One would think padding vote totals wouldn’t be necessary with a 233-202 margin in the House of Representatives, but House Democrats today will continue to push a controversial rule that would give Delegates representing four U.S. territories the right to vote on the House floor.
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January 23, 2007General
January 22, 2007Press Release
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) tonight released the following statement on the President’s State of the Union Address:
- “The President has laid out a series of ambitious proposals addressing the nation’s priorities, and I hope Congress will give each a fair hearing. If Democrat leaders are going to oppose the President’s agenda, they have an obligation to present their own alternatives.
January 22, 2007General
Four of the five Delegates to the U.S. House represent territories that are exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. Do House Democrats really support allowing Delegates who are exempt from U.S. federal income taxes to raise taxes on the rest of the American people?
In a outright “power grab,” House Democrats tomorrow will bring to the floor a controversial rule change designed to give them extra votes on House legislation. Their proposal provides Delegates and Non-Members of the House, of which four out of five are Democrats, voting power on the House floor.
January 21, 2007Press Release
House Republican Leaders and key Ranking Committee Members today unveiled a set of benchmarks designed to measure the progress of President Bush’s new strategy in Iraq, and to hold the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government accountable for their role in achieving success.
In addition, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) requesting she appoint a bipartisan select committee on Iraq – with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans – to monitor implementation of the benchmarks and exercise oversight over the
January 21, 2007General
This week, House Democrats will attempt to push through a highly controversial rule change giving Delegates and Non-Members of Congress a vote on the House floor. Democrats first instituted the rule in 1993, but it was later withdrawn when Republicans took the majority. This “power grab” is a prime example of how the party in power isn’t as much a new majority as it is a former majority reverting back to the same short-term political gain politics from the early 1990s.