Congresswoman Melissa Bean

You might remember my very first post on this blog. I said I wrote my congressional representatives for the first time in my life. It's been a learning experience. I shouldn't have waited all these years to write my representatives. It would have made my voting choices a lot easier. Melissa Bean is taking a strong stand against the Canadian National acquisition of the EJ&E tracks. I expected her to respond to my letter with information on her position. She did, but she has gone beyond that. She offers an email newsletter for citizens to keep up to date on active issues. There is ... Read Full Story

On Friday morning, Nancy Pelosi suddenly and without warning, adjourned the House of Representatives. She knew how badly the anti-energy left was losing the argument over energy and knew she couldn't allow a full day of discussion about the American Energy Act to take place in front of the C-Span cameras and press. So she called the vote to adjourn, and when House Republicans refused to leave, Nancy Pelosi ordered the microphones and lights in the House be turned off. Think about this: In order to block a vote on energy for America, Nancy Pelosi tried to cut off power to the House of ... Read Full Story

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