According to the DCCC there are 67 House Republicans who voted against the stimulus package. But when these no voters are back in their home states they like to brag and swagger about bringing home the bacon. On a different level, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison joins these ranks. She voted against the stimulus bill and yet she criticized Rick Perry for turning down federal funding for extended unemployment benefits.
Texas has its fair share of outstanding hypocrites. Check the list below to see if your U.S. House Rep. is included in the GOP Hall of Hypocrites. I am not shocked to admit that my Rep. is among them. I betcha your's are too.
The Dem caucus was split between those who voted for it, and those who refused to continue funding the Iraq invasion and occupation.
You might guess that gleeful House Republicans jumped to vote with the first group to split the Dem caucus, right?
Wrong.
These brave chickenhawks are so wedded to their obstructionist agenda, they all chose to vote "present". Meaning, we're here, but we won't vote for or against this measure, which allowed it to die on the floor of Congress.
So, when you see the ad telling you Dems are going to strand our troops in Iraq without support, remember these names Texas.
I've been all around Texas: North, South, East, and West. Now it's time for one of the major metropolitan areas...Dallas/Ft. Worth. It doesn't look good on the surface, with only one of the target five races bearing an incumbent Democrat. However, Dallas County really pulled a coup when they flipped the courts blue. It can be done again in 2008, if only people will RUN, and we're about to take the tour, below the fold.
Join me for a dissection of TX-12, TX-24, TX-26, TX-30, and TX-32.
If one didn't know that Rep. Pete Sessions (R-CD 32) has a habit of putting the political interests of George W. Bush above the interests of the nation and his district, you'd sure know where his heart was when he voted against repealing the Patriot Act provision allowing the president to appoint interim U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation.
The vote (see http://clerk.house.g... ) was 329-78, with 113 Republicans joining 216 Democrats in approving the measure.
Sessions was one of 78 Republicans who voted against the bill.
More below.
I'm sure thres are lots of Texas workers (a lot of them living in apartment complexes like the one I used to live in) who would be mightily concerned about the blatent anti-worker attitudes of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32nd CD) and other North Texas GOP congressmen like Jeb Hensarling, "Smoky" Joe Barton, Kenny Marchant, and Kay Granger.
All these congressmen voted against legislation that would give workers the right to join unions if we so voted.
The vote was 241-185, with 13 Republicans joining 228 Democrats in voting aye.
Here's the link: http://clerk.house.g... .
More below.
Once again, the congressman from my district, Pete Sessions, has shown a lack of concern for average Texans by voting against their interests.
Sessions did it again Thursday by being one of the only 71 Republicans who voted against legislation to reduce interest rates on student loans.
The vote was 356-71 with 124 Republicans voting aye. Sessions, along with fellow North Texas Republicans "Smoky" Joe Barton, Jeb Hensarling, and Kay Granger, showed that he was out of touch with the needs of average Texans by voting no.
Here's the link: http://clerk.house.g... .
More below.
(The GOP should've lost the Senior vote with their fraudulent Medicare bill. - promoted by krazypuppy)
Is there any group of average Texans that Pete Sessions or any other Republican do something for?
The same Pete Sessions who voted against increasing funding for stem cell research and increasing the minimum wage also showed his callousness toward some of our nation's most vulnerable citizens-- the elderly-- by voting against allowing the government to negotiate with drug companies to lower prescription drug costs for seniors.
(Here's the link to the complete vote: http://clerk.house.g... )
The House approved the proposal by a 255-170 vote, and Sessions was joined by at least four other North Texas Republicans-- Jeb Hensarling, "Smoky" Joe Barton, Kay Granger, and Kenny Marchant, in voting against the bill.
More below.
With the notable exception of Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, North Texas Republicans joined 82 others in their party and voted to reject the minimum wage increase.
Texas Toad at North Texas Liberal reports that the following Republicans voted against the bill:
Joe Barton, R-Ennis
Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound
Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth
Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas
Pete Sessions, R-Dallas
In addition to Marchant, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, voted to increase the minimum wage. The measure passed 315-116.
The North Texas delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives voted exactly the same way they did the last go-round.
As reported at North Texas Liberal, this is a reintroduction of the same legislation that Bush used his first veto on last year. He will likely veto it again this time, and Congress will not be able to muster two-thirds support to override it.
Check under the cut for a full list of how our North Texas legislators voted this time.
Rep. Kay Granger-R District 12 is continuing her assault againt the working people in her district. Her voting record indicates she is pro-corporation and anti-constituent, which is par for the course for the Republican Party.
