Bill Shuster

Mr. Short-Term Memory

Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go! (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009

Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) hates the stimulus bill. HATES it....

• Rep. Shuster Bashes The Stimulus As A Failure While Taking Credit For Its Success - Think Progress
• New GOP tactic, totally contemptible - Later On

Video- Political rivals become gridiron warriors

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

LOL Tony Weiner. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Partisan politics was shelved for a few hours Tuesday night as Democratic and Republican congressmen teamed up with former NFL players in a gridiron battle against the U.S. Capitol Police. The fourth annual 'Longest Yard' flag-football game raised more than $75,000 for the Capitol Police Foundation and the Washington Literary Council, but former Washington...

The Republican House Hate Caucus-- The 53 Most Homophobic Members

DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

Indiana bigot Mike Pence blew the whistle on this one. A couple weeks ago we looked at how the Republican obsession with openly gay people and the Republican obsession with "czars" was degenerating into a jihad against Kevin Jennings, the Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Bigot extraordinaire Steve King of Iowa wrote a...

So far, only 7 PA Congressmen support '72 Hour' rule

THE CENTRIST (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

The Democratic majority in Congress continues to reject calls to actually read bills before voting on them. From Robert Romano of the NetRight Nation Blog : If a growing number of House members that signed a discharge petition for H. Res. 554 have their way, every single bill in Congress will be held for least 72 business hours Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) prior to passage for a mandatory...

• So far, only 7 PA Congressmen support '72 Hour' rule - Tony Phyrillas

McChrystal's Foot Soldiers

Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

I remember when no one was minding Afghanistan, including the media. About a month ago, I could barely find a story on Afghanistan, except in a publication such as Foreign Policy. Now, Afghanistan has become a political football. Republicans don't miss a beat when it comes to exploitation. Something's definitely awry with Stanley McChrystal, who seems like a decent guy but somehow thinks he landed...

Transatlantic Lawmakers Sign Declaration Calling for international investigation of the "Basij" in Iran

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009

By Walid Phares On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Members of the US Congress, Members of European Parliament and a Member of the Canadian Parliament signed an historic document condemning Iran’s continued human rights abuses. This document was signed at the second Trans-Atlantic Group on Counter Terrorism, or TAG, summit hosted by TAG co-chairs US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) and Member of...

Batteries ARE Included: Norfolk Southern Unveils Experimental Electric Locomotive

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009

ALTOONA, Pa., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Congressman Bill Shuster in attendance, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today unveiled the latest in alternative energy locomotive technology at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa. NS 999 is a prototype 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive that relies solely on rechargeable batteries for...

SSP Daily Digest: 8/13

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009

? FL-Sen : Charlie Crist barely survived another county-level GOP censure vote, this time in heavily-Democratic Palm Beach County, where one would expect the GOP faithful to be Chamber of Commerce types and not run-of-the-mill teabagging rageaholics. The censure bid failed on a 65-65 tie. The party member who led the bid referred to Crist as "nothing more than Arlen Specter with a tan." ?...

Update on ENDA/Episcopals

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009

Here's the status of where Pennsylvania's House delegation stands on an Inclusive version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. UPDATED AS OF 7-23-09 6:30pm; In this column: Definite Yes Probable Yes Total Yes Unconfirmed Probable No Definite No Notes PENNSYLVANIA Robert A. Brady x CS 2009; co-sponsor in 2007 Chaka Fattah x CS 2009; co-sponsor in 2007 Kathleen A. Dahlkemper x voted yes on hate...

Where are the Jobs?

PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009

Congressman Bill Shuster asks…

SSP Daily Digest: 7/2

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

? NC-Sen : Republican pollster Civitas poked at the Senate race, not doing head-to-heads but looking at favorables for Richard Burr and two of his likeliest challengers, SoS Elaine Marshall and Rep. Mike McIntyre. Marshall and McIntyre are little-known, with 12/7 favorables for Marshall and 13/10 and McIntyre (although he was at 38/12 in his district). The bad news for Burr? He's barely doing better...

Congressman Shuster Endorses Pat Toomey for U.S. Senate

THE CENTRIST (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-09) has endorsed Pat Toomey for the United States Senate and released the following statement: "For as long as I have known Pat Toomey, he has been a reliable and steadfast supporter of limited government, lower taxes and personal freedom. These are bedrock conservative principles that I know resonate with my constituents in central and western Pennsylvania and will...

77 Congressional Reps call for suspenion of military discharges under DADT

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009

My god, I cannot keep up with the news. I used to let a lot of national issues pass by, but the Obam Administration's DOJ legal brief comparing same sex marriage to incest ... we need to pay closer attention. Pam's House Blend has the story and the full letter. Here are the Pennsylvania elected officials who stood up to bigotry and FOR the troops. House Members Robert Brady (D-PA-1) Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2)...

Congressional Institution Hits A Hundred

Washminster (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009

The Congressional Baseball Game is due to be played tonight at the Nationals Stadium (the new Home of the Major League Baseball team, the Washington Nationals ). It is a century since this event was first held. Members of Congress play on party teams. A special feature in 'Roll Call' outlines the history and details of the game. The winning team gains the Roll Call Trophy. The rosters are: DEMOCRATS...

A Look at Interchange Legislation

Payment News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009

In an article in today's Politico titled "John Conyers takes aim at interchange fees", Victoria McGrane writes about the interchange fee legislation re-introduced last week in Congress by John Conyers and Bill Shuster. The bill would She notes that lobbyies for the financial industry opposing the bill "point out that Conyers’ bill — unlike an earlier version — does...