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Congress.org (congress.org) presents: M E G A V O T E April 30, 2012

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

Recent Congressional Votes:
* Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012
* Senate: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011
* House: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
* House: Interest Rate Reduction Act

The Senate and House are in recess this week.
They will return on Monday, May 7.

Recent Senate Votes:

21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=82&chamber=S&congress=1122
Vote Passed (62-37, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate passed its U.S. Postal Service overhaul bill. The bill seeks to trim the workforce by about 100,000 employees through attrition and delays efforts to eliminate Saturday delivery and close some post offices. The House has yet to pass its version of the bill. The postmaster estimates the agency needs to trim $22 billion in operating costs to remain in business. I find the description interesting, my understanding is that this bill is an easing of the recommended cuts.  No doubt the description overhaul is technically correct, but the real description would be adjustment.  Just watch, there will be very few office closings and Saturday service will continue.  Good for our Georgia men, if it ought to be whacked, do it, get the pain over with. 
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=87&chamber=S&congress=1122
Vote Passed (68-31, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for another five years. The 1994 law gives federal law enforcement agencies tools to combat crime against women. The reauthorization adds provisions relating to Native American and immigrant women, and sexual orientation. The House is likely to pass a bill similar to the current authorization.   I suspect more clever wording here, the addition of more classes of women, including "immigrants" (AKA ILLEGAL ALIENS) will be a back door of amnesty if the cause for swimming the Rio Grande of to escape persecution by El Hefe.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO

Recent House Votes:

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=192&chamber=H&congress=1122
Vote Passed (248-168, 15 Not Voting)
This House bill directs the Director of National Intelligence to develop procedures to share cyber-threat information on a voluntary basis between the government's intelligence community and the private sector. The White House has threatened to veto the bill.  The private sector has the biggest barn door for cyber-threat and the best resources for corrective action.  Not so sure about this one.
Rep. David Scott voted NO


Interest Rate Reduction Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=195&chamber=H&congress=1122
Vote Passed (215-195, 22 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would keep the interest rate for government-subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent. The rate is scheduled to rise to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012. To offset the estimated $6 billion cost of maintaining the current interest rate, the bill would repeal the $12 billion Prevention and Public Health Fund which was created by the 2010 health care reform bill. The White House supports keeping the current interest rate, but has threatened to veto this bill.   The apparent fight here is what to cut to pay for kissing young voters assess.  We know the answer from the Democrats, that being some pie in the sky tax we're going to extract from rich people.  The 6.8 value seems a little high for current interest rates, probably the high risk of payment failure is a factor.  Word is that there is about to be an avalanche of defaulted student loans.  My son graduated from college this past Saturday, he graduates with zero debt, not loans were taken, where is my government subsidy?  Crap like this contributes to spiralling tuition rates.  Ifthe risk to the lenders is proportional to failures, tough shit, pay the bill, you signed the agreement, pay your debt you whiny little bastards.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

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