Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 03-16-2011 PM


US Senate and House lawmakers will propose legislation to delay proposed debit-card “swipe” fee caps that have been challenged by financial companies and questioned by bank regulators. Senators worked to complete their bill late ...

House Extends Federal Government Funding, Awaits Senate Approval
Politic365
The measure is headed to the US Senate where approval is expected without incident. President Barack Obama will sign the continuing resolution as the final step. The twist in the ongoing continuing resolution saga is that the budget year for the ...

US Senate Republicans push bill halting EPA CO2 rule
Reuters Africa
Republicans in the US Congress on Tuesday will try to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases by attaching the measure to an unrelated bill up for debate in the Senate. ...

Who is winning Afghanistan war? US officials increasingly disagree.
Christian Science Monitor
But some key US officials disagree with his assessment. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Afghanistan war. ...

A Republican US Senator questions the drive to de-fund NPR
Radio-Info.com
In a radio interview, Chambliss, who has received a 100% rating from the American Conservative Union, the highest score by the group and one of just 12 members of the US Senate to receive such a grade for voting conservative on issues, ...

Forcing us to use fluorescent bulbs is not a bright idea
Chicago Sun-Times
During a Senate hearing last week, US Sen. Rand Paul complained about the federal energy standards that will force conventional incandescent light bulbs off the market during the next few years. “I can't buy the old light bulbs,” the Kentucky ...

Is Sarah Palin running for U.S. Senate in Arizona? | The ...
By admin
...received more Koch Industries money than any other candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2010 election, and many of his other major contributors have personal and professional ties to the Koch brothers as well. So how have Rubio's More… ...

Opinion: How Would You Amend The Constitution?
Repeal the 16th (income tax) amendment. The same amendment should prevent the Federal Government from collecting any tax in advance. Repeal the 17th (direct ...

Constitutional Convention: 10 Point Refutation
The New American
... for example, the 16th Amendment, which gave Congress the power to collect income taxes, and the 17th Amendment, which provides for the direct election of US Senators, rather than allowing their appointment by state legislatures). ...

by Jeff Hays - repeal of the 17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment altered the Senate, damaged these twin protectors, and is the root cause of government's growth in power, reach, and spending. ...

U.S. Senate Aging Committee Considers Assisted Living Issues
PR Newswire (press release)
The roundtable is convened by the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, and is entitled "Assisted Living at the Dawn of America's 'Age Wave': What Have States Achieved and How Is the Federal Role Evolving?" The hearing starts at 1 pm, March 15, ...

RPT-US Republicans mount first Dodd-Frank challenge
Reuters
But Senate action could be hard to come by and the Obama administration could veto any measure it opposes. "It's the first direct assault," said a congressional aide. "Up until now it's been about trying to deprive the agencies of what they need to ...

Senate saves Head Start funding for now
ABC12.com
Last week, the US Senate rejected the bill that would have cut Head Start funding by 22 percent. Here's what could potentially happen if the House Bill eventually passes. Based on the 22 percent federal funding cut proposal, more than 8000 children in ...

Rubio: “I did not come to the U.S. Senate to be part of some ...
By cubachi
Rubio: “I did not come to the U.S. Senate to be part of some absurd political theatre.” Senator Marco Rubio hit all the right buttons in this opinion piece about why voting for this Continuing Resolution is a joke. He declared that he ...

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