Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
* About the Health Care Bill -- When Charles Krauthammer pointed out how the Senate health care bill only pretends to be “deficit-neutral” by front-loading the tax collection process while delaying the payouts, Newsweek assistant managing editor Evan Thomas agreed: “Charles is right. This bill is a fiscal fraud.” But he quickly added: “I’d still vote for it.”...
Chicagoray (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Rep. King accuses Conyers and Nadler of blocking ACORN probe The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: "Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) accused two Democratic committee chairmen of blocking an investigation into ACORN because of their ties to the organization. In an interview with Fox News, King took aim at House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Judiciary Constitution subcommittee Chairman...
Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
BooMan Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Rep. Kendrick Meek is not seeking reelection to the House. He is pursuing the Democratic nomination for one of Florida's two U.S. Senate seats. The Hill makes an interesting catch: Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) on Wednesday abruptly withdrew his support from a controversial trade bill and legislation to create a single-payer health insurance system. The decision to remove himself as co-sponsor of the...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
This afternoon, a group of the nation's top insurance company executives are going to be in D.C. for the "State Issues Conference" sponsored by America's Health Insurance Plan (AHIP). That's the lobbying group for the insurance industry. Insurance companies used to always get their way in DC. That's changing. Yesterday, on Capitol Hill, there was some key action towards reining in insurance...
Deeplinks (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
This afternoon, leaders in the House of Representatives introduced their own USA PATRIOT Act reform bill, responding to the disappointing PATRIOT renewal bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee two weeks ago . The new bill — the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 (HR 3845) — was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr.; Constitution, Civil Rights, and...
U.S. Politics and the World (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
corn1971 posted a reply: Looks like the House is moving on this as well. House Vote On Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption Coming The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's cherished antitrust protection, according to a statement from Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.). The...
braininjury (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith will testify at a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich., said that the committee will hold its hearing Oct. 28. The hearings will look at the lasting impact of head injuries, how to limit them and how to compensate players and their...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's cherished antitrust protection, according to a statement from Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.). The move comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) have put up a unified front,...
BetaNews (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews With the music industry's business model in flux, mostly due to forces seemingly beyond its control, one way of potentially reducing some of the stress from lost CD sales is by Congress lifting terrestrial radio broadcasters' exemption from paying royalties to musical performers -- an exemption that has been allowed since the beginnings of radio. Though a majority...
Lawyer News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana, recently wrote U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. and Attorney General Eric Holder on behalf of Notre Dame graduate and good government advocate, Zena Crenshaw-Logal. Noting that he welcomed President Barack Obama to the university's campus for its 2009 commencement address but had yet to meet...
democrats.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced H.R. 3699, to prohibit funding for any increase in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Original Co-sponsors of H.R. 3699 are listed below: Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. John Conyers Jr. Rep. Keith Ellison Rep. John Lewis Rep. Diane E. Watson Rep. Edolphus Towns Rep. Emanuel Cleaver...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
This is exactly what we need to see from Democrats. Let the GOP defend their friends in the insurance business and see what the public thinks about it. (h/t Cat) House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Energy and Commerce Committee Vice-Chair Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) today...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
ASCAP TO CO-SPONSOR 39TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION JAZZ CONCERT SEPTEMBER 24TH: WASHINGTON, DC EVENT TO FEATURE JIMMY COBB'S "SO WHAT" BAND AND THE LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG SUMMER JAZZ CAMP ALUMNI ALL-STARS Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, will host the 24th Annual Jazz Issue...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
September 1 The other day President Obama issued a special message to the Muslim world for the annual Ramadan holiday . Tonight, before leaving Wednesday for the rest of his stay-cation at Camp David, the president hosts a White House banquet to celebrate the same holiday. Invited guests include three Cabinet secretaries, numerous diplomats, five members of Congress including the lone Muslim, Keith...
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