Senator Hatch has proposed legislation to deem it so. People who falsely claim to have served in combat in the U.S. Armed Forces could wind up in jail and pay a stiff fine, under an amendment introduced today by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). If passed by Congress, the Hatch amendment to the Defense Supplemental Bill […]
Month: May 2010
Candidate’s “haunting” past as lobbyist an issue
In what may be an issue for other candidates, Politico discusses Dan Coats’s history as a lobbyist in this article this morning. Since even before Coats entered the race, foes in both parties have painted him as a Beltway hired gun. Now, weeks after securing his party’s nomination, Coats is mired in a dispute with […]
DISCLOSE Act and disclosure, one and the same?
Politico examines a charge by a Rep. Van Hollen spokesman that Republicans oppose disclosure by opposing the DISCLOSE Act.