Saturday, October 9, 2010

Topic of Foreign Money in U.S. Races Hits Hustings

I have to say that those foreign corporations have made some fancy anti-Obama campaign commercials . There is nothing we can do about it since the Supreme Court ruled that corporations could have a say in electing a President. They have been sliding money into commercials like a Dr. Seuss Balanced budget. It is time to pull together and vote.
I mentioned this some time ago and it is getting worse. We are now a universal country with no boundaries. Money flows out and in as corporate America sees fit. We are a nation a pawns with no say. Our ballot boxes are being won by corporate propaganda. They will elect anyone that will jump threw hoops and with an ego for the mighty dollar.
We are doomed to die in poverty as the minimum wage drops and we all say, "There is nothing we can do." Child labor laws and unions are next.
They have proven a point. They said that they would not do anything to help Obama and that prophecy has come true.
Maybe a gravy brown uniform for the country that wont have to be cleaned everyday. We will be able to say what we want but no one will listen and if someone does listen they will be paid to shut up.
My point of view will not change and I will continue to say that we have followed a pied piper with nice legs over the cliff.
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I was listening to C-Span and some folks repeated what I said above and some folks were very confused. No matter what side they were facing the government was at fault even though they were the government.
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October 8, 2010

In this MegaVote for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

  • Senate: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Reconciliation
  • Senate: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • Senate: Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act
  • Senate: Nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
  • Senate: 2011 Defense Authorization, Cloture
  • House: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • House: Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania Amendment; National Defense Authorization Act, FY2011
  • House: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • House: Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act

Editor's Note: This is a special pre-election edition of MegaVote, featuring some of the most-asked-about votes of 2010. The House is in recess and is expected to reconvene Monday, Nov. 15. The Senate is in a series of pro forma sessions over the next month and is expected to also return Nov. 15.

Recent Senate Votes
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Reconciliation - Vote Passed (56-43, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate passed the final version of a bill to overhaul the nation’s health care system in March using a procedure known as reconciliation, which allows the Senate to bypass a filibuster with a simple majority. The bill mandates that individuals buy health insurance with exceptions for certain religious groups and those who cannot afford coverage. Those who do not buy insurance will be subject to a tax. Under the bill, beginning in 2014 insurance companies cannot deny coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions, and cannot drop coverage of people who become ill. In addition, a section of the bill makes the federal government the sole originator of student loans.

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Vote Agreed to (60-39)

The Senate passed the final version of the financial regulation reform legislation in July. The bill creates new regulatory procedures to assess risks posed by large financial institutions and facilitate the orderly dissolution of failing firms that pose a threat to the economy. It will also create a new federal agency to oversee consumer financial products, bring the derivatives market under significant federal regulation and give shareholders and regulators greater say on executive pay.

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Vote Agreed to (61-39)

The Senate passed this bill in August to provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in funding for states to create or retain teachers' jobs. The cost of the programs will be offset by changing foreign tax provisions, ending increased food stamp benefits beginning in April 2014 and rescinding previously enacted spending.

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court - Vote Confirmed (63-37)

The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in August. The former dean of Harvard Law School, Kagan had served as Obama’s solicitor general since March of 2009 and was the first woman to hold the position. She replaced Justice John Paul Stevens, who had been appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975.

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


2011 Defense Authorization, Cloture - Vote Rejected (56-43, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate rejected this attempt to end debate on the 2011 Defense spending bill, which would authorize $725.7 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs. The bill would have also repealed a 1993 law that codified the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy banning military service by openly gay men and women.

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Recent House Votes
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Vote Passed (219-212)

In March, the House passed this bill, which would overhaul the nation's health insurance system and require most individuals to buy health insurance by 2014.

Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania Amendment; National Defense Authorization Act, FY2011 - Vote Agreed to (234-194, 10 Not Voting)

During the defense authorization bill debate in May, the House adopted this amendment that would repeal the "don’t ask, don’t tell" law that prohibits openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Vote Passed (237-192, 4 Not Voting)

The House passed the final version of the financial regulation reform legislation in June.

Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Vote Passed (247-161, 25 Not Voting)

In August, the House passed this bill to provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in funding for states to create or retain teachers' jobs.

Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

2 comments:

  1. When people say the government is at fault they mean that the people that they have elected to serve them are at fault. I know that all the people are the government but we all can't serve at one time so we elect people to speak for us, but the people are not speaking for us, they speak with forked tongues. Voting has become like picking out names from a hat because you just don't really know what they are going to really do when they finally get elected. People are seeing it as a power grab for one side or another instead of what's best for the United States of America and the people who live HERE.

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  2. When The Republican Party decided that they would vote NO to everything Obama wanted then the government was corrupted. It was not a vote of the people in a community but the vote of the Party.

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