tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96643812009-07-24T05:31:38.579-04:00Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1106706391586417282005-01-25T21:23:00.000-05:002005-01-25T21:26:31.586-05:00Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. In this case, we, the undersigned bloggers, have decided to speak as one and collectively author a document of opposition. We oppose the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to the position of Attorney General of the United States, and we urge every United States Senator to vote against him. <br /> <br />As the prime legal architect for the policy of torture adopted by the Bush Administration, Gonzales's advice led directly to the abandonment of longstanding federal laws, the Geneva Conventions, and the United States Constitution itself. Our country, in following Gonzales's legal opinions, has forsaken its commitment to human rights and the rule of law and shamed itself before the world with our conduct at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. The United States, a nation founded on respect for law and human rights, should not have as its Attorney General the architect of the law's undoing. <br /> <br />In January 2002, Gonzales advised the President that the United States Constitution does not apply to his actions as Commander in Chief, and thus the President could declare the Geneva Conventions inoperative. Gonzales's endorsement of the August 2002 Bybee/Yoo Memorandum approved a definition of torture so vague and evasive as to declare it nonexistent. Most shockingly, he has embraced the unacceptable view that the President has the power to ignore the Constitution, laws duly enacted by Congress and International treaties duly ratified by the United States. He has called the Geneva Conventions "quaint." <br /> <br />Legal opinions at the highest level have grave consequences. What were the consequences of Gonzales's actions? The policies for which Gonzales provided a cover of legality - views which he expressly reasserted in his Senate confirmation hearings - inexorably led to abuses that have undermined military discipline and the moral authority our nation once carried. His actions led directly to documented violations at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo and widespread abusive conduct in locales around the world. <br /> <br />Michael Posner of Human Rights First observed: "After the horrific images from Abu Ghraib became public last year, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld insisted that the world should 'judge us by our actions [and] watch how a democracy deals with the wrongdoing and with scandal and the pain of acknowledging and correcting our own mistakes.'" We agree. It is because of this that we believe the only proper course of action is for the Senate to reject Alberto Gonzales's nomination for Attorney General. As Posner notes, "[t]he world is indeed watching." Will the Senate condone torture? Will the Senate condone the rejection of the rule of law? <br /> <br />With this nomination, we have arrived at a crossroads as a nation. Now is the time for all citizens of conscience to stand up and take responsibility for what the world saw, and, truly, much that we have not seen, at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. We oppose the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General of the United States, and we urge the Senate to reject him. <br /> <br />Signed, <br />Ken M<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110670639158641728?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103564351692543932004-12-20T13:31:00.000-05:002004-12-20T12:40:12.220-05:00<a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-outlook20dec20,1,2200642.column?coll=la-headlines-business">Ron Brownstein</a> of the LA Times has a nice analysis of the risks of the Bush Social Security plan. Brownstein writes that even Wall Street is skeptical: <br /> <br /><i>The plan Bush is expected to endorse would close that long-term funding gap by significantly reducing the growth in guaranteed benefits for future retirees, relying on the returns from the individual accounts to compensate for part of the loss. <br /> <br />In essence, the administration is betting that the markets will stomach even large amounts of explicit new debt for a Social Security plan that reduces the so-called implicit debt of unfunded future obligations. <br /> <br />The administration says it is finding plenty of Wall Street support for that logic. But some financial traders consider it more wish than forecast. They believe the markets will weigh the reality of massive new federal borrowing more than the promise of long-term savings — especially if the plan defers any benefit reductions far into the future, as seems possible. <br /> <br />"In an ideal world, the market would say, 'Good, they're doing something to fix Social Security,' " says Ethan Harris, chief U.S. economist for the investment firm Lehman Brothers. "But I think the market will focus almost exclusively on the increased deficit." <br /> <br />If Harris is right, that would mean higher interest rates — and bigger bills for mortgages and consumer loans. <br /> <br /></i> <br /> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110356435169254393?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11065813982307252898noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103566618279162832004-12-20T13:14:00.000-05:002004-12-20T14:56:26.653-05:00<a href=http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20041219/ltt041219.gif><IMG SRC="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20041219/ltt041219.gif" width=85% height=85%></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110356661827916283?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11065813982307252898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103524717793443332004-12-20T01:37:00.000-05:002004-12-20T01:40:44.080-05:00<a href=http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_berry&sid=aq8.PqWU1nAA>Nice analysis...</a> I think $10.4 trillion is an exaggeration, but otherwise he hits the nail on the head. <br /> <br /><blockquote> <br />Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush talked at length last week about the long-term problems facing Social Security with its huge $10.4 trillion unfunded liability. <br /> <br />``The crisis is now,'' he said. <br /> <br />Then Bush described at length the glories of allowing workers to divert a portion of their payroll taxes to fund private investment accounts that would earn a better rate of return than the Social Security trust fund, accounts whose assets could be left to heirs. <br /> <br />``One of my strong beliefs is that all public policy, to the extent possible, ought to encourage ownership in America. I believe in owning things,'' the president said, to applause at the White House economic summit. <br /> <br />Not once, not once, did Bush acknowledge that the creation of private accounts actually would do nothing to make Social Security solvent in the long run. In fact, by itself, diverting a portion of payroll taxes makes the problem worse, not better. <br /> <br />Nor did Bush mention that, with the federal budget already deep in deficit, the government would need to borrow an additional $100 billion or more a year from the public to buy the private sector assets going into the private sector accounts. <br /> <br />Of course there was no need to mention that small point because the official administration line is that the added borrowing would have no impact on Treasury yields. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110352471779344333?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103442240996203732004-12-19T02:42:00.000-05:002004-12-20T01:13:49.730-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Jeff Sessions (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Richard Shelby (R) <br /><a href=http://shelby.senate.gov/legislation/social_privatization.cfm>Strongly For</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Jo Bonner (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Terry Everett (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Mike Rogers (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Robert B. Aderholt (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Spencer Bachus (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Artur Davis (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344224099620373?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103442138553418842004-12-19T02:41:00.000-05:002004-12-19T02:45:44.240-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Ted Stevens (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Don Young (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344213855341884?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103442079808116892004-12-19T02:39:00.000-05:002004-12-20T01:17:24.410-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Jon Kyl (R) <br /><a href=http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/socialsecurity.cfm>Strongly For</a> <br /> <br />Senator John McCain (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Rick Renzi (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Trent Franks (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 John B. Shadegg (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Ed Pastor (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 J. D. Hayworth (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Jeff Flake (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Rau´ l M. Grijalva (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Jim Kolbe(R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344207980811689?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103441967612159492004-12-19T02:38:00.000-05:002004-12-20T02:02:11.876-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Mark Pryor (D) <br /><a href=http://pryor.senate.gov/issues/socialsecurity.cfm>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D) <br /><a href=http://lincoln.senate.gov/leg_issue_seniors.htm>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Marion Berry (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Vic Snyder (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 John Boozman (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Mike Ross (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344196761215949?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103441870533443382004-12-19T02:24:00.001-05:002004-12-20T16:08:03.056-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Barbara Boxer (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Mike Thompson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Wally Herger (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Daniel E. Lungren (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 John T. Doolittle (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Robert T. Matsui (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Lynn C. Woolsey (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 George Miller (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Nancy Pelosi (D) <br />Strongly Against (Thanks to Bhaal) <br /> <br />9 Barbara Lee (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />10 Ellen O. Tauscher (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />11 Richard W. Pombo (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />12 Tom Lantos (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />13 Fortney Pete Stark (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />14 Anna G. Eshoo (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />15 Michael M. Honda (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />16 Zoe Lofgren (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />17 Sam Farr (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />18 Dennis A. Cardoza (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />19 George Radanovich (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />20 Jim Costa (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />21 Devin Nunes (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />22 William M. Thomas (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />23 Lois Capps (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />24 Elton Gallegly (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />25 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />26 David Dreier (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />27 Brad Sherman (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />28 Howard L. Berman (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />29 Adam B. Schiff (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />30 Henry A. Waxman (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />31 Xavier Becerra (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />32 Hilda L. Solis (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />33 Diane E. Watson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />34 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />35 Maxine Waters (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />36 Jane Harman (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />37 Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />38 Grace F. Napolitano (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />39 Linda T. Sa´nchez (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />40 Edward R. Royce (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />41 Jerry Lewis (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />42 Gary G. Miller (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />43 Joe Baca (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />44 Ken Calvert (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />45 Mary Bono (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />46 Dana Rohrabacher (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />47 Loretta Sanchez (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />48 Christopher Cox (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />49 Darrell E. Issa (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />50 Randy ‘‘Duke’’ Cunningham (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />51 Bob Filner (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />52 Duncan Hunter (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />53 Susan A. Davis (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344187053344338?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com703tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103441053775181122004-12-19T02:22:00.000-05:002004-12-20T02:07:15.980-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Wayne Allard (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Ken Salazar (D) <br /><a href=http://www.salazarforcolorado.com/the_issues/older_americans.html?showid=2>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Diana DeGette (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Mark Udall (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 John T. Salazar (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Marilyn N. Musgrave (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Joel Hefley (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Thomas G. Tancredo (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Bob Beauprez (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344105377518112?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440958209764652004-12-19T02:20:00.000-05:002004-12-20T15:26:16.763-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Joe Lieberman (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D) <br /><a href=http://www.chrisdodd.com/main.cfm?actionId=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=issues&htmlId=753>Strongly Against</a> (Thanks to Alex T.) <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 John B. Larson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Rob Simmons (R) <br /><a href=http://simmonsforcongress.com/Issues.aspx?Section=19>Strongly Against</a> (Thanks to Alex T.) <br /> <br />3 Rosa L. DeLauro (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Christopher Shays (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Nancy L. Johnson (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344095820976465?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440839938279612004-12-19T02:19:00.000-05:002004-12-19T02:20:39.936-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Thomas R. Carper (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Michael N. Castle (R) <br />Unknown <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344083993827961?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440762219228822004-12-19T02:15:00.000-05:002004-12-20T02:16:23.573-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Bill Nelson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Mel Martinez (R) <br /><a href=http://www.melforsenate.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=13>Strongly For</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Jeff Miller (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Allen Boyd (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Corrine Brown (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Ander Crenshaw (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Ginny Brown-Waite (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Cliff Stearns (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 John L. Mica (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Ric Keller (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />9 Michael Bilirakis (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />10 C. W. Bill Young (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />11 Jim Davis (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />12 Adam H. Putnam (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />13 Katherine Harris (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />14 Connie Mack (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />15 Dave Weldon (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />16 Mark Foley (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />17 Kendrick B. Meek (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />19 Robert Wexler (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />20 Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />22 E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R) <br /><a href=http://shaw.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=6395>Strongly For</a> (Thanks to Molly B.) <br /> <br />23 Alcee L. Hastings (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />24 Tom Feeney (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />25 Mario Diaz-Balart (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344076221922882?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440511397928232004-12-19T02:11:00.000-05:002004-12-19T02:15:11.396-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Johnny Isakson (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Jack Kingston (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Jim Marshall (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Cynthia McKinney (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 John Lewis (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Tom Price (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 John Linder (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Lynn A. Westmoreland (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />9 Charlie Norwood (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />10 Nathan Deal (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />11 Phil Gingrey (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />12 John Barrow (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />13 David Scott(D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344051139792823?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440302237383862004-12-19T02:10:00.000-05:002004-12-19T02:11:42.236-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Daniel K. Inouye(D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Neil Abercrombie (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Ed Case(D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344030223738386?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440217578653152004-12-19T02:09:00.000-05:002004-12-20T02:36:42.263-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Larry E. Craig (R) <br /><a href=http://craig.senate.gov/m_pol.htm#SocSec>For</a> <br /> <br />Senator Mike Crapo (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 C. L. ‘‘Butch’’ Otter (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Michael K. Simpson (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344021757865315?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103440154037874952004-12-19T02:02:00.000-05:002004-12-20T15:35:46.023-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Richard J. Durbin (D) <br /><a href=http://durbin.senate.gov/sitepages/Issues/socisecurity.htm>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />Senator Barack Obama (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Bobby L. Rush (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Daniel Lipinski (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Luis V. Gutierrez (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Rahm Emanuel (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Henry J. Hyde (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Danny K. Davis (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Melissa L. Bean (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />9 Janice D. Schakowsky (D) <br />Strongly Against - "I believe that privatizing Social Security raises several <br />problems..." (Thanks to Mark P.) <br /> <br />10 Mark Steven Kirk (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />11 Jerry Weller (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />12 Jerry F. Costello (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />13 Judy Biggert (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />14 J. Dennis Hastert (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />15 Timothy V. Johnson (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />16 Donald A. Manzullo (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />17 Lane Evans (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />18 Ray LaHood (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />19 John Shimkus(R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110344015403787495?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103439759876142292004-12-19T02:00:00.000-05:002004-12-19T02:02:39.876-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Richard G. Lugar (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Evan Bayh (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Peter J. Visclosky (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Chris Chocola (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Mark E. Souder (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Steve Buyer (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Dan Burton (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Mike Pence (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Julia Carson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 John N. Hostettler (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />9 Michael E. Sodrel (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343975987614229?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103439631601275752004-12-19T01:58:00.000-05:002004-12-20T02:48:21.510-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Tom Harkin (D) <br /><a href=http://harkin.senate.gov/issues/issues.cfm?t=24>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Jim Nussle (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 James A. Leach (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Leonard L. Boswell (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Tom Latham (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Steve King (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343963160127575?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103439514628118562004-12-19T01:57:00.000-05:002004-12-20T15:48:14.346-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Pat Roberts (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Samuel D. Brownback (R) <br /><a href=http://brownback.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=226849&&days=365&>Strongly For</a> (Thanks to Max R.) <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Jerry Moran (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Jim Ryun (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Dennis Moore (D) <br /><a href=http://www.house.gov/moore/issue-socialsec-medicare.htm>Leaning Against</a> (Thanks to Max R.) <br /> <br />4 Todd Tiahrt (R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343951462811856?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103439322476465792004-12-19T01:53:00.000-05:002004-12-19T01:56:56.666-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Mitch McConnell (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Jim Bunning (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Ed Whitfield (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Ron Lewis (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Anne M. Northup (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Geoff Davis (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Harold Rogers (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Ben Chandler (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343932247646579?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103439178336643522004-12-19T01:50:00.000-05:002004-12-19T01:52:58.336-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator David Vitter (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Bobby Jindal (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 William J. Jefferson (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Charlie Melancon (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Jim McCrery (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Rodney Alexander (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Richard H. Baker (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Charles W. Boustany, Jr.(R) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343917833664352?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103438952657243342004-12-19T01:46:00.000-05:002004-12-19T01:49:12.656-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Susan M. Collins (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Thomas H. Allen (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 Michael H. Michaud (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343895265724334?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103438774026283572004-12-19T01:43:00.000-05:002004-12-19T01:46:14.026-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 Wayne T. Gilchrest (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />2 C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />3 Benjamin L. Cardin (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />4 Albert Russell Wynn (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />5 Steny H. Hoyer (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />6 Roscoe G. Bartlett (R) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />7 Elijah E. Cummings (D) <br />Unknown <br /> <br />8 Chris Van Hollen (D) <br />Unknown<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343877402628357?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664381.post-1103438279562431772004-12-18T23:52:00.000-05:002004-12-19T17:29:03.196-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>Senate:</font></span> <br /> <br />Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=S0410103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />Senator John F. Kerry (D) <br /><a href=http://kerry.senate.gov/text/congress/security.html>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size=3>House:</font></span> <br /> <br />1 John W. Olver (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1721103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />2 Richard E. Neal (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1731103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />3 James P. McGovern (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BC036792>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />4 Barney Frank (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1751103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />5 Martin T. Meehan (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1762103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />6 John F. Tierney (D) <br /><a href=http://www.house.gov/tierney/issues.shtml#retirement>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />7 Edward J. Markey (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1780103>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />8 Michael E. Capuano (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=CMA05798>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />9 Stephen F. Lynch (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS022888>Strongly Against</a> <br /> <br />10 William D. Delahunt (D) <br /><a href=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BC042391>Strongly Against</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9664381-110343827956243177?l=savesocialsecurity.blogspot.com'/></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625493927855868008noreply@blogger.com23