Dennis Kucinich speaking from the Floor of the House
April 6, 2005
"Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President of the United States, in a speech at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, said with respect to Social Security, 'There is no trust fund, just IOUs.' On February 16, 2005, at a meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the President again made the claim that there is not a Social Security trust. "Now, Mr. Speaker, the people of this country have a right to know that the money that is put into that Social Security trust fund is safe; and the President, with his remarks, has put that in question and in doubt. "Two weeks ago, the Social Security Administration issued a report saying that all of the money there is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Do we no longer have faith in our country’s financial obligations? This is the time for Congress to step forward and back H. Resolution 170 that demands the President transmit information to the House backing up his claim that there is no trust fund."
http://www.kucinich.us/floor_speeches/ss_pres6apr.php
House Resolution 170:
Introduced: Mar 17, 2005
Sponsor: Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Status: Introduced (By Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH])
Action: Mar 17, 2005 [Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means]
RESOLUTION
Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust. Resolved, That the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, information in the possession of the President that provides specific evidence for the following statement that the President made on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire: ``And by the way, there is not a Social Security trust''.
Politics and NASA's Management Culture
April 10, 2005, UPI
As reported by Cleveland.com, the Web site for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, this Tuesday elected officials in Ohio teamed up to tell NASA and the president under no conditions would they tolerate budget trims at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Speaking in opposition to any cuts were Democratic Reps. Sherrod Brown and Dennis Kucinich, as well as Republican Sen. George Voinovich and former Democratic Sen. John Glenn.
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=32625
John Kerry: "There He Goes Again"
April 11, 2005 [Conservative Tymes Section of “Mens News Daily]
“Kerry continues to whine the never-proved allegations of “Republican voter intimidation”.
Scroll down to the Comments to Article: “As far as the whole Kerry comments "real" liberals never wanted him as President anyway. They were all for Nader or Kucinich.” (You can say that again!) by Sher Zieve, who is a Conservative political commentator who firmly believes that if Leftists ran the country (left to their own devices), it would be the end of the United States as a sovereign nation. [Duchess Comment … If Liberals and Progressives ran the US we’d be a more democratic, Jeffersonian nation. There’d be less invasions/abuse of other countries and money here for such things as education, jobs, healthcare, etc.]
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/zieve/2005/04/john-kerry-there-he-goes-again.html
Capitol's Westside Evacuated
By Jackie Kucinich
April 12, 2005
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/041205/cappolice.html
Senate to consider National Mall
By Jackie Kucinich
April 12, 2005
In 2003, Congress passed a moratorium declaring the Mall a “completed work of civic art” and established the area as a reserve. However, as security projects are executed and more monuments are proposed, many citizens and lawmakers are asking: What’s next?
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/041205/mall.html
Exchange on “Diagnosing the Green Party”
by Scott McLarty and Joshua Frank
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/, April 12, 2005
Dissident Voice is an internet newsletter dedicated to challenging the distortions and lies of the corporate press and the privileged classes it serves. A discussion of Cobb’s overall campaign strategy www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/cobb.html] David Cobb - I propose the following strategy for the Green Party Presidential campaign in 2004 … The candidate should publicly state that if Dennis Kucinich or Al Sharpton wins the Democratic Party nomination, we will withdraw from the race. By publicly making this statement we demonstrate our willingness to work across party lines with genuine progressives, and when Kucinich and Sharpton are rebuked by the Democratic Party leadership (as were Jesse Jackson and Jerry Brown), it will continue to illustrate that the Democratic Party is not the progressive party in the US.”
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Apr05/McLarty-Frank0412.htm
Two Sides to Every Coin – Heads
Renew the Patriot Act by Rocky Lore
Tech News Staff of Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI TECH NEWS)
April 12, 2005
Rocky Lore supports The U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT. Maybe he stands to gain from the high-technology survey jobs provided by the war economy. He mentions that Congressman Kucinich was one of sixty-six U.S. Representatives to vote against the Patriot Act.
http://www.wpi.edu/News/TechNews/article.php?id=969
House Ethics Resolution Rejected
By Jackie Kucinich
April 13, 2005
A resolution promoting the establishment of a bipartisan task force to review House ethics procedure offered during a meeting yesterday of the House Standards of Official Conduct Committee failed to pass.
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/041405/brief2.html
Capitol Rally Promotes Reeve Bill
By Jackie Kucinich
April 13, 2005
From his place on the grass on the Capitol’s west lawn, Ronald Verni watched as a bipartisan group of lawmakers spoke at a rally for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act (CRPA), a bill that would support an increase in research, rehabilitation and quality-of-life programs for people suffering from paralysis.
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/041305/reeve.html
House Roll Call Estate Tax
April 13, 2005
The 272-162 roll call Wednesday by which the House voted for a permanent repeal of the estate tax ... Kucinich Voted No [Hurray!]
Insights and Outbursts: Seeking Common Ground on Cape Ann
April 14, 2005, Gloucester Daily Times [MA]
Eileen Ford writes about Congressman Kucinich speaking about the Department of Peace at the River Church in Amesbury, MA last month.
http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/04/g/gstory.pl?fn-colford14
HILL EYES BOXER'S LEFT HOOK
April 14, 2005, by Deborah Orin
SEN. Hillary Clinton suddenly morphed into Howard Dean last Saturday when she raged on about election conspiracies and "a brave new world of extremism" — sparking some Dems to wonder if she feels a need to protect her left flank. This article goes on to mention that Dennis Kucinich is a possible presidential candidate for 2008. [Duchess Comment ... If DJK does run in 2008, I will very much volunteer a good portion of my free time to his campaign.]
http://www.nypost.com/commentary/23210.htm
Larger military gets Left-Right Backing
April 14, 2005-04-14
Kevin Zeese posted a report on Antiwar.com that noted that Dean has been silent on Iraq since becoming chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and that, during his presidential campaign, he criticized Rep. Dennis Kucinich for urging cuts in defense spending. Published by Shay Totten of VT GUARDIAN FOR THE INDEPENDENT MIND
http://www.vermontguardian.com/dailies/0904/0414.shtml
New Twists for Bush's Road Show
By Dan Froomkin, Special to washingtonpost.com
Friday, April 15, 2005
President Bush's Social Security roadshow pulls into Kirtland, Ohio, today and in at least two ways promises to be a break from the almost indistinguishable events of the past several months. Invitation Only (Sounds like the Bush Criminal Administration!!!) Bush is scheduled to have coffee with a group of (presumably pre-selected) small business owners at the Yours Truly of Mentor coffee shop before heading over to Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, about 20 miles east of Cleveland, to speak in a rented hall.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56290-2005Apr15.html
Kucinich Says Nasa’s Budget Should be Tripled
Ohio – 2004
DK “As a member of the generation that came of age watching the first humans soar into the outer reaches of our atmosphere, then to Earth orbit, and then to the moon, I am keenly interested in continuing the peaceful exploration of space. The Space Exploration Act of 2003, which I cosponsored, restores a vision for the United States human space flight program. It outlines a series of incremental goals over the next 20 years that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system, aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe, and rekindle the spirit of discovery that created this nation. These goals include the development of reusable space craft that will be able to rendezvous with near-Earth orbit asteroids, carry humans from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back, and carry humans from low Earth orbit to and from Martian orbit. A human-tended habitation and research facility on the surface of one of the moons of Mars is also among its goals.” Source: Kucinich Press Office
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nasa-04j.html
["Imagine" a world that is very peaceful. It can happen! Make it so by joining the Dept of Peace campaign today @ http://www.dopcampaign.org]
[Some of the members of the NYC Chapter Dept of Peace - March 2005]
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