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$604,000 on bottled water? Apparently no drinking fountains in congress, hey? Just some interesting (infuriating) numbers here! http://www.aolnews.com/house-money/article/congress-spent-604000-on-bottled-water-397000-on-catering/19541719 ...

Small, common sense government. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMwzX8hJp7o&feature=player_embedded ...

The question was asked below, does it bother anyone that congress is on vacation for five weeks? Yes, it bothers me. It bothers me because I'm afraid the president is going to use his pen and phone to grant amnesty to the illegal invaders during that time. I actually think he's been looking forward to this opportunity. ...

Peter Waldron, who served as Bachmann’s national field coordinator in the 2012 presidential race, has filed an the Federal Election Commission complaint alleging that the lawmaker’s campaign improperly used leadership PAC funds to pay presidential campaign staff. He says he has spoken to investigators in what he described as “a very cordial two-hour meeting,” and other staffers tell the Daily Beast that the questions they were asked relate to the same payme ...

There's a lot more to this Record. You'll have to follow the link to see how many confirmed and nonconfirmed nominations for government positions. It might open some eyes. There is plenty more in both bills/laws/resolutions and the nominations/confirmations. I just did a summary to give an idea. See link for full details but it breaks down each arm of the service, too. Resume of Congressional Activity FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE ...

John's program a few days ago was particularly emotional regarding Congress being exempted from insider trading laws. He showed genuine outrage. I have a feeling if voters knew everything that was corrupt in washington, not just dribs and drabs, they (we) might jump off a cliff. ...

Interview with Senator Jeff Sessions. Interesting. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1989466433001/more-congressional-republicans-agree-to-break-tax-pledge ...

connected fugitive. Congressional aides suspected of criminally misusing their access to House computer systems owed $100,000 to an Iraqi politician who is wanted by U.S. authorities and has been linked to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Middle Eastern terrorist outfit. Imran Awan and four of his relatives were employed as information technology (IT) aides by dozens of House Democrats, including members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. The aides’ adm ...

Republicans Again Reject Obama Pick for Judiciary By JEREMY W. PETERS Published: November 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s latest choice to fill one of the vacancies on a powerful appeals court went down in a filibuster on Tuesday as Senate Republicans blocked another White House nominee — the third in two weeks — and deepened a growing conflict with Democrats over presidential appointments. [No kidding. Obstruction not matter the cost to ...

Every senator who accepted money from the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IPAC) should be impeached and removed from office — or at very least, soundly defeated the next time he or she comes up for reelection. But the Enemedia, true to form, will cover for them and do everything it can to keep them on the government payroll. One of the many unanswered questions about P5+1 agreement with Iran is why so many Congressional Democrats are rallying behind the President on this issue ...

Guess they aren't "feelin' the bern"...or they're just smart. ...

http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/02/25/hillary-fired-lies-unethical-behavior-congressional-job-former-boss Hillary fired for lies, unethical behavior from congressional job Jerry Zeifman, the man who served as chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings, fired Hillary from the committee staff and refused to give her a letter of recommendation. Why? “Because she was a liar,” Zeifman said in an interview last week. “She was an unethical, dishonest l ...

debate in Washington. Dozens of congressional staffers erupted into boos, jeers and even vulgar gesticulations Thursday when President Trump appeared in a video at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park. Mr. Trump delivered a message of unity, but some fans in the stands weren’t having any of it. One man shouted an expletive at the video screen as Mr. Trump was telling the fans: “We are showing the world we will not be intimidated by threats.” The episode marred what ...

From Forbes magazine 20 hours ago: English: Official photo cropped of United States Senator and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) What do you do when the Congressional Research Service, the completely non-partisan arm of the Library of Congress that has been advising Congress—and only Congress—on matters of policy and law for nearly a century, produces a research study that finds absolutely no correlation between the top ta ...

(I.e., game change! :) By James Fallows "... Please print out this passage from Green's Bloomberg Businessweek article so that you can refer to it each time you read a story about Obama's showdown with the Republican forces in the House. Despite their post-election tough talk, Republican leaders have dealt themselves a lousy hand. Obama can propose a "middle-class tax cut" for the 98 percent of American households earning less than $250,000 a ...

It would also mean the Russians were working against Trump trying to create chaos and disinformation. Well, it worked. ‘Veselnitskaya hired Glenn Simpson of the firm Fusion GPS to conduct a smear campaign against me and Sergei Magnitsky in advance of congressional hearings on the Global Magnitsky Act.’ Bill Browder said. http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/26/senate-testimony-fusion-gps-helped-corrupt-russians-venezuelans/ ...

I just thought I would start a contraversial topic before I take off for the day. I'll be back later to see the ruckus. LOL. ...

Thoughts on the bill passed in the House today? Too little, too much? I think it's a good step but there are no guarantees Big Business won't find loopholes. In fact, I'm quite sure they will try. In the meantime, however, it sends a good message that we will be watching. I'm also sure the senate will take months with this. Will that lead to a watered-down version? I guess it depends on how hard the constituents press their elected officials. NJ ...

LIE: "There is no federal funding for abortions in the bill." Obama and Pelosi have insisted that there is no federal funding of abortions in the bill: http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/03/08/video-pelosi-obama-lie-about-abortion-funding-in-senate-reform-bill/ But Rep. Stupak says otherwise: "Stupak notes that his negotiations with House Democratic leaders in recent days have been revealing. “I really believe that the Democratic leadership is simply unwillin ...

Does anybody know how this might positively or negatively affect our jobs as transcriptionists. I haven't really been following the particulars of the bill that closely. ...

Click on O's pic and you can play the video. BTW, I applaud AZ for taking matters into their own hands since the government has been so lax in protecting its citizens from crimes committed by illegals. I think this has come to a head since the death of the farmer killed a few weeks ago. It is also a way to force the government to start paying attention. Illegal is ILLEGAL. While others have come here legally, others have followed illegally. It must be stopped but as an af ...

I have been reading articles on what is, and what is not, included in this new law. Not a single article agrees this is real reform. It still gives Wall Street (SEC) and big banks the freedom to do what they want. This is not good. It's what I've been saying all along. The idea of financial reform was supposed to stop the abuse, but it may give the above more free rein in what they do. I'm posting one article from MSNBC. Please be sure to read the ful ...

I especially love the line about not doing something just for the sake of politics - who is he kidding? The whole reason it's not on the agenda anymore is because of politics! And you can blame the republicans or the democrats - they're both just as guilty of doing what's right for themselves instead of what's right for the country! A politician doesn't do anything that isn't for the sake of politics! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100430/ ...

"We have all heard it said many times that America is a land of immigrants, some voluntary and some involuntary, but immigrants nevertheless. We have plenty of space in our country, but insufficient resources to support everyone who wants to come here. When we see innocent children used as political pawns, it still tugs at our heartstrings, which is the desired intent. The real question is, What are we going to do about it? Immigration reform has been a very tough issue, as well as a p ...

Eileen Aj Connelly, AP Personal Finance Writer, On Sunday February 21, 2010, 2:29 pm EST NEW YORK (AP) -- Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that goes into effect Monday, you'll know that if you pay the minimum on a $3,000 balance with a 14 percent interest rate, it could take you 10 years to pay off. "Jaws will drop," said David Robertson, publisher of The Nilson Report, a newslet ...

While I agree with some things said, I totally disagree with giving all illegals a "pathway to citizenship." http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/york-mayor-bloomberg-immigration-jobs-lebron-james-11071170 But, as I delve into more and more of this information, I found this problem with the current system with those applying legally to come to this country. Read the article and please click on some of the underlined words, especially about the English couple who owned a restaurant in Main ...

President Barack Obama renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform Tuesday, citing America's legacy as a nation of immigrants and saying that finding a solution for millions of undocumented workers is critical to the country's common future. "We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants -- a nation that welcomes those willing to embrace America's precepts," Obama said during a visit to El Paso, Texas. "It doesn't matter where you come from. What matters is that y ...

because I think it is MUCH better to spend HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars raping a foreign country like Iraq and then REBUILDING THAT COUNTRY than to spend hundreds of billions of dollars helping the CITIZENS OF THIS NATION better afford basic health care coverage. Surely you all agree? Because from the GOP's point of view we CAN afford endless war but we CAN'T afford heath care reform. Geniuses, ain't they? ...

According to what I have been reading today, NO. The government cannot force us to buy health insurance: "But the individual mandate extends the commerce clause's power beyond economic activity, to economic inactivity. That is unprecedented. While Congress has used its taxing power to fund Social Security and Medicare, never before has it used its commerce power to mandate that an individual person engage in an economic transaction with a private company. Regulating the auto industry or pa ...

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