The Senate CONVENES: 9:30AMET September 16, 2010

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.5297.

HR5297 passes 61-38! Republicans stated this is a small biz bailout Democrats and a couple of Republicans truly want to help create jobs, give small biz a chance to manufacture things get the middle class and America back on track!

DADT and The Dream Act=immigration will be voted on next week

At 10:45am, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motions listed below:
– Grassley Motion to Suspend Rule 22, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment #4433 (to extend expiring tax incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel) (This vote is subject to an affirmative 67- vote threshold); and

– Hatch motion to Suspend Rule 22, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing and considering the following Motion to Commit:

Hatch Motion to Commit H.R.5297 to the Committee on Finance of the Senate with instructions to report the same back to the Senate with changes to make permanent the research credit under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1996 (This vote is subject to an affirmative 67-vote threshold).

The second vote in the series will be 10 minutes in duration and there will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote.

At 12:00 noon, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 2 roll call votes in relation to the following items:

– Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.5297, as amended (60-vote threshold); and
– Passage of H.R.5297, as amended (majority vote threshold).

Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.3454, the Department of Defense Authorization bill, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed.

There will be no further roll call votes during today’s session of the Senate. The next vote will occur at 2:15pm on Tuesday, September 21. That vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Department of Defense Authorization bill.

Votes:
234: Grassley Motion to Suspend Rule 22, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment #4433: (to extend expiring tax incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel) (This vote is subject to an affirmative 67- vote threshold);
Not Agreed To: 41-58

235: Hatch Motion to Suspend Rule 22, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing and considering the following Motion to Commit:

236: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.5297, as amended (60-vote threshold);
Invoked: 61-38

237: Passage of H.R.5297, as amended (majority vote threshold);
Passed: 61-38

Unanimous Consent:
Passed H.R.6102, an act to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft.

Adopted S.Res.627, Designating September 16, 2010, as “The American Legion Day”.

Adopted S.Res.628, a resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary of the National Book Festival.

Adopted S.Res.629,a resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions to the Nation.

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by unanimous consent:

• Jill Long Thompson to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board
• Marilyn Brown to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• William Sansom to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Neil McBride to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Barbara Short Haskew to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Joshua Gotbaum to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• Carl Wieman to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
• Dennis Toner to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service
• Elisabeth Ann Hagen to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
• Sara Louise Faivre-Davis to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
• Lowell Lee Junkins to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
• Myles Watts to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
• Catherine Woteki to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
• Francisco Sanchez to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
• J. Patricia Wilson Smoot to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission
• Robert Orr to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank
• Richard Lobo to be Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors
• Mimi Alemayehou to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Mark Feierstein to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
• Nisha Desai Biswal to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
• Michael Camunez to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
• Charles Blahous, III to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
• Robert Reischauer to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund

The Senate will convene again on Monday September 20, 2010 at 2:00pmET

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The next meeting in the House is for September 20, 2010 at 2:30pmET

CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
111TH CONGRESS – SECOND SESSION

2:42 P.M. –

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

2:41 P.M. –

The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 111-145).

2:39 P.M. –

Mr. Poe of TX requested the following general leaves to address the House on September 23: himself for 5 min and Mr. Jones for 5 min.

2:34 P.M. –

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House continued with further one minute speeches.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed H.R. 5297 amended.

2:33 P.M. –

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House continued with further one minute speeches.

2:32 P.M. –

Mr. Sablan asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Monday, September 20, 2010, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Sablan asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Thursday, September 16, 2010, it adjourn to meet at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 20, 2010. Agreed to without objection.

2:31 P.M. –

Mr. Sablan asked unanimous consent that, the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Price, may be recognized on the legislative day of Wednesday, September 22, 2010, to offer the resolution that he noticed on Thursday, September 16, 2010, without further notice under clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX. Agreed to without objection.

H. Res. 1612:

expressing the support for and honoring September 17, 2010 as “Constitution Day”

2:30 P.M. –

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 1613:

expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating floods that began on July 22, 2010

2:29 P.M. –

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 – 2 (Roll no. 531).

2:22 P.M. –

Considered as unfinished business.

2:21 P.M. –

MOMENT OF SILENCE – The Chair asked that the House observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our Nation in Iraq and in Afghanistan and their families, and all who serve in our Armed Forces and their families.

H.R. 4785:

to amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use

2:20 P.M. –

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 240 – 172 (Roll no. 530).

2:01 P.M. –

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the Butterfield amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

Amendment offered by Mr. Butterfield.

The amendment requires certain provisions be met in order for funds to be made available. The amendment also states that the provisions of the Act shall be suspended and shall not apply if the Act will have a negative effect on the national budget deficit of the United States.

2:00 P.M. –

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by voice vote.

1:54 P.M. –

DEBATE – The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Shadegg motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment which requires certain provisions be met in order for funds to be made available. The amendment also states that the provisions of the Act shall be suspended and shall not apply if the Act will have a negative effect on the national budget deficit of the United States.

1:51 P.M. –

Mr. Shadegg moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.

1:50 P.M. –

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4785.

1:49 P.M. –

On agreeing to the Holden amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 402 – 0 (Roll no. 529).

1:20 P.M. –

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

1:19 P.M. –

On agreeing to the Butterfield amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

1:15 P.M. –

DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1620, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Butterfield amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Butterfield.

An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-594 to require the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to consider passive house retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures.

1:11 P.M. –

On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

1:08 P.M. –

DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1620, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCarthy (NY) amendment.

Amendment offered by Mrs. McCarthy (NY).

An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-594 to require that lenders providing loans under this Act give priority to active duty members of the Armed Forces and to veterans.

1:07 P.M. –

On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

1:04 P.M. –

DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1620, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Cuellar.

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-594 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance and technical advice to the qualified entities providing loans under this bill to increase the participation of economically distressed rural communities with unemployment rates above the national average.

1:03 P.M. –

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Holden amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Holden demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

12:59 P.M. –

DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1620, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Holden amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Holden.

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-594 to clarify that loan funds under the bill may not be used to purchase manufactured homes, makes technical corrections to a Comptroller General report, prohibits provision of funds to certain contractors and makes ineligible for loans certain Federal Employees. It also requires the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture to take steps to prevent misuse of funds. Prohibits any additions to direct spending in regards to provisions within this Act. Does not allow an entity with an ongoing capital repayment obligation to the Treasury due to the Troubled Assets Relief Program to participate in the programs within this Act. Ensures that funds provided under this bill would supplement and not supplant other energy efficiency funding.

12:25 P.M. –

GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4785.

12:24 P.M. –

The Speaker designated the Honorable John T. Salazar to act as Chairman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1620 and Rule XVIII.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4785 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in Part B of the report. All points of order against the amendments in part B except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The resolution provides that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1620.

12:12 P.M. –

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION – Mr. Price (GA) notified the House of his intent to rise to a question of the privileges of the House and to offer a resolution. Mr. Price (GA) was recognized to notice the form of his proposed resolution. The Chair subsequently announced that under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within 2 legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. The Chair announced that it would not, at that point, make the determination required by the rule, but that the form of the resolution would appear in the Congressional Record.

H.R. 3562:

to designate the Federal building under construction at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building”

12:11 P.M. –

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 0 (Roll no. 528).

12:02 P.M. –

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of a motion to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

H. Res. 1620:

providing for consideration of the bill ( H.R. 4785) to amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use

12:01 P.M. –

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 – 188 (Roll no. 527).

11:51 A.M. –

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 – 186 (Roll no. 526).

10:25 A.M. –

DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1620

10:22 A.M. –

Considered as privileged matter.

10:10 A.M. –

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.

10:06 A.M. –

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Olson to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

10:05 A.M. –

Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Daniel Coughlin.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day

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09/15/2010 Nativegrl77

This week the 206 has had good bad and somewhat pleasant weather. The left coast is definitely experiencing fall with a little bit of heat now and then. The dog days of summer are waning.

President Obama will be in Connecticut for 2 fund raisers, has put Liz Warren in charge of setting up the Consumer Agency we all know was needed and is now going to help protect if not advocate and enforce financial reform. There are reports that President Obama has ordered all oil and gas platforms that are unused closed. All I can say is finally. The facts are that the latest explosions have created chaos and are unsafe for the workers as well as exposing the truth of limited and or no inspections or improvements done in years, which just seems unreal. We all have to ask why these things were left unattended to for so long and is this yet another gaffe on the part of last President as well as the local state government officials. The latest explosions in the mining and or energy industries have created deaths that could have been avoided but because we have a President willing to act swiftly for the safety of All Americans future deaths on such high risk jobs should be reduced or stopped. It also is just one of many examples of this being the moment for America to move forward into the 21st Century people.

We are all inclined to being competitive by nature … yet on some level everyone wants all people to be civil, prosper, and seek opportunity, which sounds great until the ideology of us against them comes up. Republicans have become the group that has now outed themselves as the Political Party against the Middle-Class. If people would just take the time to read listen and understand what the Boehner’s, Bachmann, mcconnells,mccain, cantor and more are doing and saying: the difference is ideology it is one group who feels the middle class needs to be put back on track thus getting and or starting the economy back up. The 2Wars, AIG, housing bubble and the 2 huge Tax Cuts for the wealthy got us into trouble and as far as i can tell most Republicans plan to go back to the way Bush ruled and that has to be a sign, a warning to people out there on the fence. Any vote for the Democratic Party is a vote for moving into the 21st Century and as we all know Americans are suffering, have been for decades. This is a moment to make changes to help everyone not just a select few contrary to what Republicans offer. Is it hard to understand that had Bush and his admin done what was right our economy; meaning the Banks, Auto industry and anything related would not have needed a huge amount of cash thrown at it to save it. It is true and unfortunate that Republicans have been able to reduce legislation that the impact on our economy is slow. The stimulus bill; had it been larger would have stimulated the economy faster, the rich, middle and lower class would be in much better shape but Republicans have a different plan and it includes throwing All Americans under the bus in order to gain back control. Think about what it will mean to you and your family if Republicans gain back control. Ask yourself, can we afford another or absolute crash to our economy. Can we endure the threat to shut down our economy and will the middle class, the poor, disabled, elders, and people of colour be apart of the plan or victims of the Republicans because repealing, shutting down or anything else they plan to do if in control will have consequences and impact all of us.

The 9/11 and Katrina catastrophes were not just examples of bad governing they made me realize that the cold truth to how Republicans would handle a true disaster on our home land. It was embarrassing to know that warnings of possible levee failures and repairs needed were not taken seriously. I still cannot understand why the Army Corp did not make them as prescribed. How many people lost their lives that day because of incompetence by local and state government officials who failed to have a comprehensive emergency plan. It is now 10 years later and people are either still struggling or were forced to make the difficult choice of relocating and is it just me or has the NYC local and state government decided to save money, clear out the poor and wait for the value to increase and rebuild in order to make money. There are reports that the 9/11 site created health issues for the first responders and still might be an issue but what they should have done was to confirm the health risks and then deal with it.

The facts behind why our economy crashed has been forgotten by many but the house of Bush made decisions that hurt the middle class and these same errors will be repeated by current Republicans if they gain control of Congress. The last guy sent huge sums of money to Iraq instead of spending that money on Americans. It should upset and outrage everyone. I have my theories about the truth behind our crash but here we are; we have a financial mess that is local and global because we are all connected yet a large group refuses to accept that. We have a new President that come in to clean up the big mess left by the last guy. It is obvious big things had to be done to fix the mess of the last eight years. Think about it, after years of tax cuts given to the people making the most obviously wealthy and though they claim to be the ones creating not just jobs but are providing opportunities? The fact is that the money did not trickle down then, it still is not and will not trickle down to the middle class .The fact is people that the WEALTHY stopped spending and started saving, yes; too many people were given loans for housing …it was a big mistake… loans were given to people who could not pay because the money seemed unending, greed and someone felt let the next guy fix the problem and instead of taking hold of the problem and solving the last guy passed the worthless buck and gave it to our new President. President Obama has a huge mess to fix and those of us who have been watching know Republicans have tried to back him into a corner forcing him to be seen not only as a failure but loose votes from the very people who voted him into office. The problem is can people who vote see the BS that is truly the Republican Party of NO? We have come a long way with great legislation put into place to help all Americans but because Republicans have stalled, blocked, and scaled down a lot of legislation so we continue to dig ourselves out of a recession …people need to wake up see the light find the Jesus moment and realize the only way for us to get back on track is to get more democrats in Congress.

I ask – what would your neighborhood look like had Republicans been successful in blocking HR1586, called a bailout by Bachmann, Boehner said when will the bailouts end…Come on HR1586 keeps our children’s Teachers employed, keeps our Police employed and the streets safer, our homes and elderly able to get help if and or they need it. These things would be unavailable people . This is no joke folks , it is not propaganda; all anyone has to do is remember search and or read your history.

For 22 months Republicans have made it impossible to get out of the Recession ditch completely with no votes on legislation that would impact the middle and lower class. Now, two years later people who use to be considered middle-class are now experiencing what is like being out of a job, being homeless, being on food stamps is a non-partisan issue, yet, Republicans do not agree. Again, they have voted no, blocked and made Harry Reid scale down legislation that could not only have gotten us out of this recession, reduced unemployment, create more jobs and the nasty hate rhetoric now being used overtly probably would be but a memory. Republicans have yet to move past being left out of the plans for the stimulus, health care and financial reform bills but were willing to get on the floor of Congress and filibuster all our chances as Americans to get back on track because they want President Obama to fail. The things that no American should forget because as Public Servants we expect them to behave at a higher standard than the average American but the comments made that any legislation would be President Obama’s waterloo, the outburst that Joe Wilson had during our President’s speech will not be forgotten. When you listen to those on the right like fox news spewing hate and engaging in fear mongering on any given day; it makes you wonder what really is the motive and could people who once seemed reasonable truly believe the nonsense that these people are willing to say just to get attention or stop any progress related to all the issues on the minds and table of Americans.

It is offensive as an American to hear the comments thrown out there at my President by those on the right or Public Servants let alone to the office of President

President Obama genuinely tried to be bipartisan and while those left of center were becoming more and more upset our President who I believe understands politics a lot better than the pundits remained cool accepted the comments being made behind his back and now we all know the plan was to embarrass him. The old school politics would continue to be a battle. Mr. Boehner is just one example of putting ones Party first before America. We have millions of people still hurting, even Republican mayors and governors came forward to say vote yes, yet Boehner and his associates agreed to meet with the President in private; made comments on national tv that they would like to see the proposal before making any decisions then told his fellow Republicans to vote no to anything offered up. This showed just what kind of person he and some of the Republicans are and M. Steele stating that,” being bipartisan is overrated ” shows that Republicans see politics as a game — Republicans see We the people as pawns willing to withhold help real Americans need.

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Other News …

**Starting today the Black Farmers will ride Tractors to DC to press Congress to act on the settlement promised but still unpaid for involving minority farmers.

**Thousands of dead birds found in the Gulf

**Senate to end debate and vote on small biz bill

**Under President Obama the deficit has dropped by 8% …what the Media won’t tell you

**Karl might become a hurricane by Friday

CSPAN …

-President Obama boosting American exports

Senate Impeachment Proceedings for Judge Thomas Porteous – Day 3

House Judiciary Subcmte. Hearing on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Pres. Obama Remarks on Small Business and Bush-Era Tax Cuts

State Department Press Briefing

House Financial Services Subcmte. Hearing on Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

Defense Department Press Briefing

White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

House Republicans Press Conference

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whistful Wednesday &some News …

09/15/2010 Nativegrl77

The question or frequent requests coming in from folks that normally vote left of center before the November elections is why can’t President Obama be angry maybe they want that angry black man that so many on the airwaves reference to. I guess folks; mainly men of all races btw want him to move more left of center. In my opinion, changing the calm and cool ways to serving up anger at this moment would be a bad thing. The Democratic party does not have enough true Democrats in place in the Senate and if we did, not only could President Obama be more angry when needed it would be appropriate …being Black or bi-racial is just who he is so that part is not debatable but thankfully he is not McCain/Palin or Clinton.

I am proud to have a President who keeps it cool as he can, who can serve it up when needed and as he stated himself …he can politic as good as the rest of them. Has President Obama been playing it too safe? Not in my opinion, the problem is the rule of 60 and not having true democrats in Congress. Though some are saying he is playing it too safe even after 20 months of hard work getting Congress to pass legislation that no other President has been able to do years has not been easy but the achievements are many: Lily Ledbetter, HCR Reform, and Financial Reform. The legislation placed in front of lawmakers on the Hill since the President was elected and Republicans have been voting No to were put on the floor of Congress to help the middle class and that included HR1586.

My question to those against HR1586 would be; is what your neighborhood would look like without Teachers, EMT’s, Police, Firefighters, and the unemployed had not gotten the help they needed? The Bill to help government jobs HR1586 was repeatedly voted down by Republicans with Bachmann, Boehner and others who called HR1586 a bailout. It is with great pride that HR1586 was passed and should open the eyes of Republican constituents because the Republican Party of NO affected all us not just the Democratic Party people. Think about what would happen to your children if HR1586 had not passed because chaos would be just one way to describe it.

It is upsetting to hear from folks more left of center than me but to hear how they truly believe President Obama is not tough enough from my own people tells me that some are not listening, watching or staying informed and that could hurt the rest of them and us as well. I paid attention during the 2008 campaign had no hesitations about supporting him and it was not because he was bi-racial by any means. The choice was clear his background was superb, as a person who has done community organizer it made me understand where his heart was and he voted against the War in Iraq. I took the time to do my own research to find out if in fact he had skeletons in his closet were the rumors true and lastly was he fit. That became apparent when Bush and Paulsen announced that our economy was heading definitely into a recession and possibly a depression the solution is to give up billions or trillions of dollars without us telling you what we are going to do with it because the sky is falling. The sky was falling but out of all the candidates President Obama was very calm very knowledgeable, willing and able to do the research in order to not only be able to make Americans understand but work on a plan that can be implemented. The facts are that not one candidate responded well to the collapse or near collapse of our economy and with comments like our economy is fundamentally sound from McCain the choice was obvious. It is obvious that that claim was so not true and offensive beyond the pale for me because McCain treated Americans as if we were stupid and could not handle the truth. In the end, Americans were smart enough to see whom the best possible choice was now those people who voted President Obama need to rise up and vote more true Democrats in Congress and that will solve more of what has this country in the hole of life.

Yes, we still have Americans who will not trust the President for reasons that seem odd stupid and extreme to me but we live in America. Yes, people have the right to have those beliefs about this President as long as they do not use their somewhat ugly rhetoric to hurt anyone or themselves physically or with violence and for me that is my concern when t comes to folks on the right and their lack of what America has always been known for. Anytime he seems to lets me know that it is time for his Supporters to rise up … tell them to go for it…

Let your state representative know we voted him in to make changes…

Step over republicans and conservatives if needed… stop the slow down of important changes needed NOW!

President Obama is fighting numerous battles against a congress of men and women thinking only of their futures and the 2010 elections “We the People” need to rise up and stand with him. I do not understand how people think the President can move in and make Congress what he wants. This is not true people, he may be the President of the United States, but we need to make a conscious effort to tell our Representatives to go for it and stop being obstacles to the changes we voted and hoped to be implemented as soon as possible. It is up to voters to be as informed as possible on how Congress works will increase support for not just our President but for the Democratic Party. We as Democrats belong to a Political Party with a huge tent of various attitudes and though we talk Conservadems, are what the political crowd calls Blue Dogs. These folks are a quiet force that we need to call as we move a long in and the effort to get the middle class back on track. That can only happen if we get out the vote in November people.

At least 53% voted for change and at this moment, we need to continue the support moving into the 21^st Century! The consequences of our positive support of all things moving Americans back on track will be a big 2012 win for OBAMA. ” We the People” need to step up – tell Congress to Reform health-care is good for families, dadt good for families and the military, immigration reform is good for families, , deal with the energy bill and implement better education choices… all good for families

…equality is not just good for Americans it is good for families.

Other News …

**Nuke talks stalled due to N.Korea

**Jordan-US embassy gives travel alert-do not travel to Aqaba

**A 5.9 e-quake in Mexico

**States cutting Pension benefits

**Charlie Rangal defeats all 5candidates for the Win

**Hurricanes Igor,Julia and Karl are churning up

**Seattle Storm’s BBteam is headed toward major win

CSPAN …

House Financial Services Subcmte. Hearing on Fannie Mae & Freddie Ma

House Republicans Press Conferenc

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Primary Night Speech

Defense Dept. Briefing with Sec. Robert Gates

Pres. Obama Back-to-School Speech

Senate Democrat and Republican Conferences

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KUSTER WINS!!!!

09/15/2010 Nativegrl77

VICTORY!

We did it!! No, wait…WE DID IT!!!

Just minutes ago, bold progressive Ann McLane Kuster defeated Joe Lieberman‘s presidential campaign co-chair Katrina Swett in tonight’s New Hampshire congressional primary.

Annie ran a superb campaign — and PCCC members made thousands of phone calls and chipped in nearly $100,000 toward her people-powered victory.

We formed the PCCC to achieve big progressive victories just like tonight’s. Let’s keep the momentum going!

Can you chip in $3 so the PCCC can continue helping progressive candidates win in 2010? We need your help to win more elections in November.

Here’s what Annie wrote to PCCC members yesterday:

The PCCC has been a great partner and has helped progressive candidates like me run effective, people-powered campaigns.

Phone calls from PCCC members to voters were a tremendous help. Many PCCC members donated $3, $4, or $10 as well, allowing us to continually expand our grassroots effort.

Thank you for being part of the “people power” that is changing this country. Your efforts are noticed and greatly appreciated.

Together, we’re making a big difference. But we need your help to continue winning progressive victories in 2010 — chip in $3 here.

We’ll help Ann Kuster defeat Tea Party Republican Charlie Bass in November, and help other progressive champs like Bill Hedrick (CA-44), Elaine Marshall (NC-Sen), and others.

It’ll be a big job — but we can do it with your help. Please chip in $3 to help progressives keep making history in 2010. Click here.

Thanks for being a bold progressive,

Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Jason Rosenbaum, Michael Snook, Forrest Brown, Keauna Gregory, Julia Rosen, and the entire PCCC team

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The water has stolen everything

09/15/2010 Nativegrl77

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“All my books are lost,” says 12-year-old Adil. “I am missing my school and home.”

Many survivors of the floods that devastated Pakistan recently didn’t have much to begin with and now, like Adil, they have nothing.

But you can give help and hope to children like Adil and so many others who face dire circumstances every single day in the 72 countries CARE serves.

The situation in Pakistan remains bleak. Most survivors of the floods live under open skies — with no sanitation and no clean water. This leaves them vulnerable to potentially fatal diseases, such as cholera and acute diarrhea.

In addition, many children and pregnant women aren’t getting enough to eat. Malnutrition is spreading.

CARE has been on the ground in Pakistan helping men, women and children with emergency relief, but we need your support to continue carrying out our disaster and long-term poverty-fighting programs around the world. Every single day, CARE works to address the root causes of poverty, including low-quality education, poor health care and hunger.

When you give to CARE, you open a world of possibilities for impoverished people everywhere. Let me share an example: With the generous support of friends like you, CARE was among the first responders to the earthquake in Haiti. Eight months after the quake, CARE continues to work with the people of Haiti to help rebuild their country — we’re reopening schools, setting up cash-for-work activities for women and providing counseling for children traumatized by the earthquake.

As you can see, the work we are doing in Pakistan, Haiti and the other countries CARE serves is vital to alleviating suffering and fighting poverty. And it’s only possible because of the generosity of supporters like you.

You can help by making a gift to CARE. You will be a proud partner in changing lives and helping children like Adil regain hope and overcome poverty.

Sincerely,

Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
President and CEO, CARE