***** Do you remember during the campaign of 2010 when the Republicans said they were going to get people back to work? So far, the radical Republicans, with their extreme radical Tea Party members have yet to create one job bill.
While the nation watches for a vote on the debt ceiling, the Republican agenda today has votes on bills to roll back environmental regulations.
(Note: Live now on CSPAN, Republican Rep. Don Young wants to repeal boat inspections of private boat on the Yukon River. Give me a f*#@*&%$ break!!!! Don Young says this is a states rights issue. Seriously. This Yukon River gets federal funds.)
Examiner:
Only one week left until the Nation officially defaults on its debts. The House of Representatives is reviewing legislation to repeal environmental regulations and thwarting conservation efforts.
Republicans are actively working on thwarting efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency and obstructing White House initiatives including EPA’s regulations on the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. Republican’s are busily creating policy riders that are being added to the fiscal year 2012 spending bill......
As an example of how politicized everything has become under the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, just look at how the Republicans have used their ideology in creating their bills.
Thomas: H.RES.26
Latest Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 9) instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 1/6/2011) Cosponsors (None)
Thomas: H.R.1076
Latest Title: To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
Sponsor: Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] (introduced 3/15/2011) Cosponsors (None)
Thomas: H.R.1213
Latest Title: To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 3/29/2011) Cosponsors (2)
Thomas: H.RES.203
Latest Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 910) to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/5/2011) Cosponsors (None)
The infamous Paul Ryan budget---
Thomas: H.CON.RES.34
Latest Title: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 4/11/2011) Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills: H.CON.RES.37, H.RES.223, S.CON.RES.18, S.CON.RES.19, S.CON.RES.20, S.CON.RES.21
* For analysis of the Paul Ryan budget plan, see Veterans Today.
* DailyKos has info on how Paul Ryan "....admits GOP has been lying about its budget plan."
>>>>>> Kathy Gill at the Moderate Voice has a post which shows that Republicans have voted in the past to increase the debt ceiling. ModerateVoice:
Since 2009, after Barack Obama was inaugurated as President, Republican Senators have stood steadfastly against raising the debt ceiling: in 2009, two supported H.R. 1 and one supported H.R. 4314. None supported the 2010 vote on H.J. Res. 45.
But has this always been the case?
In January 2010, Donny Shaw calculated the vote tally since 1997 on bills that included provisions to raise the debt ceiling. It may surprise you. Or not, if you’re cynical.....
The Republicans in the House of Representatives have become obstructionists and have done nothing to get people back to work.
