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Congress.org (congress.org) presents: MEGAVOTE  April 23, 2012

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes
* Senate: Cloture Motion; Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
* House: Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
* House: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
* House: Small Business Tax Cut Act

Upcoming Congressional Bills
* Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012
* Senate: Violence Against Women Act
* Senate: NLRB union election rule
* House: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
* House: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Recent Senate Votes:
Cloture Motion; Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=65&chamber=S&congress=1122
Vote Rejected (51-45, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate failed to reach the sixty vote threshold needed to move forward on this bill to raise tax rates on taxpayers earning more than $1 million.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
More from the assault on the earning class.  I am a little surprised that Harry couldn't ram this one through, perhaps some on his own team saw through the b-s.  On second thought, they probably all saw through the b-s, and saw the vote as a Democratic election spin topic.

Recent House Votes:
Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=164&chamber=H&congress=1122
Vote Passed (274-146, 11 Not Voting)
This bill would codify the use of public lands for recreational hunting, shooting and fishing unless the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service determines it is necessary to prohibit those activities. The Senate is unlikely to take up the measure.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
I wonder of Scalia took Kagen hunting on public land?

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=170&chamber=H&congress=1122
Vote Passed (293-127, 11 Not Voting)
The House passed this three-month highway and transportation program bill that will serve as the vehicle to negotiate a long-term bill with the Senate. The Senate passed a two-year, $109 billion bill in March. House Republicans would like a five year bill. The current extension runs out June 30, 2012.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
Must be one of those shovel un-ready bills, why else would a Democrat vote against a bill that spends money?

Small Business Tax Cut Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=177&chamber=H&congress=1122
Vote Passed (235-173, 1 Present, 22 Not Voting)
This House bill would give businesses with fewer than 500 employees a 20 percent tax deduction for the 2012 tax year. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Senate.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
Who cares, anymore, how this libtard votes. The Democrats pay a lot of lip service to helping small businesses, but when the rubber hits the road, the Republicans have to be the ones to push the agenda.  The bill will fade to oblivion in the Senate because the Democrats wants to raise taxes in every quadrant of business that isn't green.

Upcoming Votes:
21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 - S.1789
The Senate is scheduled to work on this bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.
The vote on this actually went through today, and the Senate passed it. They didn't touch the unions and mandated that levels of service be maintained.  This is a perfect example of how fucked up our Federal government is.  We have a service that is supposed to be financially self-sufficient, it has evolved into a employment program detached from any thought of efficiency. In the private world, if a business is run poorly, it fails, it goes bankrupt, the investors loose their capital. 
We are not as tax paying citizens properly represented if our elected officials choose to tax us for the purpose of of keeping inefficient unionized labor employed.
Cut them loose, subsidize as needed for minimum requirement, let the rates reflect the cost, and if the rates cannot be competitive, close it down!

Violence Against Women Act - S.1925
The Senate may vote on this bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act.
Don't know about this, but it sounds like more law to affirm unenforced law. 

NLRB union election rule - S.J.Res.36
This Senate resolution would disapprove of a National Labor Relations Board rule regarding the timing of union elections.
Sounds like a Republican proposal, likely to go down, I should read up on this.

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act - H.R.2096
This House bill would fund cybersecurity research.
The tail is wagging the dog here. It is rare that such law is ever in front of the problem. 

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - H.R.3523
This bill would establish procedures for sharing cyber-threat intelligence.
 OK?

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