Posts Tagged ‘Maurice Hinchey’
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 [...]
Tags: Adam Schiff, Adam Smith, Al Green, Alan Grayson, Albio Sires, Alcee L. Hastings, Alexander Giannoulias, Allyson Schwartz, Ami Bera, Andre Carson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Ann Mclane Kuster, Anna Eshoo, Anthony D. Weiner, Anthony Woods, Barbara A Mikulski, barbara lee, barbara-boxer, barney frank, Ben R Lujan, Berkley, Betsy Markey, Betty McCollum, Betty Sue Sutton, bias, Bill Foster, Bill Jr Pascrell, bob-filner, Bobby L. Rush, Brad Miller, Brad Sherman, Brian M Higgins, Bruce Braley, Bryan Lentz, Carol Shea-Porter, Carolyn B Maloney, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Carolyn McCarthy, chaka fattah, Charles B Rangel, Charles E Schumer, Charlie A Gonzalez, Chellie Pingree, Chris Coons, Chris Van Hollen, chris-dodd, Christopher S. Murphy, Dale E. Kildee, Dan Maffei, Dan Seals, Daniel K Inouye, Danny K. Davis, David Loebsack, David N Cicilline, David Price, David Wu, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Deborah Halvorson, democrat, Dennis J Kucinich, Dennis Moore, Diana DeGette, Dina Titus, Donald M. Payne, donation, Donna Edwards, Doris O. Matsui, Earl Blumenauer, ed pastor, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Edolphus Towns, Edward J. Markey, Edwin G Perlmutter, Elaine Marshall, eleanor holmes norton, Elijah E. Cummings, Eliot L. Engel, emanuel cleaver, Eric Massa, Frank Jr Pallone, Gabrielle Giffords, Gary Ackerman, Gary Peters, george miller, Gerry Connolly, Glenn Nye, Grace Napolitano, Gregory W Meeks, hank-johnson, Hansen Clarke, Harry E. Mitchell, harry reid, Howard L. Berman, human rights campaign, human-rights, Jackie Speier, James E Clyburn, James P. McGovern, Jan Schakowsky, Jane Harman, Jay R Inslee, Jeff Merkley, jerrold-nadler, Jerry McNerney, Jesse Jr Jackson, Jim Himes, Jim Langevin, Joe Baca, Joe Courtney, Joe Garcia, joe-lieberman, John A. Boccieri, John A. Yarmuth, John B Larson, John Carney, John D Dingell, John Garamendi, John H. Adler, John Hall, John Jr Conyers, John Lewis, John Salazar, John W Olver, Jose E Serrano, Joseph A Jr Sestak, Joseph Crowley, Joyce Elliott, Judy Chu, Julie Lassa, Karen Bass, Kathleen Dahlkemper, Kathy Castor, keith-ellison, Kendrick B. Meek, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kurt Schrader, laura richardson, Lee Irwin Fisher, Leonard L. Boswell, linda sanchez, Lloyd Doggett, Lois Capps, Loretta Sanchez, Louise M Slaughter, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Luis V. Gutierrez, Lynn Woolsey, Marcia L. Fudge, Mark Schauer, martha coakley, Martin Heinrich, Mary Jo Kilroy, Maurice Hinchey, Mazie K. Hirono, Melissa-Bean, Melvin L Watt, Michael Arcuri, Michael E Capuano, Michael E. McMahon, Michael F Bennet, Mike Doyle, Mike Honda, Mike Quigley, Mike Thompson, nancy pelosi, Niki Tsongas, Nita M. Lowey, Nydia M Velazquez, opensecrets, Patrick J Murphy, Patrick J. Kennedy, Patrick-Leahy, patty-murray, Paul Tonko, Paul W Hodes, peter defazio, peter welch, Phil Hare, prejudice, Raul M Grijalva, Richard Blumenthal, Richard E. Neal, Rick Larsen, Robert C Scott, Robert E. Andrews, Robin Carnahan, Ron Kind, Ron Klein, Ron-Wyden, Rosa L. DeLauro, Rubén Hinojosa, Rush Holt, Russ Carnahan, russ-feingold, Sam Farr, Sander Levin, Scott Galvin, Scott Murphy, sheila-jackson-lee, Shelley, Silvestre Reyes, Steny H Hoyer, Stephen F Lynch, Stephen Ira Cohen, Stephen P Pougnet, Stephene Ann Moore, Steve Driehaus, Steve Israel, Steven R. Rothman, Susan A. Davis, Suzan DelBene, tammy-baldwin, Tarryl Clark, Ted Deutch, Terri Sewell, Tim Ryan, Timothy H. Bishop, Timothy J. Walz, Xavier Becerra, Yvette D. Clarke, Zoe Lofgren
Posted in Ethics, Political Correctness | No Comments »
December 1st, 2009 | 3 Comments
I read Seeking Alpha’s “Bigwigs Debate Too Big to Fail“. It discusses the opinion of several key financial players of the US economy regarding whether institutions can be “too big to fail”, and if so, what to do about them. Very excellent read. The players fall into two categories: Bust ‘em up: Alan Greenspan Simon [...]
Tags: Alan Greenspan, ben bernanke, Bernie-Sanders, breakup, community reinvestment act, fannie-mae, fdic, freddie-mac, Jamie Dimon, Maurice Hinchey, paul krugman, Paul Volcker, seeking alpha, Sheila Blair, Simon Johnson, tim geithner, Too Big to Exist Act, too big to fail, William K. Black
Posted in economic-policy, Entitlement Programs | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Tags: Adam Clark, Adam Putnam, Adrian Smith, Alan Mollohan, alcee hastings, Allen Boyd, Arthur Davidson, Arthur Davis, Barbara Cubin, Baron-Hill, Bart Stupak, Bart-Gordon, Ben-Chandler, Bernie Thompson, Bill Shuster, Bob, Bob-Etheridge, Brad Miller, Brian Higgins, Brian-Baird, Buck McKeon, Carol Shea-Porter, Cathy McMorris, Charles Kennedy, Charles Pickering, Charles Wilson, Charlie, Charlie Norwood, Chet-Edwards, Christine Bechtel, Christopher Carney, Cliff Stearns, Collin Peterson, Connie Delaney, Dale Kildee, Dan-Boren, danny-davis, Darlene Hooley, Dave Camp, Dennis Cardoza, Dennis Rehberg, Devin Nunes, Doc Hastings, Don Young, Donald Manzullo, Donna Christensen, Earl Blumenauer, Earl-Pomeroy, Ed Towns, Ed Whitfield, Eni Faleomavaega, ezra klein, Frank Lucas, Fred Upton, Gabrielle Gifford, Gene Taylor, Goodlatte, Greg Walden, Gresham J. Barrett, Harold Rogers, Heather Wilson, Ike Skelto, James Clybrun, James McGovern, james oberstar, Jeff Fortenberry, Jeff Miller, Jerry Costello, Jerry Moran, Jerry Weller, jerry-lewis, Jim McCrery, jim mcdermott, Jim Walsh, Jim-Cooper, Jim-Marshall, Jim-Matheson, Jo Ann Davis, Jo Ann Emerson, Joe Barton, joe-wilson, John Boozman, John Carter, John Doolittle, John Kline, John Lewis, John McHugh, John Murtha, John Olver, John Peterson, John Salazar, John Spratt, John Tanner, Judith Faulkner, Kenny Hulshof, Kevin Brady, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lamar Smith, LaTanya Sweeney, lee terry, Leonard-Boswell, Lincoln Davis, Lloyd Doggett, Louise Slaughter, Mac Thornberry, Marc Probst, Marcy Kaptur, Marilyn Musgrave, Marion Berry, Mary Fallin, Maurice Hinchey, Mazie Hirono, medical care, medicare, MEDPAC, Melancon, Michael Conaway, Michael McNulty, Michael Michaud, michael turner, Mike, Mike Arcuri, Mike Rogers, Mike Ross, Mike Simpson, Mike-McIntyre, nancy-boyda, Nathan Deal, National Partnership for Women & Families, Neil Abercrombie, Neil Calman, Nick Rahall, Paul Gillmor, Paul Kanjorski, Paul Ryan, Paul Tang, Pete Fortney Stark, Pete Hoekstra, peter defazio, Peter Visclosky, peter welch, Phil Hare, Ralph Hall, Randy Forbes, Randy Neugebauer, Ray LaHood, reimbursement, Richard Baker, Rick Boucher, Rick Larson, Rick Renzi, Rob Bishop, Robert Aderholt, Robert Cramer, Robin Hayes, Rodney Alexander, Roger Wicker, Ron Kind, Ron Lewis, ron-paul, Roscoe Bartlett, Rubén Hinojosa, Sam Graves, Sanford Bishop, Scott White, SEIU, sheila-jackson-lee, Shelly Moore Capito, socialism, socialized, Solomon Ortiz, Stephanie-Herseth, Steve Pearce, steve-king, tammy-baldwin, Thelma Drake, Thomas Petri, thompson, Tim Ryan, Tim Walz, Timothy Johnson John Shimkus, Todd Tiahrt, Tom Allen, Tom Cole, Tom Latham, Tom Udall, vernon ehlers, Vic Snyder, Virgil Goode, Virginia Brown Waite, Wally Herger, Walter Jones, Wayne Gilchrest, William Delahunt, Zach Wamp
Posted in Health Care Debate | No Comments »
Spencer Bachus recently commented that he thought Obama was getting pushed too far to the left by some members of Congress: But he said he is worried that he is being steered too far by the Congress: “Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists.” Asked to clarify his comments [...]
Tags: alcee hastings, barney frank, Bennie Thompson, Bernie-Sanders, bob-filner, chaka fattah, Charles Rangel, congress, congressional progressive caucus, corrine brown, danny-davis, democratic socialists of america, dennis-kucinich, diane degette, Donald Payne, ed pastor, eleanor holmes norton, Eni Faleomavaega, george miller, henry-waxman, jerrold-nadler, jesse-jackson, jim mcdermott, jim mcgovern, John Lewis, John Olver, John Tierney, john-conyers, luis-gutierrez, Lynn Woolsey, Marcy Kaptur, Maurice Hinchey, maxine-waters, Melvin Watt, nancy pelosi, Neil Abercrombie, pete-stark, peter defazio, Robert Scott, Sherrod Brown, socialist, spencer bachus, Xavier Becerra
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Ethics, Media, media bias, National Politics, Political Correctness, The Media | 6 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 [...]
Tags: Anthony Weiner, barbara lee, Bart Stupak, Barton Gordon, Bennie Thompson, Bob-Etheridge, Bobby Rush, Brad Sherman, Brian-Baird, Carl-Levin, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Carolyn Maloney, Carolyn McCarthy, Charles Gonzalez, Charles Rangel, Ciro Rodriguez, Collin Peterson, consolidated appropriations act, credit default swaps, Dale Kildee, danny-davis, Darlene Hooley, David Wu, David-Obey, Dennis Moore, derivatives, Diana DeGette, Donald Payne, Earl-Pomeroy, Eddie Johnson, Edolphus Towns, Edward Markey, Edward Pastor, Elijah Cummings, Eliot Engel, Ellen Tauscher, F. Boyd, Frank Pallone, Frank-Lautenberg, Frederick Boucher, Gene Taylor, Gregory Meeks, ike-skelton, Jack-Reed, James Clyburn, James McGovern, Janice Schakowsky, Jay Rockefeller, jerrold-nadler, Jerry Costello, jesse-jackson, Joe Baca, joe-biden, John Dingell, John Larson, John Lewis, John Murtha, John Olver, John Spratt, John Tanner, John Tierney, john-kerry, José Serrano, Joseph Crowley, Lloyd Doggett, Lois Capps, Louise Slaughter, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lynn Woolsey, Marcy Kaptur, Mark Udall, Mary-Landrieu, Maurice Hinchey, Max-Baucus, Melvin Watt, Michael Capuano, Michael Doyle, Michael McNulty, Mike-McIntyre, nancy pelosi, Neil Abercrombie, Nicholas Lampson, Nick Rahall, Nita Lowey, Norman Dicks, Nydia Velazquez, Patrick Kennedy, Paul Kanjorski, Peter Visclosky, Raymond Green, Richard Neal, Richard-Durbin, Robert Andrews, Robert Brady, Robert Cramer, Robert Scott, Robert Wexler, Rosa DeLauro, Rubén Hinojosa, Sander Levin, Sanford Bishop, sheila-jackson-lee, Shelley Berkley, Silvestre Reyes, steny hoyer, Steven Rothman, tammy-baldwin, Thomas Allen, Tim Holden, Tim Johnson, Tom Udall, Tom-Harkin, william jefferson, William Pascrell, Xavier Becerra
Posted in Ethics | 1 Comment »
From Wiki: In the early hours of December 9, 1981, around 3:51 AM, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed during an altercation that ensued from a routine traffic stop of a vehicle driven by William Cook, Abu-Jamal’s younger brother. In the trial the prosecution successfully argued that the following events [...]
Tags: Anthony Weiner, barbara lee, Bobby Rush, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Charles Rangel, cynthia-mckinney, danny-davis, Donald Payne, Eddie Johnson, Edolphus Towns, Edward Pastor, emanuel cleaver, fortney stark, Gregory Meeks, james oberstar, jerrold-nadler, jesse-jackson, Jim-Cooper, john-conyers, José Serrano, Lynn Woolsey, major owens, Maurice Hinchey, maxine-waters, michael honda, mumia, murder, National Politics, Neil Abercrombie, nydia valezquez, Racism, raul grijalva, Robert Scott, Tom Udall, wesley cook, william clay
Posted in National Politics | No Comments »
