One other note: After looking at these assholes' list of legislation that has purportedly been blocked, the assholes fail to mention that the Marxist controlled Senate had pork and other Anti-American legislation tied to the "blocked bills". EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE ITEMS THE ASSHOLES LIST HAD ANTI-AMERICAN LEGISLATION ATTACHED TO IT!!
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > Anything that Senator Franken proposes, should be blocked just on mere > principal. > > For the last two years, the Republicans have not been capable of blocking > anything on their own volition. It required the two independents, and some > Democrats in order to block legislation proposed by those who have a Marxist > agenda. > > Hooray for them!!! > > > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bills Republicans Have Blocked >> by James Parris <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598423721> on >> Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 4:43am >> >> by Bill Hogerty (Thank you!) >> >> >> >> * Senator Franken’s Anti-Rape Amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill >> - Makes it so that women raped overseas while working for foreign >> contractors have the right to have their case heard in an American court >> instead of having their case mediated by the company they work for. Only >> Republican men voted against this, but it passed. >> >> >> >> * Benefits for Homeless Veterans- Would have expanded benefits to homeless >> veterans and homeless veterans with children. Republicans blocked this. >> >> >> >> * Health Care- Prevents insurance companies from discriminating against >> you on the basis of "pre-existing conditions". Requires that insurance >> companies spend 85 cents of every dollar that you pay on your actual health >> care. Limits health insurance companies profit margins. Republicans blocked >> this for months before it finally passed. >> >> >> >> * Health Care for the 9/11 First Responders who got sick from being at >> Ground Zero- Would provide billions of dollars in health care to help the >> 9/11 First Responders who were at Ground Zero on 9/11 and are now sick >> because of it. Republicans blocked this. >> >> >> >> * The Jobs Bill- Offsets the payroll tax for 1 year for companies that >> higher new employees, or people receiving unemployment insurance. Also gives >> other tax incentives to companies hiring new employees. Republicans >> attempted to block this. Small business lending bill- would give LOCAL, >> community banks access to billions of dollars to loan to small businesses. >> Republicans blocked this. >> >> >> >> * Financial reform- Puts stricter regulations on the banks, preventing >> them from becoming "too big to fail". Curbs reckless spending practices that >> caused the banking crisis. Republicans attempted to block this. >> >> >> >> * Stimulus Bill- Pumped billions of dollars into state and local >> Governments to prevent us from sinking into a second Great Depression. >> Republicans opposed this but now want to take credit for the parts of it >> that we know are successful. >> >> >> >> * Oil Spill Liability- Raises the liability on what companies can be made >> to pay to clean up after an oil spill. Republicans blocked this. Political >> Ad disclosure bill- Would have required all donors to political campaigns to >> reveal themselves. Republicans blocked this. >> >> >> >> * Immigration- Republican suggested comprehensive immigration reform until >> Obama supported it. Now they're rabidly opposed to it and even voted against >> their own legislation. Republicans blocked this. >> >> >> >> * Unemployment Extension- Would provide additional aid to the millions of >> Americans still on unemployment who are just trying to support themselves >> and their familes. Republicans blocked this bill for 8 weeks before it >> finally passed. Republicans blocked this for 8 weeks before it finally >> passed. >> >> >> >> * Fair Pay Act of 2009- Also called the Lily Ledbetter bill. Requires that >> women receive equal compensation to men for doing the same work. Republicans >> attempted to block this. >> >> >> >> **** The next time someone tells you that the Republicans care about the >> American people just give them this list of all the bills Republicans wanted >> to fail. **** >> Source: >> http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=10150275382835364&id=598423721 >> >> -- >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >> Have a great day, >> Tommy >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
