NC Dist.-13 Votes

   I am changing pace here because those of us here in this district need to know how our elected officials have voted on recent bills.

Courtesy of MegaVote

In this MegaVote for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
Senate: Confirmation of Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense
Senate: Tax Relief and Health Care Act
House: Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act
House: Tax Relief and Health Care Act
House: Trade bill
House: Continuing appropriations for FY2007
House: U.S.-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Promotion Act

 

Recent Senate Votes

Confirmation of Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense - Vote Confirmed (95-2, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate confirmed Robert M. Gates to be the next Secretary of Defense.

Sen. Richard Burr voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Elizabeth Dole voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio

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Tax Relief and Health Care Act - Vote Agreed to (79-9, 12 Not Voting)

The Senate gave final approval to this bill that extends a number of tax credits, normalizes trade relations with Vietnam and opens an area of the Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.

Sen. Richard Burr voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Elizabeth Dole voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

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Recent House Votes

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act - Vote Failed (250-162, 20 Not Voting)

Under rules that need a two-thirds vote for passage, the House failed to pass this measure that would have required doctors to notify women seeking abortions after 20 weeks of gestation that the fetus feels pain.

Rep. Brad Miller voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

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Tax Relief and Health Care Act - Vote Passed (367-45, 21 Not Voting)

The House approved this bill that extends a number of tax credits and opens an area of the Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.

Rep. Brad Miller voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

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Trade bill - Vote Passed (212-184, 37 Not Voting)

This House bill combined several trade measures, including granting permanent normal trade relations with Vietnam and extending trade benefits to Haiti.

Rep. Brad Miller voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

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Continuing appropriations for FY2007 - Vote Passed (370-20, 43 Not Voting)

The House passed this continuing resolution to fund government operations through February 15, 2007.

Rep. Brad Miller voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

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U.S.-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Promotion Act - Vote Passed (330-59, 44 Not Voting)

The House passed the conference report for this bill that would allow the U.S. to share nuclear fuel and technology with India for civilian uses.

Rep. Brad Miller voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

 

Time For Some Bush Kiss-Up?

   As you have heard by now, Mr. Bush had a meeting with the New Democrat Coalition this past Friday and with the Blue Dog Coalition to try and pave the way for a little support in his agenda. Bush is playing buddy-buddy with  the moderates and the conservative Democrats because he knows that his bullshit bills and such things are in trouble now. I would assume that Bush looks at this group as " Republican Lite."

   Bush has one problem though and that is the fact that for the past six years he hasn't cared what the Democrats think. they have not been called in for any advice on this sham of a war or for any of the legislation that this GOP team has passed.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena who was not at the meeting: Blue Dogs have a basic problem with Bush when he talks about controlling government spending and defending his tax cuts for the richest Americans.

"You don't have to look beyond the growth in the national debt and the federal deficit to see he isn't being totally honest,'' Thompson said

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