what a group of assholes they are by continuing to stall extended unemployment benefits: Democratic politicians will hold a press conference Tuesday to blast Republican politicians for holding up legislation to extend unemployment benefits another 14 weeks for the nation's out of work citizens. Elected representatives in both houses of Congress have agreed on the details of a bill and apparently have...
30 Republican Senators - all of them men, strangely enough - voted against Sen. Franken's amendment to ban Federal funds going to any company that attempts enforcement of binding arbitration clauses in cases of sexual or civil rights abuse. The amendment is a response to the case of Jamie Leigh Jones , who alleges she was drugged, held captive, and repeatedly raped by fellow contractors while working...
Here is a list of Senators hitting the Sunday talk show circuit tomorrow: Face the Nation (CBS) – John Cornyn (R-TX), John Kerry (D-MA) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) State of the Union (CNN) – John Kerry (D-MA) Fox News Sunday – Kent Conrad (D-ND), Arlen Specter (D-PA) and John Thune (R-SD) Meet the Press (NBC) – Chris Dodd [...]
Jamie Leigh Jones went to Iraq in 2005, to work for Halliburton's then subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown, and Root. When she signed the contract, she was shown pictures of a small trailer where she would live with other women. The reality was quite different. She found herself assigned to a huge barracks full of men. She complained to the company. Nothing happened. Four days after her arrival, she was socializing...
Classless. That word best describes Judd Gregg's vote today on SA 2588. SA 2588, proposed by Senator Al Franken, prevents defense contractors from requiring mandatory employment arbitration of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault claims. Jamie Leigh Jones, a former Halliburton employee, was sexually assaulted by her co-workers while working for Halliburton-KBR in Iraq. According...
Senator Jeff Merkley continues to push, prod and otherwise shove his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to enact comprehensive health care reform that will include a strong public option. On the Ed Schultz show: On CNBC, taking it pretty hard to Judd Gregg: Discuss.
New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg says a Labor Department requirement for contractors to build a new Job Corps Center in Manchester is unfair and will delay the project.
I just watched Fox News' Neil Cavuto interview Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), and the pair discuss the senator's amendment to a transportation appropriations bill that would have banned what I've been calling Barack Obama stimulus "campaign signs." The amendment phrased it a bit differently: Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of stimulus funds for self-congratulatory signage that allows lawmakers...
New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg says government would be a predator, not a competitor, if the overhaul of the nation's health care system includes a public option.
Filed under: Deals , Consumer experience , Marketing and advertising Late Thursday night Congress approved another $2 billion for the "cash for clunkers" program. On the Democratic side, Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan said: "The reality is this is a program that has been working. Consumers believe it's working. People who make steel and aluminum and advertisers -- and everyone...
Republican New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg voted against extending the "Clash for Clunkers" plan, saying it's a "wreck" for future generations of taxpayers who will be forced to pay the bill for today's new car purchases.
WASHINGTON — Pedal to the metal, Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday night with an additional $2 billion for "cash for clunkers," the economy-boosting rebate program that caught the fancy of car buyers and instantly increased sales for an auto industry long mired in recession. The Senate approved the money on a 60-37 vote after administration officials said an...
The Senate voted to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court today, making her the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice and just the third woman to sit on the court. The 55-year-old Sotomayor, who was confirmed by a vote of 68-31, will be sworn in on Saturday at the Court. Despite strong and vocal opposition from some Senate Republicans, nine GOP senators voted for her confirmation,...