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mindful Monday &some News


Today is definitely a day to be mindful and a week to be much more aware of what our future as Americans could be if folks in Congress would just vote for the People, get the peoples work done by letting the current administration complete its cabinet, get the people needed to govern in place instead of holding up the process and trying to keep the Obama Admin from running a competent administration. The President is giving a Commencement speech today …grads need hope/change; hopefully the new generation of workers will continue to support this President, see where he wants Americans to be and that includes the Middle Class.   The idea that a less than competent staff being the plan of attack… not to mention voting no on all things to help Americans seems like an eye opener to me …the campaign is over the votes in and 53% voted for President Obama; people can disagree with the policies maybe some of the right of center behavior but as he stated in 2008 it is time to change; but change is hard and obviously the Republican party does not want to change the ways things are done even if the economy needs both Political Parties to work together

Republicans obstruct, vote against the people, were for reform until most Republicans decided the only way to bring down the current admin is to say NO to all things Obama? let me just say -saying no to any and all bills, amendments and legislation is a vote against Americans; these things maybe be against the Obama campaign but they are for Americans because Obama isn’t affected by medicare payments or lack of them, unemployment benefits or jobs bills it’s We the People and even their own constituents have lost out on so much because Republicans stay the self-interested fools they have always been… come on folks wake the heck up …tell what member of Congress is having financial problems, which one is underwater because a bad mortgage tell me who has sick children or family members who are being discriminated against and refused health care by the insurance industry… time for a change; 53% voted it in though people on the right and Republicans continue to lie


Other News …

**Elton john sang at the limbaugh wedding&james carville was there too.

**SC still spewing racists comments and covering up the racism by stating the comments were a joke … raghead is not only offensive he …said we already have one raghead in the White House…knotts is not worthy of any political office

The number of birds being harmed by BP’s Gulf oil spill has “increased at an alarming rate, indicating the oil is spreading farther into sensitive marshlands.” A local animal rehabilitation group has treated 203 oiled birds, 110 of which have arrived since last Friday. “This really increases the urgency of efforts to shut off the leak,” the group’s executive director said.TP


C-SPAN …


Senate Likely To Take Up Energy Policy

In response to the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Democrats, “to address both the existing situation and to reduce the risks of such a catastrophe happening again.” He has asked committee leaders to come up with a comprehensive energy strategy by July 4. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) is expected to introduce a bill this week aimed at cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions through expanding nuclear power, focusing on constructing energy efficient homes and buildings and addressing both renewable fuels and overall mpg efficiency in vehicles. A “cap and trade” system is not in this bill which differs from the House passed “American Clean Energy and Security Act” that included the plan.

watch Senate Floor: C-SPAN2 at 2pm ET

More Than 10,000 barrels of Oil Captured, BP Claims

On Sunday, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward told the BBC that some 10,500 barrels of crude oil were captured on Saturday, following a new attempt by the company on Friday to cap the broken pipeline spilling an estimated 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico daily. Meanwhile, Coast Guard Chief Thad Allen told CNN’s “State of the Union” that no one should be “pleased” about containment efforts until a relief well completely blocks the broken pipeline. The relief well will not be in place until sometime in August. Allen said the oil spill will impact the Gulf for many months to come.

watch WH briefing: c-span.org at 10am ET    watch LIVE Undersea ROV Cameras
visit Deepwater Horizon Response

Experts Examine Israeli Naval Blockade and Palestinian President Visit to Washington

Last week, nine passengers aboard a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza were shot and killed by Israeli troops. On Saturday, Israel continued to enforce its naval blockade by escorting the Rachel Corrie, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid cargo to the nearby Israeli port of Ashdod. Today, Carnegie experts assess the future of the Middle East peace process, the fallout from Israel’s raid on a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships bound for Gaza, and the prospects for President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to the White House on June 9.

watch CEIP: NOW on C-SPAN2
visit Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Congress -back in Session …


The Senate Convenes: 2pmET June 7, 2010 The Senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:
– #730, Audrey Fleissing, of Missouri, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of MO
– #731, Lucy Koh, of California, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of CA
– #759, Jane Magnus-Stinson, of Indiana, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of IN

At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed. After the first vote, the succeeding votes will be limited to 10 minutes each.

Votes:
5:30pm votes:

Votes:
177: Confirmation of Audrey Fleissing, of Missouri, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of MO;
Confirmed: 90-0

178: Confirmation of Lucy Koh, of California, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of CA;
Confirmed: 90-0

Jane Magnus-Stinson, of Indiana, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of IN;
Confirmed by voice vote

Unanimous Consent:
Adopted S.Res.512, a resolution designating June 2010 as “National Aphasia Month” and supporting the efforts to increase awareness of aphasia

The next meeting in the House is June 8, 2010 2pmET

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The Gulf Coast


Yesterday, I visited Caminada Bay in Grand Isle, Louisiana — one of the first places to feel the devastation wrought by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While I was here, at Camerdelle’s Live Bait shop, I met with a group of local residents and small business owners.

Folks like Floyd Lasseigne, a fourth-generation oyster fisherman. This is the time of year when he ordinarily earns a lot of his income. But his oyster bed has likely been destroyed by the spill.

Terry Vegas had a similar story. He quit the 8th grade to become a shrimper with his grandfather. Ever since, he’s earned his living during shrimping season — working long, grueling days so that he could earn enough money to support himself year-round. But today, the waters where he has worked are closed. And every day, as the spill worsens, he loses hope that he will be able to return to the life he built.

Here, this spill has not just damaged livelihoods. It has upended whole communities. And the fury people feel is not just about the money they have lost. It is about the wrenching recognition that this time their lives may never be the same.

These people work hard. They meet their responsibilities. But now because of a manmade catastrophe — one that is not their fault and beyond their control — their lives have been thrown into turmoil. It is brutally unfair. And what I told these men and women is that I will stand with the people of the Gulf Coast until they are again made whole.

That is why, from the beginning, we have worked to deploy every tool at our disposal to respond to this crisis. Today, there are more than 20,000 people working around the clock to contain and clean up this spill. I have authorized 17,500 National Guard troops to participate in the response. More than 1,900 vessels are aiding in the containment and cleanup effort. We have convened hundreds of top scientists and engineers from around the world. This is the largest response to an environmental disaster of this kind in the history of our country.

We have also ordered BP to pay economic injury claims, and this week, the federal government sent BP a preliminary bill for $69 million to pay back American taxpayers for some of the costs of the response so far. In addition, after an emergency safety review, we are putting in place aggressive new operating standards for offshore drilling. And I have appointed a bipartisan commission to look into the causes of this spill. If laws are inadequate, they will be changed. If oversight was lacking, it will be strengthened. And if laws were broken, those responsible will be brought to justice.

These are hard times in Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast, an area that has already seen more than its fair share of troubles. The people of this region have met this terrible catastrophe with seemingly boundless strength and character in defense of their way of life. What we owe them is a commitment by our nation to match the resilience they have shown. That is our mission. And it is one we will fulfill.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

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GOP OUTRAGE: Oil Spill Not an Environmental Disaster?


“This is not an environmental disaster, and I will say that again and again.”
– Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) speaking about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Sign the Petition

Yup, you read that correctly.

In an outrageous quote worthy of Sarah Palin’s Facebook page, Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska, who happens to be one of Big Oil’s best friends in Congress, actually said this with a straight face.

This is exactly the sort of Big Oil cheerleading mentality that ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Palin and now her fellow Republican from Alaska are continuing to push, even as oil continues poisoning the Gulf. While Congressman Young might not understand the definition of “environmental” or “disaster,” you and I certainly do and we need to hold him accountable.

Set Congressman Don Young Straight. Sign our petition calling on him to stop defending Big Oil and support clean energy legislation in Congress.

In the hours since we launched our petition denouncing Don Young’s outrageous comment, already more than 24,000 of you have added your voice. Now we’ve set a goal of getting 50,000 signers and delivering your comments directly to Mr. Young.

Let’s send a deafening message to Congressman Young that we reject his outrageous protection of Big Oil and it’s time to get serious about supporting President Obama and Speaker Pelosi’s agenda for a clean energy future.

Add your voice to the fight today.

Thanks,

Jon Vogel
Jon Vogel
DCCC Executive Director