Episode Number

Date

Subject

Summary

6

06-21-06

Clean Water Act

Before the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972, the waters of this country were treated as little more than open sewers. The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Rapanos v. US and Carabell v. US remanding the Clean Water case back to the lower courts has muddled the intent of Congress and completely distorted the purpose of the Clean Water Act. This decision poses a threat to waters across the country.

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5

06-27-06

Iraq - From the House Floor

On June 15th, Congressman Dingell spoke out on the Iraq War as the House debated a resolution supporting the President's management of the conflict. Dingell voted against the war in 2003.

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4

06-23-06

Telecomm

On June 8th, the House of Representatives voted on a telecommunications bill that will dramatically change how all of us get our information, watch television, or send e-mail.

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3

06-14-06

We Must Do More for the People of Darfur

One of this world's on-going tragedies is the horrific genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Over the past three years, more than 400,000 Sudanese have been murdered and 2.5 million - almost the size of the population of Chicago - are homeless due to the conflict and genocide. Congressman Dingell says America, as the world's only superpower, has a special responsibility to end this conflict and bring about peace.

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2

05-30-06

Healthcare for All Americans

Currently, 45.8 million Americans have no health insurance, including more than 8 million children. We must do all we can either incrementally or systematically to bring our fellow Americans in from the cold and provide them the health security every American deserves.

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1

04-26-06

Immigration

New legal immigrants deserve a path to citizenship and the benefits that come with it, while lawbreakers should be punished and denied the privileges awarded to those who go down the proper path.

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