Monday, February 20, 2012
Harford County Republican faces five-way primary.
Nancy Jacobs picked up the endorsement of a former state Senate colleague Monday. Freshman Rep. Andy Harris, a Cockeysville Republican, announced the endorsement in a statement released by Jacobs' congressional campaign. “I trust Nancy Jacobs," Harris said in the statement. "That’s why I have endorsed Nancy Jacobs for Congress. I need Nancy to help me fight the tax and spend liberals in Congress.” The endorsement was not a surprise. Jacobs announced her candidacy last month. Harris introduced Jacobs at the event and told a reporter later that his presence was meant to be seen as an endorsement. Jacobs faces a five-way primary, which includes notable candidates Del. Rick Impallaria and Larry Smith, a Timonium resident and a former …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
With five declared candidates, voters have plenty of options when it comes to deciding who will face Democratic Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger in the November general election.
The field for the Republican primary in the 2nd Congressional District race got more crowded last week when Del. Rick Impallaria filed to run for the nomination. There are now five Republicans vying for the right to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger in the November general election. The other Republicans in the field include state Sen. Nancy Jacobs and Larry Smith, a former aide to Rep. Andy Harris and lieutenant colonel in the Army. Vladimir Degen and Howard Orton are the other declared Republican candidates. Jacobs received early endorsements from former Gov. Bob Ehrlich, along with Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold and Harford County Executive David Craig. But, Del. Pat McDonough called Jacobs “a puppet …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Governor Martin O’Malley's office announced that Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. was appointed to the District Court for Queen Anne’s County on Wednesday.
UPDATE (7:38 p.m.)—Frank Michael Kratovil Jr., former congressman of Maryland's 1st District, was appointed to the District Court for Queen Anne’s County on Wednesday, Governor Martin O’Malley's office announced Wednesday evening. Kratovil, a resident of Stevensville on the Eastern Shore, served as a Democratic congressman between 2009 and 2010, defeating then-State Sen. Andy Harris. Republican Harris defeated Kratovil in the 2010 election. Kratovil had been considered a viable opponent to Harris in the 2012 election, before he announced in November that he would not be seeking reelection, Gazette.Net reported. Takirra Winfield, a spokeswoman for the governor's office, said running for the congressional seat would no longer be an option …
Monday, August 1, 2011
The Republican held to a promise that he would not vote for a plan that excludes a balanced budget amendment.
Maryland 1st District Rep. Andy Harris voted against the historic debt deal passed by the House of Representatives on Monday. In an interview with Patch last week, the Republican congressman said he would not support a plan that did not include a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. “I’m not going to vote for a plan unless it clearly can maintain that triple-A bond rating," Harris said. The vote passed the House by a 269–141 vote. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill Tuesday. “A balanced budget amendment is the only way to make sure the federal government spends what it takes in and lives within its means,” Harris said in an email statement. “Over the past few weeks I have repeatedly voted for reasonable proposals to raise…
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Republican congressman discusses toll increases, redistricting and who he supports in the 2012 presidential race in part two of his interview with Patch.
Harford County citizens should not have to fund roads in District of Columbia suburbs, Rep. Andy Harris said. For Part I of the interview, click here. In Part II of an interview with Patch, the freshman congressman decried toll increases proposed by the Maryland Transportation Authority. “The I-95 and the Hatem Bridge crossing are significant. And both of them, they’re paying for bridges and roads that have paid for themselves already,” Harris said Wednesday. “What I really object to is taking toll money from people in Harford County, or in the case of the eastern shore [who use the Bay Bridge], taking their toll money and spending it on roads in Montgomery and Prince George’s County [for] the Intercounty Connector.” The Republican also …
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The freshman congressman discusses why he believes Democrats are to blame for the debt crisis impasse.
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland's 1st Congressional District said a balanced budget amendment is the “cure” for the nation’s debt crisis dilemma. In an interview with Patch, the freshman Republican congressman said President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are putting their 2012 election interests ahead of the nation’s financial well-being. “We [Republicans] were the only thing standing between what the president wanted and a downgrade,” Harris said Wednesday. “We have to stand our ground and say, ‘no.' We have to prove to the world that we are, once and for all, going to deal with our spending disorder. Washington has a spending disorder.” Harris said maintaining the U.S. Department of the Treasury's triple-A bond rating should be the No. …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Proposed increase in tolls and changes to toll collection system at Hatem Bridge draws community ire, including from U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, who represents Middle River.
Highway robbery. That was a phrase tossed around Monday afternoon at a public meeting alongside the Pulaski Highway in Cecil County, where residents, business owners and politicians gathered to present a unified front against a proposed increase in toll fees and elimination of the popular AVI decal option for toll payment at the Hatem Bridge. With the toll plaza and the arch of the bridge in view, locals gathered in a parking lot adjacent to Lindy’s Restaurant to voice their concerns over a change in the toll structure supported by the Maryland Transportation Authority Board. Included in the changes is an increase in an annual fee for motorists seeking to take advantage of a discount program from the current $10 to $36 later this year …
Friday, June 3, 2011
Maryland Transportation Authority proposal would more double or triple many state tolls by July 1, 2013
(UPDATE 2:06 p.m.) The Maryland Transportation Authority took one step closer toward making it dramatically more expensive to utilize state tunnels and bridges after its board formally recommended Thursday the largest toll increase in state history. Under the proposal, tolls for passenger cars on the Bay Bridge would, beginning Oct. 1, increase from $2.50 to $5 and eventually would increase to $8 on July 1, 2013. In addition, the cost for a one-way toll on the Fort McHenry Tunnel, the Harbor Tunnel and the Key Bridge would jump from $2 to $3 on Oct. 1 and then $4 on July 1, 2013. Other toll increases set for Oct. 1 include the John F. Kennedy Highway and the Hatem Memorial Bridge going from $5 to $6 and the Harry W. Nice Bridge in Southern…
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Maryland Transportation Authority's proposal would double tolls at several facilities.
Rep. Andy Harris has voiced his concerns over a Maryland Transportation Authority proposal that would drastically increase tolls on many facilities, including the Bay Bridge, the Key Bridge and the Fort McHenry and the Harbor tunnels. Harris, a Republican, whose district includes Middle River as well as the Eastern Shore, said the four-year, $210 million proposal unfairly targets residents in his district. Under the state proposal, the cost to cross the Bay Bridge would double from $2.50 to $5 in October before increasing to $8 in 2013. In addition, the tolls for the Fort McHenry and Harbor tunnels would double to $4 a trip. Harris made his point while addressing reporters during a news conference on Wednesday in Stevensville. Harris said …
Saturday, April 9, 2011
The deal, which cut more than $38 billion from the federal budget, came about an hour before the deadline.
President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress came to an agreement late Friday to narrowly avoid a government shutdown that would have furloughed thousands of federal workers. The deal came with about an hour to spare before the midnight deadline as Democrats and Republicans came to a consensus to cut more than $38 billion from the federal budget. Once the compromise was reached, Congress acted quickly to pass a measure to keep the government running until the budget can be officially approved next week. “Last night, after weeks of long and difficult negotiations over our national budget, leaders of both parties came together to avert a government shutdown, cut spending and invest in our future,” said Obama during his weekly video address…
galacticos
12:06 am on Friday, March 16, 2012
One last thing---I was not present at the debate, but I did not need to be to know that Nancy offers absolutely no solutions to any of the issues that we face. Her website is exactly how she really speaks and operates; talking points and zero "know how" more ›