http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/palm/blog/2010/05/meek_tells_palm_beach_county_c.html
Appearing Friday evening in Palm Beach County, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meeek told supporters and party activists that the turmoil ...
Posted Wednesday, May 19th 2010 at 10:02AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek asked Gov. Charlie Crist to join him in signing a letter to Sen. George LeMieux today that urges LeMieux to support the confirmation of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan.
"I ...
Posted Tuesday, May 18th 2010 at 11:29AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA - Meet Jeff Greene, Florida's Eddie Haskell, in a new web video released by the Kendrick Meek campaign. Never one to be trusted, Greene, like Haskell, misleads his audience with conniving schemes. As Greene begins spending his ill- ...
Posted Tuesday, May 18th 2010 at 11:14AM
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PANAMA CITY BEACH — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek stood at Capt. Anderson’s Marina and saw what struggling local fisherman are up against: the docks.
“It’s important that we respond on behalf of the overall economy,” he told a crowd gathered a few stair ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2010 at 12:36PM
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U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek was in Pensacola on Sunday listening to concerns about the BP oil spill.
Meek, D-Miami Gardens, met with more than 40 people at 7 p.m. at the IBEW Hall at 7830 N. Palafox St. for a town hall meeting.
The meeting is one o ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2010 at 12:31PM
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http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2010-05-16/meek-campaigns-st-augustine
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, running for a U.S. Senate seat, deflected questions Saturday about whether President Barack Obama would back him less strongly for fear of catap ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2010 at 11:42AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - As Floridians brace for the Gulf oil slick to reach Florida beaches, Kendrick Meek, the only U.S. candidate to warn of the consequences of offshore drilling before the spill, will be traveling to the Florida Panhandle to help pl ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 11:29AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - As Planned Parenthood organizations rally throughout Florida on Thursday, Kendrick Meek renewed his strong opposition to HB 1143, a mean-spirited measure requiring pregnant women to pay for an ultrasound before obtaining an abor ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 11:19AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - As discussion of a special legislative session on oil drilling grows, Kendrick Meek released the following statement on today's developments in the offshore drilling debate:
"My fight has always been against drilling for oil ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 11:13AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - On the day lifelong Republican Charlie Crist performs the final act in his month-long political stunt, Kendrick Meek will still face two conservative Republicans in the U.S. Senate race in Florida.
"Governor Charlie Crist wan ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 11:08AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - Today, the Kendrick Meek for Florida campaign announced that 10,681 Floridians signed Kendrick Meek's petition to stop the expansion of drilling off Florida's beaches. While Governor Crist was for drilling near Florida beaches b ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 12:41PM
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Miami Gardens, FL - With the nomination of Elena Kagan sure to reopen the national discussion on a woman's right to privacy, and with Governor Crist still unsure of whether to veto HB 1143, a mean-spirited measure requiring pregnant women to pay for ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 11:19AM
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Miami Gardens, FL -- In a shocking example of self-contradiction, billionaire Jeff Greene admitted on Friday to profiting from Wall Street to protect his investments and wealth, which in turn resulted in the near collapse of the U.S. economy.
As ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 3:45PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - Kendrick Meek today released the following statement following reports that President Obama plans to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court:
"As the daughter of a public school teacher and a lawyer who de ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 9:48AM
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On behalf of my family, I wanted to extend a Happy Mother's Day greeting to your family. We all celebrate our grandmothers and mothers, aunts and sisters every day of the year, but Mother's Day is special for so many reasons. Throughout my life, stro ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 9:44AM
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http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/in-the-know/36-news/3995-meek-saves-schakowsky-from-choking-on-a-turkey-sandwich-
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) performed the Heimlich maneuver on Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) last month to keep her from choking on ...
Posted Saturday, May 8th 2010 at 11:37AM
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Miami Gardens, FL - Kendrick Meek released the following statement following the announcement that the U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April. Analysts expected a gain of about 190,000 jobs last month. The statement follows:
"The heavy burden o ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2010 at 9:41AM
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/96375-dems-propose-massive-increase-in-oil-company-liability-from-75-m-to-10b
Congressional Democrats are pushing their first legislative response to the Gulf Coast oil spill, proposing to vastly raise the liabili ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:17PM
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Several House and Senate Democrats rolled out legislation Wednesday that bars new offshore oil exploration until the federal investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is complete and a report identifying ways to prevent future accidents is issu ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:12PM
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/06/1615462/drilling-becomes-issue-in-senate.html
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Kendrick Meek Wednesday backed two tough anti-oil industry bills, as the spill in the Gulf of Mexico began to emerge as a political dividing lin ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:07PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - While Speaker Rubio has perpetually pushed for drilling off Florida's beaches and Governor Crist has consistently changed his position on offshore drilling depending on the office he was seeking, Kendrick Meek has always stood s ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 10:06AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding the budget proposal passed by the Florida legislature last Friday, calling on Governor Crist to veto the proposal:
"Over the past seve ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 3:04PM
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Miami Gardens, FL -- Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding the arrest of the individual who allegedly attempted to set off a car bomb in Times Square on Saturday. The statement follows:
"The arrest of the individual in New Yor ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 11:33AM
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Orlando, FL - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer endorsed Kendrick Meek in Florida's U.S. Senate race today outside Orlando City Hall and praised Kendrick's lifelong commitment to public service. Last Friday, Gainesville Mayor-Elect Craig Lowe also endorsed Ke ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 1:29PM
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Miami, Fla. - Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek is launching a contest today where supporters who sign up for the campaign's text message program will be entered in a contest where the winner will have the opportunity to meet basketball ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 10:46AM
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