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Archive for January, 2009

5 Democrats Oppose Workplace Fairness

Posted on January 31 2009 by Congress Watcher

For this bunch of new blue dogs, indifference to the needs of working Americans is only the start of the problem.

Frank Wolf Serves Federal Workers Well

Posted on January 30 2009 by Congress Watcher

Republicans say that they support family values. Democrats say that they support workers’ rights. Both of these are provided for with H.R. 626.

Why Did Claire McCaskill Vote Against Single Moms?

Posted on January 30 2009 by Congress Watcher

Four Republican senators did more for children’s health than Senator McCaskill did.

Why Won’t Aderholt Support Anti-Abortion Amendment?

Posted on January 29 2009 by Congress Watcher

Robert Aderholt doesn’t want to actually ban abortion. He just wants to talk about it. He knows that the abortion issue is his political bread and butter.

Do Democrats Really Want To Push Home Buying?

Posted on January 28 2009 by Congress Watcher

The aspect of the Democrats’ economic stimulus package praised by Congressman Yarmuth seems to be encouraging the very sort of unwise economic behavior that contributed to our nation’s current economic troubles.

Does America Need an Uptick?

Posted on January 27 2009 by Congress Watcher

We might consider co-sponsorship of H.R. 302 with a grain of salt. Five out of the six co-sponsors are from downstate New York, where Wall Street is king.

Rush Holt Bill Funds Planning for Green Schools

Posted on January 27 2009 by Congress Watcher

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could get the planning grants of the School Building Enhancement Act put together with the infrastructure investment grants of the Green Schools Act, combined with the resources of the Democratic leadership’s economic stimulus package?

Kirk and Carney On Green Schools

Posted on January 26 2009 by Congress Watcher

Read the Green Schools Act, introduced by Mark Kirk and co-sponsored by Chris Carney. It’s a good bill in its vision, if perhaps too small in its scope.

Joe Baca Speaks Courageously On Immigration

Posted on January 26 2009 by Congress Watcher

I was heartened to see U.S. Representative Joe Baca rise to the floor of the House of Representatives last week, and talk about a genuine problem with immigration – that the persecution of undocumented immigrants destroys their families and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation.

The Experience of Congressman Bobby Bright

Posted on January 25 2009 by Congress Watcher

Visiting the official congressional web site of U.S. Representative Bobby Bright, one gets the feeling that he doesn’t care too much about communicating with his constituents. Almost the entire site is filled with links to governmental agencies other than Bright’s own office that can help constituents with problems because, it seems, that Congressman Bright isn’t [...]

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