S. Amdt. 2774 Tabled
November 18, 2009 by Mercy Warren
Filed under Uncategorized
Passing S. Amdt. 2774 would have eliminated the possibility that funds made available through H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010) could be used to build or modify a facility within the United States or its territories to temporarily or permanently hold those individuals held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October [...]
Barthold Letter on Insurance Mandate
September 25, 2009 by Mercy Warren
Filed under Congress, Uncategorized
Buy Health Insurance or Else
On Thursday, Senator John Ensign (R-KS), questioned Thomas Barthold, Chief of Staff of Joint Committee on Taxation, about the proposed health care mandate penalty. Ensign stated, "We could be subjecting those very people who conscientiously, because they believe in the U.S. Constitution, we could be subjecting them to fines or the interpretation of [...]
Obama’s Tire Tax
September 25, 2009 by Mercy Warren
Filed under Uncategorized, White House
35-Percent Tariff on Tires Imported from China
Everyone knows that labor unions were major supporters of President Obama’s campaign in the 2008 election and remain by his side on issues today. Many have implied gratuitous legislative paybacks would be inevitable once Obama was elected and settled into his Presidency. So on Friday, September, 11th, when [...]
