Among the more silly bills introduced in Congress yesterday was H. Con. Res. 124, a resolution declaring outrage that President Barack Obama has failed to get on board with those who believe that government-funded travel to outer space destinations is part of a preordained destiny that must not be resisted.
The Congressional Budget Office has conducted an analysis of Paul Ryan’s plan to move from Medicare to private, for-profit medical insurance, and concluded that Ryan’s plan would result in almost a 300 percent cost increase for senior citizens, who would go from paying just one quarter of their health care costs to paying almost three quarters of their health care costs.
Pete DeFazio notes that the House Republicans are protecting huge areas of government programs from spending cuts.
Jeff Flake is leading a Republican charge to use the Obama-GOP tax deal as an excuse to cut Social Security benefits that Americans have already paid for.
A roll call of the House Democrats, listing those who voted in favor of tax cuts for billionaires, and those who voted against the legislation.
Representative Pete Defazio gave a speech yesterday in which he set the standards for liberal acceptance of tax cut legislation
Republican congressional candidate Art Robinson urges the abolition of public schools.
In another year, will Timothy Geithner be gone? Keep an eye on Congressman DeFazio for continued defiance.
In February of 2009, second-term congressman Bruce Braley of Iowa announced the formation of a new Congressional Member Organization in the House of Representatives: the Populist Caucus. A year later, the Populist Caucus has grown from 23 to 30 members and has built a record through mission statements, advisory letters and a “Blueprint for Recovery” [...]
The FISA Amendments Act completely unravels the fourth amendment to the Constitution. It makes protection from unreasonable search and seizure a mere privilege for those that please the government, not an inalienable right.
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