URGENT - Suggested Progressive List of Super Debt Committee Members

Suggested Progressive Appointees to the about-to-be-created Joint Committee on Economic Disaster.

House

Appropriations  

      Norm Dicks is ranking members; voted FOR the Debt package

      Sam Farr – voted AGAINST Debt package     YES

Ways and Means

     Sander Levin – rank member; voted FOR package;  NO

     John Lewis – oversight subcomittee, voted AGAINST – will he stand up to Obama?

Budget

    Chris van Hollen    NO

Health Employement Labor and Pensions

     Rob Andrews         NO

Financial Services

     Barney Frank – Voted AGAINST after stating that morning he would support Debt package;

     Michael Capuano – Oversight subcommittee ranking member, Voted AGAINST ; a solid progressive   YES

Energy & Commerce

     Henry Waxman – voted AGAINST debt package; a great progressive  YES

Oversight and Govt reform

    Dennis Kucinich, rank member of Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Govt Spending subcommittee;  Voted AGAINST         YES    YES   YES            

Senate

Appropriations

     Inouye

     Leahy    - both voted FOR Debt package’ neither will stand up to Obama

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    Tom Harkin – voted AGAINST- knew him in the House many years ago, a great progressive;    

               does he still have the fight?       YES

     Barbara Mikulski – voted FOR the package
     Frank Lautenberg – Voted AGAINST; also member of Financial Services Committee
     Dick Durbin – voted FOR debt package and Simpson Bowles; gone over to the Dark Side  

               NO

    Chuck Schumer     NO

Banking Housing and Urban Affairs   

            Robert Menendez; voted AGAINST debt package, 2012 re-election; will he fight?

            Jeff Merkley – Voted AGAINST; best new Senator     YES

Budget

            Kent Conrad    NO

           Bernie Sanders    YES YES YES YES

           Jeff Merkley     YES

Finance

            Baucus      NO

            Menendez      YES

Joint Economic Committee

            House

            Maurice Hinchey, a great progressive; knew him years ago in NY State Legislature,

                   missed vote    YES

            Other members Cummings, Maloney, Loretta Sanchez may not stand up to Obama

            Senate

            Bob  Casey   Chair     NO

            Bernie  Sanders    YES

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