It is not enough for either us or our Republican congressmen to sit on the sidelines with Obamacare’s mandates ever approaching. It is time to take action. As I explained last week, Rep. Steve King has filed a discharge petition on legislation to repeal Obamacare. If he gets 218 signatures on his petition, Nancy Pelosi is forced to have a vote on the legislation whether | Read More »
There’s this thing in the United States House of Representatives called a “discharge petition.” In a nutshell, a congressman can write a bill and, when the leaders in charge of the House refuse to do anything with it, the congressman can file a discharge petition. The petition, if personally signed by 218 congressmen, forces the House Speaker to put the matter up for a vote | Read More »
This is really kind of mind numbing and demonstrates what is wrong with Congress. During a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) offered up an amendment to the hate crimes bill to exclude pedophiles from being a protected category under the hate crimes legislation. Every single Democrat voted it down. In the same meeting, Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) offered an amendment to include | Read More »
McCain is raising money for his 2010 run. He’s been damn good on the stimulus issue. On Tuesday, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee sent out a fundraising solicitation to subscribers to johnmccain.com asking for donations to his 2010 Senate re-election campaign. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) may run for Governor in 2010: Rep. Jim Gerlach’s (R-Pa.) possible departure from the House to run for governor in 2010 | Read More »
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