Catholic Church pushes,and some push back Nov 21, 2009
Capuano and Representatives Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio - all favor abortion rights - said they drew from their faith a commitment to help the poor and advance peace. Antiabortion lawmakers said their personal faith is part of their value system as members of Congress, and they welcomed the forceful advocacy by the church. (Boston Globe)
Power Breakfast: Bank failures, election, divorce, Delta, Ford, health care Nov 3, 2009
During three hours of testimony, the House subcommittee led by former Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat heard from bankers, builders, homeowners and academics in an effort to better understand the Peach States problems and determine how the federal government could help turn things around, Donsky reports. Dan Immergluck, a professor at Georgia Techs city and regional planning program, said Congress should be much more forceful by requiring mortgage servicers... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
State's bank bust draws Congressional panel Nov 3, 2009
During three hours of testimony, the House subcommittee led by former Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat heard from bankers, builders, home owners and academics in an effort to better understand the Peach State s problems and determine how the federal government could help turn things around. Plenty of ideas were batted around. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Kucinich honored for social justice effort Nov 2, 2009
Throughout his 12-year stint in Congress, and for more than two decades of public service before that, Dennis Kucinich has focused on a variety of issues revolving around peace, justice and equality. From the environment to unemployment to nuclear disarmament, the congressman from Cleveland has tackled each issue. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nightmare On Wall Street To Continue Oct 29, 2009
Congressman Dennis Kucinich wasn't buying the notion that Geithner--who ran the Federal Reserve Bank of New York when this madness began--still didn't know about the bonuses just four days before they were paid in March. "Given Mr. Geithner's heavy involvement in the bailout of AIG, as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York," said Kucinich, "it's really hard to believe that he wasn't informed of the retention bonuses for AIG-FP [Financial Products] employees prior to March 10,... (CBS News -- Opinion)
Budish 1st Jewish speaker as Dems take Ohio House (3) Oct 29, 2009
Dennis Kucinich garnered 57% of the vote to defeat Republican challenger Jim Trakas and retain his 10th Congressional District seat. Republican U.S. Rep. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Stalled agenda irks labor leaders Oct 12, 2009
"Labor is the core of the Democratic party. Labor has always delivered for the Democratic party. But the Democratic party doesn't always deliver for labor," said Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio. Obama "still has time," Kucinich said, but he added that he thinks Democrats need to step up and help workers to merit the campaign help unions can provide. (Boston Globe)
BofA CEO Ken Lewis to Retire Dec. 31 Oct 2, 2009
" Lewis completed two huge mergers in the past two years - mortgage lender Countrywide Financial and Wall Street titan Merrill Lynch - that cemented Bank of America's position as a massive financial conglomerate headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Both deals were initially seen as rescues that helped secure a teetering financial system. Ultimately, though, he became enmeshed in the troubles Bank of America acquired with Merrill Lynch, whose losses spiked between the deal's signing and its closing.... (SmartMoney)
Single-payer health care: dead in Washington, but alive in the states Sep 11, 2009
Dennis Kucinich (D) of Ohio to a House version of the federal healthcare reform bill, that would remove potential legal impediments for states to pass single-payer bills by waiving federal exemptions that apply to employer-sponsored health plans from the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). "Even if we passed single-payer tomorrow, there would still be a protracted legal battle due to ERISA," Idelson said. (Christian Science Monitor)
Healthcare reform a must for America, say Dems Aug 28, 2009
Democrats Marcia Fudge, Dennis Kucinich and Betty Sutton also declined to attend the forum. Pointing to a study done by the Lewin Group, a healthcare policy research and management consulting firm, the two congressmen who did participate stressed the importance of Democrats and Republicans working together to fix a broken health insurance system that, without reform, will increase costs for an average family of four $1,800 a year over the next 10 years. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Hannity's America Aug 20, 2009
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. I Know Better. (Fox News)
MICHAEL BARONE Aug 10, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, yesterday whether the Federal Reserve was "paying banks high interest rates to keep funds... Published: Jul 22, 2009 Thursday is the day things tend to come to a boil on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress have been in town for three or four days, they're planning their exits on Friday to meet other commitments, they've had a chance to talk and meet with each other and sample the mood of their colleagues. This month, Thursdays have been very bad days for the Obama... (The Drudge Report)
Watchdog: SEC fulfilled duty in Stanford case Jul 29, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio and chairman of a House Oversight subcommittee, who voiced concern in February about what he called the "substantial delay" in the SEC's actions. He told SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro in a letter that the agency's handling of the Stanford investigation "raises serious questions about the (SEC's) dedication to its mission of protecting investors.". (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Arbitrator hid ties to debt collectors, new report says Jul 23, 2009
NEW YORK - A congressional staff investigation into the biggest US consumer debt-collection arbitrator found deeply disturbing abuses, US Representative Dennis Kucinich said yesterday. A report released yesterday claims the National Arbitration Forum, a Minnesota company that handled most consumer debt-collection arbitrations in the United States, misled consumers and hid ties to debt-collection firms. (Boston Globe)
Paulson: I was protecting the taxpayers Jul 17, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said Paulson turned a blind eye to evidence that the bank was withholding information from its shareholders. Rep. (MSNBC -- Business)
Fed accused of cover up in BoA deal Jun 26, 2009
Fed spokeswoman Michelle Smith on Wednesday referred to a letter Bernanke sent Rep Dennis Kucinich on April 30 and later testimony in which he offered an unconditional assertion that he did not ask BoA CEO Ken Lewis to withhold information regarding Merrill. The Federal Reserve acted with the highest integrity throughout its discussions with Bank of America, Bernanke wrote to the Ohio Democrat, who chairs a subcommittee on the Oversight panel. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
House passes $106b bill for war funding Jun 17, 2009
Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, indicated that he wouldn t change his no vote. America has to start taking care of things here at home and we can t do it by continuing to support wars based on lies, he said. (Boston Globe)
From Politico Jun 4, 2009
Dennis Kucinich in a closed-door caucus meeting. So brutal was it, apparently, that some Democrats in attendance, including Rep. (Harper's Magazine)
U.S. Senate panel to call auto CEOs to testify May 23, 2009
"We discussed our concerns for both Chrysler and GM. We demanded answers for Chrysler and options for GM," Representative Dennis Kucinich said in a statement ... Representative Dennis Kucinich. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
AIG trustees nominate 5 directors May 14, 2009
AIG chief Edward Liddy (center) with Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich and AIG's Anastasia Kelly. (Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Images) Bloomberg News / May 14, 2009. (Boston Globe)
AIG's CEO, Trustees Called to Answer by Congress May 14, 2009
Dennis Kucinich wagged his finger at Liddy, who was brought in as chief executive last September to help right the company, and accused AIG of cheating the pension funds of public employees in Kucinich's home state of Ohio. "I came to Congress not to represent these people on Wall Street who have been shafting the American people ... not going to let you get away with it," Kucinich told Liddy, who receives an annual salary of $1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Why suicide bombers are back in Iraq May 7, 2009
As Democrat representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio commented immediately after Obama's withdrawal speech: "You cannot leave combat troops in a foreign country to conduct combat operations and call it the end of the war. You can't be in and out at the same time.". Furthermore, the United States has built up a Shi'ite-dominated state through its faulty counterinsurgency "surge" policy, with Maliki as prime minister, backed by a reconstructed military and security apparatus that is predominantly... (Asia Times Online)
READERS WRITE Apr 19, 2009
Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich has proposed a Department of Peace initiative to address domestic and international conflict resolution. I suggest we engage in dialogue with those willing to talk about solutions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
20 Democrats Opposed Pelosi Budget Apr 3, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who opposes including military funding with the operational funding of the government ... Dennis Kucinich, Ohio. (Newsmax)
Industrial Policy: Workers' Comp Apr 3, 2009
Dennis Kucinich has made himself busy probing the $3. 6 billion in bonuses Merrill Lynch paid after the government funneled the crumbling company bailout money to complete its sale to Bank of America. (Investors Business Daily)
Ohio woman called face of foreclosure crisis dies Apr 1, 2009
Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland had called Polk the face of a national tragedy, the housing crisis affecting millions of Americans. Polk shot herself in the chest with a handgun on Oct. 1 when deputies came to take her from the house in Akron where she had lived for 38 years. (Insight on the News)
Steel maker ArcelorMittal idling Cleveland plant Mar 8, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Cleveland, released a statement Friday urging Congress to help the steel industry by enforcing the "Buy American" language in the recent federal stimulus package. The workers of Local 979 are hopeful that provision will boost the steel market and put them back to work, Boone said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Banks: The road to world peace Feb 8, 2009
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich made a Department of Peace part of his presidential campaign platform. "Why should peace be considered a crazy idea?" McGovern asked. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
