Demcratic Rep. Mike Ross, who came in for qualified praise here last week for throwing the brakes on Obama health care bill in Congress, citing cost concerns, is the subject of this positive profile in Capitol Hill pub Roll Call: Ross also is tapping into a growing frustration among rank-and-file Members. “I think between the financial crisis, the auto bailout, the omnibus ... the stimulus bill, the energy bill, I think it’s reached a point where not only the Blue Dogs are saying, … [Read more...]

It's a lovely summer afternoon here in Little Rock, and the Arkansas Project finds itself suffused with the spirit of warm generosity, for the moment. It's a strange and sickening feeling. So let's all raise a glass to Democratic Rep. Mike Ross, who rules the massive Fourth District of Arkansas with an iron hand, and who has been making waves this week in the health care reform debate. Ross has been giving the Obama administration and the Democratic House leadership headaches, telling them he … [Read more...]