Tuesday Digest: Thompson in KY, Childers on Health Care, Taylor in Seapower Mag

Bennie Thompson to keynote Louisville Urban League's Annual Report Luncheon in Kentucky on December 4.

Travis Childers "has introduced a bill on the House floor that would extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and expand the provision to include all homebuyers purchasing a primary residence. The $8,000 federal tax credit is set to expire Nov. 30 and Childers' bill would extend it through 2010."

Opponents of Consumer Financial Protection Bill Got Big Money from Wall Street Interests - Opponents of the legislative proposal received an average of 20 percent more in contributions from financial interests over the past two-and-a-half years than the bill's supporters, a Center for Responsive Politics review has found. Travis Childers voted "no" and received $246,914 according to CRP.

Travis Childers on health care: "The best way to lower costs is to increase competition. A public option is not the only way to do this. I believe a health care exchange will create sufficient competition within the insurance marketplace without a public option. If it does not, then we need to act accordingly to continue to bring down the cost of health insurance premiums.”

Joe Tegerdine of Petal announces run against Gene Taylor: "A 'no' vote is not enough."

Gene Taylor is interviewed by Seapower Magazine (ht Slabbed). He discusses the challenges of aging equipment from the Cold War in a tight budget, and the anticipation of greater Congressional oversight on shipbuilding.