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The Cloakroom: May 18 – May 24

Posted May 17th, 2009 at 10:13am in Ongoing Priorities 2 Print This Post Print This Post

A a look at what happened last week, and what is coming up this week, on Capitol Hill

Senate:
Last week – began debate on the credit card bill
This week – will finish the credit card bill and pass the Iraq and Afghanistan war supplemental

House:
Last week – passed the Iraq and Afghanistan war supplemental and Speaker Pelosi got embroiled over the waterboarding debate
This week – Energy and Commerce Committee mark-up of the cap-and-tax bill and relatively no floor activity

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2 Responses to “The Cloakroom: May 18 – May 24”

  1. JOHN N HART on May 17th, 2009 at 10:13am said:

    senjohnh@bellsouth.net
    THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CIA HAVE SERVED AMERICA WITH THE PRIDE ,HONOR AND TRUTH AT GREAT PERIL/RISK SINCE INCEPTION.FOR MS PELOSI AS SPEAKER OF HOUSE TO CALL THEM LIARS IS AND OUTRAGE.EVEN THE PRESIDENT IS DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM HER OVER THIS.IT’S TIME SHE APOLOGIZE TO CIA AND RESIGN..

  2. Dave Nazarian on May 17th, 2009 at 10:13am said:

    All members should be aware that on the war supplemental there is a rider that restores the right to carry firearms in National Parks, a big issue for supporters of the 2nd Amendment. This is the same Dept of Interior rule that was implemented in the waning days of the last administration, and was stayed by a 9th Circuit judge (big surprise).
    So please contact your Senators and urge the inclusion of this rider. Brady and her crowd are on the march, you can be sure. More information can be found on the NRA website.

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