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SOPA and PIPA have been shelved by congress. Pleased?
by KDP on January 20th, 2012 | 5 people like this | 9 answers | in Congressional Bills

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Why would anyone in their right minds support the SOPA? How is it fair for an entire site to be shut down because of one user?
by AnonymousGirl on January 16th, 2012 | 2 people like this | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

What ever happened to AB debates?
by Closed Cal on January 3rd, 2012 | 1 person likes this | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

What could the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) mean for Answerbag?
by Christine on December 27th, 2011 | 8 people like this | 12 answers | in Congressional Bills

How does Congress occupy its time? They debate whether to allow a bill to come to the floor for debate. What? Why not just debate the bill?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 3rd, 2011 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Obama's Jobs Bill was voted down in the Senate. Is this a bad thing for the economy?
by I gave her a wink and a smile on October 12th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 6 answers | in Congressional Bills

Would you worship Satan if he promised you could sleep with Nancy Pelosi whenever you want?
by Have A Nice Day on October 10th, 2011 | 2 people like this | 8 answers | in Congressional Bills

Why does any politician have the power to prevent a bill from coming to the floor for a vote? Who the he** do they think they are...God?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 5th, 2011 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

Why do so many Acts of Congress begin "... and for other purposes" ?
by purplecows on May 17th, 2011 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Do you think the President, the entire H of R, and the entire Senate should send their pay to the military if they fail to pass a budget?
by Freedom00 on April 8th, 2011 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate coporate influences upon American legislation? (1 being low, 10 being they write the legislation!)
by Doyler - you have got to be kidding me! on March 24th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 7 answers | in Congressional Bills

How did your congressman/woman vote on the resolution to go to war in Libya? Or wasn't there a vote?
by GibsonGuy on March 21st, 2011 | 2 people like this | one answer | in Congressional Bills

How should one tell Congressman Joe Baca that he has his head up his ass?
by Piano Player on January 26th, 2011 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Poor house demorats.....ALL their amendments to the health care repeal was denied, and they were shut out of debate....
by Swami_Rick on January 7th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

An average American will earn an annual income of $50,000. A Soldier: $22,000; A Politican: $176,000.
by Iroquois on December 28th, 2010 | 2 people like this | 5 answers | in Congressional Bills

Do you have to qualify in order to recieve government healthcare in 2014? If so, what is the income cut off before being unable to qualify?
by shermanator31 on November 24th, 2010 | 2 answers | in Congressional Bills

can answerbag help you to solve your problem?
by Juju29 on June 9th, 2010 | 3 people like this | 8 answers | in Congressional Bills

To those who are against the health care bill in the U.S.: How do you feel knowing.....
by Zombies on March 15th, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 4 answers | in Congressional Bills

Did Olympia Snowe vote for the Senate health care bill?
by tastiger on December 29th, 2009 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Michigan's 8th District Congressman Mike Rogers addressed his colleagues regarding Health Care Reform, and his remarks are below. What do you think about what he had to say? (I think his comments are scary, if they are indeed factual.)
by Anonymous on December 5th, 2009 | 7 answers | in Congressional Bills

In Ancient Rome peer reviewed sages came to the conclusion that Atlas is getting tired and to prevent inevitable fall of the sky cupola on Earth the bill is introduced in the Senate to build high columns (cost = 1 billion denari and 1 million slaves)
by Alexander on December 1st, 2009 | 2 answers | in Congressional Bills

How could a body start a business company in America and hire more people to help when the business takes off, if Nanacy Pelosi and Barak Obama had their way?
by Alexander on November 30th, 2009 | 5 answers | in Congressional Bills

Where on the map can I find Virginia's 12th Congressional District that got more than $2 million of stimulus funds?
by Alexander on November 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

What happened to $7 trillion of Social Security and Medicare surplus collected as 15% payroll surtax by the government in the past 50 years?
by Alexander on November 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

To what politician would you trust $20,000 of your money in exchange for a promise to provide you with health care decades after that politician is out of office?
by Alexander on November 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

What title would you attach to the health care bill that is currently debated in the Senate?
by Alexander on November 25th, 2009 | 7 answers | in Congressional Bills

If you were editor of major news agency, how would you allocate your resources? -Conditions: you have 13 available reporters to fact-check 2 items: Sarah Palin's new book of no importance (432 pages) and ObamaCare bill of utmost importance (4064 pages)
by Alexander on November 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

This question is for the Democrats out there. With all the proposed taxes Obama and the democratic lawmakers are proposing, How much is too much? Their spending is out of control, and new taxes is their chosen solution. But how much is too much?
by catofky on November 25th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Congressional Bills

If the government and its employees are all required to use the public health insurance option, will it finally become realistic?
by Halliburton Shill on November 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

What are examples of loopholes placed in "green" legislation that benefit a company that lobbied or contributed to it? Desperately need specific examples.
by Ariisu on November 14th, 2009 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Would a US Tourism Board attract tourists to the US?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on November 14th, 2009 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

Why after Barack Obama and Nanacy Pelosi make health care available and affordable for everyone should my uncle Andrew lose his $2000/year low premium insurance plan and go along newly taxed and uncovered?
by Alexander on November 13th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Congressional Bills

Could it be that the whole reason this ObamaCare bill is so massive, is because they want to hide a bunch of ugly stuff they don't want us to see.
by Alexander on November 12th, 2009 | 9 answers | in Congressional Bills

According to CBO estimate, the bill passed by Nancy Pelosi will result in about $5000 annual price of insurance for one person. How much will your family save at such price?
by Alexander on November 11th, 2009 | 4 answers | in Congressional Bills

What is the effectof Pelosi's failure to ratify CAFTA on jobless rate? Canada-Columba trade deal eliminated 12% tariffs on nonagricultural goods from Canada; U.S. exporters have to pay those tariffs. Even as Colombians keep tariff-free access to the U.S.
by Alexander on November 11th, 2009 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

How much should we fine the citizens who refuse to purchase snake oil, thus reducing the profits of snake oil salesmen and driving up the price of oil for the rest of us?
by Alexander on November 11th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Congressional Bills

39 Democrats voted nay and 1 Republican voted aye. Is it bi-partisan support of bi-partisan rejection?
by Alexander on November 10th, 2009 | one answer | in Congressional Bills

If insurance company operated in a way that benefits to previous customers were paid from premiums paid by new customers, and the latter were expected to be covered by premiums of future customers yet to sign, what would be legal definition of such scheme
by Alexander on November 9th, 2009 | 7 answers | in Congressional Bills

What is "Pyrrhic Victory"?
by Alexander on November 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | in Congressional Bills