Monthly Archives: December 2009

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MJ’s executors …


The executors of Michael Jackson‘s estate have filed documents, explaining why they should be entitled to more than the statutory fee most executors get — a big reason … Joe Jackson.

We all have our opinions about Katherine and or Joe Jackson, but for me the comments from the Executors were  just offensive and it reads, looks smells like they are going in for the kill, to take over the MJ Estate, the kids need to grow up fast and put their 2cents in there before this gets even more ugly.
This is yet another reason Katherine Jackson should be allowed a seat at the Jackson Trust table.  These people were suppose to be his friends? how could they not know or have absolutely no idea that the duties of handling an estate such as MJ’s would be this tedious?  not to mention they declared Katherine and or Joe Jackson of being the cause for them going beyond the call of duty and attacked by?, please, in death MJ is still getting abused, financially and emotionally, is it me, or does anyone else feel they have been lying in wait for this?
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House Speaker announces “Jobs for Main Street” legislation 12/16/09


House  Speaker Pelosi, Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn and others announced a House Jobs Bill named “Jobs for Main Street” The 174billion dollar legislation was filed today and passed on 12/16/09 for the coming year.

The Jobs Bill should create more public service jobs, sustains the success of the stimulus, reduces the deficit, sustains the current job loss path toward a more positive result, will also sustain investments, boost construction.. infrastructure program; the following are all  paid for by tarp funds …credit for small biz, the bill also allows for an extension of unemployment insurance and Cobra for 6months to help like public service jobs… teachers,  firefighters and police officers.

In all the House worked on and passed the following items of legislation..

Defense Appropriations 636billion dollar bill was voted on and passed 395 ayes   30 nays,

Debt extension,

300billion dollar increase to the  debt limit passed  218  ayes    214 nays would top out at 12.394 trillion dollars

The 174billion dollar jobs bill using tarp funds will also extend both unemployment insurance and Cobra for 6 months.

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Let Dems hear from you…202-225-3121… this HCR bill is for the People


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The Democrats who’ve said — either in interviews or press releases — that they’re opposing the HCR bill include: 15 so far

Members of Congress need to hear from you. Lieberman may have wanted Medicare buy in and HCR before he didn’t;  he is now showing how Politicians can easily put aside the rights of their constituents and fellow Americans. We need to get Progressive Democrats to Unite and push pass and shove a Bill toward our President’s desk that has been a long time in the making and one that can change not just health care, it will create jobs, will not kill grandma and will definitely need to be adjusted frequently.

The number to the Congressional switch board is 202-225-3121. If you get a busy signal, don’t be discouraged. Keep dialing.

Rep. Travis Childers (Miss.);

Rep. John Adler (N.J.);

Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho);

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.Dak.);

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.);

Rep. Frank Kratovil (Md.);

Rep. Larry Kissell (N.C.);

Rep. Bart Gordon (Tenn.);

Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.);

Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah);

Rep. Michael McMahon (N.Y.);

Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.);

Rep. Brian Baird (Wash.);

Rep. Harry Teague (N.M.);

and Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.).

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Congress VOTES and UPDATES …


UPDATES: 12/05/09 the House passes HR 3590 patient protection/affordable care act

House Democrats added 5 amendments to HR 3590:

Senator Kerry’s (A2926) passed 96-0 to preserve home health benefits

Sen. Stabenow (A2899) passed 97 ayes 1 nay

Sen. Thune (A2901) passed 51 ayes 41 nays

Sen. Whitehouse (A2870) pasesd 98 ayes 0 nays

Sen. Bennett (A2826) passed 100 ayes 0 nays

(R)Senator johanns amendment to eliminate cuts to Medicare home health services  was voted down  53 nays  41 ayes; it also would have sent the Bill back to the CFO  to remove all cuts in the bill before getting back on the floor for further consideration.

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H/S action on 12/03/09

The House makes its way to voting on extending the Estate Tax Cuts, the bill, sponsored by Blue Dog Earl Pomeroy, would make permanent the lower estate tax rate that was enacted by President Bush. /H.R. 4145 — Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009

UPDATE: HR 4145 Passes: 225 ayes   200 nays… 26Democrats and 174Republicans voted nay …6Democrats and 3Republicans abstained

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Senator McCain’s amendment and his attempt to send the entire 2074 page bill back to the Senate Finance Committee was rejected by a vote of 58-42

Democrats stated no guaranteed benefits to Seniors will be cut.  The bill “does not take away any seniors’ guaranteed Medicare benefits,” Bennet said on the Senate floor. “We know that the bill extends Medicare solvency for five additional years.”  Passed 100-0.

The Senate also voted on 2 Women’s Health Amendments proposed by Senator Mikulski and Senator Murkowski

The Mikulski amendment was Approved by a vote of 61-39. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] and Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] joined Democrats to vote in favor the amendment. Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] and Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] voted with Republicans against it.

The Murkowski amendment was Rejected by a vote of 41-59. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the Murkowski amendment along with all Republicans.

Senator Mary Landrieu offered up another Public Option…option, called the competitive community option, that reads like the trigger that Senator Snowe proposed but  is calling it a fallback.

opencongress.org / Donny Shaw

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