IMAGINE! We have a President who can not only walk and chew gum at the same time, but actually gets THINGS DONE IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS!

WASHINGTON (July 29, 2011) –The Obama administration today unveiled an agreement with major automakers and the state of California on a framework to strengthen the nation’s fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards for new cars and light trucks.

MORE HERE

MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA

TEEPUBLICANS MANUFACTURED CRISIS IS GOING TO BITE THEM IN THE ASS.

With that in mind, the states have sent in an

Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched To Washington DC

WHICH 'DEMOCRATS' IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CUT THE UNITED STATES OFF AT THE KNEES?

VOTING FOR THE HORRID CUT CAP AND BALANCE TEA PARTY AGENDA WERE THESE 5 WHO GAVE THE TEEPUBLICANS THE COVER TO CALL IT BIPARTISAN:

Dan Boren (OK-2)
Jim Cooper (D – TN).
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
Mike McIntyre (D – NC)
Heath Shuler (D – NC)

TIME TO DRUM THESE FUCKERS OUT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!

WILL THE REPUBLICANS DO IT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA?

They have clearly said over and over their #1 goal is no re-election for Obama.  The assholes COULD do it...I would not put it past them!

This newsletter from Senator PATTY MURRAY (D-WA) shows there IS something going on back in the "other Washington" besides Boner and the teapublicans bickering and bitching...

July 22, 2011

Preserving Benefits for Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange Exposure

On Thursday, I helped defeat an amendment introduced by Senator Tom Coburn that would have created a nearly impossible standard for Vietnam Veterans to receive compensation for certain types of exposure to Agent Orange. Before the vote on Coburn’s amendment, I went to the Senate floor and called out the amendment for what it was: another hurdle Vietnam veterans would have to overcome in their 40 plus year struggle for compensation and care.  The amendment ultimately failed to be included in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill after I successfully asked that the amendment be tabled – which it was - by a vote of 69-30. Soon after the tabling of the amendment, the Senate passed the Military Constructions and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill which will ensure that veterans across the country get the support they deserve.
Watch my speech on the Senate floor opposing this amendment
Read more

“Military Construction-VA Spending Bill Easily Passes Senate” – CQ

“Military funding bill clears Senate” – The Hill

Learn more about the critical support for veterans I helped pass through the Senate this week.

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Bridging the Gaps in VA Mental Health Care

Last week, I chaired a hearing of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee to address shortcomings in VA mental health care that have contributed to unacceptable waiting times for care, rising suicide levels, and a series of negative reports from VA watchdogs. At the hearing, I heard from Daniel Williams, an Iraq veteran who described how an IED explosion during his 2003/2004 deployment to Iraq led to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) injuries. Williams told the committee how those experiences then led to a suicide attempt in 2004 that was broken up by his wife and local police.  He also discussed how his PTSD was received by fellow soldiers, his concerns over the stigma attached to the mental wounds of war, and his frustrations with the mental health care administered by the VA.
I also heard testimony from Andrea Sawyer, wife and caregiver of Loyd Sawyer, who, after being deployed in Iraq, shared similar stories of frustration, including a failed suicide attempt. These two servicemembers, even after attempting to take their own lives, were met with red tape, wait times for initial appointments at the VA, and additional frustrations in seeking the mental health care they so desperately needed.
These undue burdens are unacceptable and I will continue working to ensure our service men and women have access to the quality of mental health care they deserve.
Read more
Watch the hearing

Senator Murray on VA Mental Health Care Gaps – KIRO News

“Veterans wait too long for mental health services, reports say”
– The Washington Post

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Helping Veterans Get off the Streets and into Safe and Secure Housing

Last week, I announced that public housing authorities in Washington state would receive a total of 175 housing vouchers to help local homeless veterans and their families get off the streets and into permanent housing. In 2008, I worked to restart the critical HUD-VASH grant program because these vouchers, which can be used by eligible veterans for rental assistance in their local community, are a key reason why we are making real progress toward goals to finally end veterans homelessness. For some veterans, this support is long overdue, and I’m glad that homeless veterans across Washington state will have an opportunity to secure stable housing.
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“Grant money will pay for shelter for homeless Tacoma veterans”
– The News Tribune

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Examining the Human and Financial Costs of War

Next Wednesday, I will hold a hearing to examine the real human and financial costs of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how as a nation we need to plan to keep our promise to these veterans for the rest of their lives. During the hearing, Crystal Nicely, the wife of Marine Corporal Todd Nicely, a quadruple amputee veteran of the War in Afghanistan, will testify about the lifetime of support her and her husband will require and about the red tape she has already faced in her daily struggle to provide Todd with the care he needs.

 The hearing will start at 10:00 AM EST and you can watch it live.

Democrats With Balls? How Some Progressive Lawmakers Are Hitting Back in the Class War.

As you read this, rich and powerful people in Washington, DC are trying to determine not whether they should cut programs designed to help low and middle-income Americans, but by how much they should cut those programs. The rich and powerful people in DC are making these cuts in order to pay for tax breaks they recently gave to rich people and large corporations. Additionally, the cuts are being made at the behest of the lobby organizations and media operations owned by rich people and large corporations.

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Jobs? Wall Street Oversight? Health Care?

NO WAY!  WE GOT BULLSHIT DEBT CEILING TEA PARTY REPUBLICAN PROTECT THE BILLIONAIRES TO GET DONE!

of by and for the top 1%

Southwest Washington state's very own Teepublican representative is OK with expanding spending......FOR THE FUCKING WAR MACHINE!

Fiscal 2012 Defense Appropriations - Vote Passed (336-87, 8 Not Voting)

The House passed this $649.2 billion bill to fund the Defense Department in the next fiscal year. The bill marks a $17 billion increase over the 2011 spending level. The Senate is expected to work on its version of the bill later in the summer.

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

It's pretty simple to see who actually owns the tee party and what the priorities are... 

CONTACT HILLARY CLINTON NOW TO STOP THE TAR SANDS OIL SLUDGE PIPELINE FROM CANADA TO TEXAS!

AMERICAN BIG OIL IS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN MILLIONS OF ACRES OF THE AMERICAN WEST FOR THIS SORT OF TAR SANDS OIL EXTRACTION.  THEY MUST BE STOPPED AS THIS IS THE DIRTIEST AND MOST POLLUTING TYPE OF OIL KNOWN.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO HELP

DEAR REPUBLICANS - EAT SHIT AND DIE, EVERY DAMNED ONE OF YOU!

House Prepares to Strip Protections from Grand Canyon, Slash and Burn Interior Budget

House Prepares to Strip Protections from Grand Canyon, Slash and Burn Interior Budget

WASHINGTON (July 11, 2011) - As the House Interior Appropriations Committee prepares for its July 12 hearing on massive cuts to the country’s natural resources, The Wilderness Society is shining the spotlight on three of the most egregious attacks. The proposed House spending bill would destroy protection for a million acres of Grand Canyon National Park, wipe out funding for critical conservation programs and stop the EPA from protecting Americans from the dangers of pollution.

The House leadership plan for Fiscal Year 2012 spending, already passed on a party-line vote by the appropriations subcommittee, would:

• Toxic Mining in Grand Canyon National Park: Though the Grand Canyon is one of America’s most iconic places to experience to the great outdoors, the House proposes to strip this national treasure of a critical protection - opening 1,000 acres of the Canyon and surrounding areas to uranium mining. Toxic uranium mining in this region could contaminate three major watersheds that drain directly into the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, which provides drinking water to millions of people throughout the southwest. The Greater Grand Canyon region is still suffering the effects of past uranium mining accidents in the area and the health and safety impacts of radioactive waste polluting the water.
• Dirty Water, Dirty Air: This bill would eliminate the EPA’s ability to protect air and water from the dangers of pollution. The EPA is the watchdog for the health of the American people, including vulnerable populations like seniors and children. This bill would imperil its ability to enforce Clean Water Act protections for thousands of American streams and wetlands. It would also prohibit the use of funds by the EPA to reduce carbon dioxide pollution that endangers public health and destabilizes the climate systems that nurture fish and wildlife.
• Slash and Burn Budgeting: The bill being considered tomorrow would impose deep, debilitating cuts to critical conservation programs including the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This program makes polluters pay for the damage they do to the environment and uses those revenues to acquire land that is protected forever. In the deep cuts to LWCF, the Interior Appropriations bill would strike a blow to local economies. A recent Interior department report noted that one program alone - the Land and Water Conservation Fund - spent $214 million on acquiring land in 2010 - generating $442 million of economic activity including 3,000 jobs. As the House cuts back LWCF by historic levels in the upcoming budget battle, this economic activity and job growth are in peril.

"House leadership has made a big show of enacting draconian cuts to agencies and programs that fund conservation and environmental protection, and even going after the Grand Canyon - essentially declaring an open season on our open spaces," said The Wilderness Society’s president, William H. Meadows. "By focusing its ire on the ‘federal’ government, though, House leaders either missed or purposefully chose to ignore the impact their short-sighted thinking would have on jobs and economies in their own states."

THE BUSH CREW WAS A BUNCH OF SIMPLETONS COMPARED TO THIS BATCH OF THE HORROR KNOWN AS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.  A POX ON ALL THEIR HOUSES AND FAMILIES FOR ALL TIME!

GOP.GOV = PANTS ON FIRE LIARS!

THERE IS A TEA PARTY (ISH) EMAIL GOING AROUND NOW ABOUT HOW OBAMACARE IS GOING TO TAX ANYONE WHO SELLS THEIR HOME.  IT IS A FLAT OUT LIE AND MIS-REPRESENTATION OF THE TRUTH.  STRAIGHT OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!

HERE'S THE LIE:
http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/04/08/obamacare-flatlines-obamacare-taxes-home
AND HERE IS THE TRUTH:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/realestate.asp

WHY IN THE WORLD OUR DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT HAS TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE BROKEN PARTS OF OUR SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.

I PLAN TO REPAIR MY PART OF IT BY MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND AS SOON AS THIS PLACE OF OURS SELLS!

COMPROMISE? WITH TEEPUBLICANS? WHY THE FUCK WOULD WE?

VETERANS LISTENING SESSIONS POSTPONED

POSTPONED: Veterans Listening Sessions

Thank you all for your interest in Senator Murray’s upcoming veterans listening sessions. Unfortunately, due to ongoing budget discussions in Washington, D.C. the listening sessions scheduled for next week on July 7 ^th and July 8 ^th in Bremerton and Mount Vernon are being postponed. However, as Senator Murray is eager to reschedule these meetings in the very near future, we will soon be sending out information regarding new dates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but we hope that you can join Senator Murray at this important discussion once a new date has been announced. Wishing you all a Happy and safe 4 ^th of July.