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Energy: What Congress Should be Doing
When I was first elected 14 years ago one of the many issues I began to work on was the critical issue of energy supply. America’s economy was growing and with it was the demand for fuel. Also nations like China and India were throwing off the shackles of Socialism. As they prospered global demand for fuel rose even more. Today, with $4 a gallon gas American families and businesses are suffering while Middle Eastern dictators get richer...
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When I was first elected 14 years ago one of the many issues I began to work on was the critical issue of energy supply. America’s economy was growing and with it was the demand for fuel. Also nations like China and India were throwing off the shackles of Socialism. As they prospered global demand for fuel rose even more. Today, with $4 a gallon gas American families and businesses are suffering while Middle Eastern dictators get richer...
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Iraq War Update
Our media has not been reporting much of the successes over in Iraq lately. There are many important things the American people deserve to hear about our progress. You can count on the bad and discouraging news to be reported, but when it comes to any of our Nation’s success in Iraq the media fails to deliver. It is important you be informed about the progress of our soldiers in Iraq. Yes, it is not easy, but there has been a surge of recent results that Americans have the right to know about. In a recent column by Charles Krauthammer he cites what the media has neglected...
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Another Government Program Made Bigger, and Less Accountable
Last week, the House Democrats passed H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008. This bill extends the unemployment benefits beyond the already 26 weeks of compensation payments. It also removed the 20-week work requirement meaning the extension of these benefits applies to those individuals who may have been working for merely two weeks. On top of all that, the Democrats violated their own pay-go rules by not paying for this new benefit...
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Momentum Building for Extending Shuttle Life
Presidential nominee John McCain recently stated his support for extending the Shuttle operational life beyond 2010. This coincides with Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn’s recent announcement of extending the Space Shuttle. Congressman Weldon has been advocating this position for the past year, and has a bill-- HR 4837--that provides monies to extend the Shuttle and accelerate the development of Constellation...
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Government Accountability Office Report: Space Gap Likely To Widen
Earlier today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before a Congressional Committee indicating that a number of technological challenges facing the Constellation program are likely to delay the program, thus widening the “space gap.” “History has shown us time and again that no matter how much we do to close gaps, large scale programs face challenging technical problems are almost always delayed,” said Weldon. “This is further proof that the only way to shorten or eliminate the flight gap is to extend the Shuttle program. My bill does that...
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Glenn Announces Support for Flying Shuttle Beyond 2010
Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn, announced his support for extending the life of the Space Shuttle beyond 2010 and continuing work on the International Space Station beyond 2015...
» Read More Of Story
Dems Support Lawsuit Against DHS to Stop Border Fence
This week 14 House Democrats argued to stop the construction of the border fence that was authorized by the Republican controlled Congress two years ago. They are expected to file a friend of the court brief and to ask the Supreme Court to hear a pending appeal of a case originally filed by the Sierra Club and the Defenders of Wildlife," according to a April 17, 2008 article in CQ Today.
» Read More Of Story
Our media has not been reporting much of the successes over in Iraq lately. There are many important things the American people deserve to hear about our progress. You can count on the bad and discouraging news to be reported, but when it comes to any of our Nation’s success in Iraq the media fails to deliver. It is important you be informed about the progress of our soldiers in Iraq. Yes, it is not easy, but there has been a surge of recent results that Americans have the right to know about. In a recent column by Charles Krauthammer he cites what the media has neglected...
» Read More Of Story
Another Government Program Made Bigger, and Less Accountable
Last week, the House Democrats passed H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008. This bill extends the unemployment benefits beyond the already 26 weeks of compensation payments. It also removed the 20-week work requirement meaning the extension of these benefits applies to those individuals who may have been working for merely two weeks. On top of all that, the Democrats violated their own pay-go rules by not paying for this new benefit...
» Read More Of Story
Momentum Building for Extending Shuttle Life
Presidential nominee John McCain recently stated his support for extending the Shuttle operational life beyond 2010. This coincides with Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn’s recent announcement of extending the Space Shuttle. Congressman Weldon has been advocating this position for the past year, and has a bill-- HR 4837--that provides monies to extend the Shuttle and accelerate the development of Constellation...
» Read More Of Story
Government Accountability Office Report: Space Gap Likely To Widen
Earlier today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before a Congressional Committee indicating that a number of technological challenges facing the Constellation program are likely to delay the program, thus widening the “space gap.” “History has shown us time and again that no matter how much we do to close gaps, large scale programs face challenging technical problems are almost always delayed,” said Weldon. “This is further proof that the only way to shorten or eliminate the flight gap is to extend the Shuttle program. My bill does that...
» Read More Of Story
Glenn Announces Support for Flying Shuttle Beyond 2010
Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn, announced his support for extending the life of the Space Shuttle beyond 2010 and continuing work on the International Space Station beyond 2015...
» Read More Of Story
Dems Support Lawsuit Against DHS to Stop Border Fence
This week 14 House Democrats argued to stop the construction of the border fence that was authorized by the Republican controlled Congress two years ago. They are expected to file a friend of the court brief and to ask the Supreme Court to hear a pending appeal of a case originally filed by the Sierra Club and the Defenders of Wildlife," according to a April 17, 2008 article in CQ Today.
» Read More Of Story
