Tennessee`s CongressMan/Woman , Vote Against Tennesseans ! With Exception of Steve Cohen(D) & Jim Cooper(D) HealthCare Bill H.R.3962 By: Don Jones, District#8~Tennessee Tennessee's`s Congressmen/Women by a vote of Seven (7) to two (2) voted against the Health Care reform bill S.R.3962 ! I`m sorry to report that our very own John Tanner (D), District#8, was among those who voted against Tennesseans,...
Outside View: Afghan nation-building? Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2009 - A report by Jordan Fabian in The Hill's Blog Briefing Room said U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., stated that nation-building in Afghanistan similar to what the United States undertook in Iraq would unlikely achieve success because Afghanistan is "medieval" compared with the "20th-century country" Iraq. Roe said that...
Voters and veterans won’t understand if the Veterans Affairs Department pays big performance and retention bonuses to its workers, members of a House subcommittee said Wednesday.At a hearing that focused on a VA inspector general investigation into misuse of retention bonuses in the VA’s information and technology division and into plans for 2009 senior executive service bonuses, lawmakers...
Flopping Aces records that in July Barack Obama promised "So I just want everybody to know, Congress will have time to read the bill. They will have time to debate the bill. They will have all of August to review the various legislative proposals. When we come back in September, I will be available to answer any question that members of Congress have. If they want to come over to the White House...
Throughout August and September, we heard Democrats crying how Republicans have no alternative to their raping of the health care system of America. In a "Fact-Check" Card issued to officials and made avaiable to followers, the claim was made, Republicans "have refused to release a plan to the public." Introduced on July 30, 2009, prior to recess, was HR 3400 - Small Business Health...
Don’t you just love signing up for Republican chain emails? You don’t have to read the news to catch their lies, just get on a mailing list. Just received the latest batch of baffling bullshit that oozes from the gooey orifice we commonly refer to as The RNC. This particular batch coming by way of TN-1 Congressional Rep, Phil “Dr. NO” Roe. In Phil Roe’s most recent email...
Links to Scheduled Town Hall Meetings Wednesday, August 19th, 2009, by Kate Casper Health Care Town Hall meetings for the Tennessee delegation Congressman Marsha Blackburn’s scheduled town halls Congressman Lincoln Davis’ scheduled town halls Congressman Bart Gordon’s scheduled town halls Congressman Phil Roe’s scheduled town halls Congressman John Tanner’s scheduled...
This in from Matt's congressman, House Minority Leader, and a Great American, John Boehner: The Democratic leadership in Congress appears determined to produce a costly, job-killing health care bill that few outside the Washington Beltway support. For evidence, one need only look at the long list of common-sense changes House Republicans proposed this month while the bill was being considered by the...
Fellow Liberty Loving Patriots, This morning the American Liberty Alliance announced the launch of a nationwide "Recess Rally" happening across each and every House district office on August 22nd, 2009. We've joined with Michelle Malkin, RedState.com, American Majority, Smart Girl Politics, Americans for Limited Government, Freedom Works, Sam Adams Alliance and several other groups to help...
Tennessee Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Roe have a piece at RealClearPolitics that is a must read for anyone who is on the fence or not quite sure what to...
One of my the very first blogging projects that I researched and started writing but never quite got into a form that was worth publishing was a post on the lessons of TennCare. That’s the subject of an op-ed at RealClear Politics from Tennessee Republican Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Roe (hat tip: [...]
According to the OpenPen blog, 1st District Congressman Dr. Phil Roe (aka Dr No) had some fiery words to stir the crowd -- but just what was he calling on the crowd to do? (Rep. Roe also made time to attend a few other "tea party" events, along with the former 1st District Congressman David Davis, State Senator Steve Southerland R-1st, of Morristown, and state Rep. David Hawk, R-5th, of Greeneville,...
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