Congress Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Congress cuts U.S. military and development aid for Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1707

Is COLA cap relief now tied to rocket or falling star? 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1738

Is Debt Limit The Next Republican Economic Sabotage? 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1958

Tea Party Neo-Confederate Backlash Still Stirring up a Cup of Chaos 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1911

A Congress Of the Wealthy, By the Wealthy, and For the Wealthy 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1879

Dozens of trade-offs in $1.1 trillion budget bill 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1962

US Already Petrified by the Midterms 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1910

Another case of deregulation by starvation: the IRS 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1846

Congress Blocks Plan to Transfer Drone Control From CIA to Pentagon 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1921

Lawmakers move to restore Voting Rights Act 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1922

Kaine wants more say for Congress in War Powers Act 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1731

Colorado counties face money issues with federal-land payment cut 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1684

Lamborn questions use of Air Force Academy informants 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1722

White House supports Senator Rand Paul�s bill to officially end U.S. Iraq war authority 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2066

New Congressional Sanctions on Iran Will Backfire . . . on Congress 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1795

Senator Leahy Tries To Sneak Through Plans To Make Merely Talking About Computer Hacking A Serious C 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2061

Senators propose giving Obama �fast-track authority� for trade deals 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2132

Study: Polarization and Gridlock Work Well for the Wealthiest Americans 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1804

Please email Rand Paul 0 oldandhappy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1711

Ted Rall Cartoon for December 31, 2013: Voted to Screw the Unemployed Before Talking About Not Votin 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 2131

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year end 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2261

(Ted Rall) Cartoon for December 30, 2013: Studied the Constitution. Didn�t Like It. 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 2436

Republicans: Cynical Paralysis 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1892

Congress skeptical of new Pentagon spy agency 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1841

Senators fight cuts to veteran benefits ahead of key budget test vote 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2459

Social Justice Groups Demand Congress Slash Military Budget, Spend Money on People, Peace, Planet 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2106

Orwell for Congress! (Never mind, he's already there...) 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Dec 2013 1 2655

113th Congress, going down in history for its inaction, has a critical December to-do list 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2978

'High' hypocrisy on Capitol Hill: Congressional leaders ignore calls for Radel's resignation 15 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Dec 2013 20 6983

Defense bill stalls over Democratic, GOP divide 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2046

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Florida Republican Radel benefits from D.C.'s saner drug-crime stance 0 rlegro Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1669

Senate�s defense bill would allow Guantanamo Bay to finally close 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1803

ENDA: Jesus Must Be SO EMBARRASSED! 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 2904

Is there a list of these 30 to 40 Republican Teabag Congressmen who shut down the U.S. Government? 9 BeatleBoot Oct 2013 Nov 2013 0 5218

The Republicans are planning a putsch 4 pscot Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2805

At hearing on security clearances, senators learn that police records can go unchecked 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2146

Should there be a sanity test for Congress critters? 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1743

Warren, Sanders Ready to Face Down Obama over Social Security, Medicare Cuts 48 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 39 14687

Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2028

Time For Congress To Rebalance On Asia-Pacific: Reps. Forbes & Hanabusa 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1863

Tea Party Hits Record Level Of Unpopularity In Public Opinion Poll 20 obama2terms Jan 2013 Oct 2013 60 9055

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Stonepounder Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 3108

ESCAPE HATCH: Dems could join with GOP realists to end crises 1 warrenswil Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2267

What we are Witnessing with the shut down is 6 BillyRibs Oct 2013 Oct 2013 9 3639

John Boehner is Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations 3 TRoN33 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2663

Call republicans in the House & tell them: tax the rich! 9 grannie4peace Nov 2012 Sep 2013 3 4728

Paul Ryan Tells Poor People to Blame President Obama 6 TRoN33 Jul 2013 Sep 2013 1 6204

Excuse me while I rant. and I mean rant. Thirty-Thousand.org, 13 BillyRibs May 2013 Jul 2013 16 8252

Why The House is so Deaf to us all. 7 BillyRibs Jun 2013 Jul 2013 2 3947

In a Reversal, Senate Intelligence Panel to Release Vote Tallies 2 appleannie1 Mar 2013 Jun 2013 3 2722

Sorry but I missed a lot of news today. Can anyone tell me if 4 Marie Marie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3053

Dumbest member of Congress 22 Dman292 Jan 2013 May 2013 7 10061

We still don't have a director at ATF 5 coljam Apr 2013 Apr 2013 5 3397

Mandatory Arbitration Purgatory Over 6 Years - Mossy Toyota Flood Car 0 JPerz Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2378

Newly created Texas 36th Congressional Distict 1 Max4Congress Dec 2011 Mar 2013 1 2514

Could the simple art of negotiation fix the Washington mess? 1 Nasty Jack Feb 2013 Mar 2013 0 2652

Term Limits Now 6 lotsofsnowplease Feb 2013 Mar 2013 1 3574

I'm ashamed that Marsha Blackburn represents my state 14 obama2terms Jan 2013 Feb 2013 2 7539

LindaCollins11 0 LindaCollins11 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2108

The US does have a spending problem, we have Congressional members obstructing instead 1 Thinkingabout Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2259

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

President Obama refuses to negotiate (rightfully so) over the debt ceiling with Congress. 3 dae Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2965

When You Elect Stupid Congresspeople This is What You Get 7 redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 3982

The GOP's Latest Hostage 2 harpslay Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2935

Tell Congress to pass the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. 0 limpyhobbler Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2105

Received email from Rep John Culberson R-TX saying we have a spending problem and not revenue. 1 Thinkingabout Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2661

How many Democrats did we end up with in the House? 4 BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3715

House Dem. candidates collectively won the popular vote. 0 cyclezealot Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2574

#1 - "Too Big to Fail" 2 rablrouzer Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3303

Congress shall extend Medicare to all Americans 3 MrYikes Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2807

Montana Senate race is coming down to the wire 1 alp227 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 3242

Who is the face of the modern day tobacco lobby on Capitol Hill? 1 kgrandia Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 4750

BLOCK and BITCH 0 3feetofsnow Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2354

Money run religion 0 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 2244

ENOUGH OF THE BULLSHIT ALREADY 5 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Aug 2012 10 4729

Congress debates �Taxmageddon� 7 alp227 Jul 2012 Aug 2012 1 5149

Horseshit vs Bullshit in Congress 0 3feetofsnow Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2411

Top Ten Reasons to Reject the House Farm Bill 3 limpyhobbler Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 3650

Shifting Prospects for a New Farm Bill 1 BridgeTheGap Apr 2012 Jun 2012 1 2655

Ed, Chris, Rachell and Lawrence 4 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 3716

Orange Man vs Mousey Man 5 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3605

Congress

Congress Continued...

Congress Continued...