Infantilism

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE for October 2, 2017 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• Senate: Francisco Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program
• House: FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments
• House: Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Pai Nomination
• House: Abortion Ban
• House: Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution

Recent Senate Votes:

Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization Vote Agreed to (89-8, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate passed the bill that would authorize $692 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $60 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funding.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Here is an link to the text of the bill.

1. Paul (R-KY), Nay     
2. Lee (R-UT), Nay 
3. Corker (R-TN), Nay 
4. Merkley (D-OR), Nay
5. Wyden (D-OR), Nay 
6. Leahy (D-VT), Nay   
7. Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay  
8. Sanders (I-VT)

Is is not interesting that the nay voters would all be considered on the extreme side of their party.  Below, folks that know it is f'd up but are unwilling to be on record.

1.  Graham (R-SC), Not Voting
2. Menendez (D-NJ), Not Voting 
3. Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting

Francisco Nomination – Confirmation Vote Confirmed (50-47, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Noel J. Francisco to be Solicitor General of the United States. Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

A party line vote except for three abstentions.

1. Cochran (R-MS)
2. Menendez (D-NJ)
3. Moran (R-KS)

Cochran is pissed at the president, and Menendez is busy fighting extradition to New Jersey. Who the heck is Moran. 

Noel Francisco is a lawyer 48 years old, studied at Brandeis University, got his JD at University of Chicago. The new Solicitor General clerked for Supreme Court Antonin Scalia.

The United States Solicitor General is the third-highest-ranking official in the Department of Justice. The Solicitor General represents the federal government of the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Office of the Solicitor General also reviews cases decided against the United States in the federal district courts and approves every case in which the government files an appeal.

Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation Vote Confirmed (73-21, 6 Not Voting)

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Makan Delrahim to be an assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

More damned lawyers voting on other lawyers. Less so of a party line vote

Delrahim studied at UCLA and obtained his JD at George Washington University Law School and has worked as a lobbyist for some significant industries entities. No doubt Delrahim's experience is the cause for resistance from from like Elizabeth Warren.

Recent House Votes:

Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program Vote Passed (214-209, 10 Not Voting)

The House passed the bill that would authorize, through fiscal 2022, $400 million a year for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. The bill would require entities that receive grants under the program to continue to demonstrate improvements in applicable benchmarks and guidelines.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

OMG, my representative voted against children. Just kidding, doubt as a democrat his position is that the requirement is too onerous. My position as a taxpayer is that every dollar spent should have positive effect, if standards make that happen, do it. Truth though is that government requirements are often obstructive in their application.

FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments Vote Passed (264-155, 14 Not Voting)

The House passed the bill that would extend through March 31, 2018, various expiring authorities, programs and activities for the Federal Aviation Administration. The measure would also extend multiple health care programs and would establish the basis for the development of a private flood insurance market. It would modify tax provisions for individuals living in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and would allow the federal government to reimburse the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for any disaster tax relief that those islands provide their citizens.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

More democrats crossed on this one, but not David. Who knows, they load so much unrelated shit into these things, its hard to tell what is right and what is wrong.

Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation Vote Passed (244-171, 18 Not Voting)

The House passed the bill that would prohibit, beginning in 2021, the payment of social security benefits to an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for committing a felony or for violating a condition of parole or probation.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

Don't mess with a man's gub-mint check, anybody who would passes judgement on a wanted fellon must be racist.

Upcoming Votes:

Pai Nomination - PN89 The Senate will vote on the nomination of Ajit V. Pai to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission.

WTFC

Abortion Ban - HR36 The House will vote on the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, and it imposes criminal penalties on medical professionals who violate the ban.

Four and a half months is plenty of time for a woman, or couple, to decide on the abortion option. For me evolving in my church life, am against it but accept the judicial position. What seems to be lost in all the bitching about restricting the rights of women, are the rights of a child that could live. Lucky for the feminist column, this will provide fertile (sic) ground for attacking all men and Republicans.

Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution - HConRes71 The House will vote on the measure that would call for a balanced budget by fiscal 2027, mostly by reducing spending by $4.9 trillion over the next 10 years, including by repealing the 2010 health care overhaul; reducing spending on Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs; and changing other mandatory programs, such as food stamps. It also would assume significant future savings by restructuring Medicare into a "premium support" system beginning in 2024. It would call for the fiscal 2018 cap on defense discretionary spending to be raised by $72.5 billion, while reducing the non-defense cap by $5 billion. Finally, it would include reconciliation instructions for a deficit-neutral overhaul of the tax code, as well as instructions to 11 House committees to produce legislation that reduces mandatory spending by at least $203 billion over 10 years.

WTFC

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