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When considering legislation, how do you balance the needs of your constituents with the need to pass legislation that is also good for the whole country? Do you consistently favor one over the other, or do you approach things issue by issues, law by law? More
Asked 19 weeks 6 days ago of U.S. Sen. Claire C. McCaskill (D-MO)
by Elvin J. from Nashville, TN
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When considering legislation, how do you balance the needs of your constituents with the need to pass legislation that is also good for the whole country? Do you consistently favor one over the other, or do you approach things issue by issues, law by law? More
Asked 19 weeks 6 days ago of U.S. Sen. Claire C. McCaskill (D-MO)
by Elvin J. from Nashville, TN
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Do you think that market forces, if left unimpeded, will help pull this country out of the current economic downturn? Or do you think that it is the government's necessary responsibility to balance the market? How does your answer impact how you vote on legislation: from health care to environment to judicial nominations?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 1 Vote.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
Well, I don't think it's the government's responsibility to balance the market. I don't think government can do that.I'm an Adam Smith type of an economist and as a young man, I poked through his book "Wealth of Nations" and mine I think has 1,057 pages in it. I studied it carefully forward and back and it put me to sleep a lot of nights. But, in the end, I came out of it believing that free market forces are what will save this economy and government cannot manage this, it's got to be supply and demand, it's got to be the invisible hand and we need to get government out of the way.
Answered on Nov 23rd, 2009 More
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In the US we have a court system that makes legal decisions. It is increasingly apparent that environmental health is intrinsically related to economic health. With this in mind, do you think it makes sense create environmental courts that would decide legal issues around development and the environment?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 12 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall II (D-WV)
Rep. NICK RAHALL: No, I think those issues are addressed properly through the current judicial system. Uh, we have a number of cases for example in southern West Virginia that involve lawsuits against coal companies by environmental groups. Uh, they appear to have perfectly legitimate and [assessable/accessable?] access to our courtroom. So no, I’m not in favor of a separate environmental court. I believe the current system works fine.
Answered on Oct 26th, 2009 More
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CPSIA was passed to keep American toys safe. This is a good thing. Unfortunately, legislation makes it prohibitively expensive for small businesses that hand craft toys to pass the approval process. What can we do to ensure that products sold in the US are safe while not hurting small businesses that make all of their products in the US?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 44 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
“Well that is obviously is a concern and we should find ways in which to help them.
Answered on Aug 6th, 2009 More
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North Korea tested a nuclear weapon on Monday May 25th. Can the United States trust North Korea with a nuclear bomb? What steps are you, as a member of Congress, willing to take to ensure that the world stays safe?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 19 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Well, North Korea can certainly not be trusted with a nuclear weapon, and it’s unlikely Congress will do anything effective to protect us from a nuclear weapon of North Korea. Don’t believe in missile defense because it is much easier to smuggle a nuclear weapon into the United States than to use a missile. Although of course the North Koreans get a certain Viagra out of having big missiles. What can I say, it’s a testosterone thing, you might not understand.
Answered on Jul 16th, 2009 More
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Google recently hired goats to cut the grass at their development headquarters. Is there any chance that Congress would consider make the switch to greener goat powered lawn care? What are some of the things that your committee has done to make the Capitol more energy efficient?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 20 Votes.
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Okay I just happen to sit on the committee called the Legislative Branch and we have all the staff looking at all the buildings in terms of the lower hanging fruits that we can do right away, and that would be things like lighting, stuff like that. The other thing is looking at a long term building by building project, where they’ll come back and give us a plan. That’s going to take a little longer.
Answered on Jun 23rd, 2009 More
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Google recently hired goats to cut the grass at their development headquarters. Is there any chance that Congress would consider make the switch to greener goat powered lawn care? What are some of the things that your committee has done to make the Capitol more energy efficient?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 20 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
I’m not going-I don’t have an answer for that.
Answered on Jun 23rd, 2009 More
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Google recently hired goats to cut the grass at their development headquarters. Is there any chance that Congress would consider make the switch to greener goat powered lawn care? What are some of the things that your committee has done to make the Capitol more energy efficient?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 20 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
I’m not going-I don’t have an answer for that.
Answered on Jun 17th, 2009 More
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Google recently hired goats to cut the grass at their development headquarters. Is there any chance that Congress would consider make the switch to greener goat powered lawn care? What are some of the things that your committee has done to make the Capitol more energy efficient?
Asked by: Elvin J. from Nashville, TN. Received 20 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA)
Okay I just happen to sit on the committee called the Legislative Branch and we have all the staff looking at all the buildings in terms of the lower hanging fruits that we can do right away, and that would be things like lighting, stuff like that. The other thing is looking at a long term building by building project, where they’ll come back and give us a plan. That’s going to take a little longer.
Answered on Jun 6th, 2009 More
