Cap And Trade Bill

Jul
10

Congressman Dennis Moore: Congress exempt from FOIA; Declines to release count on “Cap and Trade” calls

Earl Glynn on July 10th, 2009

A week ago I followed the example of fellow blogger Maggie Thurber from Ohio in submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to my representative in Congress.  We wanted to discover the count of calls for and against the “Cap and Trade” bill voted on by our members in Congress on June 26.
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Jul
3

Freedom of Information Request to Congressman Dennis Moore about “Cap and Trade”

Earl Glynn on July 3rd, 2009

Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Ohio may have been “bought off” for her “yes” vote for the recent Cap and Trade bill in the U.S. House.  A “Kaptur project”  was part of the 310-page amendment to the legislation released at 3 AM on the day of the vote.
According to the Washington Times, the 310-page [...]

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