automated phone calls in 13 districts hitting Republicans for “voting to end Medicare.”

“You’ve paid into Medicare for more than 25 years and earned Medicare benefits,” said one Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee call targeting Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.). “But under the Runyan plan, Medicare will end and you’ll have to save about $182,000 more to pay for your health care from private insurance companies. But millionaires and corporations get even bigger tax breaks.”

The other targets of the calls are Reps. Ben Quayle (Ariz.), Daniel Webster (Fla.), Steve King (Iowa), Bobby Schilling (Ill.),Charlie Bass (N.H.), Joe Heck (Nev.), Nan Hayworth (N.Y.), Ann Marie Buerkle (N.Y.), Steve Chabot (Ohio), Lou Barletta(Pa.), Kristi Noem (S.D.) and Scott Rigell (Va.).

Foxy Congressperson of the Week: Rep. Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem is young, used to run a farm all by herself, and has been pictured walking around Washington wearing tight leather boots, which already puts her head and shoulders above most Washingtonians in terms of foxiness. I have to admit, her hair has a certain ‘business in the front, party in the back’ quality to it, but you’ve got to respect a woman who can rock a faux-let.

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