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It’s Your Tax Dollar – Should Headstone Changes Be Made for Deceased Veterans at the Expense of Veterans in Nursing Homes, Increasing Your State’s Medicaid Payments?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson Every once in a while I’ll read something and simply shake my head in disbelief. H.R. 2701 basically falls into that category. Before I continue, it’s necessary to explain my thoughts on death. I don’t want anyone … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged ABMC, CBO, Democrats, DVA, H.R. 2701, History, Jewish-American Deceased Veteran, Latin Cross, Medicaid, news, Operation Benjamin, Politics, Republicans, S. 292, Star of David, Taxes, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Veterans, WWI
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For Real?
Opinion: Patricia L Johnson Are these people truly for real? Funding for the Department of Homeland Security extended until March 6? A full week? What kind of way is that to run a government? What happens when the week is … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged Department of Homeland Security, Funding, One week extension, U.S. House
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What is Senator Rand Paul’s Problem?
By Patricia L Johnson Since when does being a junior Senator give someone a license to be callous and uncaring in addition to distorting the truth? Senator Randal Howard [Rand] Paul (R-KY), and a member of the Tea Party movement, … Continue reading
December 13th – A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath December 13, 2000 is the day Al Gore conceded defeat to then Texas Governor George W. Bush. That was a bad, sad day–almost as bad and sad as the day the Supreme … Continue reading
Library of Congress – Congressional Record Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Congressional Record Latest Daily Digest for Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Latest update was Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Posted in Government, News and politics
Tagged Daily Digest, Library of Congress, LOC, September 6, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
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Library of Congress Congressional Record – Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011 Daily Digest [Page: D880] GPO’s PDF Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pagesS5147-S5154 House Messages: Debt Limit Increase Bill–Agreement : Senate continued consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 627, to establish the … Continue reading
Two Years – The length of their term, and their level of maturity
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Another day and nothing in sight yet that looks like it might be an end to the debt ceiling argument. The economy keeps getting worse which is exactly what the Republicans want … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged Congress, Cut Cap and Balance, Debt Limit, deficit surplus, Democrats, economics, Employment, Great Recession, H.R. 2560, Legislation, President Clinton, President George W. Bush, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, War
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You can lead a Horse to Water, but you cannot make it Drink, Write a Letter or Make a Call.
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath You voted the Republicans in – now vote them out. We don’t need a National election for you to tell the GOP what you think of their refusal to increase the debt … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Economy, Employment, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged big business, Debt Limit, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Independents, Job Creation, Members of Congress, National elections, oil subsidies, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Unemployment
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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
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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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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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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U.S. House Says NO to Extended Unemployment Compensation
The final vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act took place at 2:01 pm on November 18, 2010. The following members, almost all Republicans, voted “Nay” which made it impossible for the bill to pass: Aderholt Akin Alexander Austria … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Employment, National Debt
Tagged Deficit, Election 2012, Republicans, Tax-cuts, U.S. House, Unemployment Compensation
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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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