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178
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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 17 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
by Dreama Terrill from Richmond, VA
77
votes

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 11 weeks 1 day ago of All U.S. Congress
by Elliot Eisenberg, DC from Richmond, VA
28
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Hello There, We should be using Industrial Hemp a part of our nations energy policy. I want to know when the Industrial Hemp Act H.R. 1009 that seems to be held up in the House Committee on the Judiciary; be voted on and what are the presidential candidates position on this issue. http://industrialhempthebilliondollarcrop.blogspot.com/ More

Asked 13 weeks 1 day ago of All U.S. Congress
by William Hill from Chesterfield, VA
23
votes

I would like to know why Northern Ill., Columbine, CO, NY, VA (during 9/11), etc. have all received monies from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to facilitate recovery of their communities, and Virginia Tech has yet to recieve one penny to support them through the worst school shooting in history? More

Asked 21 weeks 2 days ago of Virginia Delegation
by Mary B. from Chesterfield, VA
16
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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 13 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
by Anna Gardiner from Falls Church, VA
16
votes

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 12 weeks 17 hours ago of All U.S. Congress
by David DeFazio from Midlothian, VA
3
votes

Is Obama going to reinstate the draft and make females subject to the draft? Is Iran encouraged that they can launch attack against Israel with Obama in office? Will you expose the Bilderberg Group and the NWO for the criminals they are or are you bought and paid for by them? Will you revoke the fascist Real ID Act and Patriot Act? More

Asked 5 weeks 5 days ago of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
by Charles Garrett from Stony Creek, VA

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Is Obama going to reinstate the draft and make females subject to the draft? Is Iran encouraged that they can launch attack against Israel with Obama in office? Will you expose the Bilderberg Group and the NWO for the criminals they are or are you bought and paid for by them? Will you revoke the fascist Real ID Act and Patriot Act? More

Asked 5 weeks 5 days ago of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
by Charles Garrett from Stony Creek, VA
77
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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 11 weeks 1 day ago of All U.S. Congress
by Elliot Eisenberg, DC from Richmond, VA
16
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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 12 weeks 17 hours ago of All U.S. Congress
by David DeFazio from Midlothian, VA
16
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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 13 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
by Anna Gardiner from Falls Church, VA
28
votes

Hello There, We should be using Industrial Hemp a part of our nations energy policy. I want to know when the Industrial Hemp Act H.R. 1009 that seems to be held up in the House Committee on the Judiciary; be voted on and what are the presidential candidates position on this issue. http://industrialhempthebilliondollarcrop.blogspot.com/ More

Asked 13 weeks 1 day ago of All U.S. Congress
by William Hill from Chesterfield, VA
178
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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 17 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
by Dreama Terrill from Richmond, VA
23
votes

I would like to know why Northern Ill., Columbine, CO, NY, VA (during 9/11), etc. have all received monies from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to facilitate recovery of their communities, and Virginia Tech has yet to recieve one penny to support them through the worst school shooting in history? More

Asked 21 weeks 2 days ago of Virginia Delegation
by Mary B. from Chesterfield, VA

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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 30 weeks 4 days ago of All U.S. Congress
by Beth Wiley from Sterling, VA

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Why has no one suggested or established price controls for energy products, such as oil or gasoline?
Asked by: Nelson N from Richmond, VA. Received 84 Votes.
Categories: Energy.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL)

Well that’s something that’s going to be, I’m saying as it relates to price controls, but we’re going to be dealing with energy in the upcoming session. We’ve been going step by step on bills with energy. We did a lot of renewable energy in the last session, the 110th Congress. We worked a lot on raising CAFÉ standards.

Answered on Nov 21st, 2008 More
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.
Categories: Agriculture. Tags: farm subsidies.

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
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.
Categories: Agriculture. Tags: farm subsidies.

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
What Social Security benefits are illegal aliens eligible for?
Asked by: P J H. from Reston, VA. Received 10 Votes.
Categories: Immigration. Tags: illegal aliens · social security.

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
Physical restraint and seclusion time-outs are being used on students with disabilities in Virginia public school systems. Why is there not a law out there to govern these inhumane practices? Why is the school system allowed to abuse our children with disabilities?
Asked by: Priscilla Greene from Chesterfield, VA. Received 18 Votes.
Categories: Education. Tags: Abuse in public schools · Physical Restraint · Seclusion Time-out.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)

I just haven’t had anybody raise that to us, so we’ll be glad to look into that and see.

Answered on Jun 20th, 2008 More
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?
Asked by: Beth Wiley from Sterling, VA. Received 41 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008. Tags: abandon constituents · campaign · job · senator.

Listen to: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

Well, the current law does allow sitting Senators to run for another political office- namely President. In my state, in many instances if you decide to run for another office you have to quit your current office. So Congress could change the law, I presume, to allow that. We’d have to have some constitutional scholars tell us if whether constitutionally that’s enforceable or not.

Answered on May 21st, 2008 More
Currently there is a lot of discussion on both immigration and military strength. Rather than focus on building walls, why aren't we building recruiting stations on the border with Mexico? It seems like an obvious solution, if a family wants to come to this country then at least one member that family joins a US military branch.
Asked by: Gabriel Whalen from Fort Belvoir, VA. Received 1 Vote.
Categories: Defense · Immigration.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)

Well, which is really interesting, because you already have many non-citizens serving today. I believe the first soldier who died in Iraq was a non-citizen, someone that illegally immigrated to California, he was an orphan and then joined the Marines and died. I know that we have non-citizens from San Antonio that have died, because actually their funerals took place in Mexico. So you already have that going on to be honest with you. But, no, I don’t think that’s going to be one of these solutions- that if you want to come over here, you join our armed services.

Answered on May 8th, 2008 More
Why are planes allowed to fly into and out of Reagan National Airport before 6am and after 11pm? And when was the last one fined for breaking the curfew?
Asked by: Robert Shutler from Arlington, VA. Received 4 Votes.
Categories: Transportation. Tags: Noise Polution from Reagan National Airport.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)

They are only the new jet engines that don’t create noise. It’s based upon a noise level and if they can prove they don’t go over the noise decibel level they are allowed to fly, otherwise the curfew applies. That’s the answer. We got some new jets . . . We are trying to encourage them, that’s the incentive for airlines to make new jets that don’t make noise.

Answered on Apr 23rd, 2008 More