Showing posts with label congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label congress. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

How Come Members of Congress Investments Made Money?

The rest of us were wiped out and they made a killing...

Stock holdings are among the assets covered in the report, and the investing tastes of Congress appear to be somewhat conventional, with large-cap, Dow 30 members dominating the widely-held list.

General Electric [GE 15.87 0.01 (+0.06%) ] , parent company of CNBC, is No. 1, with 82 current members of Congress listing it. Rounding out the top five are:Bank of America [BAC 11.729 -0.211 (-1.77%) ] (63), Cisco Systems [CSCO 19.58 0.145 (+0.75%) ](61), Proctor & Gamble [PG 63.415 -0.035 (-0.06%) ](61) and Microsoft [MSFT 25.745 -0.065 (-0.25%) ](54).

In another context, however, Beltway watchers might find it unsettling that some of the most widely-held stocks are those of companies at the center of the financial crisis in 2008-2009.


In addition to Bank of America, Goldman Sachs [GS 165.53 0.43 (+0.26%) ] , Wells Fargo[WFC 26.91 -0.28 (-1.03%) ] , JPMorgan Chase [JPM 39.19 -0.42 (-1.06%) ] and Citigroup[C 4.185 -0.035 (-0.83%) ] were popular holdings. All of them received funding under the TARP. Morgan Stanley, General Motorsand AIG are not on the list.

Another big sector is health care-drugs, which, like financial services, was the subject of major reform legislation in 2009.

Drug industry giants like Pfizer [PFE 16.5793 -0.0207 (-0.12%) ] , for instance, ranked seventh on the list, with 49 members disclosing ownership. RivalsJohnson & Johnson [JNJ 63.12 -0.02 (-0.03%) ] andMerck [MRK 34.6862 0.5862 (+1.72%) ] also made the list of 50 companies.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

$2 TRILLION IN DEBT in 421 DAYS

Record-breaker
Republican rate of debt: $45.2 billion per month (fiscal year), $41 billion per month (control of Congress)
Democratic rate of debt: $119.1 billion per month (fiscal year), $104 billion per month (control of Congress)

KEEP CALLING CONGRESS TODAY!

DON'T LET UP!

MAIN SWITCHBOARD.. 877-762-8762 or 202-224-3121

CODE RED TARGET LIST

NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS HERE

VIRGINIA REPS THAT NEED PHONE CALLS AND FAXES

Rep. Glenn C. Nye III, Virginia, 2nd
http://nye.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4215, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4218
Local Office Number: (757) 326-6201, Fax: (757) 326-6209
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership high priority

Rep. Tom Perriello, Virginia, 5th
http://perriello.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4711, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5681
Local Office Number: (434) 293-9631, Local Fax Number: (434) 293-9632
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Rick Boucher, Virginia 9th
http://www.boucher.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3861, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-0442
Local Office Number: (276) 628-1145
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, Virginia, 11th
http://connolly.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-1492 DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3071
Local Office Number: (703) 256-3071, Local Fax Number: (703) 354-1284
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

CA Democrat Congresswoman wants to use the MEDIA to question "teabaggers"

Democrat Congresswoman from California wants WHITE CONSERVATIVE Americans investigated and questioned for racism at Tea Parties because they oppose president Obama's policies

Maxine Waters : Probe 'birthers and the teabaggers' at rallies for racist views

The media should investigate the racial views of conservative activists like the ones who descended on Washington last weekend, one liberal congresswoman said Wednesday.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said that it's not enough for African-Americans to levy allegations of racism against the right-leaning protesters, and that the media must look into their views.

"I want those people talked to; I want them interviewed," Waters told the liberal Bill Press Radio show in a podcast. "I want journalists to be all over those rallies and the marches with the birthers and the teabaggers."

"What I'm looking for is the very people who carry the signs who are referring to the policies in very, very strange ways like 'Obamacare' and 'Barry Obamacare with Kennedy,'" she said. "What I've been interested in is hearing from those people that everybody's referring to -- everybody on the Mall, in the rally."

Tens of thousands of conservative activists took to the National Mall last weekend to protest the Obama administration, specifically its stance on healthcare reform. Examples of incendiary rhetoric touching on racial overtones from some protesters have emerged on blogs in the days since the rally.

"I think it's not enough for African-Americans to say what they think, what they suspect," Waters said. "I think that if you put the microphones in front of them, if you do the interviews, they'll tell you what they believe, what they think."

Don't hold your breath waiting for Ms Waters to be reprimanded on the floor of the House. I'm sure the media will be doing exactly what she wants. Many "journalists" are already accusing everyone at Tea Parties of racism. I'm sure this is not going to stop. Do you think the PRESIDENT who was going to bring us all together, will speak out against those who are calling us Racists? Neither do I

Monday, September 14, 2009

Senate votes to cut off federal funding for ACORN

from HOTAIR
There were 7 senators who voted NO.

These are the Child-Whoring Pimp Assitance 7

* Dick Durbin (D-IL) (202) 224-2152
* Roland Burris (D-IL) (202)224-2854
* Robert Casey (D-PA)(202) 224-6324
* Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (202) 224-4451
* Patrick Leahy (D-VT)(202)224-4242
* Bernie Sanders (I-VT)(202) 224-5141
* Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (202)-224-2921

Monday, September 7, 2009

Gerry Connolly Backtracks

Suddenly Connolly wants to hear opposing opinion.





I don't believe him.

Monday, August 31, 2009

LIBERAL FASCISM

Congresswoman from New Hampshire has a constituent arrested at a town hall for showing her to be a liar.

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) finally faces her constituents on at a health care town hall on August 29, 2009. The event was held in a small, but heavily guarded conference room at the Norris Cotton Federal Building in Manchester, NH. Many of her constituents were turned away from the event due to the space limitations of the venue. Shea-Porter has spent the majority of the congressional recess attending fundraisers and closed door events with liberal bloggers and special interest groups.


Friday, August 28, 2009

Video from 8/22 protest at Gerry Connolly's

People who were there speak out!


People to Call

Feel like venting about our government?


Call theses folks, I'm sure just because they're no where to be seen doesn't mean they don't want to hear from their constituents.


District Offices—Northern VA Congressional Members

Senate:
Mark Warner
5309 Commonwealth Centre Parkway
Suite 401
Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 739-0247
Jim Webb

7309 Arlington Blvd.
Suite 316
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 573-7090
House:
Jim Moran

333 N. Fairfax St.
Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 971-4700
Gerald Connolly

4115 Annandale Rd.
Suite 103
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 256-3071
Frank Wolf

13873 Park Center Rd., Ste.130
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 709-5800
Virginia Delegation - Washington DC phone numbers
Senator James Webb (202) 224-4024
Senator Mark Warner (202) 224-2023
Rep. Robert J. Whittman (R) (202) 225-4261
Rep. Glenn Nye, III (D) (202) 225-4215
Rep. Robert C. Scott (D) (202) 225-8351
Rep. J. Randy Forbes ®) (202) 225-6365
Rep. Tom Perriello (D) (202) 225-4711
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R) (202) 225-5431
Rep. Eric I. Cantor (R) (202) 225-2815
Rep. James P. Moran (D) (202) 225-4376
Rep. Rick Boucher (D) (202) 225-3861
Rep. Frank Wolf (R) (202) 225-5136
Rep. Jerry Connolly (D) (202) 225-1492



call now call often!

Link to a lot of information about Jim Moran

Headlines you won't see on the front pages of the NYT or Wash Post

via Redstate.com

http://www.redstate.com/index.php?tag=jim-moran


Howard Dean: No tort reform for fear of trial lawyers.

House Ethics Panel Investigates Murtha, Visclosky, Moran

Rep. Jim Moran’s (D, VA) brother sudden recipient of defense largesse.

Jim Moran Wanted To Bring Terrorists To His District. His Constitutents Are Not Thrilled


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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Where was Gerry?

Saturday, August 22, 2009

200 STRONG IN Northern Virginia!





Thursday, August 20, 2009

Why is Gerry Connolly Hiding?

Many of Congressman Gerry Connolly’s constituents are calling his office inquiring about his plans for a Town Hall on the Health Care Bill.  They want to express their views on this important issue.  Regrettably, they get the same stale response: “We are in the planning stage and when one is finalized it will be posted on Gerry’s webpage.”  However, nothing is posted after weeks of calls.  


Recently, we learned that Connolly has decided to schedule two town halls, both tightly controlled events at retirement communities, one at Greensprings Retirement Community in Springfield and the other in Loudon Co.  Sadly, these are gated communities and these meetings are not open to the public.


Why is Congressman Connolly hiding from the general public and those people he is supposed to be representing?  Why will he not respond to the telephone calls, and legitimate questions and concerns of his constituents?