29 posts tagged “congress”
Episode 20 in a series of short animated political cartoons by award-winning syndicated cartoonist Ted Rall and David Essman
www.rall.com
music:
Gioachino Rossini-Ranz des Vaches (call to the dairy cows)
The Standells-Mr. Nobody
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/1009/668931.html
WASHINGTON - Protesters chanted, "People not profits -- Medicare for all," while picketing WellPoint Insurance Company Thursday. The demonstration was part of a nine-city protest coordinated by the group "Mobilization for Health Care for All."
WellPoint locked the lobby doors and police stood on guard. The protest was peaceful but pointed -- with participants blaming the insurance companies for current problems and accusing the president of breaking his campaign promise to bring real reform.
And as Congress continues to work toward reform, the demonstrators feel their dream of a single-payer system is slipping further and further away. ...
Not slipping away at
http://www.michaelmoore.com
CALL YOUR SENATOR. Demand a public option. (202) 224-3121.
There's no public option in Senator Max Baucus' Healthcare bill. Instead, we are forced to buy private insurance. This is a major step backwards for the healthcare reform movement! Watch the video and call your senator at (202) 224-3121.
http://sickforprofit.com
Congress is deadlocked on the best way to get a bat out of their committee chamber.
Rep. Lynn Merriweather says bill will protect the millions of Americans who just want to appear as young as they feel on the inside, that's all.
Rep. McCullough cannot even fathom the amount of contempt you'd have to hold for Congress, the American people to do something so inconsiderate.
Congressman Eisley conducts hearing on Market Data Protection Reform, restrains self from murdering five year old son.
Digg this video! http://digg.com/politics/Brave_Afghan_Vet_Demands_Answers_from_Congress_2
Thanks to your efforts, we were able to bring Rick Reyes, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, to Congress's attention. A former Corporal in the US Marines, Reyes was powerful and truthful as he told Senator John Kerry and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "I urge you on behalf of truth and patriotism to consider carefully and rethink Afghanistan. More troops, more occupation is not the answer."
Reyes's testimony raises critical concerns that Congress must address before approving a massive supplemental war funding bill in the next few weeks. Let's work to halt this war funding bill by calling our Representatives, and urging them not to vote for it until all the questions raised in these hearings have been answered. If you're not sure who represents you, find out here.
Call your Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html
Don't know who represents you? Find out here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Learn more: http://rethinkafghanistan.com
http://earth2obama.org/
April 10, 2009 MSNBC
Rep. David Whittle (D-VA) speaks passionately about how his son, who died in Iraq, would have loved to see this appropriations bill passed.
