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But that family is doing what Washington refuses to do: tighten their belt and make the tough decisions to live on what they have. Families don't answer their problems with more spending. But Washington does.
The House Rules Committee has put together this document which lays out the process. You can read it here.
Thank you for continuing to call, e-mail and write to let us know how you feel about the government takeover of healthcare.
Congressman Jim Jordan encourages support for "Holiday Mail for Heroes," sponsored by the American Red Cross to send holiday greeting cards to members of the U.S. military. The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. will ensure that all cards sent to U.S. service members during the third annual mail drive will arrive safe and in time for the holidays.
Cards should be sent to:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
Last night, as the House Committee on Rules considered H.R. 3962, the Pelosi Government-Run Healthcare Bill, only 2 of 216 submitted amendments were accepted. This denies members 72 hours to review last minute changes and only allows four hours of debate today - which are underway on the floor now. You can see here what Democrats have done to hurry this bill into passage. I'll be joining the debate shortly and voting against this trillion dollar takeover of healthcare.
Before Congress ended the week, House Democrats unveiled their newest healthcare proposal - twice the size of their first version but with more bureaucracy and ways to get between a patient and their doctor. You can read the bill here to see what House Democrats think is best for you...
President Obama will be addressing the country on Wednesday evening, so I wanted to share this video from the Republican Conference that sheds a little light on where things stand today...
Thanks for visiting my new website, and welcome to my blog!
Over the past few months, I've written posts for other blogs but will now be taking to my own, to update you on the issues you want to hear about.
I'm continually learning how I can use new media to keep you updated from Washington. I hope that this website, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will connect you to the latest happenings in Congress.
PROMISED: The administration PROMISED that the stimulus would SAVE OR CREATE 1.5 million jobs in 2009 alone.