Nobody was too surprised that Ike Skelton voted for the repressive Stupak-Pitts Amendment which, if it is retained, will do more to impede access to abortion than any other piece of legislation since  Roe v. Wade made abortion legal. Nor was it surprising that Skelton also voted against the Health Care Reform Bill itself - although the Stupak-Pitts amendment ...

In the wake of a column by Steve Kraske of the Kansas City Star which described Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton's health care vote as some kind of cowardly political move, the Washington Times ran an article this morning which more accurately describes Skelton as a "Harry Truman Democrat.": But representing the sentiments of his district ...

... We especially need to put pressure on MO Democrat Rep. Ike Skelton who recently expressed his opposition to the Pelosi health care bill, ... allow taxpayers to fund abortions.” This is not the first time Rep. Skelton has criticized legislation…only to vote for it in the end. So your calls are critical! To contact Representative Ike Skelton Washington, DC Office Telephone: 202-225-2876 ...

... Armed Services Committee Communications Office issued the following statement by Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) regarding on the outcome of the Afghan elections. Here's the full text: "Although the election in Afghanistan was deeply flawed ... government is an important part of that effort." Afghanistan - Ike Skelton - United States House Committee on Armed Services ...

West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says Congress ... cautious when setting up an investigation into the F.t Hood shootings. Skelton says Congress must wait until the criminal investigation has concluded before it ... 38 November 5th. He will be facing charges in military court. Skelton called the shootings an "unimaginable tradegy" ...

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Democratic U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri isn't going to let those darn Republicans attack him as a pro-health care kind of guy. So Skelton has made it clearer than ever that he's going to oppose the Democratic reform measure. Part of his statement on Wednesday: read more