Tag Archives: U.S. Senate

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

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Ballotpedia – An interactive almanac of U.S. politics.

Ballotpedia.

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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

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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

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Obama to name new top economic adviser – Aug. 29, 2011

Obama to name new top economic adviser – Aug. 29, 2011.

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The Congressional Blackmail Backlash

By Patricia L Johnson It’s not like they didn’t know the consequences, they knew. As we all know, appropriation bills begin in the U.S. House and each and every member of the 112th Congress received a copy of the letter … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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