By Zayida Baker Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, R-Broward County, wants to oust incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, in November. To win the Republican primary, LeMieux must first shed his image as a “Charlie Crist Republican” beholden to green energy. LeMieux served in the Senate from September 2009 to January 2011, after being appointed by…

Congressman Gary Miller (California 42nd District) sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which convened a hearing last month on California’ s proposed High Speed Rail Project. Held December 15, 2011, the hearing was titled California’s High-Speed Rail Plan: Skyrocketing Costs & Project Concerns . The hearing followed six weeks after California’s High-Speed Rail…

By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., voted October 11 for President Obama’s jobs bill, a $447 billion package meant to stimulate the economy with infrastructure spending and job-creation. The bill failed to win a filibuster-proof majority. After Obama touted it as his “jobs bill” in a primetime address to Congress and the nation September…