Looking at a recent vote, it makes you wonder if the members of the “Party of No” do, in fact, hate us. Check this out from the 9th Congressional District:
Find out how your representatives in Washington are voting by checking in with Congress.org. All you have to do is enter your zip code. It’s important information to look into, given an election is right around the corner.
Further reading: NC Senate race: Burr holds double-digit lead over Marshall, according to SurveyUSA — The American Independent
What is the “Party of No”? They’re the members of Congress, mostly Republicans, who will vote “no” on anything President Obama or the Democrats are in favor of … like tax breaks for small businesses apparently (see above), health care reform, climate change legislation, the DREAM Act, etc, etc, etc.
Rhiannon “Rhi” Bowman is an independent journalist who contributes snarky commentary on Creative Loafing’s CLog blog four days a week in addition to writing for several other local media organizations. She will be a guest on WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks” program Sept. 23rd where she’ll discuss coal ash. She’ll also be live-Tweeting from TEDxCharlotte Sept. 24. Additionally, she’s on the steering committee for the Greater Charlotte Society of Professional Journalists. To learn more, click the links or follow Rhi on Twitter.
This article appears in Sep 21-27, 2010.
I don’t think the reasons for voting no are as cut and dry as you make them out to be. Two of those three bills shown above involve more spending and add to the deficit. Healthcare reform has already passed. Climate change legislation is a joke and would also add more spending.