Thompson: Congress Should Not Be Paid For Failure to Do Its Job and Pass Budget
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Congressman Thompson #NoBudgetNoPay
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Congress Gets a Pay Raise
December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So Congress has been less productive than every year since the 40′s. They have been unable to make any progress on the most crucial issue they face right now, resolving the impending fiscal cliff. Yet President Obama signed yesterday an executive order removing the pay freeze that has been in place since 2009 on Congress and 2010 on federal employees. While the biggest concern for Congress and the President should be the fiscal issues our nation faces, the current status of unemployment and our economy. The President felt it necessary to reward Congress and other federal employees without and mention to their performance or the merit of such an increase. Have you seen your pay increase since 2009?
The Fiscal Cliff Explained
November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Trivedi Not Telling the Truth About Out of State Residency and Employment
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Where is Democrat Aryanna Strader?
August 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
In the race for the 16th congressional district it appears to the online observer as if Democratic candidate Aryanna Strader has dropped off the map.
The only clue she is still around was a single tweet today of a period sent from tweetdeck.
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— Aryanna Strader (@aryannastrader) August 22, 2012
Her campaign YouTube account has been closed.
And the linked videos on her website are gone.
Her business website expired on August 4th
She does have pictures on google plus but no activity. Her lasts posts on facebook are from August 1st and since then there has been nothing but silence.
Which begs the question? Is Aryanna Strader still running for the 16th congressional district as the nominee of the Democratic Party?
Club For Growth Releases Scorecard – How does PA Score?
July 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Club for Growth has released it’s 2011 scorecard and here is how the legislators in PA score. Visit ClubForGrowth.com to see the full scorecard.
Senate
| State | Party | Member | Rank | Score | Lifetime |
| PA | R | Toomey, Patrick | 9 | 97% | 97% |
| PA | D | Casey, Bob | 99 | 0% | 2% |
Senator Toomey’s record shows him to be a principled leader who’s values and votes haven’t shifted since he took office.
Senator Casey on the other hand attempts to call himself a moderate but his record shows him to be about as liberal as you can possibly be
House
| State | Dist. | Party | Member | Rank | Score | Lifetime |
| PA | 16 | R | Pitts, Joseph | 92 | 76% | 89% |
| PA | 18 | R | Murphy, Tim | 120 | 69% | 50% |
| PA | 10 | R | Marino, Thomas | 163 | 60% | 60% |
| PA | 3 | R | Kelly, Mike | 179 | 54% | 54% |
| PA | 9 | R | Shuster, Bill | 183 | 54% | 71% |
| PA | 5 | R | Thompson, G.T. | 205 | 48% | 71% |
| PA | 6 | R | Gerlach, Jim | 205 | 48% | 44% |
| PA | 19 | R | Platts, Todd | 213 | 48% | 54% |
| PA | 11 | R | Barletta, Lou | 214 | 47% | 47% |
| PA | 15 | R | Dent, Charles | 217 | 46% | 50% |
| PA | 8 | R | Fitzpatrick, Mike | 230 | 43% | 36% |
| PA | 7 | R | Meehan, Patrick | 231 | 42% | 42% |
| PA | 17 | D | Holden, Tim | 287 | 15% | 15% |
| PA | 14 | D | Doyle, Michael | 315 | 12% | 4% |
| PA | 12 | D | Critz, Mark | 315 | 12% | 16% |
| PA | 4 | D | Altmire, Jason | 326 | 11% | 16% |
| PA | 13 | D | Schwartz, Allyson | 379 | 6% | 7% |
| PA | 2 | D | Fattah, Chaka | 413 | 2% | 4% |
| PA | 1 | D | Brady, Robert | 419 | 1% | 5% |
On the house side Congressman Pitts from the 16th continues to rank the best in PA.
Pitts: Sloppy Obamacare Grant Process Pays Out Millions
June 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rep. Pitts discusses a poorly managed Obamacare-created grant program that will pay out more than $10 billion in the next ten years.
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G.T. Thompson Discusses Forest Products Fairness Act
June 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
G.T. Thompson Discusses Forest Products Fairness Act
Remarks as prepared:
Congressman Glenn Thompson
The USDA BioPreferred Program was created to provide new markets for farm commodities and encourage consumers to purchase environmentally-friendly biobased products. Unfortunately, under current law, most forest products are excluded from both the federal procurement preference and the market label of the USDA Biobased Markets program.
For instance, bamboo plywood is already eligible for the biopreferred label and is used as a “green” alternative for hardwood flooring or lumber.
The Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 modifies the definition of “biobased product” to clarify that forest products should be included in the Biobased Markets Program if they meet the minimum biobased content requirements.
The Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 will enable U.S. producers to build back a competitive advantage through stronger, expanded product markets and new economic opportunities so that the industry can better compete in the global marketplace.
Including U.S.-made forest products as part of USDA’s BioPreferred Program is a win-win for consumers and producers. It will promote healthy, well managed forests, and the protection of communities that rely on these jobs and industries to survive.
