‘Let me go on. I’m not yielding my time.’

Caleb Howe RedState 2/7/2012

Renee Ellmers (R-NC), took on Henry Waxman (D-CA) in spectacular fashion today in a joint House-Senate hearing on the payroll tax cut extension.

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Related: On Monday night we listened to a conference call with Rep. Jeff Landry of Louisiana addressing the payroll tax holiday extension. […]

House Communications Subcommittee Votes 15 to 8 to Block FCC Net Rules

Resolution not expected to make it to President’s desk

John Eggerton Broadcasting & Cable 3/9/2011

After Democrats tried to introduce a number of amendments that were all ruled non-germane, the House Communications Subcommittee voted 15 to 8 Wednesday to block the FCC’s just-passed network neutrality rules.

The vote came after a substantive hearing Wednesday on […]

House Dems Say They Oppose Hyde Amendment, Support Taxpayer Funding of Abortion

Penny Starr CNSNews.com 2/9/2011

(CNSNews.com) – A group of House Democrats — asked directly if they support the use of federal (taxpayer) funds to pay for abortion — said yes, they do.

At press conference on Wednesday, the Democrats also voiced their opposition to two Republican-sponsored bills that would prohibit federal funding of abortion. CNSNews.com […]

It’s time to stop the FCC internet czars

Nothing is broken that needs fixing, however. The Internet has been open and freedom-enhancing since it was spun off from a government research project in the early 1990s. Its nature as a diffuse and dynamic global network of networks defies top-down authority. Ample laws to protect consumers already exist…

…On this […]

Sources: FCC chief working on net neutrality proposal

Kim Hart Politico 11/18/2010

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is putting together a net neutrality proposal and plans to take action on the controversial issue as early as next month, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation.

Details of the proposal being developed by Genachowski’s office are unclear, but sources say it […]

Examiner Editorial: Upton is wrong choice for Energy and Commerce

Washington Examiner 11/8/2010

If nothing else, Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton has a lot of nerve to campaign to succeed California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton is wholly unsuitable for the job, as a stroll down Memory Lane quickly reminds us:

» Upton was one of […]

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