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Category Archives: U.S. House of Representatives
Grayson’s Use Of Congressional Franking Privileges No Worse Than The Rest Of Congress
Florida Rep. Alan Grayson has been criticized by his opponent, Kurt Kelly, for abusing the franking privileges that just about every Congressmember abuses. Grayson sent a DVD to 100,000 of his constituents at a cost of $73,000, but Kelly claims … Continue reading
92 Congress Members Fail To Support Crime Crackdown On Tribal Reservations
Tribal law is a mess in the United States. A competing hodge-podge of local, state, federal and tribal laws create a criminal justice system where many of the offenders get away free because the confusing mass of law and jurisdictions … Continue reading
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Restrictions On Media In Gulf Lifted; Attempt to Prevent Future Restrictions Dies In Congress
On Tuesday, National Incident Commander Thad Allen lifted the 65-foot ban on the media covering the Gulf oil spill. This follows widespread criticism in the media that the rights of Americans to know what is happening in the Gulf are … Continue reading
Health Care Reform Mascot
On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, Ohio Rep. Steven LaTourette spoke about health care on the House floor. I have no idea what he said, but I think the poster he brought along fairly well sums up the mess of health care … Continue reading
Can’t A Politician Make A Good Analogy Anymore?
Senator Harry Reid’s comparison between Republican opposition to healthcare and slavery has already been criticized for the last week or so extensively. Some African-Americans felt that comparing healthcare reform to abolishing slavery was inaccurate and downplayed the horrors of slavery. Republicans took … Continue reading
Richest 25 Members Of Congress
Only 1% of Americans are millionaires, but 44% of Congressmembers can claim that title. Here are the wealthiest 25. The list is for 2008 and includes the effect of the stock market crash. It also includes Ted Kennedy, who was … Continue reading
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Congresswoman Calls Health Care Reform A Greater Threat To Freedom Than Terrorism
It looks like Osama bin Laden is off the hook as the greatest threat to America. Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina has found some greater threats to the security of the United Stats. It does not include crashing … Continue reading
What Does Bestiality, Necrophilia And Pedophilia Have To Do With Gay Hate Crimes? A Congressman Explains
It’s a stretch to compare the hate crimes bill to bestiality, pedophilia and necrophilia, but that is what Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert did. Gohmert is afraid that if gays are protected under anti-hate crime legislation so will those with a … Continue reading
The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released its list of the most corrupt members of Congress. In a bipartisan split, the list includes eight Democrats and seven Republicans. Twelve of the fifteen are under some form … Continue reading
Rules Of Decorum And Debate For House — “Nitwit” In, “Liar” Out
Rep. Louise Slaughter released some guidelines on decorum for House member during debate. It is okay to refer to the government as “something hated, something oppressive,” but improper to refer to the President as “giving aid and comfort to the … Continue reading
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Congressman Sees Resurgence Of KKK From “You Lie” Remark
One foolish remark always seems to follow another in politics. When Rep. Joe Wilson yelled, “You lie” during President Obama speech before Congress, it was inappropriate and disrespectful to the Presidency. There may even be some racism in it as … Continue reading
Wilson And Opponent Receive Mountain of Contributions Over “You Lie” Outburst
Rob Miller, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s opponent, has raised over $1 million from 25,000 contributors since Wilson called President Barack Obama a liar on the House floor. In his 2008 reelection campaign, Wilson raised only $614,487. However, Wilson is not going … Continue reading
Lynch Joke Get Big Crowd Reaction
The joke that Rep. Todd Akin makes about Democratic Congressmen meeting hostile crowds in town hall meetings and almost being lynched doesn’t upset me by itself. It may be a poor choice of a word, but I’ve heard a lot … Continue reading
Conyers Explains Why Congress Shouldn’t Read Bills
Congressman John Conyers is taking criticism for his comment that there isn’t any purpose in reading a bill that is 1,000 pages long and takes lawyers to interpet it. Yet, he is actually right. Those who read these bills are likely … Continue reading
Matthews Gets “Birther” Bill Co-Sponsor To Admit Obama Is Native-Born Citizen
Congressman John Campbell of California is one of the co-sponsors of the “Birther” bill that requires a Presidential candidate to submit documentation showing that he or she was born in the United States. In this interview with Chris Matthews, he … Continue reading
