Tag Archives: U.S. House

Guys really named Jim come out against Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann’s bowlegged “Jim, the Election Guy.” Cute bit.

She’s now running for Barney Frank’s seat. Fast forward to this year, the questioner, Rachel Brown, is challenging the 15-term Democrat’s re-election bid. Brown said her exchange with Frank inspired her to run against him in the Democratic primary in the state’s 4th Congressional District. “I didn’t realize at the time that if you had a better idea, you should …

Today the top two GOP members of the House will announce their plan to attempt to force a vote on a bill to repeal health care reform. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia plan to announce Wednesday that they’ll support two discharge petitions — one from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to repeal …

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Ike Skelton doesn’t want DADT repealed because he’s afraid that families might have to discuss homosexuality.

Saying that President Obama is responsible for the deaths incurred during Israel’s raid on the Gaza relief flotilla, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has introduced a House resolution requiring the U.S. to side with Israel on the issue. “I believe that the Obama administration’s foreign policy is responsible for what happened with the flotilla,” said King, R-Long Island. King said the …

After a Chicago television reporter confronted Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) about his fabricated military record, she pressed him about being outed last week by blogger Mike Rogers. And that went down in an amusing fashion. Reporter: You said you are not gay? Why do the bloggers keep saying that? Kirk: Because I guess I got divorced, but I hope to …

Hawaii Rep. Charles Djou, who was one of the five House GOP members to vote in favor repealing DADT, gives his reasoning: I have seen too many instances as an army reservist, soldiers would sign up for a re-enlistment bonus. Get this gigantic sum from the American taxpayer. And then as soon as the unit gets called up to mobilize …

“I have received several calls and visits from constituents who, in spite of the heavy investment in their training, have been forced out of the military simply because they were discovered to be homosexual,” Paul said Friday. “To me, this seems like an awful waste. Personal behavior that is disruptive should be subject to military discipline regardless of whether the …

Last night the House of Representatives voted in favor of attaching the compromise DADT repeal to its massive Defense spending bill. Although some GOP reps attempted to derail the full bill today, it has just passed by a similar partisan vote. Now the fight returns to the Senate. The Dallas Voice reports: The Senate Armed Services Committee voted last night …

Here they are: Bright (AL), Berry (AR), Ross (AR), Bishop (GA), Lipinski (IL), Donelly (IN), Peterson (MN) Childers (MS), Taylor (MS), Skelton (MO), Etheridge (NC), McIntyre (NC), Shuler (NC), Pomeroy (ND), Carney(PA), Critz (PA), Spratt (SC), Davis (TN), Tanner(TN), Edwards (TX), Gene (TX), Ortiz (TX), Boucher (VA), Rahall (WV).

Since most of today’s speeches were read from prepared statements, they often lacked the dramatic emotional punch of those delivered on our behalf during the New York Senate’s debate on marriage equality. But here’s a few of of the best.

The House of Representatives has passed the compromise repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” after long and rancorous debate. I’ll post highlight clips from the debate shortly and will update this post with the vote’s roll call. Ten reps did not vote, 26 Democrats voted “NO” and only five Republicans voted “YES.” UPDATE: The five GOP “Yes” votes: Charles Djou …

It’s going on now. Live video stream here.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised a House vote on the repeal of DADT sometime this year. “It is the Speaker’s intention that a vote will be taken this year on [‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’] in the House,” Drew Hammill, a Pelosi spokesperson, told DC Agenda in a statement Monday. The announcement is promising news for repeal advocates because Pelosi has …

This weekend Barney Frank told attendees at a Victory Fund event that ENDA will be passed out of committee and submitted for a full House vote within the next two weeks. Frank, speaking to Metro Weekly after his appearance at the Victory Fund’s annual Champagne Brunch, said the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) – currently in the House Education and Labor …

Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) tells Karen Ocamb that he believes ENDA will pass in the U.S. House in the next few weeks. We have the votes to pass ENDA in the House and we hope to bring it before the committee I serve on – the Education Labor Committee – within the month – by the end of April. And …

Oy vey. Just when we thought it was all over. But no. With the Senate working through an all-night session on a package of changes to the Democrats’ sweeping health care legislation, Republicans early Thursday morning identified parliamentary problems with at least two provisions that will require the measure to be sent back to the House for yet another vote, …

Teabaggers are throwing bricks through the office windows of House Democrats. The window broken Friday at the Niagara Falls office of Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, D-Fairport, was one of at least four cases of vandalism targeting Democratic offices across the country late last week during the debate over health care reform. A window was also broken at the Monroe County …