GOP Continues to Lie About Benghazi and Exploit Families

GOP LIES and Exploits Benghazi Families

John  A. Smith, Editor/Founder August 9, 2016

 GOP HELD 10 COMMITTEES AND SPENT OVER $50M IN TAXPAYER'S MONEY TO FIND NOTHING    

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     This is one of those rare times that Democratic Nominee for President of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton is being "Mostly True" according to PolitiFact: "There have been seven investigations [there have actually been ten now] (of Benghazi) led mostly by Republicans in the Congress" that concluded "nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make."— Hillary Clinton on Monday, October 5th, 2015 in on NBC's Today Show. "House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last week [from Oct. 5, 2015 article] that Congress’ current investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is a political move against former Hillary Clinton, and she was quick to jump on the Republican’s gaffe." Read More: Clinton: 7 Benghazi probes so far. 

     What the Republicans don't talk about is how they cut funding to protect the embassies just six months prior. Ten (10) congressional committees have investigated the Benghazi tragedy in the Republicans’ nearly four-year obsession. The latest by the "Select Committee" brought this summary: "The Benghazi Select Committee has now spent more than 7 million in taxpayer dollars in its politically-motivated effort to damage Hillary Clinton. Over the past four years, a total of ten congressional investigations have now looked into Benghazi—and found no evidence wrongdoing [sic] by Clinton or the Obama Administration."  This is a breakdown of those committees by Correct The Record: THE GOP’S ADDICTION TO BENGHAZI “INVESTIGATIONS” JUST WON’T END - Republicans Are Determined to Keep the Benghazi Conspiracy Alive.   

*The following is an opinion column by R Muse*
Republicans have admitted, on several occasions by the way, that the House Benghazi committee’s investigation was a long-term campaign to damage Hillary Clinton even before she announced a run for the White House. The committee’s chairman, Representative Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) has stated that he found nothing, but still, his committee is busy on a taxpayer-funded Republican “campaign” against Mrs. Clinton. The cost, according to estimates as of last year was approximately $6.7 million and it was enough of a waste of money to inspire a high-ranking Defense Department official to include the waste of money in a letter criticizing Gowdy’s tactics on the Benghazi Select committee. The Pentagon is weary of the three-plus years of several committees’ demands to waste their valuable time, money, and personnel. Read More: Pentagon Condemns House Benghazi Committee’s Wasteful “Speculative” Investigation By Rmuse on Sun, May 1st, 2016 at 9:29 pm.    

     From the Benghazi Research Center here is "Benghazi By The Numbers" showing money, hours, and much more about the wasteful, misguided, and at times fraudulent investigations where the "Select Committee" spent more than $7M and  "House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last week [from Oct. 5, 2015 article] that Congress’ current investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is a political move against former Hillary Clinton." The article says there were approximately 252 witnesses, 10 Congressional hearings, 13 published reports, and much, much more. After all the money and time spent they found "0" investigations found evidence of a stand down order, "0" investigations to find evidence of an "intelligence failure" leading to the Benghazi tragedy, and "0" investigations that found any "administrative wrongdoing." Read More: Benghazi By The Numbers/Benghazi Research Center . 

GOP Busted On Benghazi: Voted For MASSIVE Embassy Security Cuts Starting in 2011

Photo by Pinterest McCain asked about Republicans cutting funds to secure embassies

     What the GOP never talks about is their cutting of funds to protect the embassies. The Hill reported as far back as 09/18/12 10:41 PM EDT By Alexander Bolton that GOP cuts to embassy security draw scrutiny, jabs from Democrats . The articles states "Republicans have sought to cut hundreds of millions of dollars slated for security at U.S. embassies and consulates since gaining control of the House in 2011.Democrats are scrutinizing the GOP proposals in the wake of attacks on U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East, one of which saw Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans murdered." In October 2015 the Reverb Press reported:"

GOP Complaining About Benghazi Security Issues Despite Previously Demanding Embassy Security Cuts

     "It looks like the GOP’s tendency towards history revisionism is continuing to bite the party in its collective ass." The article went on to say " It’s also worth noting that while the GOP was oh so indignant at the Democrats for questioning their embassy security budget cut proposals, we had then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attempting to pin the failures to stop the attack on the American Embassy in Benghazi on President Barack Obama." Read More: GOP Busted On Benghazi: Voted For MASSIVE Embassy Security Cuts Starting in 2011/Reverb Press

GOP Exploits Families of Victims of Benghazi

 

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     “I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son,” Smith said during a tearful speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday."  Read more: Benghazi victim's mother blames Clinton for son's death . Today, Patricia Smith, the mother of one of the four Americans killed in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. Actually Hillary Clinton is being sued by parents of Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods, two of the four men who died in Benghazi in 2012. This after all those committees, money, time spent found "no administrative wrongdoing." Does anyone believe that this lawsuit is anything but the GOP exploiting these families? Read More: Parents of Two Benghazi Victims File Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton . You can read the full lawsuit here. 

Media Outlets Report "New" Information on Benghazi - Only NONE OF IT Was New

Screenshot of MediaMatters June 2016 article

     Again, after all the money, time, and effort by the GOP they found nothing and continue to lie to the American people as if they found something, anything to prove wrongdoing. It's disgraceful and a waste of taxpayer's money, and time that the Congress and Senate could be spending actually representing their constituents needs. 

"Several media outlets falsely reported that the final report released by Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi contained “new information,” when in fact all of the “key findings” in the report had been previously reported. Committee Republicans reportedly released “embargoed ‘exclusives’” strategically to manipulate reporters into presenting details in the releases as new information." Read More: Media Fell For Bogus “New Information” Spin In GOP Benghazi Report/MediaMatters For America

Where's all the investigations about these? Photo by www.Pinterest.com

     I don't know about you but I for one NEVER want to hear the word "Benghazi" again! 

 

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) - Same Sex Marriage - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - and Coming Up: "Gerrymandering"

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decisions on ACA "Obamacare" and Same-Sex Marriage;

 Monday it Will Decide "Gerrymandering" Case;

Congress Gives Obama "Fast-Track" Authority on TPP

U. S. Supreme Court Justices 2015

June 27, 2015

John A. Smith, Founder, Editor 

Facebook Page: StoptheObstructionistsTeaParty

Blog: Get Involved For A Better America

Two Hugh Decisions By the U.S. Supreme Court This Week: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Same-Sex Marriage

In the 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority with the four liberal justices. Each of the four conservative justices wrote their own dissent.

     Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Same-Sex marriage licenses shall be issued, and as such, same-sex marriages shall be recognized by all 50 states. The summary in OBERGEFELL ET AL.v HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL held that: The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-State. 

Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justice Anthony Kennedy — who is often the Court’s swing vote — and the four liberal justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan were in the majority.  Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

      On Thursday, June 25, 2015, The U.S. Supreme Court decided KING ET AL. v. BURWELL, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL. This summary explains that this case: First, the Act adopts the guaranteed issue and community rating requirements. Second, the Act generally requires individuals to maintain health insurance coverage or make a payment to the IRS, unless the cost of buying insurance would exceed eight percent of that individual’s income. And third, the Act seeks to make insurance more affordable by giving refundable tax credits to individuals with household incomes between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty line. In addition to those three reforms, the Act requires the creation of an “Exchange” in each State—basically, a marketplace that allows people to compare and purchase insurance plans. The Act gives each State the opportunity to establish its own Exchange, but provides that the Federal Government will establish “such Exchange” if the State does not. Relatedly, the Act provides that tax credits “shall be allowed” for any “applicable taxpayer, but only if the taxpayer has enrolled in an insurance plan through “an Exchange established by the State under B(b)–(c).

An example of Gerrymandering: On the left district lines are drawn geographically, each party has equal chance for the vote. On the right, lines have been redrawn, "gerrymandered" and the pink dot party will win 3 out of 4 districts, therefore win all electoral votes for that state even though the same number of voters voted in both examples.

Coming Soon To The U.S. Supreme Court: Monday, June 29, 2015; Gerrymandering (The Redistricting of Congressional Districts To Give One Party An Unfair Advantage

Arizona State Legislature, Appellant v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Et al is also extremely important if we are to work toward fair elections. Redistricting, or "Gerrymandering" is a way that certain State Legislatures use how they draw the voting district lines to help them win elections. Redistricting  is the way in which we adjust the districts that determine who represents us. This case was filed on April 28, 2014. It was was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, 2015. It is scheduled to issue the court's decision on Monday, June 29, 2015.

     How districts are drawn and who gets to control the process is something of the utmost importance. And because the outcome of this case will set national precedence, the ramifications of a ruling either way will be felt for a very, very long time.

     In an article, Supreme Court Will Rule In AZ Redistricting Case Monday—Here’s What You Need to Know in the Phoenix New Times by Miriam Wasser on Friday, June 26, 2015, she explains how it came to be, what’s at stake, and what the outcome could mean for the future.  


     Every 10 years, following the national census, Arizona redraws its two voting district maps—one for the nine U.S. Congressional delegates, and one for the 90 state legislators. Until 2000, the job of delineating districts fell on the state Legislature to figure out.

     But since elected officials in this state are almost always Republicans, some people started getting upset that one party held all of the redistricting power and could manipulate boundaries to benefit their own party and retain control. (This process is called gerrymandering.)

     In 2000, Arizona voters approved Proposition 106, which took away the map-drawing power from the Legislature and gave it to an independent bi-partisan group called the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The AIRC is comprised of two Democrats, two Republicans, and one Independent, and is tasked with deciding voter districts based the following criteria:

• That the boundaries of both congressional and legislative districts be “contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest—all to the extent practicable;”
  
• That district lines follow “visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts;”
  
• And perhaps most importantly, that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above.”

ger·ry·man·der

ˈjerēˌmandər/

verb

gerund or present participle: gerrymandering

manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

achieve (a result) by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency.

"a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want"

     So, we'll be watching, and hoping, that the U.S. Supreme Court will continue making decisions that will help this country move forward, on Monday.  I am hopeful that enough people read this post and are encouraged, and motivated into taking action by contacting their Representatives to let them know that we are out here (the Constituents) and watching how well, or poorly, we are being represented.

The TPP is a massive, controversial "free trade" agreement currently being pushed by big corporations and negotiated behind closed doors by officials from the United States and 11 other countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

     I am writing this post to help spread the word on what "Fast-Track" and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is all about and how it will effect us in the future. Also, for those who could use a little help finding YOUR Local, and State, Representatives, and YOUR U.S. Congressmen and women, and YOUR U.S. Senators, and their contact information so YOU can call and/or e-mail them.

     Last week 28 Democrats in the House of Representatives and 13 U.S. Senators in the Senate voted to give Fast Track Authority to President Obama to negotiate the TPP.  What does this mean?

      Public Citizen at Citizen.org/Fast Track describes it this way. Fast Track was an extreme and rarely-used procedure initially created by President Richard Nixon to get around public debate and congressional oversight. Fast Track is how we got into the job-killing, wage-flattening North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Thanks to Fast Track, NAFTA and the WTO included terms that promote the offshoring of U.S. jobs to low-wage countries.

      President Obama resorted to asking Congress to give him extreme Fast Track authority to try to railroad into place job-killing trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

      After dogged, diverse grassroots pressure delivered major blows to Fast Track, proponents used procedural gimmicks to pass Fast Track through Congress by a one-vote margin. Anger about Fast Track's underhanded passage will fuel the unprecedented movement fighting to stop the TPP.

YOU Can let YOUR Representatives Know What YOU Think

To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR State Legislators enter your Zip Code at:  Vote Smart 

To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR U.S. Congressmen/women enter your Zip Code at: Congress.gov

To FIND, and CONTACT, YOUR U.S. Senators enter your Zip Code at: Senate.gov

     I have provided the links above to assist you in finding and contacting YOUR Representatives simply by typing in your zip code at those sites. By contacting them by phone or e-mail you will let them know that you ARE paying attention to what they are doing, and what YOU want them to do.
 
     The fact that multinational corporations are going to be using arbitrators in countries like Vietnam and others to get the things that they want, and those decisions that are made can not be challenged in American courts, ABSOLUTELY show us that creating and holding on to good paying jobs is not in the interests of these corporations that will avail themselves of the provisions in the TPP. We will not gain from giving the corporations who have spent hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying for the TPP and other laws and policies that will do nothing for the people but plenty for increasing their profits. We will be losing the little fragments of manufacturing that are left to child and slave labor in other countries.

     It's issues like this that I feel WE MUST ACT ON. The only way we can have ANY influence on the "bought and paid for" politicians (on both sides) is to absolutely FLOOD their phone lines and e-mails to let them know that enough people are aware of how they are voting on bills, what actions they are taking, and that this particular issue (whichever one it may be) is one that is important to us. You can TRACK your Representatives, and specific legislation (bills) on the sites that the links above lead you to. You can see how they voted on any bill. They must know that they WILL be fired at the next election if they don't represent you well. But for that to be effective we need people, like YOU, to do their part, and there in lies the challenge. Sometimes it only takes a couple hundred calls to a local office, sometimes they are forced to deal with systems crashing because millions of e-mails have overloaded their capabilities. Either way they have no choice but to take notice when an issue is one that people feel strongly about. Please, if you feel that the TPP trade deal, and "Fast-tracking" is NOT to your benefit CONTACT your Representatives. If you are in one of the States where those 28 Congressmen/women or 13 Senators are that voted to give fast-track authority to the President, let them know that they messed up, and will be fired in the election if they don't represent what YOU want. I always put the links (above) so that people who may not be aware of who exactly represents them in their districts, counties, States, can easily find out not only who their Representatives are, but exactly how to contact them. And all you need to do to become active is go the sites that the links above will bring you to and enter your zip code, these sites will tell you everything about the people who are in public office to represent YOU! This is just one of many articles that you can search out to better understand what the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is: https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp

 Thirteen Senate Democrats on Tuesday helped advance fast-track trade powers for President Barack Obama after overcoming their own concerns about whether a related aid bill for workers would pass the Republican-controlled Congress.
The final tally on the procedural vote for granting Obama trade promotion authority was 60-37. Five Republicans — including two running for president — broke with the GOP and voted against advancing the bill.

The 13 Democrats were:

• Michael Bennet, Colorado

• Maria Cantwell, Washington

• Tom Carper, Delaware

• Chris Coons, Delaware

• Dianne Feinstein, California

• Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota

• Tim Kaine, Virginia

• Claire McCaskill, Missouri

• Patty Murray, Washington

• Bill Nelson, Florida

• Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

• Mark Warner, Virginia

• Ron Wyden, Oregon

Republicans who voted against advancing the fast-track bill were:

• Susan Collins, Maine

• Ted Cruz, Texas

• Rand Paul, Kentucky

• Jeff Sessions, Alabama

• Richard Shelby, Alabama

Those were the same senators who voted against the measure in late May, with the exception of Cruz, who announced his reversal Tuesday morning. (Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah was also a “no” vote in May, but he did not vote Tuesday.)

Now, House Democrats will have to choose whether to try and block worker aid again, even though the fast-track bill is likely to become law regardless of how they vote on TAA. Critics have said doing so would be tantamount to punishing laid-off workers because Democrats lost the bigger political fight.

New Guardian Docs Show ALEC Misled Press, Public. Are You Surprised?

Are Your Representatives ALEC Members? 

 

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Are Your Representatives Members of ALEC? What Is ALEC?

The Center For Media and Democracy Article: ALEC Exposed  tells how global corporations are scheming to rewrite YOUR rights and boost THEIR revenues. In this posting you can also see "Who Is Behind ALEC?" "Who Funds ALEC?" "What Corporations Are Involved In ALEC?" Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. In ALEC's own words; "corporations have a voice, and vote." Regardless of what ALEC members say, the U.S. Constitution does NOT give corporations the same rights as people, and money is NOT a voice. Corporations do NOT have the right to vote.

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Citizens United Gives Corporations Power Through Campaign Contributions

Although a Peter Hart poll found that 79% of Americans including 68% of Republicans, 82% of Independents, and 87% of Democrats "support a Constitutional Amendment that would overturn then Citizens United decision and make clear that corporations do not have the same rights as people. Further, a 2012 Associated Press poll  found that 83% of Americans including 81% of Republicans, 78% of Independents, and 85% of Democrats believe "there should be limits on the amount of money corporations, unions, and other organizations can contribute to outside organizations trying to influence campaigns for President, Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Nearly nine in ten Americans (88%) say that corporations have too much power. 83% of Americans (81% of Republicans, 78% of Independents, and 85% of Democrats) think there should be limits on how much money corporations can give in elections. And 90% of those with incomes above $100,000 support such limits.

More From The Guardian Documents

ALEC forms 501(c)(4), but previously claimed: "We have no current plans to operate a 501(c)(4) in the near future"

The Guardian documents show that ALEC has formed a new 501(c)(4) entity, the "Jeffersonian Project," apparently in anticipation of the IRS investigating ALEC's current 501(c)(3) charitable status. This revelation could be seen as an admission from ALEC that its critics were correct about its violations of the tax code (although ALEC insists it does not lobby, despite documentary evidence to the contrary).
ALEC had previously misled reporters about its plans for a 501(c)(4).

In December of last year, ALEC spokesperson Kaitlyn Buss told Bloomberg News "we have no current plans to operate a 501(c)(4) in the near future."
When Buss said "the near future" and "current plans," she apparently meant "next week."
Just eight days after the Bloomberg story ran, ALEC formed the 501(c)(4) "Jeffersonian Project," according to a certificate of incorporation obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. (ALEC also failed to mention to Bloomberg that it had incorporated another 501(c)(4), "ALEC NOW" in July of 2012; that entity was dissolved earlier this year.)

To learn more about ALEC and who is involved see a post from this blog on September 1, 2013

When Common Cause's late president Bob Edgar filed a whistleblower complaint challenging ALEC's tax status in April of 2012, ALEC fought back hard. Its lawyer Alan Dye publicly dismissed the complaint a "harassment tactic" that "ignores applicable law."
"The attacks on the American Legislative Exchange Council are based on patently false claims," he told reporters at the time.

But behind the scenes, Dye took a more measured tone, according to the Guardian documents. Forming a 501(c)(4) -- which is allowed to lobby without limit -- would "provide greater legal protection or lessen ethics concerns," Dye wrote in an August 2013 memo to ALEC's board of directors. Forming the Jeffersonian Project would remove "questions of ethical violations made by our critics and state ethics boards and provides further legal protection."

"ALEC certified to the IRS for years that it didn't spend a penny on lobbying, thereby preserving its absurd status as a charity," Steve Spaulding, Staff Counsel at Common Cause, told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD.)
ALEC's charitable status had allowed its corporate members to write-off their ALEC membership dues -- which are essentially lobbying expenses -- as tax-deductible charitable contributions.
"In forming a 501(c)(4) arm, it appears that ALEC is on notice that it's not going to get away with abusing our nation's charitable tax laws much longer," Spaulding said.

Read More on The Center for Media and Democracies PR Watch

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Also see The Center for Media and Democracy's article Don't Believe the Spin from ALEC telling how ALEC members will gather legislators to plan their agenda for next year.

S 1743 in Senate - (H.R. 2728) was Passed Last Week (1 of 3 Passed to Allow A Fracking Free-For-All on Public Lands)

 S 1743 in Senate - Contact Your Senators Now To Stop A Free-For-All on Public Lands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Update from GovTrack.us notified this writer that text was ready for S 1743 - Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act  This bill is related to H.R. 2728 which was one of three bills that was passed last week by the House of Representatives to cause a "Fracking Free-For-All" on public lands, see  "STOP H.R. 1900, H.R. 1965, H.R. 2728!" Nov. 24, 2013 - Get Involved For A Better America,

This bill contains the following text:

 

(b)

Prohibition

The Secretary of the Interior shall not enforce any Federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any component of hydraulic fracturing, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any State that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for hydraulic fracturing.

(c)

State authority

The Secretary shall recognize and defer to State regulations, guidance, and permitting for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any component of hydraulic fracturing, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land regardless of whether the regulations, guidance, and permitting are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet Federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements.

Summary:

This bill is designed to take away from the Federal Government, public lands, and the power to regulate fracking and it's related tasks. It gives states the regulatory authority. This will cause a fracking free-for-all on public lands. This is unacceptable. Click here H.R. 2728 to TRACK the bill, and your Senator's votes. But, before that, you can use this link to call your Senator's office and tell them to not allow the Republicans to take our Federal land and allow a fracking free-for-all. Now is the time to act, they are rushing these bills through before they go on holiday recess in a few days. 

Now is the time to contact your Senators and tell them your not going to accept a fracking free-for-all on public land. Use this link to see the bill, track the bill, contact your Senators, and then track how your Senators vote

 

S 1743, See the Bill, Find and Contact your Senators, and then Track how your Senators Vote 

Senator Chuck Schumer Keeps Backround Cecks Alive and is Optimistic It Can Pass By The Midterm Elections

Thank You Senator Chuck Schumer

I received an update on one of the Senators that represent me and all New Yorkers from VoteSmart.org this morning. I believe in giving credit when it is warranted since I criticize when when they do something wrong or are inactive.

This is a link to the actual update I received from VoteSmart.org Update on Senator Chuck Schumer from VoteSmart.org

I e-mailed my senator and then posted it on my Facebook account (Mdic3569) and on my Facebook page www.Facebook.com/StoptheObstructionistTeaParty, here is a link to the post: Post on Facebook

Keep up the good work Chuck!

S. 815: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

S. 815: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

This Bill may be voted on this week

 A bill to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

By clicking or tapping the link below you will be able to "Track" the bill and easily find and contact your Representatives in the House or Senate.

GovTrack.us Page for S 815

Medic3569's What Did the House of Representatives Accomplish Yesterday?

With Nothing Better To Do The House Disapproved of President Obama Exercising Authority To Suspend the Debt Ceiling 

 and Moved Forward on exempting any major swap participant or major security-based swap participant from from the prohibition against federal assistance 

H.J. Res 99 Passed  222-191

 H. R. 992 Was Passed 292-122

H. J. Res 99 

Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on October 17, 2013. Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 191, 2 Present (Roll no. 570). See how YOUR Representative voted on H. R. 99 here

H.R. 992 (Related Bills H.RES.391, and H. R. 2374)

Their activities Floor Summary of Legislative Activities for October 30, 2013 included voting on ammending Section 716 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H. Res.391 passed on Tuesday by recorded vote: 230 - 188 (Roll no. 564,) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 992); which passed yesterday by a recorded vote: 292 - 122 (Roll no. 569.) See how YOUR Representative voted on H. R. 992 here

H.R. 992 is to amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps entities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2374*) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 992 would extend to any major swap participant or major security-based swap participant that is an uninsured U.S. branch or agency of a foreign bank the exemption from the prohibition against federal assistance to swaps entities which is currently limited to any major swap participant or major security-based swap participant that is an FDIC-insured bank or savings association.
  
*H.R. 2374 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the SEC from promulgating a rule establishing an investment advisor standard of conduct as the standard of conduct of brokers and dealers before it has ascertained: (1) if retail customers are systematically harmed or disadvantaged owing to the operation of brokers or dealers under different standards of conduct than those that apply to investment advisors under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and (2) whether adoption of a uniform fiduciary standard of care for brokers or dealers and investment advisors would adversely impact retail investor access or availability to personalized investment advice and recommendations. See how YOUR Representative voted on H. R. 2374 here

H.R. 4173 (111^th): Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law on July 21, 2010 and yet very little has actually been implemented. This law is supposed to put back the regulations from 1934 which prevented financial institutions from becoming too big to fail. Since the financial industry took most of middle America's net worth with the financial collapse of 2009 these institutions have actually grown, leaving us in the precarious position of it happening again. We need people to contact their representatives and tell them we want Dodd-Frank implemented completely, and now. 

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