Posts Tagged ‘Kirsten Gillibrand’
Within one day after President Obama was sworn in for his second term, Harry Reid was putting in motion the vote to eliminate most filibusters. Here is the list of the Senators that think this is such a good idea they chose to co-sponsor it: Sen Baldwin, Tammy [WI] – 1/22/2013 Sen Begich, Mark [AK] [...]
Tags: 4, alaska, Amy Klobuchar, angus king, Barbara-Mikulski, bernard sanders, bernie, biden, brian schatz, change, christopher murphy, Connecticut, elizabeth warren, filibuster, hawaii, hope, iowa, jeanne shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Jon Tester, Kirsten Gillibrand, maine, mark begich, mark warner, Martin Heinrich, Maryland, Minnesota, montana, Nevada, new jersey, New Mexico, new york, new-hampshire, obama, oregon, reid, resolution, rhode-island, Robert-Menendez, Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse, tammy-baldwin, Tom-Harkin, vermont, virginia, Wisconsin
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Every week opensecrets.org highlights some group. This week, in honor of President Obama declaring this month “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month”, opensecrets targeted the Human Rights Campaign: Among them. the Human Rights Campaign, which was founded in 1980 and boasts more than 1 million grassroots supporters, has some of the deepest pockets. During [...]
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September 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Given the almost daily headlines and scandals involving ACORN, some members of Congress have decided that maybe ACORN’s not the best route to take involving some community projects. It seems like a no-brainer to me. You’ve accusations of voter fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, forging federal applications, shaking down banks to make risky loans, and [...]
Tags: ACORN, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Bernie-Sanders, congress, illinois, jim bunning, jim demint, John Barrasso, John Thune, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael B. Enzi, money laundering, new york, Orrin G. Hatch, pat-roberts, Patrick-Leahy, Pennsylvania, pimp, prostitution, Richard Burr, Richard-Durbin, Robert F Bennett, Robert-Casey, Roger F. Wicker, roland burris, S.2355, Saxby Chambliss, tom coburn, vermont, voter fraud
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First of all, let’s see what MEDPAC is. From their site: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent Congressional agency established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. The Commission’s statutory mandate is quite broad: In addition to advising the [...]
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