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October
18, 2007
In his
discussion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, Rep. Kendrick Meek clarified which families are eligible for the program, and showed that the cost of providing 10 million children with health care is the same amount that the United States spends in 40 days in Iraq.
October
4, 2007
In his
discussion of the President's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program, Rep. Kendrick Meek emphasized the strong bipartisan support
for this legislation.
Read what Senate & House Republicans have said about the bipartisan
children's health insurance bill>>
30 Something
Guest Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones read some of the names of the more
than 270 groups from around the country who have voiced their support
for passing the Children's Health Insurance program legislation.
Read letters from the groups supporting the bill>>
June
25, 2007
In
their House floor discussion of the war in Iraq, Reps. Meek, Ryan, and
Larson reference Frank Rich's New York Times column, 'They'll Break
the Bad News on 9/11.
Read
Rich's column>>
June 18, 2007
In his House floor
discussion of the Bush Administration's recent veto threats, Rep. Meek references Robert Novak's column on the President's lack of utilizing veto power during the Republican controlled Congress - contrasting greatly to the President's current readiness to veto in the 110th Congress.
Read Novak's column>>
Resources Progress for the American People
Restoring Accountability in the 110th Congress
Six for '06 Legislation
Key Measures Passed with Significant Republican Support
December
11, 2006
In New
Congress, Seniority Takes Back Seat to Spirit
Young Democrats Reap Benefits of Work- Washington
Post
The rise
of the 30-somethings in the Democratic House caucus- America
Blog
December
6, 2006
What to
do with that Rubber Stamp?- Crooks
and Liars
Don’t Be
Late… - Firedoglake
December
1, 2006
Congressman
Meek Asks People What Dems Should Do With Republicans' Giant Rubber
Stamp...- Huffington
Post
Time To
Say Good-Bye?- Firedoglake
Rep. Meek
Asks Capitol Visitors about The Rubber Stamp- Crooks
and Liars
Hall of
Fame: Rubberstamp Republicans- PoliticsTV
November
30, 2006
Dems hail
end of 'Rubber Stamp Republican Congress'– Raw
Story
November
29, 2006
Time To
Retire The Rubber Stamp Republican Congress Stamp?- Firedoglake
Congressman
Meek tries to figure out what to do with the Republican Rubber Stamp-
Crooks
and Liars
October
26, 2006
Democratic
Medicare Drug Reforms Could Save Seniors Billions of Dollars
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office
September
21, 2006
Crooks
and Liars: Rep. Tim Ryan Blasts the Administration’s Iraq Record
The
Middle Class Squeeze
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office
THE
BUSH BENEFIT CUTS: STATE-BY-STATE IMPACT
Committee on Ways and Means Democrats
New
GAO Report Confirms Impact of Bush Benefit Cut Plan
Committee on Ways and Means Democrats
September
13, 2006
The
Failed Republican Record on National Security
House Democrats
September
11, 2006
Boston
Globe: Unfinished job of safety
By 9/11 Commission co-chairs Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton
September
8, 2006
Real
Security: A Plan to Fulfill the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Committee on Homeland Security
August
28, 2006
House
Democrats Report - Katrina: One Year Later
Government Reform Committee
State-by-State
Report: A New Direction for America Bush Republicans Take Us in the
Wrong Direction
Office of the Democratic Leader
July
20, 2006
House
Democrats have a plan to make college more affordable. Learn
more >>
July
12, 2006
Republican
Record on Border Security
Office of the Democratic Leader
May
25, 2006
Crooks
and Liars:It's Obvious, Republicans Are Bobbleheads
Crooks
and Liars:Rep. Tim Ryan: Republicans are unable to govern
May
23, 2006
Rep.
Thompson and Rep. Meek seek Security Plans from Homeland Security
Committee
on Homeland Security
May
16, 2006
Five
Year Review of Bush Energy Policy
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office
Final
Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendation
The 9/11 Public Discourse Project
9/11
Commission Report Card for Bush Administration
The 9/11 Public Discourse Project
LA
Times: Bush Calls for Buildup on Border
May
3, 2006
NEW ERA
OF ROBBER BARONS: PROFITS TRIPLE FOR BIG OIL GAS PRICES DOUBLE FOR CONSUMERS
The
cost of this corruption: Republicans killed Democrats’ efforts last
year to keep gas and energy prices down.
Running
for political cover, Republicans are now scrambling to join Democrats.
(WP,
05/03/06)
Democratic
ideas about energy independence, conservation, and efficiency benefit
all Americans.
VP Cheney’s
Secret Energy Task Force worked with Big Oil to write Bush and Republican
Energy Policy. (WP,
11/16/05)
Bush, Cheney
& their Republican Congress gave their backers in Big Oil:
$20 billion
in royalty-free drilling (NYT,
2/14/06; NYT,
3/29/06)
$9.5 billion
in subsidies in last year’s energy bill
$16 billion
first quarter profits for top three companies (WP,
4/28/06)
Record
CEO salary packages (ABC
News, 4/14/06)
Big Oil
companies have given Bush, Cheney and Republicans:
More than
$120 million in campaign contributions (Congress
Daily AM, 4/28/06)
More than
$70 million to Bush and his Republican Congress since 2000 (Congress
Daily AM, 4/28/06)
84% of
Big Oil and gas campaign contributions went to Republicans in the last
24 months (Congress Daily AM, 4/28/06)
Bush/Cheney
got more than $2.6 million in 2004 (Congress Daily AM, 4/28/06)
The cost
of this corruption to American people:
$3 per
gallon gas prices -- double since 2001 (AAA)
Almost
$75 per barrel oil -- up from $44 one year ago (Reuters,
5/3/06)
Bush Energy
Department said 2005 Republican Energy Bill would raise gas prices.
It did.
April
14, 2006
Raw
Story: Raw answers: Thirtysomethings workshop
April
7, 2006
GOP
vs. DEMOCRATIC BUDGETS:MORE OF THE SAME vs. CHANGE
Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
March
28, 2006
Crooks
and Liars: GOP Rubber Stamp
March
9, 2006
Robbing
Perkins and Pell: AND OTHER REPUBLICAN ASSAULTS ON STUDENT FINANCIAL
AID
Committee on Appropriations- Democratic Staff
March
8, 2006
The
Hill: Young Dems won’t emulate early ’90s ‘Gang of Seven’
The
Hill: Rep. Ryan turns back Delahunt’s clock
The House Democrats’ 30-Something Working Group, the informal cadre
of young members who can often be seen giving coordinated special-orders
speeches in the evenings, has attracted older members to join in since
beginning the practice last May.
Chief among them is Rep. Bill Delahunt (Mass.), 65, who often participates
two to three times a week.
And now, says Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio), who co-founded the group with Rep.
Kendrick Meek (Fla.), they’ve made Delahunt an honorary member.
“He’s the grandfatherly figure,” Ryan said. “He gives us a dollar after
the 30-something group to go buy ice cream.”
Not to be outdone, a bemused Delahunt said he should be the “chairman
… by virtue of seniority. I’m the ‘something’ of the 30-something group.”
He added that the group brings “a certain energy and passion to the
public discourse.”
Delahunt’s press secretary, Steven Broderick, cracked that given his
age and experience, “We like to say that he counts for two 30-somethings.”
March
7, 2006
PRESIDENT’S
BUDGET AND YOUNG PEOPLE:MORE OF THE SAME MISPLACED PRIORITIES
Office of the House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
February
28, 2006
Here are
some items we mentioned in our "30 Something Hour" tonight:
NY
Times: Coast Guard Had Concerns About Ports Deal, Papers Show
NY
Times: A Port in the Storm Over Dubai
Port
Security:Administration's Layered Defense is Full of Holes Committee
on Homeland Security
Representative Bennie G. Thompson-Ranking Member
FACT
SHEET: The Real Threat to Our Ports
Since September 11th Bush and Republicans Have Resisted Crucial Funding
To Protect Our Ports from Terrorists
Appropriations Committee
Representative David Obey-Ranking Member
SIX
MONTHS AFTER KATRINA: AN OVERVIEW
Office of the House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
DEMOCRATS
WERE OUTRAGED BY SECRETIVE APPROVAL OF ALLOWING COMPANY OWNED BY U.A.E.
TO MANAGE SIX U.S. PORTS
Office of the House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
February
14, 2006
Here
are some items we mentioned in our "30 Something Hour" tonight:
NY
Times: U.S. Has Royalty Plan to Give Windfall to Oil Companies
USA
Today: Audits show millions in Katrina aid wasted
NY
Times: White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm
Business
Week: US Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High
February
8, 2006
Here
are some items we mentioned in our "30 Something Hour" tonight:
The
Innovation Agenda
“The
Boom that Wasn’t” – Economy Has Little to Show After $180 Billion in
Tax Cuts, Economic Policy Institute
Rep. Tim
Ryan referenced this statistic:
Time after
time, Republicans have voted to reject reinstating the pay-as-you-go
rules of the 1990s, which turned deficits into surpluses. The pay-as-you-go
rules of the 1990s, which require that both mandatory spending increases
and tax cuts be paid for, expired in 2002. These rules had succeeded
in turning deficits into surpluses in the 1990s. Over the last few years,
Democrats have repeatedly tried to reinstate the common-sense pay-as-you-go
rules – and yet the Republicans have voted to defeat these rules each
time. For example, on March 30, 2004, Republicans voted – by a vote
of 209 to 209 – to reject a motion offered by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
to instruct budget conferees to include pay-as-you-go requirements in
the FY 2006 budget resolution (2004 Vote #97). Similarly, on May 5,
2004, Republicans voted – by a vote of 208 to 215 – to reject a similar
motion by Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KA) (2004 Vote #145). Similarly, on November
18, 2004, Republicans voted to block consideration of the Stenholm amendment
to the Debt Limit Increase bill, which would have restored the pay-as-you-go
requirements (2004 Vote #534).
January
23, 2006
Bush
forced to answer for large student loan cut in Republican budget
Student
loan budget cut is a symptom of reckless Republican support for special
interest tax cuts at expense of parents and students struggling to pay
for college
WASHINGTON,
DC – Members of the House Democrat’s 30-Something working group were troubled
by the President’s dismissal of the $12.7 billion student loan cut in
the Republican budget at a Kansas State University Q&A earlier today.
“This year’s
Republican budget cut $12.7 billion in funding for student loan programs
over the next five years and if President Bush doesn’t understand that,
then either he doesn’t understand the true impact this will have on American
families or he doesn’t care,” said Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
(D-FL). “With tuition sky rocketing out of reach for American students
and families, Congress should be increasing student loan programs, not
cutting them.”
This year’s
Republican budget cuts $12.7 billion from student loan programs over five
years. The cuts eliminate all government spending to administer the loan
programs, charge students higher loan fees, and raise the interest rate
on parent loans from 7.9 to 8.5 percent. The Bush Administration is the
first to cut Department of Education funding since 1988.
“The President’s
remarks show how disgracefully out-of-touch he is to the concerns of average
Americans. Either President Bush doesn’t know the Republican budget cuts
student loans by a record amount, or he knows it and chooses to deny it.
Regardless, students across America are depending on the President and
the Republican Congress to stand up to the special interests and work
with Democrats to restore this vital funding to the student aid program,”
said Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH).
The President
claimed that the number of students receiving Pell Grants is growing,
but did not address the fact that, for the fourth year in a row, the Republican-led
Congress has failed to raise the maximum value of the Pell Grant scholarship
– now set at $4,050 – even though it is worth $900 less in inflation-adjusted
terms than it was in 1975-76.
The 30-Something working group is a collection of 13 Democratic Members
of the House of Representatives who are under the age of 40. The group
is committed to young Americans’ concerns with today’s government and
political process.
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