The following are two letters from Representative Melvin Watt, who resigned from the United States House of Representatives on January 6, 2014 so he could could be sworn in only minutes later as the new Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In a move that few people saw was coming. The FSHA ensure […]
Measure advances in Congress to significantly cut waste and the cost of federal property leases
A letter was read into the Congressional Record from the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It deals with section 3307 of title 40, United States Code. It reads as follows: Washington, DC, December 9, 2013. Hon. John Boehner, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: On […]
U.S. House members take secrecy oath but undergo no background checks whatsoever
The U.S. House of Representatives gives access to classified information to hundreds of members. This is a huge national security risk. For one, these members are not required to under go any sort of background checks – which is a huge problem. This year hundreds of members of the 113th Congress were sworn in to […]
Republicans shut down the government and “hard wired it to stay shut down”, says Rep. Huffman
On October 15, 2013 Rep. Jared Huffman from California asked for permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the government shutdown and debt limit default. During which he blasted Republicans for not allowing a vote on a clean CR (or “Congressional Resolution”). “Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that we are […]
“This (shutdown) is an assault on our system of government unlike anything we have seen”, said Rep. Blumenauer
On October 9, 2013 Rep. Earl Blumenauer asked for and was granted permission to rail against the Republicans in the House of Representatives for their ridiculous antics of shutting down the government and their incredible disconnect with the American people. “Mr. Speaker, today is the ninth day of the Republican shutdown, what started as […]
Rep. Blumenauer calls Republican minority in Congress “fanatics”
On October 9, 2013 Rep. Earl Blumenauer “asked for and was granted permission to rail against the Republicans in the House of Representatives for their ridiculous antics of shutting down the government and their incredible disconnect with the American people. Mr. Speaker, today is the ninth day of the Republican shutdown, what started as a […]
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