According to the World Health Organization (WHO), and is confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco could kill one billion people this century. These results were reported in the January-February 2014 issue of THE FUTURIST Magazine. Now that’s scary! Since total population is projected to reach about 10 billion by 2100, that’s […]
“We do not need to keep another 10,000 to 12,000 American troops in Afghanistan for another 10 years at the cost of about $80 billion or more each year”, said Rep. McGovern
On December 12, 2013 Rep. McGovern of Massachusetts asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding Afghanistan. Here is some of what he had to say: “The President has not made a case about how any number of troops remaining in Afghanistan after 2014 […]
DHS employees costing taxpayers millions by using offline reservations systems for travel
Buried within the hundreds of pages of a 2014 Senate Appropriations Bill for the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) is mention of “excessive costs” associated with travel of DHS personnel around the country. Apparently DHS personnel are booking flights using offline reservations, even though its much cheaper to use online booking. The reasons why DHS […]
“My district is already reeling from the shutdown”, says Rep, Christensen
On October 2, 2013 Rep Donna Christensen asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the devastating impact of the Republican led shutdown of government. During that time she spoke eloquently about how the shutdown was adversely affecting people in her state and around […]
Rep. Christensen: “If the shutdown continues it can be the final nail in our economic coffin”
On October 2, 2013 Rep Donna Christensen asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the devastating impact of the Republican led shutdown of government. During that time she spoke eloquently about how the shutdown was adversely affecting people in her state and around […]
“Affordable Care Act makes wellness a possibility for many who, for far too long, had been left out of the health care system”, said Rep. Christensen
On September 25, 2013 Rep. Donna Christensen of of the United States Virgin Islands asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the Affordable Care Act. “Mr. Speaker, in just 6 days, the health exchanges will be open for enrollment and many people will have […]
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