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Aaron Schock Goes Vague on Earmark Details

Posted on September 14 2009 by Congress Watcher

There may be good answers to these questions, but Representative Aaron Schock did not bother to provide them as he ought to have done. He didn’t even tell how much money his earmark was for.

Congress Votes To Shrink and Develop Public Lands For Anti-Gay, Anti-Secular Group

Posted on September 9 2009 by Congress Watcher

The health of our public lands as a result of the transfer of a large chunk of the Ouachita National Forest to the Boy Scouts of America. The health of our civic society will be damaged just as much.

The McCotter Way: Accused Don’t Get Trials; Doggies Get Tax-Free Sweaters

Posted on August 6 2009 by Congressional Aid

In June, Republican Representative Thaddeus McCotter was noticeably upset at the possibility that an accused criminal would be given the right to a trial: “The Manhattan federal trial of Ahmed Ghailani again proves the Obama administration’s ideological refusal to face the reality that terrorism is a global martial threat; not a domestic criminal matter. The [...]

Gregg Harper Is A Rep Without A Cause

Posted on July 4 2009 by Congress Watcher

Why can’t Congressman Gregg Harper even write, or cosponsor, one bill on behalf of his constituents or the American people?

Why Is Wexler Sticking Up For Azerbaijan?

Posted on June 7 2009 by Congress Watcher

Congressman Robert Wexler calls Azerbaijan “one of America’s most important strategic allies in the Caucasus region”. What makes Azerbaijan such an important strategic ally in the Caucasus region, and why does that matter?

H.R. 2595: Electronic Waste Recycling Reform Question Mark

Posted on May 29 2009 by Congressional Aid

Representative Mike Thompson, who helped organize yesterday’s electronic recycling day on Capitol Hill, is one of five members of Congress to sign on in support of H.R. 2595, an electronic waste recycling reform bill. This bill is the only ewaste recycling reform bill sitting before the U.S. Congress… and there is concern that even this [...]

Green Cloward Running For Tauscher’s Seat

Posted on May 26 2009 by Congress Watcher

Liberated from the restricting structures of the Democratic and Republican parties, Jeremy Cloward has come up with a number of specific, innovative ideas about how to deal with the most serious problems Californians, and the rest of America, are now dealing with.

Virginia Foxx Is A Hoax

Posted on April 30 2009 by Congress Watcher

A hoax? Like people in Wyoming dressed up in bigfoot outfits, with chupacabra footprint makers, to make the murder of Shephard look like an anti-gay crime when it really wasn’t?

Senate Environment Oversight Committee Lies Fallow

Posted on April 8 2009 by Congress Watcher

What is Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the the Oversight Subcommittee within the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee doing to deal with these problems?

The Bill of Mights: Jesse Jackson Jr. Introduces 9 Constitutional Amendments to Zero Fanfare

Posted on April 2 2009 by Congressional Aid

If volume were an indicator of success, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2) would be a knockout. Jackson has introduced no fewer than nine amendments to the Constitution of the United States this year. Let’s take a peek at these, the Jackson Nine: Jackson Amendment 1: H.J. Res. 28, providing a universal right to vote for [...]

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