Does the Republican Senate do anything with brevity.
I watched C-Span as not even a half hour ago the House passed the trade bills which were stalled since January.
Nearly immediately after Senator Lamar Alexander came out to the podium with his cohorts to announce that the trade bills have been sitting on the President's desk since forever and all he had to do was sign them.
Senator Alexander simply lied.
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest • Volume 15 • Number 29 • 7th September 2011
Major movement (click title to entry - thank you) could be on the horizon for Washington’s trade agenda as Congress returns from its August recess, with one trade-related bill - the renewal of the lapsed Generalized System of Preferences - tentatively scheduled for a vote in the US House of Representatives later today. The renewal is expected to be the first step in a complicated legislative process to pass three major US FTAs, along with a worker aid programme, by early October....
On C-Span between the two events, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talked about the emergencies and FEMA funding that was needed to rebuild 200 bridges in Vermont. He stated the largest office building there is underwater. He pointed to the Governors of New Jersey and Virginia stating opposition to additional FEMA funding is the wrong path for the country.;
Senator Reid stated currently there are 3 million acres of prime US farmland underwater. He stated there were 200 lives lost by a tornado in Joplin, Missouri and the funding needed to rebuild that community was vital. He stated he was looking forward to the President's address tomorrow evening, but, he wasn't aware of all the details and would not comment.
The Senate Republicans are repulsive, exude sincere DIS- respect for the needs of the American people and enjoy mockery of the President rather than addressing the nation's concerns. The only Republican Senator that bothered to speak in any real terms regarding changes needed to bring down the national debt was Senator Cornyn when he stated the Tax Code needed to be reformed. I hope he lives up to his promises and considers the Simpson-Bowles findings for the new method of tax for the IRS.
When Mitch McConnell and his cohorts get serious about the legislative agenda before them so this country actually turns around, it might be too late because it will be after the 2012 elections. All we can expect from Senate Republicans are high-jinks and nothing more. If the American people return these men to their Senate seats then they have no real respect for their country or its constitution.
