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“House Cleaning”
According to an op-ed article in the New York Times, there may soon be an independent Office of Congressional Ethics made up of 6 outsiders (read: not members of Congress) to investigate allegations of misconduct and recommend actions to be taken by the House Ethics Committee. The six-member panel would be selected by both party [...]
Webb supports Middle Class Families facing Higher Taxes
“With income inequality at levels not seen since the 1920s, I believe that we must take steps to restore basic fairness to our tax system. I am committed to advancing this issue in the Senate.â€
Jim Webb
House Approves Request for Ninth District Development Loan Fund
House Approves Boucher Request for $150,000 for Ninth District Development Loan Fund (Dec. 18, 2007). The Federal Funding Will Recapitalize the Ninth District Development Revolving Loan Fund for Small Tourism Related Businesses
Ashcroft Group registered as AT&T lobbyist
The New York Times reports that former Attorney General John Ashcroft, among others, has urged Congress to grant immunity to telecom such as AT&T and Verizon, among others, for cooperating with the Bush administration on a domestic eavesdropping program alleged to have affected millions of people (according to AT&T Whistleblower Mark Klein).
The NY Time article [...]
Webb Pushes FISA Bill that Protects National Security and American Rights
Editor’s Note: The immunity referenced below is that of Telecoms of that aided the Bush administration in its domestic eavesdropping program. The legality of Bush’s program has been harshly questioned.
As the Senate prepares to consider legislation to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Senator Jim Webb and 13 of his Senate colleagues urged [...]
Webb Introduces Mine Safety Bill
Webb Introduces Mine Safety Bill to Improve Underground Communications and Tracking Systems
Measure addresses critical need for better technology to protect miners
Washington D.C. – Senator Jim Webb today introduced legislation to improve tracking and communications technology for underground coal mines. The Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act (S.2263) requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [...]
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