It has been awhile since I've checked TheMiddleClass.org to see how our elected officials are doing in helping regular Americans. Here is some information from TheMiddleClass.org : Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15-Democrat) = (2009 year to date total) 100% According to TheMiddleClass.org , Kilroy has voted for legislation that helps the Middle Class: H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R.3639...
Thank you, veterans, for your service! ************** ************** ************** *** Think Progress has comments from Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15). On the day of the passage of the health care reform bill, Kilroy and other female members of the House were yelled at and screamed at by members of the Republican Party. Think Progress has Kilroy's reaction to the Republicans' disgusting behavior : It...
Last week, President Obama fawned over the endorsement of Pelosicare by two political powerhouses, AARP(who stands to make millions from its passage) and the American Medical Association. With those endorsements, Congressmen Zack Space, Mary Jo Kilroy, and Steve Driehaus likely breathed a sigh of relief. That was premature. The Ohio State Medical Association, the state affiliate of the AMA, came out...
On Saturday, several Republicans went wild and shouted down members of the Democratic Women's Caucus on the House floor. As each woman stepped up to the microphone to give a brief statement about how the House health care legislation would benefit women, Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (GA) -- repeatedly talked over them, screamed, and shouted screeds like "I object, I object, I object, I...
Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy knows that the national Republicans have painted a big target on her back. She knows she’s likely facing a rematch from her ‘08 opponent in which she narrowly won thanks, in part, to a high youth turnout fueled by the presidential election that is unlikely to materialize in ‘10. And yet, she [...]
While people suffer and die without health insurance, the Republicans are going after Ohio's Democrats for supporting the health care reform bill. The Lancaster Eagle Gazette : The Republican Party has launched a political attack against three Ohio Democrats they say cast the decisive votes for a $1.1 trillion health care reform bill that the GOP claims will cost American jobs. The Republican National...
During an appearance today at Good Sam's, a Catholic hospital in Cincinnati, Steve Driehaus, a Catholic congressman from the city's West side, explained why he voted for a health care bill that makes a mockery of subsidiarity , a Catholic principle that is "among the most constant and characteristic directives of the Church's social doctrine": CLIFTON - It didn’t take 48 hours after...
Politico: Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform , Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill. And in the aftermath of the politically charged vote, Perriello wasn’t the only Democratic congressman whose fortunes were being reassessed. The GOP,...
*** Thank you, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) for voting in support of the health reform bill on Saturday night. Thank you! * * * Do Ohioans really believe anything that comes out of the mouth of Republican Jon Husted? Husted has apparently teamed up with another Republican state senator, John Carey, to have a favorable commentary appear in the Chillicothe Gazette . Carey should have had to pay for the...
Health care reform quick hits and commentary. TPM has the details on the vote in the House. Wa Po and NYT have useful charts. PCCC polls Virginia . Stay classy , GOPasaurs. "Moderate" bias . Adam Nagourney , known for internalizing right - wing talking points, actually has a good piece on the thinking of vulnerable House Democrats. (h/t The Plum Line) "The health care vote is critically...
Little Zack Space decided to vote against the will of his constituents. Zack, instead, voted with Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the very liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives. Good job Zack. Zack is helping bankrupt each and every voter in his district. Estimated added costs to households for just two of the bills that Congress is considering is: Cap and Trade cost per household $1,761 Health...
John Dingell had to deal with Republicans making objections during every Democratic speaker. Republicans constantedly made objections and to delay the the final floor vote. Republicans asked for extentions. A Republican Joe Barton continued to object after Dingell granted Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy the freedom to speak uninterrupted. Barton then shouted over Dingell. It is a parliamentary no no to shout over...
On Saturday morning, a group of House Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) -- attempted to stop the Democratic Women's Caucus from making their arguments about how the health bill would benefit women by screaming over them. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) only had time to say "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to--," before Price shouted "I object." The presiding chair,...
Think Progress -- GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics I've included a highlight video of the elected reps acting like children after the jump. This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments...
A vote yesterday shows exactly which members of the House of Representatives support people and which support banks. HR 3639 was passed to stop banks and credit card companies from increasing rates to high, obscene percentages before a law kicks in next year. From Thomas , the Library of Congress, HR 3639 is described as--- Title: To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure...