A reader passed along this invitation for a fundraiser for Congressman Ed Towns attended by a host of liberal lions from the House: former Black Panther Bobby Rush, Barbara Lee, the Oakland Congresswoman who cast the lone “No” vote to authorize the war in Afghanistan, and Dennis Kucinich, whom Anderson Cooper once told Read More
Bloomberg 2012 may be gone.
Karim Carama sizes up Paterson.
Paterson didn’t talk to Rahm about running.
David Paterson, on rumors: “[I]t’s even unfair to Attorney General Cuomo to raise his name here, because I don’t want him to be put Read More
This morning, after a New York Times story indicated that Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda might answer a formal invitation to appear before Congress–and with the ranking Republican member calling for such an invitation–House Oversight Committee chairman Ed Towns formally invited Mr. Toyoda.
“There appears to be growing public confusion Read More
In two weeks, irascible Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will have the pleasure of answering a few more questions on Capitol Hill.
“I look forward to hearing Mr. Geithner’s testimony,” said oversight committee chairman Ed Towns in a brief statement confirming Mr. Geithner’s appearance on Jan. 27.
Yesterday, the Brooklyn congressman sent out a Read More
At a press conference urging that Bill de Blasio be reinstated on the ballot, despite underreporting the number of petitions he submitted to the city Board of Elections, his supporters blasted one of his opponents for trying to poach union support.
De Blasio, speaking to reporters at a press conference Read More
Here's Anthony Weiner at this weekend’s swearing-in ceremony for fellow congressman Ed Towns of Brooklyn, a 26-year incumbent who just became the chairman of the House Government and Oversight Committee.
The video was posted on Towns' YouTube channel.
Weiner called Towns a skilled legislator and said, “We don’t make Read More
Here’s the Ed Towns campaign t-shirt I described in my story.
It’s one way to fuse Towns’ longevity (he’s been in Congress since 1983) with Barack Obama’s–and other relative newcomers‘–theme of "change."
Ed Towns’ fellow elected Democrats are doing their best to spare him the fate that Hillary Clinton suffered this year.
"We don’t want to have Barack Obama in the White House, and all of a sudden lose the seniority that Ed Towns would bring to us," said City Comptroller Bill Thompson at a reasonably well-attended Read More
Here’s a shot from last night’s fund-raiser for Representative Ed Towns, which took place at the home of attorney Sanford Rubenstein and featured a slate of very prominent Democrats.
From left to right: City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Bill Clinton, the Rev. Calvin Butts, Governor David Paterson, Towns, and Assemblyman Darryl Towns (the congressman’s son). Read More
