News We've got a call in to the office of U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) to ask what was going through his mind when he was presiding over the U.S. House and Democratic colleague Anthony Weiner of New York ripped into Republicans over medical care for 9/11 responders. Junior members of the majority party usually rotate in the presiding chair during most House sessions. And Schrader's turn yesterday ...   More

News We asked last week what U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) was thinking when Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) fumed in this video below on the House floor at Republicans in a dispute over a bill that would provide medical care for 9/11 responders. We asked Schrader this burning question because he was pulling "presiding chair" duty in the House when the exchange happened. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zwCMf8dsc[/youtube] And ...   More