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Category Archives: Government
An Open Letter to Members of Congress
By Richard E Walrath It doesn’t matter if you’re in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, or if you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent, the people of the U.S. need your help now. The latest Associated Press … Continue reading
U.S. Navy Secures Release of Japanese-owned Vessel
A request for assistance from a Japanese-owned merchant vessel in the Somali Basin led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) securing the release of the vessel and its 24 crew members from four suspected pirates, Mar. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, News and politics, Safety and Security
Tagged DDG 84, Japanese-owned vessel, pirates, Somalia, U.S. Navy, USS Bulkeley
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Do Their Elevators Go All the Way up to the Top Floor?
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson United States District Judge Gladys Kessler is the 5th Federal Judge to rule on the constitutionality of PL 111-148 and 111-152 a/k/a “Affordable Care Act or ACA”. Before Judge Kessler’s ruling, the score was 2-2, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections 2012, Government, Health and wellness, Health, Uninsured, Medicare, News and politics, U.S. Courts
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, belief that God will provide, civil action 10-950, conflicts with Christian faith, District Judge Gladys Kessler, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, mandate to buy insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, penalty, PL 111-152, PL111-148
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CONGRATULATIONS to Rahm Emanuel
98 percent of the precincts have reported and Rahm Emanuel is the winner of the Chicago Mayoral Election with 55% percent of the vote. The campaign began with Rahm Emanuel behind the eight-ball as his residency was challenged. Petitioners Walter … Continue reading
Is timing a Key Ingredient in Political Poll Results?
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson Gallup recently came out with a new poll that asked the question 27. If Barack Obama runs for re-election in 2012, are you more likely to vote for Obama or for the Republican Party’s candidate … Continue reading
The Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2012
“Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, budget overviews organized by agency, and summary tables.” http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Overview
Posted in Economy, Government, News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged FY 2012, OMB, President Obama, U.S. Budget
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Tea Party Candidates have been in Congress Too Long!
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a revised bill for FY 2011 with additional cuts. Supposedly the additional cuts are due to demands by Tea Party freshman, but really…. what … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Employment, Government, Health and wellness, Health, Uninsured, Immigration, News and politics, Safety and Security
Tagged 112th Congress, ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Budget Cuts, Economy, Education, Energy Assistance, EPA, FY 2011, Healthcare, HUD, Illegal Immigration, IRS, Jared Loughner, Mental Health, Military, Patricia L Johnson, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), Republicans, Tea Party Candidates, Transportation, U.S. Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Unemployment, Veterans Affairs
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Tidbits – How to Become President without an Election
In 1973 Spiro Agnew was Vice President and Richard Nixon was President. Agnew resigned due to the fact the US Attorney’s office in Baltimore MD advised his lawyers, in a letter, that Agnew was being investigated for conspiracy, extortion and … Continue reading
Bachmann Proposes VA Cuts
Stars and Stripes recently ran an article talking about Michele Bachmann’s new plan for cutting expenses. Bachmann is the U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district in MN and founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, a group promoting cuts … Continue reading
In the News – Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission released its final report on January 27, 2011. The Commission was formed in May of 2009 as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, Public Law 111-21. The 10 Members of the Commission consist … Continue reading
In the News – State of the Union
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson The Federal government of the United States consists of three branches, the Executive, Judicial and the Legislative. Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to provide Congress with information on the … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Employment, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. Courts
Tagged Article II Section 3, Executive, Judicial, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Antonin Scalia, Legislative, President Obama, State of the Union Address, Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Federal Government, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
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ANOUNCEMENT
On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 9:00 pm EST [8:00 pm CST] President Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address at the U.S. Capitol. Immediately after the speech Senior White House Officials will be available to answer questions … Continue reading
Posted in Government
Tagged President Obama, questions, State of the Union, White House Blog
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Note to GOP – Creating Babies is NOT the Same as Creating Jobs
Republicans were put back in control of the House partially based upon their promises in their “Pledge to America”. You only have to read 271 words into the pledge to come to the following statement, which is the first time … Continue reading
Voting with Dollars instead of Ballots
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a 5-4 decision made by the United States Supreme Court on January 21, 2010. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the lower court) … Continue reading
What Is The Basis for Their Repeal?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson A total of 434 votes were cast, 245-189, in the U.S. House on January 19, 2011 on H.R. 2, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act”; a one-page bill to repeal the provisions of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health and wellness, Medicare, News and politics
Tagged 112th Congress, H.R. 2, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, jobs created, Medicare, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-148, PL 111-152, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House
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A $145 Billion Increase to Deficit?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson Determining whether or not a particular bill will be beneficial to this country generally begins with a request to the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] to determine costs involved and budget impact. In March of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health, Uninsured, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged 112th Congress, CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Federal Budget, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-148, PL 111-152, Republicans
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GOP Definition of “Cut Spending”
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson The GOP’s Opening Argument: Cut Spending, Cut Spending, Cut Spending is an article written on January 3, 2011, by Derek Thompson and published in the Business section of The Atlantic. Thompson confirms what we … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, Democrats, Pakistan, President Obama Stimulus Bill, Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senator Kelly Ayotte, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator March Rubio, Senator Pat Roomey, Senator Richard Burr, Senator Ron Johnson, Tea Party, U.S. Deficit, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
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Economic Releases January 14, 2011
Release Date: January 14, 2011 ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES (MARTS) DECEMBER 2010 Retail sales in December 2010 rose 0.6 percent from the prior month and 7.9 percent from the prior year, to $380.9 billion. For … Continue reading
DeLay convicted on money laundering and conspiracy charges
By Bridget Johnson – 11/24/10 07:14 PM ET Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was found guilty Wednesday on money laundering and conspiracy charges. DeLay was indicted in 2005 on charges of conspiracy to violate election laws by illegally … Continue reading
Posted in Government, News and politics
Tagged Conspiracy, Election laws, Indictment, Money Laundering, Morals, Tom DeLay
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Yeah or Nay on Earmarks?
By Administrator Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated on November 15, 2010: “…today I am announcing that I will join the Republican Leadership in the House in support of a moratorium on earmarks in the 112th Congress…” Seems this … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 112th Congress, appropriations, ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Bob Schieffer, earmarks, Face the Nation, Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003, Office Of Management and Budget, Senator Mitch McConnell, U.S. Budget, U.S. House
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Do You Really Want to Know About Tax Cuts?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson New legislation will be required in order to extend the tax cuts put into place by President G.W. Bush in 2001 [PL 107-16], otherwise they will expire at midnight on December 31, 2010. Recently … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Deficit, Estate Tax, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax and Income on Estate, Gift Tax, Individual Income Taxes, Patricia L Johnson, PL107-16, Revenues, Senator Mitch McConnell, Tax rate schedule, Tax-cuts, Unified Credit
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Deficit Chart
(Click Chart to enlarge) The above chart represents deficit increases by year, based on legislative changes that applied to that particular year. During the period of FY 2001 through FY 2009, legislative changes increased the U.S. Deficit by 5.4 trillion … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, FY2001, FY2002, FY2003, FY2004, FY2005, FY2006, FY2007, FY2008, FY2009, Patricia L Johnson, U.S. Deficit
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GOP – Going Overboard on Pelosi
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Fox News, reporting with their usual fair and [un]balanced flair published a special report Monday titled “Pelosi Did Nothing With Knowledge About Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” [1] The story indicates Speaker of … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Government, News and politics, Only in America News, Safety and Security
Tagged 9/11, CIA, Democrats, John Boehner, Justice Department, Newt Gingrich affair, NSA Condeleezza Rice, President George W. Bush, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Speaker of the House, torture
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Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Posted in Government, News and politics, Only in America News
Tagged President George W. Bush, Republicans
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