Kimsey

Kimsey says she sympathizes with the GOP position - to a point.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

From her sixth-floor office at the National Science Foundation in Arlington County, Carter Kimsey earns $155,500 a year helping to conceive and oversee federal research grants to the nation's smartest scientists.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

Kimsey says she sympathizes with the GOP position - to a point.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

Kimsey says she sympathizes with the GOP position - to a point.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

From her sixth-floor office at the National Science Foundation in Arlington County, Carter Kimsey earns $155,500 a year helping to conceive and oversee federal research grants to the nation's smartest scientists.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

Kimsey says she sympathizes with the GOP position - to a point.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010

Rick Kimsey , 57 years old, is seeking to expand his business, a medical-clinic franchise called Doctors Express Urgent Care, but since January six banks have rejected his loan requests.

Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty Emily Maltby 2011

Discouraged by the bank process, Mr. Kimsey says he has learned to "have a contingency plan in place" and is now trying to secure capital from a private investor.

Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty Emily Maltby 2011

Mr. Kimsey says the business, open since late 2010, has done well enough for him to sign with the franchisor to open six new locations.

Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty Emily Maltby 2011

Kimsey says she sympathizes with the GOP position - to a point.

Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections Lisa Rein 2010