Knuckle Dragging

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE for July 17, 2017 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Rao Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Hagerty Nomination – Confirmation
• House: California Drought Prevention
• House: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Nomination of Patrick Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense
• House: Delay EPA Air Pollution Standards
• House: Gas Pipeline Permits
• House: Cross-Border Energy Project Permits
• House: Alaska Road Land Exchange

Recent Senate Votes:
Rao Nomination – Confirmation, Vote Confirmed (54-41, 5 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Neomi Rao to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Neomi Rao is another Yale undergrad University of Chicago lawyer confirmed. The Senate has been moving very slowly with the conformation process, for the same period, the closest lowest number of confirmed was Bush 43, Trump has about 1/3 the number of confirmed appointees. When the President's appointees are not confirmed, the permanent employees are working with the objectives set by the last President.

Hagerty Nomination – Confirmation, Vote Confirmed (86-12, 2 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed the nomination of William Hagerty IV to be U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

The knuckle dragging Republicans have confirmed another  appointee. Bill Hagerty is 57 years old, has previously served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. During 2011 and 2014 Hagerty orchestrated business deals between Tennessee and Japanese firms.

Hagerty has worked with the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, managing Boston Consulting's western clients in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.

Recent House Votes:
California Drought Prevention, Vote Passed (230-190, 13 Not Voting)
The House passed the bill that would require the Interior Department to take certain actions to increase the availability of water for agricultural and other purposes in California's Central Valley, including a requirement that the maximum amount of water practicable would have to be provided to all individuals or districts that receive water through the Central Valley Project.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

A lot of this pain California is experiencing is the result of idiotic Federal and state regulations. At some point,the government needs to assert that men need to serve men before beasts. Many of this department's regulations assert to opposite. The government the problem here, they are supported by a serious contingent, but the desire to handcuff industry has gone too far.

Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization, Vote Passed (344-81, 8 Not Voting)
The House passed the bill that would authorize $688.3 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2018. The total would include $74.6 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations funds, of which $10 billion would be used for non-war, base defense budget needs; $239.7 billion for operations and maintenance; $10.2 billion for military construction; $142.9 billion for military personnel; and $33.9 billion for defense health care programs. It would authorize $12.5 billion for procurement of F-35 planes, research and development, as well as modifications to existing aircraft, and would prohibit the retirement of the A-10 bomber fleet.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

David usually gets these right.

Upcoming Votes:
Nomination of Patrick Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense - PN583 The Senate will vote on the nomination of Patrick Shanahan to be deputy secretary of Defense.

Check out how John McCain acting like a dick toward this nominee.

Delay EPA Air Pollution Standards - HR806 The bill would extend for eight years EPA's deadlines for implementing its new air pollution standards for ground-level ozone so they wouldn't have to be implemented until 2025, rather than 2017, and it would modify the general process by which EPA develops National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and other pollutants, including by requiring reviews of pollutant standards every 10 years rather than every five years.

Just kill the darn thing, don't postpone what can be cleared.

Gas Pipeline Permits - HR2910
The bill would set statutory deadlines for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other federal agencies to act when considering certification or permits for the construction or expansion of natural gas pipelines.

Setting deadlines for responses will prevent the bureaucrats from stalling applications as a matter of environmental protection. Study, clear it and move on.

Cross-Border Energy Project Permits - HR2883 The bill would establish a new system for the approval and permitting of oil and gas pipelines and electrical transmission lines that cross the U.S. borders into Canada and Mexico, eliminating the current system created by executive orders under which a presidential permit must be issued.

Watch this become a way for the government with give electricity to Mexico,

Alaska Road Land Exchange - HR218
The bill would require the Interior Department to transfer 206 acres of National Wildlife Refuge land to the state of Alaska in order to build a road connecting the towns of King Cove and Cold Bay, in exchange for up to 43,093 acres of state land to be transferred to the federal government that would be made part of the wildlife refuge.

The federal government usurping states' rights to administer local policy.

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