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Archive for May, 2010

Robert Menendez Warned Of Massive Oil Spill

Posted on May 31 2010 by Congress Watcher

Senator Robert Menendez was warning about the possibility of an offshore drilling blowout in the Gulf of Mexico half a year ago. Unlike his Senate colleagues, who pushed to loosen regulation of offshore drilling, Senator Menendez had the foresight to urge restraint.

Byron Dorgan’s Doublespeak On Offshore Drilling

Posted on May 30 2010 by Congress Watcher

The certain knowledge that Senator Byron Dorgan, and other defenders of the oil industry, pretended to have before the Deepwater Horizon crisis began was an illusion. If, even after a month and a half of an uncontrolled oil spill, no one knows how to stop the spill or to contain its impact, it is irresponsible to continue with plans to expand offshore drilling.

Wasteful Pentagon Program Supported By Nearly Half of House Democrats

Posted on May 29 2010 by Congress Watcher

136 Democrats voted to cut funding for the F-35′s superfluous second engine. 115 Democrats voted to keep the funding in place.

Who Crossed The Line On Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Posted on May 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

A list of the Republicans and Democrats who crossed party lines on this week’s vote on an amendment that would repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell military policy of discrimination against homosexual soldiers.

Kucinich Words On Oil Not Matched With Action

Posted on May 27 2010 by Congress Watcher

If Dennis Kucinich has time to work on renaming a post office, who doesn’t he have time to cosponsor legislation to end offshore drilling?

House Committee Allowed Oil Spill Research Effort To Die

Posted on May 26 2010 by Congress Watcher

Committee Chair Bart Gordon has allowed the Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act to languish in his committee for almost an entire year now.

Roy Blunt Supports Half Measure On Oil Spill Liability

Posted on May 24 2010 by Congress Watcher

Roy Blunt’s bill retains an upper limit past which an oil company doesn’t have to pay for damages related to oil spills. Past that limit, the American people pick up the tab, protecting oil companies from further loss of profit.

Should Congress Let Corporate Abuses Slide By?

Posted on May 23 2010 by Congress Watcher

Accidents happen? Is that what Rand Paul would say face-to-face to the families of the eleven oil rig workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?

Charles Djou’s Anti-Family Politics

Posted on May 23 2010 by Congress Watcher

Charles Djou may say that he supports “strong families and a diverse community”, but in practice, Djou only supports those families that follow his narrow beliefs. Djou seeks to ban legal recognition of other families.

War Is Making You Poor

Posted on May 22 2010 by Congress Watcher

The War Is Making You Poor Act would forbid that additional spending, and require the U.S. government to direct 90 percent of that money to pay for the federal tax on the first $35,000 of every American’s income. Even after this astounding reduction in federal income tax, 16 billion dollars in savings would be left over.

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