As chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, I know first hand the important role played by the NCEC in Democratic politics. In 2006, they were a major factor in the Democrats regaining majority control of Congress. NCEC’s state-of-the-art campaign technology which they provide as an in-kind service to candidates is unmatched.
Charles E. Schumer
U.S. Senator, New York
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Washington Memo: A Rare Rebuke, in Front of a Nation
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 29 Jan 2010
President Obama aimed unusual rhetorical fire at several Supreme Court justices sitting right in front of him during his State of the Union address.
While Confident Health Care Will Pass This Year, Democrats Still Search for a Plan
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Democratic leaders in Congress voiced optimism that they would adopt health care legislation this year but conceded they did not have a strategy for proceeding.
News Analysis: Experts Say a Rewrite of Nation’s Main Education Law Will Be Hard This Year
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Many politicians, including the president, believe that the nation’s main education law needs to be rewritten, but odds are slim that it will happen this year.
National Briefing | West: California: Health Care Bill Advances
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 29 Jan 2010
The State Senate approved creating a government-run health care system, ignoring a veto threat from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
election insider
January 25 Election Insider
The 2010 census will have an obvious effect on congressional politics as districts are created, eliminated, and redrawn, but a story receiving far less attention is its impact on presidential electoral politics, as states gain and surrender electoral votes due to this reapportionment of districts.
