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Who In Congress Voted Against Safe Routes To School?

Posted on February 13 2012 by Congress Watcher

29 members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted against a program to help America’s kids exercise and get to school safely. That’s tacky.

John Duncan Calls Medicare A Waste Of Money

Posted on July 19 2011 by Congress Watcher

Representative Duncan is arguing that taxes for millionaires and billionaires must not be increased, and that Medicare services to Americans must be cut instead. When Duncan calls the federal government wasteful, he’s saying that Medicare is wasteful. Actually, Medicare operates much more efficiently than private medical insurance does.

10 In Congress Sue To Stop Illegal Libya war

Posted on June 15 2011 by Congress Watcher

Barack Obama is being sued by a group of U.S. Representatives, including four members of his own political party, in order to force him to stop the illegal U.S. entry into war in Libya.

Who Voted Against Safety Regulations for Offshore Drilling

Posted on May 15 2011 by Congress Watcher

The House of Representatives rejected protections that might have saved the lives of the workers on the Deepwater Horizon and prevented the tremendous oil spill that resulted from its explosion.

8 Republicans Vote Against War. Who Were They?

Posted on March 18 2011 by Congress Watcher

A sharp division within the Democratic Party on matters of war and peace was revealed in the vote, with 85 Democrats voting for peace, and 99 Democrats voting against peace.

Republicans Concerned GOP Leadership Is Exempting Some Departments From Spending Cuts

Posted on January 25 2011 by Congress Watcher

Yesterday, John Duncan, a Republican from Tennessee, called upon his party’s leadership to open up military and homeland security waste to budget cuts.

John Duncan Links Airport Scanners And Corruption

Posted on November 19 2010 by Congress Watcher

In a speech before the House of Representatives this week, John Duncan pointed out that there are indications of corruption in the process of selecting companies to produce and install full body scanners for airport security lines.

Bipartisan Coalition Attempts To Force US Military Out Of Pakistan

Posted on July 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

H. Con. Res. 301 would have required a complete American military pullout from Pakistan by the end of this December.

4 Identical Health Care Bills: Who Picks Which?

Posted on April 13 2010 by Congressional Aid

In the wake of the passage of health care reform by both houses of Congress in March 2010, Republican legislators rushed for the title of The One who introduced repeal legislation. In the last days of March, representatives Michele Bachmann of Minnesota (H.R. 4903), Steve King of Iowa (H.R. 4972), Jerry Moran of Kansas (H.R. [...]

Republicans Against War?

Posted on March 12 2010 by Congress Watcher

Long wars like the one in Afghanistan require huge amounts of spending and the maintenance of huge government bureaucracies.

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