Posts Tagged ‘David-Obey’
I kid you not. John Nichols at The Nation actually is blaming this “pandemic” on Republicans. He’s serious too. Here’s some meat: When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year’s emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed [...]
Tags: cdc, centers for disease control, charles, chuck, David-Obey, democrat, economic stimulus, influenza, john nichols, karl-rove, nancy pelosi, pandemic, pork, preparedness, republican, schumer, soap, swine flu, the beat, virus, wash your hands
Posted in media bias | 7 Comments »
October 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Nancy Pelosi famously denied Democrats had any responsibility for the financial crisis that we are dealing with right now. She stills sticks with that fantasy. However, I don’t think too many people believe her. Today the Washingtonwatch blog listed the members of Congress who voted for the 2000 Consolidated Appropriations Act which allowed trading credit [...]
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Posted in Ethics | 1 Comment »
It’s one thing to go around shouting about how Nancy and Harry and the Democrat leadership are failing this country in a time of economic crisis. Now, I’ll show you exactly how it works: House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey abruptly shut down his committee indefinitely rather than allow Republicans to offer an amendment to [...]
Tags: barack obama, David-Obey, demand, democrat, drilling, harry reid, nancy pelosi, oil price, poll, production
Posted in 2008 Congressional Races, 2008 Presidential Race, Energy Policy | No Comments »
Got this from Citizens Against Government Waste: Dear Representative, The new House leadership promised to bring to Washington, the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history. The recent announcement by House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) that earmarks will only appear in conference reports, and not in committee bills where they would [...]
Tags: David-Obey, earmarks, Ethics, Fed Policy, Government, House-Appropriations, nancy pelosi, pork
Posted in Ethics, Fed Policy, Government | 3 Comments »
