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Interview with U.S. Senator and Majority Whip Richard Durbin

Monday, November 9, 2009

Interview on current topics with the U.S. Senate Majority Whip, Senator Richard Durbin

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Tammy Baldwin on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act

Friday, October 16, 2009

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin testified today before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Hearing on S. 1102, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act.  This is the bill that would provide equal pay for equal work to federal employees with same-sex spouses.

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Lieberman Leads Testimony on Benefits for Domestic Partners of Federal Employees

Friday, October 16, 2009

At a hearing yesterday, witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that extending benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees will strengthen the government’s recruiting and retention power and bring equity to gay and lesbian members of the federal workforce. The hearing was called by Chairman Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Me), in regards to the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, S. 1102, introd

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>>Letter from 10 Democrat Senators calling for fiscal responsibility.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

This from the Heritage Foundation Newsletter.  Now that the Baucus Proposal has gotten out of committee  a group of die hard fanatics are meeting behind closed doors in the Senate to put the two Senate bills together.  After this process the Senate  will get together with the House leaders to put the House and Senate bills together coming up with one bill.  This final  bill must pass both the House and the Senate before going to the President. We can be sure of only one thing:  what results wi

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Posts about Barbara Boxer Must Lose in 2010 as of October 15, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Getting the price of carbon into cap and trade - carbonoffsetsdaily.com 10/15/2009 | Sourced From Clivecrook.theatlantic.com |My new column for National Journal looks at the Senate’s climate-change bill [the link to the article expires in two weeks]. http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/wealthofnations.php Carol Browner, the top White House adviser on energy and the environment, recently told a conference hosted by our sister magazine The Atlantic that the president was unlikely to s

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Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

From Townhall.com President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If confirmed by the Senate, David Huebner would become the third openly gay ambassador in U.S.

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Healthcare update

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

DemFromCT on DK had a very nice healthcare update on Friday. I had to share it with you. From the WaPo : The long quest to reform the nation’s health-care system entered uncharted legislative territory early Friday when a key Senate panel wrapped up work on its bill and House and Senate leaders prepared for historic floor debates.

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Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (RA 9262)

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262 ]AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. Short Title.- This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004″.SEC.

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