Uncommon secrecy surrounds this uncommon immigration bill. Senate bill S.335 states, “Notwithstanding…the Immigration and Nationality Act…Salah Naji Sujaa shall be eligible for…adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.” Sen. Chambliss, R-Ga., introduced the bill in February 2011. Mr. Sujaa’s name is the only information about him in this one-page, private bill. When requested, Chambliss’ staff…

Representative Dianne Black (R-TN-6) introduced H.R. 3842 to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified state laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. Introduced on January 31st 2012, the bill has over 40 co-sponsors. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee chaired by Lamar Smith, who is not a…

Congress uses gimmicks in the federal budget to fool the public.  Congress labels ordinary expenses as “emergency” spending, overstates project costs then shifts the excess elsewhere, increases federal salaries after promising pay freezes, and shifts expenditure dates in order to claim money savings or offsets. In a statement released October 2011, Sen. Olympia Snowe, (R-ME),…

Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-12) Introduced The Honest Budget Act to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the Federal budget process. H.R. 3414 was referred to House Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform. Current co-sponsors include Louis Gohmert [R-TX1], Nan Hayworth [R-NY19], Kenny Marchant [R-TX24], Austin Scott [R-GA8], Timothy Walberg [R-MI7],…

Congressman Gary Miller (California 42nd District) sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which convened a hearing last month on California’ s proposed High Speed Rail Project. Held December 15, 2011, the hearing was titled California’s High-Speed Rail Plan: Skyrocketing Costs & Project Concerns . The hearing followed six weeks after California’s High-Speed Rail…

NRA is the problem says 18 term Congressman Larry Killion TPP Citizen Journalist. 1-16-12. A gun-control proponent, whose voting record gets failing grades from the National Rifle Association (NRA), is frustrated. “It is just the political reality on Capitol Hill. The problem is the NRA’s got a majority in the House and Senate — that’s…

Senator Mark Udall, (D-CO) visited communities in southeastern Colorado to talk about the economy and local issues. On Friday, January 13, Udall met with the residents in the Arkansas Valley to focus on ways to bolster the local economy. On Friday morning, Jan. 13, Udall toured the Rocky Ford site of Innovative Water Technologies, a…

Betty Sutton will run for re-election in 2012 U.S. Representative 13th District of Ohio In her Dec. 7, 2011 press release Betty Sutton stated: “This was not an easy decision, and it is one that I did not take lightly. Republicans in Washington and Columbus did every thing they could to keep me out of…

There has been significant controversy over online copyright protection and laws to protect the rights of copyright owners on the internet. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) proposed the Stop Online Piracy Act, which was supported by the entertainment industry and decried by Internet companies like Google, Facebook, web host 1&1 and even the sports media company…

The following four questions were recently submitted to Rep. Royce on contentious issues and he responded as follows (The questions are in bold type and Rep. Royce’s responses are in italized type): 1. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allowing for the incarceration of Americans without due process of law (indefinite detainment clauses/provisions of the…