Lame Duck
Members of Congress introduce some ten thousand bills and resolutions in each two-year session of Congress, only a small fraction of which are seriously considered and fewer still enacted as law. Below is a list of Key Bills in Congress Now that are Expected to be handled in the Lame Duck Session. To get full information on each bill or resolution click on the links.
H.R.-3458 , the net neutrality bill, would update the Communications Act of 1934 to set interoperability requirements for Internet Service Providers.
H.R.-5175 , the DISCLOSE Act, would require additional forms of disclosure of for corporate spending on electioneering.
S.-3815 , which would promote natural gas and electric vehicles.
S.-2827 , the Military Families Affordable Homes Act, which would expand the eligibility of military personnel for low-income residential rental housing.
S.-510 , the food safety bill, which would grant the FDA additional regulatory power to improve food safety.
H.R.-1751 , the DREAM Act, which would allow aliens to become permanent residents through attending university.
Financial Reform
Congress passed H.R.-4173 , Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.
Health Care
H.R.-3590 , The health care reform bill and text enacted March 23, 2010. Votes on H.R. 3590 bill in the Senate (Dec. 24, 2009) and House (March 21, 2010).
H.R.-4872 , The reconciliation bill that made additional changes to the health care bill enacted March 30, 2010. Stupak Amendment limiting funding for abortions and vote (Nov. 7, 2009).
Thats the lineup for the lame duck session. Depending on how well these folks work together it could get done.
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Virginia House of Delegates
Ben Cline represents the 24th Legislative District in the Virginia House of Delegates, which includes the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista and portions of Amherst, Augusta, and Rockbridge Counties. He was elected to the House in a special election in 2002 and re-elected to his fifth term in November 2009. Ben serves on the House Finance Committee, the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Courts of Justice Committee, and the Committee on Militia, Police, and Public Safety.
ACVDN BOTTOM LINE
What does Liberty and its agenda of right wing politics mean to the city of Lynchburg? It means a hard working leader like Shannon Valentine gets replaced by a slacker like Scott Garrett and the area suffers from poor representation. Liberty has a captive audience of zombies big enough to swing any election in the general area. They go to school here then head out to points unknown and are replaced by more Liberty robots who do the masters bidding and vote as a solid christian right wing block every election. The winner is Falwell who stays in the area and controlls the politics to feed his own pocket. Liberty is quick to inform you of what they do for the economy of Lynchburg but they don't like to talk abour the price they extract from the town. That big LU on the mountain side should read FU.
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