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Nov 20, 2008
House Democrats voted today to put Henry Waxman at the helm of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, replacing longtime chairman John Dingell.
One consequence of the shift could be a boost for President-elect Barack Obama's sweeping proposals on global warming and cleaner energy.
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1 Oh as opposed to all people not in the world? That's who I worry about. |
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3 Yes, this guy is a real scum bag, California has some of the WORST government of any State in the Union which is why we're bankrupt! Marxist scum bags. |
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"Waxman replaces Dingell as Senate energy chair"
I didn't know Waxman was in the Senate. |
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1 What Change? All I can see is just more of the Same o SAME 'O'. |
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3 I think someone has slipped a moron pill into your Grape Soda. Waxman has been one of the most sincere, dedicated, and capable lawmakers. His hearings on the tobacco industry alone, which resulted in severe penalties, have earned the respect of all reasonable people. His victory over the obstructionist Dingell will produce great results. |
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“I love me a KOOL” Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Comments: 6933 Steve Rodgers did that? ISP: AOL |
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1 Jim, after giving it some thought, I think both of us are going to have a great 4 years watching these liberals and their so called tolerance rip each other apart. |
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1 $3.89 / gallon , does this make sense at all? He didn't feel it because he had all the privileges living on taxepayers money for decades. He gives me some nausea. |
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Joined: May 23, 2008 Comments: 1003 Marrero, Louisiana ISP: Marrero, LA |
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1 Paid for by poor smokers extorted by this turd. They used to put these people where they belong, JAIL. |
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1 I think perhaps my post was lost in translation, I was referring to the economy of California and NOT the national economy. I see you’ve got your partisan blinders on and single out Bush for our economic problems but fail to mention several things done by the Democrats to help get us in this mess. Before you start spewing your “neo con” knee jerk accusations know that I do not support Bush, I didn’t vote for Juan McCain and I’m NOT a Republican. The NY Times five years ago reported that the Bush administration proposed increased oversight and regulation of Fannie and Freddie, but Democrats pushed back. "The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago. Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry. The new agency would have the authority, which now rests with Congress, to set one of the two capital-reserve requirements for the companies. It would exercise authority over any new lines of business. And it would determine whether the two are adequately managing the risks of their ballooning portfolios." Democrats pushed back: "Among the groups denouncing the proposal today were the National Association of Home Builders and Congressional Democrats who fear that tighter regulation of the companies could sharply reduce their commitment to financing low-income and affordable housing. "These two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing any kind of financial crisis," said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. "The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing." Representative Melvin L. Watt, Democrat of North Carolina, agreed. "I don't see much other than a shell game going on here, moving something from one agency to another and in the process weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable housing," Mr. Watt said." You think Pelosi is going to bring this up? I could go on and on all day but in the end it’s the irresponsible out of control spending by BOTH parties that has dug such a deep hole and I don’t see it changing with the enlightened one which is why I voted 3rd party. |
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1 As opposed to the righties, who have ripped this country apart. "Real Amuricans", like you. |
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1 Proving once again that global warming is just politics. Thanks for that. |
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