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News this Tuesday .. and what’s on CSPAN


GM has announced a recall of over 1.3 million compact cars, including the new colt and just about every version of the Pontiac stating they have steering problems when driven at 15mph.  DWTS has picked the new cast and talk about politics and pop culture colliding … one of our infamous astronauts Buzz Aldrin has succumbed to the attraction of fringe and sequence, the news and reviews of Leno’s return will be hot and heavy, especially since one of his guest will be ex-gov of Alaska and Tea party member Sarah Palin; some will mark the anniversary of 2landing on Iwo jima.  The weather outside is still frightful in parts of the NE of our country, the Politics is getting uglier and people on the Hill are down right rude; Republican rude that is. Speaking of Republicans… who are you for Kay Bailey Hutchinson or Rick Perry the Secessionist; the Texas primary is today and if i had to pick one it would be Kay Bailey because she seems just a little more human than the other candidate; and as a person of colour Perry and his Tea Party ways scare me and the future of Texans of colour.

It is a day that people who are unemployed, on furlough, doctors who are missing that 21%, Medicare patients out of luck and other Federal employees laid off, are hopefully pissed at the Political Party of NO; and will not only vote accordingly come 2010 and 2012 they will be calling Senator Bunning, Kyl, and McConnell to tell them enough .  The Senate is on the floor right now battling out the pros and cons of doing what’s right on the Jobs bill that Bunning says is a jobless bill that needs to be paid for… status quo is that most emergencies are voted yes on and dealt with later…Bunning has decided to flip it …  eventually,  a vote will take place with the hope of getting everything back together because humpty sure fell off the wall, even people in the Bunning party of no are hoping to get the vote over and done with a whole lot of yeas… this in itself should bring out more outraged and be just one more piece of evidence on how the Party feels about Americans… Republican Senator Heller was among the rude and nasty aspect of his party.    After a full day of strange behavior and Republican filibustering  a vote on a the Bunning amendment, failed —–  HR4691 passes 78yeas  19nays

Today the Public Option is looking even more alive;  there are reports that 9 more Democrats are considering a yes vote, which, could mean 39more Democrats have the courage  to get the Peoples Work done.  Congress needs to listen … 53% of us voted for change we can believe in … we aren’t dumb we heard exactly what that would entail, Democrats in both the House and Senate need to support the President at this moment; and yes it is a defining moment for them all.

other news …

The President introduced Home Star today, getting energy rebates buying energy efficient batteries, appliances, window, insulation and more by getting an instant rebate, supposedly helps the small business and the home improvement buyer does not have to wait for 3 to 6 months for the check, Obama also has included 4Republican points for health care

And what is on CSPAN today … stay informed;live-stream

**The US House will be in session around 12:30ET and the Senate is on the floor battling out the pros and cons of doing what’s right on the Jobs bill that Bunning says is a jobless bill that needs to be paid for… status quo is that most emergencies are voted yes on and dealt with later…Bunning has decided to flip it

Senate Continues “jobs agenda” legislative week

The Senate continues work on a package of legislation including extending jobless benefits and health care which ran out on Sunday. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) continues to object to the legislation. Because the legislation, which included funding for highway projects, was not extended, two thousand federal transportation workers are being furloughed without pay this week. watch Senate Floor: C-SPAN2 at 10am ET    read AP: Federal Workers Now Out of work read The Hill: Must-Pass Bills Falter

Subcmte. Examines International Internet Censorship

Following Google’s announcement that they would no longer abide by the Chinese govern-
ment’s censorship laws, the Senate Judiciary Subcmte. will question business practices in China and discuss the issue of global Internet freedom. Google representatives will testify on the rights of their business partners and censorship of Google’s online products.

watch Sen. Jud. Hearing: C-SPAN3 at 10am ETvisit Hearing Witness List read NYT: New Scrutiny on Censorship Issues

Toyota Recall Continues To Be Scrutinized on Capitol Hill

Hearings into Toyota’s vehicle recall continue today as Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood, Toyota executives and a top transportation official explain the handling of the vehicle acceleration problems. In a recent letter to DoT, Commerce Cmte. Chair Rockefeller (D-WV) requested further investigation into NHTSA’s oversight of the company.