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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (most of last week's votes had to do with health care, which I realize I've posted on ad nauseum already - the vote to begin debate in the Senate happens tomorrow evening). House Democrats' health bill . Voting 220-215, the House passed a bill (HR 3962)]...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (another slow week). House Extended jobless benefits . Voting 403-12, the House sent President Obama a bill (HR 3548) that would provide 20 more weeks of jobless checks for those whose allotments have expired or soon will expire and who live in states...
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Emptysuit (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
House Vote 887 – H.R.3962: On Passage Affordable Health Care for America Act Result: Passed by 5 votes Date of Vote: November 7, 2009 Roll Call Number: 887 Yes Votes (220) No Votes (215) Member Party Dist. Member Party Dist. Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Robert B. Aderholt R AL-4 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Todd Akin R MO-2 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Rodney Alexander R LA-5 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Jason Altmire...
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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...
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Joseph Crowley,
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and I also posted some videos here ; not really able to do much more at the moment). House Interior Department budget . Voting 247-178, the House approved the conference report on a bill (HR 2996) to appropriate $32.2 billion for the Department of the...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The U.S. Postal Service has violated federal regulations by failing to provide financial details that justify the planned closing of a mail-processing facility in Gloucester County, according to U.S. Rep. Robert E. Andrews.
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and I also posted here ). (By the way, this is another slow week - I've got just about nuthin' here.) House Coast Guard budget . Voting 385-11, the House passed a bill (HR 3619) authorizing $10 billion for the Coast Guard in fiscal 2010, about two-thirds...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and I also posted here ). I only have a comment on one item this week, by the way, and more or less an observation on another. House Homeland Security budget . Voting 307-114, the House approved the conference report on a $44.1 billion Department of...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and I also posted here ). House 2010 military budget . Voting 281-146, the House authorized a $680 billion defense budget (HR 2647) for fiscal 2010 that includes $130 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and $27.9 billion for military health...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week. House Energy, water appropriations. Voting 308-114, the House adopted the conference report on a bill (HR 3183) to appropriate $33.5 billion for energy, water, and nuclear programs in fiscal 2010. A yes vote backed the conference report. Voting yes:...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and once again, except for highlighting another particularly awful vote by Joe Pitts, I got nothin'). House Extended jobless benefits . Voting 331-83, the House passed a bill (HR 3548) providing 13 more weeks of jobless checks for those in high-unemployment...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week. House Joe Wilson reprimand. Voting 240-179, the House expressed "disapproval" of Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's Sept. 9 speech to Congress. The South Carolina Republican shouted "You lie" when the president said...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week. (Yes, they're baaack , but I don't have much again.) House Chesapeake Bay watershed . Voting 311-107, the House passed a bill (HR 965) making permanent a federal-state program that promotes citizen involvement in restoring the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem...
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The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week. Food-safety regulation . Voting 283-142, the House passed a bill expanding the Food and Drug Administration's authority over firms that handle raw and processed foods, including certain farms. The bill (HR 2749) would require hundreds of thousands of...
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MoreMonmouthMusings (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Many of the original groups behind TaxDayTeaParty.com are joining together for the Nationwide Recess Rally. This is a collaborative effort to make it known that we will not stand for socialized, government controlled healthcare. The Nationwide Recess Rally takes place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. If you believe your liberty, your hard earned money and your way of life is under attack through dangerous...
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