In my opinion, Representative Mark Kirk, a commissioned Naval Officer serving in US House of Representatives and candidate for US Senate from Illinois, has a sophisticated, realistic and nuanced view of the Middle East and its challenges and sees clearly the threat of Nuclear Weapons in the [...]
At least not for 2010.
Reports WHTM: Pennsylvania legislators will not give away free 2010 calendars to their constituents. Rep. John Payne (R-Dauphin) said Republican and Democrat leaders of the House of Representatives recently decided not to print the calendars. “After completing a difficult state budget, and with all signs pointing [...]
One of the most common critiques of full-time state legislatures is the sheer amount of seemingly useless resolutions - to pander to certain groups of voters - that take up legislative agendas. While interning for the House of Representatives, I saw this was very common from both parties on the [...]
Commentary from Congressman Joe Pitts
On November 7, the House of Representatives considered Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s healthcare reform bill, and I chose to stand against it and vote no. It was not a decision that I made lightly, and it came after months of debate, study and [...]
Why I Voted Against Speaker Pelosi's Health Care BillWhy I Voted Against Speaker Pelosi's Health Care Bill
Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson condemned the House of Representatives for voting to approve "$2.1 trillion takeover of the nation's entire health care sector in spite of overwhelming public opposition to the measure."
In the words of President Obama (as contained in the fund raising email that hit my inbox a scant 1 hour and 24 minutes after the event),
“This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over [...]
The Stupak Amendment to the Health Care Reform bill in the House of Representatives passed with 240 yeas, 194 nays and 1 present vote.
What does that mean?
It means that women have been singled out to be the only class of people to actually lose coverage under the HCR bill.
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I can think of 535 people who deserve to lose their jobs: 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives.
