http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/house/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:28:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2102579/posts Lt. Col. Allen West honors Freedom Radio with his wisdom once again on Freedom Radio. Join us and support this great man to help clean up the House! Col West is running for the house from the great state of Florida and the people of Florida are lovin' it! Think Palin/West 2012! Imagine Palin and West kicking butt in the debates in the way that we know should be done! Imagine a Conservative Republican ticket with two of the bravest people on the face of the earth! Blog Talk Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2102579/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100270/posts CONGRESS. Here are the latest independent polls for US House races. ALASKA (Anchorage Press/Ivan Moore): Former State House Minority Leader Ethan Berkowitz (D) - 49%, Congressman Don Young (R) - 44%. FLORIDA CD-18 (Telemundo): Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) - 48%, businesswoman Annette Taddeo (D) - 35%. FLORIDA CD-21 (Telemundo): Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) - 48%, former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez (D) - 43%. FLORIDA CD-25 (Telemundo): Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R) - 43%, former Miami-Dade County Democratic Chair Joe Garcia (D) - 41%. ILLINOIS CD-10 (SurveyUSA): Marketing executive Dan Seals (D) - 52%, Congressman Mark Kirk (R) - 44%. INDIANA CD-10... Politics1 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100270/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:01:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097223/posts WASHINGTON While dozens of their colleagues in both parties switched their votes from "no" on Monday to "yes" on Friday to help pass a $700 billion financial system rescue plan, local representatives remained unanimously opposed. Here's some of what members had to say after the 263-171 vote. U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake, R-Norfolk"I came to the conclusion that this bill is at its foundation fatally flawed. The bill pledges $700 billion of taxpayer dollars with no guarantee this will correct the underlying problem and stabilize the markets."Now that the vote is behind us, we all should agree that the next step is... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097223/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 04:38:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096905/posts DJIA down 165.83 at the bell. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096905/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:01:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096582/posts *PRESIDENT: MN (R) John McCain 47%, (D) Barack Obama 46% (date 10/2) NM (D) Barack Obama 52%, (R) John McCain 44% (date 10/1) IN (R) John McCain 48%, (D) Barack Obama 45% (date 9/30) *SENATE MN: (R) Norm Coleman 43%, (D) Al Franken 33% (date 10/2) *SENATE NM: (D) Tom Udall 58%, (R) Steve Pearce 39% (date 10/1) *HOUSE: KY4 (R) incumbent Geoff Davis 58%, (D) Mike Kelley 36% (date 10/2) *FL13 (R) incumbent Verne Buchanan 49%, (D) Christine Jennings 33% (date 10/2) SurveyUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096582/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:22:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096448/posts Wave of House converts jump aboard the $700B financial bailout on eve of make-or-break vote A wave of House converts jumped aboard the $700 billion financial industry bailout Thursday on the eve of a make-or-break second vote, as lawmakers responded to an awakening among voters to the pain ahead of them if stability isn't restored to the tottering economy. Black lawmakers said personal calls from Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama helped switch them from "no" to "yes." Republicans and Democrats alike said appeals from credit-starved small businessmen and the Senate's addition of $110 billion in tax breaks had persuaded them... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096448/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:22:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096420/posts Republican ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama, is heavily against approving $805 Economic Rescue Bill in the House. Representative Bachus is being very forceful, insistent, and persuasive in his argument (against Barney Frank, committee chair) to the members of the House Rules Committee that there should be discussion allowed from the floor previous to taking a vote on what will be the House version of the Economic Rescue Bill. Representative Bachman (R, AL) wants the pricetag on the House version of the Economic Rescue Bill to be knocked down to $250 billion WITH... C-Span, Hearings from Thurs. 10/02 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096420/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096078/posts WASHINGTON - Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote. President Bush and congressional leaders lobbied furiously for the dozen or so supporters they'd need to reverse Monday's stunning setback and approve a massive rescue plan designed to stave off national economic disaster. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096078/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:37:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096073/posts At least three House members who voted against a Wall Street rescue package earlier this week have said publicly they are likely to vote yes when the chamber takes up the bailout again on Friday. Tennessee Republican Rep. Zach Wamp, a strong opponent of the measure at the beginning of the week, announced on Fox News on Thursday that he would back the bill. “This is the toughest vote, on some fronts, that I've ever made, because there's no good choice, there's no good alternative,” Wamp said. However, he argued that time “has run out.” “I was home all week... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096073/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095758/posts Mark Levin spoke with Congressman Scott Garrett (R-NJ) last night about the bailout bill (passed by the Senate last night, 74-25). While Garrett voted against the House version Monday, he says that fear is winning out over freedom: Senate Conservatives Fund: Bailouts are bankrupting our countryIf the bill that passed in the Senate last night is signed into law, Congress will have added $1.4 trillion dollars in bailouts to federal spending this year alone. On top of that, the bill is packed with pork. Here is the breakdown of that money, what is already law, plus what is in the... MarkLevinFan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095758/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:43:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095735/posts Let’s boil this ‘new and improved’ bailout bill that just passed the Senate down to its bare bones. Then, if you’re moved to do so, it might just be time to pick up the phone and call your congressman, urging him to really ‘stand up for the American taxpayer’ (not to mention do what is right). Admittedly, the do what is right aspect of this whole thing would represent a complete aberration where any decision-making in Washington is concerned, but you may just sleep better tonight, having at least engaged in a personal effort to revive that archaic concept.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095735/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:14:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095529/posts 38% Yes 48% NO 14% Not sure 7,563 votes AOL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095529/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 04:33:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095308/posts Two Saturdays ago, it totaled just three pages — the White House's request for $700 billion to rescue tottering financial institutions by buying their devalued mortgage-related assets. After an intense weekend of negotiations, the draft of the bailout legislation before Congress had swelled to 42 pages. The following Friday, after almost a week of marathon talks between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and key lawmakers in both parties, the working version was up to 102 pages. It went down to defeat Monday in the House, mostly at the hands of Republicans. Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095308/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 23:25:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094792/posts Leadership. Obama style. In this interview with ABC, look at how much actual work Obama has done to get the bailout bill passed. He talked to the President, Harry Reid and Pelosi (three phone calls; one for the record, the other two for situation reports). What else? Called any House members? Berman: Senator, you called on both Democrats and Republicans to step up to the plate today [on the economic crisis], what are you doing personally to make sure they do? Obama: Well, I started the day talking to President Bush. [Democratic Majority] Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Pelosi, I... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094792/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:21:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094757/posts House Republicans picked a heck of a time to rediscover their free-market “principles.” The pork-barreling GOP luminaries – who during their time in the majority couldn’t be bothered to get federal spending under control, fix Social Security, reform the tax code or lift the ban on offshore drilling – are suddenly committed to limited government. The same underachievers who didn’t raise a finger when they had the power to keep Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from endangering the nation’s entire financial structure, nor to exercise leadership on reform of the Community Reinvestment Act (which the Bush Administration wanted), now can’t... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094757/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:17:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094287/posts Cavuto had breaking news that CLINTON/KERRY want the Senate to take up and approve this BAILOUT RESCUE PLAN tommorrow BYPASSING the House Republicans. Isn't this wrong? That isn't the procedure! This must be stopped. They know the House Republicans will present a better bill. I Cavuto, FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094287/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:14:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094246/posts Not everyone gets the Wall Street-Main Street connection. But they should, because both streets intersect on every block in America. “In the sense that if the credit market dries up on Wall Street, capital will be unavailable on Main Street,” said University of Arizona political science professor Robert Maranto. “So no car loans, house loans, business loans and the like.” In the short run, Maranto explains, there is no reason to panic, but over two years it would lead to higher unemployment. Maranto also reminds that most of Middle America's savings are plowed into the stock markets, “so if the... Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094246/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093442/posts House to Reconvene Thursday After Bailout Bill FailsStock Market Drops Nearly 800 Points Last Edited: Monday, 29 Sep 2008, 3:49 PM MDT By The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In a stunning vote that shocked the capital and worldwide markets, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive without it. The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 800 points, the most ever for a single day. Democratic and Republican leaders alike pledged to try again, though the Democrats... My Fox Colorado http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093442/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:29:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093354/posts There are less than 40 days until election day. Pelosi and the stooges in the Democrat Party have handed the GOP a fat belt-high fastball over the plate with their mishandling of the Wall Street fiasco. There are now 58 House Democrats elected in districts that voted for Bush in 2004. There are now only nine House Republicans elected in districts that voted for Kerry in 2004. Those 58 Democrats in more difficult districts than the nine Republicans. If in 2008 the R’s only won those districts that performed 58% or more for Bush in 2004, they would pick up... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093354/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:32:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2093341/posts Libertarians and fiscal conservatives will probably be happy about the news that the House has rejected the bailout bill. Maybe there is hope for the free market after all. However, I'm not so optimistic that this is the end of this saga. Yes, I realize the stock markets may crash in the immediate future if the government doesn't act. Nevertheless, I think the long-term benefit of not having a government bailout is much greater than the immediate partisan political interests of either candidate. Right Werds, Korrekt Speech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2093341/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:24:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093336/posts WASHINGTON - In a stunning vote that shocked the capital and worldwide markets, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive without it. Stocks plummeted on Wall Street, beginning their plunge even before the 228-205 vote to reject the bill was officially announced on the House floor. The Dow Jones industrials sank nearly 700 points for the day. Democratic and Republican leaders alike said they were committed to trying again, though the Democrats said GOP lawmakers... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093336/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093316/posts Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner issued the following statement today on his ‘NO’ vote on HR 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: "I am voting ‘NO’ on the bill the House will vote on later today because it will subsidize Wall Street on the backs of hard working taxpayers and small businesses on Main Street. "To put it plainly, this legislation will not work. It will put an unbelievable amount of taxpayer money at risk, and penalize those who used common sense during a time when others elected to ignore reason by making decisions that led them to... Congressman Sensenbrenner's House web page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093316/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092145/posts House Republicans said they want to eliminate several provisions from a working version of the financial rescue bill as principles from both sides of the Capitol went into negotiations Saturday afternoon. House GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said a number of issues must still be settled as Congress tries to reach a deal quickly. “There are a lot of [issues] still on the table and while I think there’s good will between both chambers and both parties there are a lot of conversations still occurring” Boehner said. Republican Policy Chairman Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said earlier on Saturday that putting an... TheHill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092145/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:50:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091509/posts As negotiations on a Wall Street bailout bill got back on track, the House passed a $61 billion economic stimulus bill Friday, that Democrats said was needed to help a struggling Main Street. Democrats won the support of 41 Republicans in passing the measure on a 264 – 158 vote. A number of Republicans, including GOP leaders, objected to the bill on the grounds that it was rushed through the House. Democrats sent the bill to the Rules Committee Thursday night and brought it to the floor Friday. But Democrats had been talking about the broad outlines of their stimulus... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091509/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091492/posts The True Story: What Really Happened at the White HouseSeptember 26, 2008 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Now, folks, I want to tell you what happened at the White House meeting yesterday, and you are going to be stunned. You wouldn't believe it. Well, sadly, you will believe this. At the meeting, you had McCain and Obama, you had John Boehner, you had Dingy Harry Reid, you had Barney Frank. Chris Dodd was in there. Pelosi was in there. There were some others, but these are the principals. The meeting ostensibly was requested by McCain. Well, no, the meeting was originally requested... Rush Limbaugh .com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091492/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:05:29 GMT