Monthly Archives: January 2013

Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller To Retire –

West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2014.  Senator Rockefeller has served five terms in the United States Senate.  Jay Rockefeller has also served as the Secretary of State and as the … Continue reading

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Republican John Boehner Remains Speaker –

Republican Congressman John Boehner received 220 votes and was re-elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives.  Republicans have the majority in the House with 233 Congressional representatives.  The Democrats have 200 representatives and there are 2 vacancies.  Boehner needed to clear … Continue reading

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