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The men and women who work hard every day to make a living deserve the simple reward of security in their job. And, they deserve fairness in the workplace. As the son of a carpenter and a seamstress, this is a belief I hold deep in my heart. And it is because of this belief that I have fought against President Bush's callous outsourcing of American jobs overseas, privatization of our federal workforce, and calculated assaults on worker rights. Read More »
The American people have been blessed with the unique gift of harnessing individual power to achieve the impossible. A brief history of the twentieth century offers us proof. After years of economic hardship, the country united to defeat fascism and rebuild a continent torn apart by war. Only a few short years later, President Eisenhower laid the foundations for a national highway system that would unite the nation like never before, turning America into the economic and cultural power it was destined to become. President John F. Kennedy set the ambitious goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the sixties, and in the summer of 1969, Neil Armstrong made that dream a reality. Read More »
For me, stem cell research is not only a public policy issue, but one that is profoundly personal, as well. It was a tremendous blow for my family when my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It started small - she would forget a name or misplace her keys. Now, in the more advanced stages of the disease, it's simply heartbreaking for my sister, for my children and for me that she doesn't even recognize our faces. Read More »
I'd like to thank my good friend, Senator Reid for giving me the opportunity to interact with everyone here at this site. The energy evident among the netroots is going to be vital in winning back control of Congress this fall and I will certainly be tapping into it. In fact, my own campaign blog should be up and running at Menendez2006.com before too long. We also have another useful site up at StandUpToBigOil.com that I encourage you to visit. Scott Shields of MyDD.com has joined our staff and will be blogging there regularly, along with myself and others. I hope you'll join us there. In the meantime, I'll be posting some of my thoughts on the state of our nation and the state of our campaign over the remainder of the week here at GiveEmHellHarry.com.
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Only moments after voting to limit the debate on the Federal Marriage Amendment, Jim Talent sent out a fundraising solicitation touting his support for a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriages. In that letter, he states that a crisis was at hand and that the Democrat-led filibuster would not daunt his commitment to saving traditional marriage.
Even the media is calling this tactic exactly what it is - a political stunt designed to invigorate the Republican base. But, given the real crises facing our nation, why now? After all, we are in a war. Gas prices are at record highs. The deficit has exploded. Could the Republicans also be attempting to distract voters from the mess they've created in Washington? Read More »
Even the media is calling this tactic exactly what it is - a political stunt designed to invigorate the Republican base. But, given the real crises facing our nation, why now? After all, we are in a war. Gas prices are at record highs. The deficit has exploded. Could the Republicans also be attempting to distract voters from the mess they've created in Washington? Read More »
This past weekend, my opponent Jim Talent announced his candidacy for re-election to the U.S. Senate. While he said that his announcement tour would highlight his effectiveness at changing Washington for Missouri, he spent an unprecedented amount of time and energy launching negative and baseless attacks against me.
And it's no wonder, given how little Jim Talent has accomplished for Missouri since going to Washington 14 years ago. Despite his claims of being a force for change in Washington, Talent has been nothing more than a rubberstamp for President Bush and the big special interests. Missourians don't need to look any further than his voting record to see that Washington has changed Jim Talent much more than Jim Talent has ever changed Washington. Read More »
And it's no wonder, given how little Jim Talent has accomplished for Missouri since going to Washington 14 years ago. Despite his claims of being a force for change in Washington, Talent has been nothing more than a rubberstamp for President Bush and the big special interests. Missourians don't need to look any further than his voting record to see that Washington has changed Jim Talent much more than Jim Talent has ever changed Washington. Read More »
As we head into summer, Missouri consumers can expect their sunny days to be overshadowed by the stark reality of high gas prices, as the price per gallon increases to nearly $3 with no relief in sight.
At the same time that consumers face out-of control gas prices, big oil is raking in extraordinary profits. In 2005, the top six oil companies made an astonishing $113 billion in profits. Unfortunately, rather than standing up for consumers, the Republicans, including my opponent Jim Talent, have taken the side of these big oil and energy companies by supporting legislation like last year's Energy Bill, which gave them $14 billion in tax breaks and subsidies. Read More »
At the same time that consumers face out-of control gas prices, big oil is raking in extraordinary profits. In 2005, the top six oil companies made an astonishing $113 billion in profits. Unfortunately, rather than standing up for consumers, the Republicans, including my opponent Jim Talent, have taken the side of these big oil and energy companies by supporting legislation like last year's Energy Bill, which gave them $14 billion in tax breaks and subsidies. Read More »
It's time to increase the minimum wage.
This is a moral issue that has been ignored by the Republican Congress and President Bush, like so many of the critical concerns facing the nation. The minimum wage, stuck at $5.15 per hour, hasn't been touched since 1997. Since then, the cost of food, healthcare and childcare, and just about every other conceivable measure that determines the cost of living, has increased. A single parent making the minimum wage today earns $10,700 annually, more than $4,000 below the poverty line. Read More »
This is a moral issue that has been ignored by the Republican Congress and President Bush, like so many of the critical concerns facing the nation. The minimum wage, stuck at $5.15 per hour, hasn't been touched since 1997. Since then, the cost of food, healthcare and childcare, and just about every other conceivable measure that determines the cost of living, has increased. A single parent making the minimum wage today earns $10,700 annually, more than $4,000 below the poverty line. Read More »
In our political system, there is no more outrageous symbol of the power of money and the influence wielded by lobbyists (outside of Jack Abramoff) than the Medicare prescription drug bill.
Seniors were an afterthought in the writing of that legislation, as more than 900 lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry and the HMO's massaged senators and representatives to produce the kind of legislation that only a corporate board member could love.
It's time to fix the mess. We need to keep the promise we made to America's seniors when the prescription drug bill was first being discussed. Read More »
Seniors were an afterthought in the writing of that legislation, as more than 900 lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry and the HMO's massaged senators and representatives to produce the kind of legislation that only a corporate board member could love.
It's time to fix the mess. We need to keep the promise we made to America's seniors when the prescription drug bill was first being discussed. Read More »
Since Rick Santorum became the third ranking Republican in the Senate, and since George Bush became President, rising insurance premiums and rising costs for businesses have driven 714,000 Pennsylvanians out of the health insurance system. Those families are one accident, one illness away from financial ruin. The Senate, however, has done nothing to help fix this crisis. Read More »
Since the horrific attacks of 9/11, almost 5 years ago, we've heard a lot of talk about our homeland security. The simple fact is that we're not as prepared as we should be.
Last week I was honored to receive the endorsement of Pennsylvania fire fighters and the IAFF in Scranton, PA. Spending time with these first responders reinforced my resolve to make it my solemn duty, and highest priority, if I am elected to the United States Senate, to protect and defend the citizens of this great nation. Read More »
Last week I was honored to receive the endorsement of Pennsylvania fire fighters and the IAFF in Scranton, PA. Spending time with these first responders reinforced my resolve to make it my solemn duty, and highest priority, if I am elected to the United States Senate, to protect and defend the citizens of this great nation. Read More »
Last night the voters of Pennsylvania sent a strong signal across the state and across the nation. Pennsylvania Democrats stand united and they are focused on one thing: sending a new face to the United States Senate.
I want to give my sincere thanks to my supporters, volunteers and my staff for helping us take a big step closer to the goal of changing Washington. Most of all, I want to thank the Pennsylvania voters for choosing to put their support behind me once again. Read More »
I want to give my sincere thanks to my supporters, volunteers and my staff for helping us take a big step closer to the goal of changing Washington. Most of all, I want to thank the Pennsylvania voters for choosing to put their support behind me once again. Read More »
First and foremost, I want to take this opportunity to thank Senator Reid for allowing me to have a seat at the Candidate's Table on his blog and share some of my thoughts and ideas with you, his online community. Senator Reid has shown unparalleled leadership as Minority Leader in the Senate and I can assure you that I am doing everything I can to make him the Majority Leader in 2007.
As some of you may already be aware, tomorrow is the Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania and, as I'm sure you can imagine, I'm extremely busy aggressively campaigning all over the state, gathering support. It still amazes me that I can make this post while driving in the car.
The Pennsylvania primary election tomorrow mirrors the opportunities we have as Democrats all across the country. 2006 gives us the opportunity to send out a strong message: the values that unite us as Democrats are stronger than anything that might divide us and it's time for a change. Read More »
As some of you may already be aware, tomorrow is the Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania and, as I'm sure you can imagine, I'm extremely busy aggressively campaigning all over the state, gathering support. It still amazes me that I can make this post while driving in the car.
The Pennsylvania primary election tomorrow mirrors the opportunities we have as Democrats all across the country. 2006 gives us the opportunity to send out a strong message: the values that unite us as Democrats are stronger than anything that might divide us and it's time for a change. Read More »
On 9/11, Osama Bin Laden and his cohorts struck at symbols of American strength - business through the World Trade Towers, military might at the Pentagon, and our government with the foiled attempt aimed at the Capitol Building.
But the true target of these attacks was the wellspring of our strength, the values upon which our Nation stands: individual freedom, the separation of power among the three branches of government, the rule of law, and the fierce pride these values arouse in all Americans who rise to defend them at every threat. Read More »
But the true target of these attacks was the wellspring of our strength, the values upon which our Nation stands: individual freedom, the separation of power among the three branches of government, the rule of law, and the fierce pride these values arouse in all Americans who rise to defend them at every threat. Read More »
People ask how Elizabeth and I came to settle in Nevada, and I say that I had little to do with it. We were living in Bermuda in the spring of 2001, and I was watching a ball game on TV when E called me over to the computer. She had a virtual tour of a condo on the internet. When asked what I thought, I responded, "It looks like a condo." She said that it was: "Do you mind if I buy it?" Read More »
I told a group of Young Democrats at the State Democratic Convention that this election in 2006 is the most significant I have ever witnessed. The early 1970s found our country dealing with Vietnam and Watergate, but there was also a feeling that our government was, however gradually, moving in the right direction. In 1968 President Nixon was elected on a promise to get us out of the war, something he ultimately did. In 1973-4 the Watergate scandal stimulated the Congress to take action. In its oversight capacity the Senate began an investigation into actions taken by the Executive Branch which led to a House vote to initiate impeachment hearings.
Those times were turbulent but largely hopeful. The checks and balances in our government were intact. Read More »
Those times were turbulent but largely hopeful. The checks and balances in our government were intact. Read More »
Our national deficits arise because we spend more than we collect. We borrow the difference largely from China and Japan. And if we don't pay back these debts, our children or their children will have to.
The Republican-controlled Congress in conjunction with the Bush Administration has proven that our childrens' money is not safe in their hands. They have added $3 Trillion to the debt since 2001, taking it from $6 Trillion to $9 Trillion. The shortfall in 2005 alone according to the U.S. Treasury's financial report was $760 Billion.
Between 1991 and 2002 there was a "pay as you go" policy in place for our government. That policy simply said if you want to spend more money, cut somewhere else or raise taxes. It worked. It was responsible. The Republicans tossed it out. And when the pay-go policy ended, the door opened to a flood of lobbyists in Washington who all wanted their not-so-fair share. Read More »
The Republican-controlled Congress in conjunction with the Bush Administration has proven that our childrens' money is not safe in their hands. They have added $3 Trillion to the debt since 2001, taking it from $6 Trillion to $9 Trillion. The shortfall in 2005 alone according to the U.S. Treasury's financial report was $760 Billion.
Between 1991 and 2002 there was a "pay as you go" policy in place for our government. That policy simply said if you want to spend more money, cut somewhere else or raise taxes. It worked. It was responsible. The Republicans tossed it out. And when the pay-go policy ended, the door opened to a flood of lobbyists in Washington who all wanted their not-so-fair share. Read More »
First, I'd like to thank Senator Reid for the opportunity to write at his "Candidates Table" here at Give 'Em Hell, Harry. I look forward to working with him as part of the Nevada delegation.
For the next week, I'll be posting about the problems facing our country, some ideas for solutions, and a little more about myself so that you can get to know me. I'd also like for these posts to be more of a discussion, so I encourage you to leave comments so that we can start a dialog.
I am very concerned that the Republicans currently in charge of our government are leading our country down the wrong track. A departure from our core American Values has led us down this path. Read More »
For the next week, I'll be posting about the problems facing our country, some ideas for solutions, and a little more about myself so that you can get to know me. I'd also like for these posts to be more of a discussion, so I encourage you to leave comments so that we can start a dialog.
I am very concerned that the Republicans currently in charge of our government are leading our country down the wrong track. A departure from our core American Values has led us down this path. Read More »
When I first came to Congress in 1993, universal health insurance seemed within reach.
Thirteen years later, we are moving in the wrong direction.
Today more than 45 million Americans -- including 8 million children -- have no health care coverage. Millions more are underinsured, lacking coverage for preventative care, prescription drugs, or long-term care.
Dozens of national organizations came together this week to highlight the problem for Cover the Uninsured Week. Read More »
Thirteen years later, we are moving in the wrong direction.
Today more than 45 million Americans -- including 8 million children -- have no health care coverage. Millions more are underinsured, lacking coverage for preventative care, prescription drugs, or long-term care.
Dozens of national organizations came together this week to highlight the problem for Cover the Uninsured Week. Read More »
Today, we took an important, bipartisan step forward on the life-and-death issue of port security.
The measure passed in the House today would dedicate $400 million to heighten port security, establish a federal Director of Cargo Security Policy, and calls for a strategy to screen more cargo and improve port security.
I am glad that, more than four years after 9/11, Republican leaders in Congress have joined Democrats in taking action to protect our ports. However, we must do much more to keep America safe.
It was only after an unprecedented public outcry over the Dubai ports deal that Republicans in Washington finally took this issue seriously.
This bill moves us in the right direction. However, we still lack a plan to ensure screening of every container bound for the United States. A single shipping container could contain a nuclear weapon capable of killing hundreds of thousands of Americans. Read More »
The measure passed in the House today would dedicate $400 million to heighten port security, establish a federal Director of Cargo Security Policy, and calls for a strategy to screen more cargo and improve port security.
I am glad that, more than four years after 9/11, Republican leaders in Congress have joined Democrats in taking action to protect our ports. However, we must do much more to keep America safe.
It was only after an unprecedented public outcry over the Dubai ports deal that Republicans in Washington finally took this issue seriously.
This bill moves us in the right direction. However, we still lack a plan to ensure screening of every container bound for the United States. A single shipping container could contain a nuclear weapon capable of killing hundreds of thousands of Americans. Read More »
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