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HHS is redefining abortion as any method which prevents or deters contraception as well as aborting a fetus. Considering the financial implication on social services, medical ramifications including STD’s, and population growth, what is your stand on this? More
Asked 9 weeks 2 days ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
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Why has no one suggested or established price controls for energy products, such as oil or gasoline? More
Asked 8 weeks 3 days ago of All U.S. Representatives
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As a one of the President's Special Representatives to the United Nations, what have you done and what can be done during the United States tenure as President of the UN Security Council to help encourage the body to work towards ending the genocide in Darfur. What steps will lead to an end of the genocide? More
Asked 16 weeks 4 days ago of U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
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How can we have any chance of true "Health Care Reform" as long as the McCarren-Ferguson Act (passed in the 1940's) protects the insurance companies from any Sherman Anti-trust investigation and ,in fact, allows them to be the only industry for which the anti-trust laws do not apply ? More
Asked 3 weeks 2 days ago of All U.S. Congress
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Over withhold on your taxes & you can get an interest free refund and that's like giving the government an interest free loan. Why, if you under withhold, pay up any balance due when you file on time-- you will still be charged interest on the amount under withheld? Note, Maryland's interest rate is about twice that of the IRS rate-- why? More
Asked 11 weeks 6 days ago of U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
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Given the fact that in the Spring (& now Winter) Primaries and Caucuses is the ONLY time we get have a say in who we want for US President (the General election in November is to vote for the Electoral College, not the candidate), When do you think the American Voters will Finally get to Vote for a U.S President? More
Asked 6 weeks 2 days ago of All U.S. Congress
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Considering the displeasure reportedly voiced by congressionals about Fannie and Freddie golden parachutes for their CEO's when will the elected officials of the government go on Social Security and give up their golden parachutes? Bet Social Security would get fixed last week if this happened
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What's your plan to meet the Millennium Development Goals? More
Asked 29 weeks 5 hours ago of All U.S. Senators
by AYL Guest
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Paulson's sketchy notes so far say that besides actual distressed loans, the Treasury may buy CDO's. "Cash CDO's" are directly collateralized by real assets, but 3rd party credit default swaps are just a kind of betting for "fatcats". Can you guarantee we won't become the "Casino of Last Resort" on the taxpayers' dime? More
Asked 2 days 21 hours ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
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What have you done to get America on track towards eco-friendly alternative fuel sources? More
Asked 1 week 3 days ago of U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
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Considering the displeasure reportedly voiced by congressionals about Fannie and Freddie golden parachutes for their CEO's when will the elected officials of the government go on Social Security and give up their golden parachutes? Bet Social Security would get fixed last week if this happened
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How can we have any chance of true "Health Care Reform" as long as the McCarren-Ferguson Act (passed in the 1940's) protects the insurance companies from any Sherman Anti-trust investigation and ,in fact, allows them to be the only industry for which the anti-trust laws do not apply ? More
Asked 3 weeks 2 days ago of All U.S. Congress
by Elliot Eisenberg, DC from Richmond, VA -
I heard that most of the northeastern part of the US uses oil based heating systems. If natural gas is cheaper why is there no talk about trying to get thse people to switch to natural gas heating systems? More
Asked 3 weeks 3 days ago of U.S. Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
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I thought that whenever an industry was making higher profits, other entrepreneurial companies would enter that industry. In the wake of Exxon's record profits, why are there no new companies entering this industry and competing? Wouldn't competition help? What can or should the government do to help increase competition? More
Asked 4 weeks 1 day ago of All U.S. Congress
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What can you do to make sure that I have the same privilege as Governor Palin in offering her teenage daughter the opportunity to make her own decision regarding her pregnancy? It seems that Palin wants to keep this personal decision within her own family, yet wants to change the laws to take away my opportunity to do the same. More
Asked 5 weeks 18 hours ago of U.S. Sen. Claire C. McCaskill (D-MO)
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If I go into a coma and am put on life support, with no living immediate family and no one with medical directive authority, who decides if I live or die? More
Asked 5 weeks 2 days ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
by Anna Gardiner from Falls Church, VA
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Considering the displeasure reportedly voiced by congressionals about Fannie and Freddie golden parachutes for their CEO's when will the elected officials of the government go on Social Security and give up their golden parachutes? Bet Social Security would get fixed last week if this happened
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Whatever happened to your commitment to term limits? More
Asked 15 weeks 3 days ago of U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
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Why can sitting senators virtually abandon their "day jobs" to run for President for more than a year? I assume they're getting paid normal salaries during this time. Why aren't you responsible for being in your office, or being on the Senate floor for debates or votes. Where is the obligation to represent your constituents? More
Asked 22 weeks 6 days ago of All U.S. Congress
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Why are the Democrats protecting billions of dollars for big farm subsidies when that sector of the economy is booming and not using the farm bill to as an opportunity for reform? More
Asked 31 weeks 2 days ago of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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As the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, what are your priorities going to be in making sure that 2008 is a year of progress and change for the Democrats and Congress? More
Asked 38 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
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What is your opinion of the problem with electoral integrity regarding the use of voting machines which can be hacked? More
Asked 38 weeks 2 days ago of All U.S. Congress
by selma goldberg from Crofton, MD -
What will you do to reform the redistricting system in this country, which has led to most seats in Congress being so safe that even a major shift in public opinion won't be reflected in an election. More
Asked 39 weeks 6 days ago of All U.S. Representatives
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American high schools have high drop-out rates. What can Congress do to curb this trend? More
Asked 47 weeks 4 days ago of All U.S. Congress
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Do you think a border fence is the answer to our immigration problems? More
Asked 49 weeks 2 hours ago of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Were 42 House members right in refusing to support a House resolution commemorating the holy Muslim month of Ramadan? More
Asked 49 weeks 2 hours ago of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
by populist from San Francisco, CA
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Equal access to health care and insurance coverage should be a right, not a privledge. When is this country going to stop the way health care is managed and provided in this country? What do you plan to do to address this inequity in our country and make the playing field equal for all?
Asked by: Sheryl Yates from Casper, WY. Received 17 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
Well first of all we don’t have a health care system in this country. Hopefully that’s one of the things that will happen with the new president. When you talk to small businesses, large businesses, people that have their own business, they all agree, most of the people I talk to agree, that we really do need a healthcare system in this country. Hopefully that will be started on this next year, and we can get it accomplished, but its gonna take a little while to make it happen. Reporter: What about the whole question of cost, which your Republican colleagues will definitely bring up?
Answered on Sep 25th, 2008 More
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An in employer in N.Y.C. owes me $610.00. Can I stand in front of their shop on the sidewalk and hand out flyers to let the public know what they did to me, without being arrested?
Asked by: Richard Krell from New York, NY. Received 16 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Well I would think that as long as you are on a public sidewalk that you can do that, just as if someone was striking and they march around with a sign and keep moving. There are certain rules that you can’t just sit in front and block the doorway. But if you are moving and not obstructing anything in that regards. And you have a sign in front of you, as long as you are moving that is freedom of speech and I would think he has a right to do that.” Reporter: You think there might be a better way to get his money back?
Answered on Sep 19th, 2008 More
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I want to know why congress does not eliminate the social security wage base ceiling, which is $102,000.00 for 2008. Social Security is a social insurnce program. It is not a personal savings program. By making this one change Congress coud "fix" the social security issue. This would make the program fair and equal for everyone.
Asked by: AYL Guest. Received 2 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
I guess I need to really look at that. That’s an interesting idea. I’m not gonna respond to that until I see whether there is any efficacy to what the person is saying, but that’s an interesting idea. I am convinced that one of the things that is necessary with social security is to make sure we stop raiding the fund first of all. And secondarily we need to allow people some flexibility, because there are only three ways to affect the ultimate pay out. That is either pay more in, or take less out, or do something different with the investment mechanism of what’s put in.
Answered on Sep 19th, 2008 More
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Equal access to health care and insurance coverage should be a right, not a privledge. When is this country going to stop the way health care is managed and provided in this country? What do you plan to do to address this inequity in our country and make the playing field equal for all?
Asked by: Sheryl Yates from Casper, WY. Received 17 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
Well as someone who had a family situation where my dad did not have health insurance, I had to drop out of college and go to work; I have a strong personal opinion that we should mandate some sort of health coverage, but I’d like it private with choice. I think right now we really have some of that, but I think some folks without health insurance end up using the system, maybe not paying for the system. But everybody should have access to health care in this country.
Reporter: Do you think the government has dropped the ball on it?
Answered on Sep 15th, 2008 More
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Can you explain the reasoning for the latest farm bill? It seems like 1.5 Million is too much income to receive subsidies. Is this just politics as usual or is there a solid reason that can't be explained in a sound bite? Is so, point me to a web page.
Asked by: Peter Meyer from Vienna, VA. Received 16 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Actually 1.5 million is too much to be receiving farm subsidies. The difference is it was 2.5 million and now it’s down to 1.5 million. And that’s for a couple but $750,000 per individual. I would liked to have seen a huge drop below that but what you find out around here is if you can get big incremental moves like a third lower than that’s heading the right direction and you better grab a one third incremental move in the right direction and keep pushing to get better.
Answered on Aug 7th, 2008 More
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Can you explain the reasoning for the latest farm bill? It seems like 1.5 Million is too much income to receive subsidies. Is this just politics as usual or is there a solid reason that can't be explained in a sound bite? Is so, point me to a web page.
Asked by: Peter Meyer from Vienna, VA. Received 16 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Mr. Meyer, I voted against the farm bill because I could not see any rationale for the farm bill. I was very upset that we are continuing to pay subsidies to people who make $1.5 million. There’s a lot that’s wrong with the current farm bill. I voted against it. I was one of only three members of the agriculture committee to vote against it. So I don’t think it was a good bill for the United States or for the average citizen. It’s a good bill for a lot of special interests groups but not good for this country.
Answered on Aug 7th, 2008 More
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What Social Security benefits are illegal aliens eligible for?
Asked by: pjsepa from Reston, VA. Received 10 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
It’s my understanding that if people are hired and they turn in a social security number that they are charged or pay social security. Whether or not they ever collect that would depend on whether they ever get legal and are using a social security number that is legal. I am opposed to agreements with other countries that would allow people, for example in Mexico, to pay into their Mexican system and then draw money out of our system or participate in our system.
Answered on Aug 7th, 2008 More
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Who authorized the departure of Saudi Nationals (including the Bin Laden family) when the U.S. airspace was otherwise closed?
Asked by: Kurt Christensen from Westminster, MD. Received 17 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
I don’t know the answer to that. I was not in Congress at the time that that happened and I don’t know that anybody did. I don’t know how to answer that question.
Answered on Aug 7th, 2008 More
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