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On March 22, the House considered H.R. 1433, the DC Voting Rights Act. During consideration of the Voting Rights Act on the floor, Republicans offered a motion to recommit the bill that was designed to kill the bill -- sending it back to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to add language repealing the District's ban on semiautomatic weapons and prohibiting the DC government from passing new gun control measures. As a result, the bill was pulled from the floor.More information from our current legislation page >>
Rep. David Scott (GA-13) discusses the merits of the bill:
Dear Messrs. Chairman,Many of us in the Department of Justice have been watching with admiration as you expose the overly political firing of United States Attorneys and hope that you can help in returning our beloved Department to of establishing justice in the United States. We are equally concerned, however, about the politicizing of the non-political ranks of Justice employees, offices which are consistently and methodically being eroded by partisan politics.
We came in the spirit of hope that the President would take yes for an answer. The legislation that we will send to his desk certainly supports the troops. It gives the President everything he asks for as the Senate Majority Leader said, and more. So it supports the troops, it honors our commitments to our veterans, which of course these commitments have been unfulfilled. And it holds the Iraqi government accountable.
Subcommittee Chairman Lacy Clay gives opening remarks:
| Subcommittee Chairman Lacy Clay: "I have serious concerns about how the EAC [Election Assistance Commission] is handling its stewardship role within our federal election system." |
The Senate vote occurred on the same day that Families USA issued a new report finding that drug prices are going up despite the repeated assertions by the Bush Administration that Medicare Part D is bringing drug prices down. The report finds that for the top 15 drugs prescribed for seniors, the median Medicare Part D price has skyrocketed in the last year, growing by 9.2 percent -- almost four times the inflation rate of 2.4 percent.
Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that Congress today recognizes the great tragedy that stuck our country and the community of Virginia Tech on Monday. We offer our condolences to the many who now grieve.I want to particularly extend my condolences to our colleagues here for the sorrow that has taken place in their state.
I am disappointed. Criminalizing doctors for performing medically necessary procedures to save a woman's life or protect her health is wrong. The Court's decision is a significant step backwards.