On Thursday, March 17, 2011 LaTourette became one of only seven Republicans who voted “NO” on a measure introduced in the US House of Representatives to strip all government funding from NPR.
In a meeting with transit advocates, LaTourette disparaged fellow legislators, referring to them as “knuckledraggers that came in in the last election that hate taxes,” due to their reluctance to even consider revenue as part of a compromise to extend the debt ceiling.
On June 28, 2012, LaTourette was one of only two Republicans (along with Scott Rigell of Virginia) who voted against a motion to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress, though he did vote to bring civil charges against Holder, for his handling of the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal.
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Steven C. “Steve” LaTourette (born July 22, 1954) was the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 19th congressional district and then Ohio’s 14th congressional district, serving from 1995-2013. In the House, LaTourette was a member of the Appropriations Committee and previously served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was an active Co-Chair of the bipartisan Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition. LaTourette is the President and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership, and Chairs the Board of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington-based, private, nonprofit, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
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Detroit News: Tables Turn on the Michigan Tea Party
September 26, 2013
From the Detroit News: The tables are turning on the tea party, at least in Michigan. For the past two election cycles, tea party candidates have unseated congressional incumbents of both parties: Democrats who backed Obamacare and other big spending programs and Republicans who didn’t hew close enough to conservative ideology. Now, two of those […]
LaTourette on Who is to Blame for Dysfunction in Washington
September 21, 2013
From the Washington Post: There has been a lot of talk in both Democratic and Republican circles about whetherHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) can lead his caucus. Incidents such as the defeat of the farm bill on the House floor have been cited to support this narrative. But much of the blame for Washington failures has been mislaid. […]
Main Street Advocacy’s Steve LaTourette on MSNBC
September 18, 2013
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-last-word/53037950
Centrist Group Pledges to Defend Members of Congress Who Vote for a “Grand Bargain”
November 27, 2012
Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH) – “The most important pledge a member of Congress takes is their pledge to do what is in the best interests of the men and women who elected them.” (Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH), released the following statement on behalf of the Main Street Advocacy Fund: “Over the […]
Isn’t it amazing that the middle, centrist, “moderate” side is exactly the same as the leftist, socialist, commie, “Democrat” side??
“It was Republicans that led the fight for civil rights – first in abolishing slavery, then in expanding equal rights for women, and then in fighting to end racial inequality. Republicans busted up the big trusts and fought against corporate monopolies. Republicans fought for environmental protection and against political patronage. Republicans ended the Vietnam War and won the Cold War without firing a shot.”
Sounds like the republicans have been the liberal’s answer to the republicans all along.
