Mike Ferguson/Articles 2005

The following are articles and commentary 2005 for Mike Ferguson.

Also see articles for 1994-2004. Articles for 2006 are posted at the bottom of the main page.


 * "A Culture of Life Has So Much More to Offer. Remarks of Congressman Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) to the 32nd annual March for Life," National Right to Life (nrlc.org), 2005: "Our greatest victory this past year was to re-elect and re-inaugurate our great pro-life president, George W. Bush."
 * Evelyn Pringle, "Bush Administration - Money, Politics & Drugs," Sierra Times, February 11, 2005: "According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in his 2 bids for the presidency, Bush has been the number one recipient of campaign donations from the pharmaceutical industry, in either party. ... The next top recipients, were Congressman Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and Senator John Burr (R-NC), each of whom sits on Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Health, which oversee mental health and research, biomedical programs, food and drug policies, and Medicaid."
 * Dan Froomkin, "Putin to Bush: You Fired Dan Rather," Washington Post, February 28, 2005. Scroll down to "Bubble Watch": "Bush is coming to New Jersey on the invitation of one of the state's Republican congressmen, Rep. Mike Ferguson."
 * "Rep. Ferguson Hosts President Bush in NJ... Will he finally come clean on Social Security privatization?" Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, March 3, 2005.
 * "Bush Says 'Drastic' Action Needed To Save Social Security," Bloomberg.com (NJCitizenAction.org), March 4, 2005: "Appearing with Bush was Representative Mike Ferguson, a third-term New Jersey Republican who's waiting for the specifics of Bush's proposal. Last year, Ferguson voted with Bush 71 percent of the time, splitting with the administration in his support for a minimum-wage increase and more environmental protection." See photo op: "President Bush Visits Union County," UnionCountyGOP.org: "Congressman Mike Ferguson introduces President Bush to a crowd of area residents gathered in Westfield to discuss Social Security reform."
 * "Bush Embarks On Social Security Tour," GOP.com, March 4, 2005: "President Bush will be joined by Reps. Mike Ferguson of New Jersey and Chris Chocola of Indiana on the trip. The stops are part of the administration's "60 stops in 60 days" tour designed to help educate American's on the Social Security crisis facing the nation."
 * Jennifer Loven, "Bush Helping Two Vulnerable Republicans," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), March 4, 2005; MSNBC: "Ferguson has not yet taken a position on Bush's proposal, and while introducing Bush he merely talked about the 'important national conversation' the president has launched."
 * Robert Cohen, "State GOP on the fence as Bush visits. Congressmen say they await details of his Social Security plan," Newark Star Ledger (NJ) (NJDems.org), March 4, 2005.
 * Larry Higgs, "Bush makes case for social security: Touts plan amid cheers, protests in N.J.," Gannett News/Gannett New Jersey (The Daily Journal (Vineland, NJ)), March 5, 2005: "U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson, R-Warren, introduced Bush and said later that he'd like to see bipartisan reform legislation introduced this year."
 * Jonathan E. Kaplan, "Dean slams Bush on town-hall meetings," The Hill, March 10, 2005: re Westfield, N.J., event, "which was open only to Republicans. ... Ferguson (R-N.J.) distributed tickets to the event, as did community groups such as the local Chamber of Commerce, said Christie Parell, a White House spokeswoman."
 * Jim Drinkard, "Drugmakers go furthest to sway Congress," USA Today, posted April 25, 2005; updated April 26, 2005: "In the House, Rep. Mike Ferguson, R-N.J., was the top recipient, with $264,560, roughly 10% of his total fundraising. He's a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; it has jurisdiction over the drug industry, which has a heavy presence in his state."
 * Ledyard King, "2nd N.J. legislator remits lobbyist's donation," Gannett New Jersey Group (Asbury Park Press), August 18, 2005: "Republican Rep. Mike Ferguson is not going to give back the $1,000 he received in 2001, according to his spokeswoman Abby Bird."
 * "Ferguson Used As Example of Broken Ethics Process," DumpMike.com, August 24, 2005.
 * Joshua Micah Marshall, Talking Points Memo, September 19, 2005: re "first list of confirmed Wage Cut Wigglers. But it seems Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) is going to be pretty near the top of the list."
 * NNJDEM, "NJ-07: Ferguson has a challenger, and plenty of grass roots opposition," Our Congress, September 22, 2005: "New Jersey's 7th Congressional District is currently home to Mike Ferguson, who won a narrow election to replace Bob Franks in 2000 (Franks chose to run for Senate, losing to" Jon S. Corzine). "After the 2000, bi-partisan redistricting made Ferguson's district more Republican. He won his re-election bids in 2002 with 58% and 57% of the vote, respectively. But Ferguson has faced organized opposition from the grass roots in his community, and now has a credible challenger. "
 * "Mike Ferguson Received $54,403 From Tom DeLay," DumpMike.com, September 30, 2005.
 * "Ferguson Must Return Dirty DeLay Money," Devine Media Inc., October 5, 2005.
 * "New Data: 26 Congressmen Bought Out by Delay. Congressmen Caught In Rep. DeLay’s Web Of Corruption Under Fire," Campaign for America's Future (Common Dreams), October 11, 2005.
 * Francesca Lorusso-Caputi, "Gay Marriage Issue Divides/Italian-American Congress Members," Viewpoints/USItalia.info, October 16, 2005: "Representatives Virginia Brown-Waite (R-FL) Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Melissa Hart (R-PA and Italian American on her mother’s side), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), and Tom Tancredo (R-CO) all signed a bill first sponsored by Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave of Colorado, in order to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would dictate marriage shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman…."
 * "Energy bill ignores environmental fact," Gannett New Jersey Group (Courier News Online), December 19, 2005: "As the bill was promptly referred to committee, it's clear that Ferguson's real goal was to try to establish credentials as an environmentalist so we'd believe that he, unlike Bush and DeLay, was actually doing something to reduce global warming and U.S. reliance on foreign oil. ... But the truth is Ferguson left out a few facts about his record and his party's record with respect to the environment."