Category: House of Representatives

Author: ltfiggs

In the battle of Progressive Talk Radio versus Conservative Talk Radio, a clear winner is up for debate. Fans of Progressive Talk Radio rely greatly on satellite or the Internet, where there’s less restrictions for a No Holds Barred format. Conservative Talk Radio seems to more often take the ‘informative’ approach whereas the Progressive Talk [...]

Author: ltfiggs

The GOP would love nothing more than to see Nancy Pelosi disappear. Yet Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 reelection chances still live although she’s killing President Obama’s efforts to raise the ethical standards in Washington. She’s openly defied America’s former and current Presidents and brazenly demonstrates she’ll fight to keep earmarks alive regardless of President Obama’s desire to banish them. Too many overlook or dismiss her actions. Remember, Nancy Pelosi’s the first House Speaker to fly to the Middle East for her own version of Peace Talks while failing to mention it to then President G.W. Bush and yet she STILL has chances of reelection.

Author: ltfiggs

 Newt’s on a roll again with another hot topic; Health Care Reform. He has even founded the Center for Health Transformation which is researching and developing a new plan for better Health Care Reform without creating more taxes and cutting more jobs; just the type of plan American needs with its current economy. Newt strongly [...]

Author: dhobrock

Walking away from a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday, the leader of a seven-member Congressional delegation, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), is convinced that the Cuban President would be willing to reexamine the diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba. [...]

Author: dhobrock

The recent expansion of AmeriCorps goes hand in hand with President Obama’s plea with the American people to start volunteering and give special attention to community service. The plea came in his inaugural-address and later in a nationally televised speech to a joint session of Congress in February, shortly after taking office. The Senate passed a measure, named the Senator Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act [...]

Author: kschu7

On a surface level it seems almost silly not to be in support of a program intended to bring about aid to those in need across America, but opponents to the expansion of AmeriCorps raise several key points about the timing, cost, and in essence the “mandate” to serve.  The House has already backed the [...]