From Citizenlink: Christmas in Washington Has Democrats Working Overtime to Pass Legislation (265 hits)
December 15, 2010
Just 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. It's lawmakers' worst approval rating since polling began. Nevertheless, Congressional Democrats are plowing ahead. Senate
•The Senate voted today in favor of keeping the Bush-era tax cuts in place. The bill now goes to the House. •Legislation to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy passed the House today and will come up for a vote in the Senate soon.
•The FY 2011 omnibus spending bill — which funds the government — is expected to come up for a vote this week. The 1,924-page bill is estimated to cost $1.267 trillion and includes more than 6,000 earmarks (pet projects) from both the House and the Senate that total about $8 billion. It also includes $1 billion in funding for ObamaCare. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the bill “repeats all the mistakes voters demanded that we put an end to on Election Day.”
“Americans told Democrats last month to stop what they’ve been doing: bigger government, 2,000-page bills jammed through on Christmas Eve, wasteful spending.”
•Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is working to add Internet gambling language to the omnibus bill, which he has called “a very good piece of legislation.” He wants to roll back regulations on online gambling in order to pipe thousands of online casinos into more than 94 million U.S. homes. House
•In a 250-175 vote, the House voted today to repeal the longstanding military policy on open homos*xuality. The controversial bill now goes to the Senate. In a statement before the vote, Republican leaders in the House said: “This issue raises serious questions about the impact on our military and their families, including the impact on our current military readiness, as well as future recruiting and retention.
“Particularly in the middle of two wars, with other ongoing military operations around the world, (we) are disappointed by and opposed to any attempts to change the policy without fully understanding the impact on our military and their families.”
•The House will take up the tax legislation soon. •Lawmakers are considering their own FY 2011 omnibus spending bill, which will get a vote this week. by Jennifer Mesko, managing editor
there needs to be a limit on how long a person can stay in office if its 4 8 years and out then thats what we need ! ,,,a government turn around !
Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 11:52PM
DAVID JOHNSON
