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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... and Joe Biden's foreign policy and national security expertise is an unbeatable team."U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis. "Joe Biden undermines the message of change, and otherwise adds nothing to the Democratic ticket. He's a left, liberal, blue-state Democrat with no executive experience — just like Sen. Obama himself." Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo. "Sen. Obama has continued...
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Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... on the legislation. The co-sponsors are US Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), and Ron Paul (R-TX). US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) withdrew as a co-sponsor on July 31, 2008. According to the Congressional Record, Lofgren did not give a reason when asking the Speaker to remove her name from the bill. Lofgren’s...
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The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... on the legislation. The co-sponsors are US Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), and Ron Paul (R-TX). US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) withdrew as a co-sponsor on July 31, 2008. According to the Congressional Record, Lofgren did not give a reason when asking the Speaker to remove her name from the bill. Lofgren’s...
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The Plank (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Earlier this year, William Lacy Clay, the Democratic congressman from St. Louis, accidentally signed on as a co-sponsor of Barney Frank's bill to decriminalize marijuana (Clay thought it concerned only medicinal marijuana, but in fact it's broader than that). But, via Mike Soraghan at The Hill , Clay wasn't expecting the reception he got: Supporting the liberalization of marijuana laws...
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The Liberty Papers (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... government’s business to tell you how to spend your leisure time.” Rep. Frank, along with Reps. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), called on lawmakers to support legislation, HR 5843 , which would eliminate federal penalties for the possession and non-profit transfer of marijuana by adults. Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), William...
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Later On (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... represented by current marijuana enforcement practices, while Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) condemned the drug war’s disproportionate impact on people of color. Bill Piper, DPA’s director of national affairs, highlighted the collateral consequences of marijuana arrests. Piper explained that people convicted of a marijuana charge often lose their jobs and...
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ACLU Bog of Rights (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Ron Paul (R-Texas) and William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.). The sacrifices to public health and safety made in the name of marijuana enforcement and prosecution are horrifying. 829,625 people arrested for marijuana law offenses in 2006 , 89 percent for mere possession. Taxpayers are stuck with the multibillion-dollar...
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A Slant Truth (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... to release information, but did so under the Freedom of Information Act after Representative William Lacy Clay, Jr. raised questions about it at the congressional hearings over Pat Tillman ’s death. [2] The autopsy report and photographs revealed Johnson had a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, burns from a corrosive chemical on her genitals, and a gunshot that seemed inconsistant...
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Alternet (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
... the of Northampton, MA. "I'm going to call the sponsors and tell them I'm changing my vote." Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) withdrew his co-sponsorship on July 9.The , editorialized against the resolution on June 24: " ... we are casually giving our government the right to control Iran's borders using naval blockades. Might that be construed as an act of aggression? Only if we pay...
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Iran Nuclear Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
On July 22, 2008, Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Thomas Allen (D-ME) joined Representative William Lacy Clay in withdrawing there names as co-sponsors of the controversial resolution H.Con.Res. 362 . Below is the statement from Rep. Allen on his withdrawal. Alternet published an article on July 23, 2008 on efforts to oppose the resolution entitled “ Anti-War Movement Successfully...
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BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Walter Alarkon, The Hill -Rev. Jesse Jackson’s crude remark directed at Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) represents a larger, generational shift from civil rights era politicians to a black man who could be president. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) said that the difference between Obama’s and Jackson’s remarks “demonstrates a mastery of our political acumen, as far as [...]
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Iran Nuclear Watch (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
On July 9, Representative William Lacy Clay ( D-MO) removed himself as a co-sponsor of H.Con.Res. 362. There are currently 231 co-sponsors of the controversial resolution, including 105 Democrats and 126 Republicans. Although Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced that he was changing his co-sponsorship status, this is not yet reflected on the Library of Congress bill summary and status ....
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
POST-DISPATCH WASHINGTON BUREAU07/10/2008WASHINGTON — The House approved a bill Wednesday designed to ensure the preservation of e-mails by the White House and other federal agencies.The measure, sponsored by Reps. William Lacy Clay Jr., D-St. Louis, and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., passed 286-137 in the wake of accusations that the White House had failed to preserve internal e-mails....
