Posted on September 19, 2012. Tags: Appropriations Bills, Budget Numbers, Campaign Trail, Congressional Record, Filibuster, Filibusters, Flashback, Good Faith, Harry Reid, Incumbents, Legislative Agenda, Majority Leader, Nevada Democrat, New York Times, Nyt, Record Books, Senate Democrats, Senator Harry Reid, Th Congress, Washington Post
The New York Times writes today, “The 112th Congress is set to enter the Congressional record books as the least productive body in a generation, passing a mere 173 public laws as of last month. . . . Appropriations bills, once the central function of the legislative branch, have been ditched in favor of short-term spending […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 17, 2012. Tags: 1st Amendment Rights, Appropriations Bills, Campaign Finance Reform, Chuck Schumer, David Axelrod, Democrat Senators, First Amendment Rights, Harry Reid, Libel Laws, Mitch Mcconnell, Political Speech, Pornography Laws, Radicalism, Semblance, Senate Floor, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Wellspring
In yet another attempt to pass their partisan DISCLOSE Act last night, Democrats once more fell far short of the 60 votes that would be needed to advance the legislation. After Democrat senators spent until after midnight complaining about this result on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has decided to… have […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 11, 2012. Tags: 3 Years, Answering The Question, Appropriations Bills, Audience, Balanced Budget, College Tuition, Debate Questions, Federa, Federal Budget, Federal Government, Fellow Candidates, Giants, Jab, Line Item Veto, Marshall, Medicare, Mom, Money, Red Tape, Revenue Sources, Senate Debate, Small Businesses, Social Security, Tim Kaine, Unnecessary Regulation
The first two questions were dealing with helping small businesses grow and thrive. Jackson wants to get government out of the way of businesses. Allen has worked in small businesses and with them. He echoed the statements of Jackson about the regulations and red tape from local, state and federal government. Allen criticized Tim Kaine […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 23, 2011. Tags: Appropriations Bills, Budget Blueprint, Budget Committee, Budget Plan, Compromise Plan, Controversial Decisions, Debt Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Fiscal Crisis, Harry Reid, Health Care Reform, Jeff Sessions, Kelly Ayotte, Los Angeles Times, National Health Care, Republican Senators, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
With our nation facing a serious debt crisis, it seems that Democrats in Congress have come together on a strategy to address it: do nothing. The Washington Post wrote Saturday, “Senate Democrats have adopted a minimalist agenda. They have blocked bills from the GOP-led House but proposed few broad ideas of their own — hoping […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 3, 2011. Tags: Amendment Advocates, Appropriations Bills, Bob Marshall, Civil Rights Laws, Constitution States, Declarations Of War, Freedom Bill, Fundamental Aspects, Health Care Freedom, Hjr, Richmond Times Dispatch, Right Solution, Sound Checks, Supremacy Clause, Supreme Law, Tea Party, Tenth Amendment Center, U S Constitution, Virginia General Assembly, Wall Street Journal
There has been much buzz lately about the possibility of a proposed Repeal Amendment that Speaker Howell has co-patrons in the Virginia General Assembly. (HJR 542) The problem it wishes to address is the over reaching power of the federal government is a real problem, but this amendment is not the right answer. I came […]
A concern citizen, Co-Founder of Richmond Patriots, grass root activist interested in putting government back in its proper role.
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