Archive for March, 2010

Sen. Charles Schumer is taking on China

Written by Michael Vass
Sen. Schumer is seeking to enact legislation, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010, that will force the Treasury to cite China for manipulating their currency, which he believes is a factor in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in New York State and specifically the Southern Tier. [...]

How much to get an email answered by New York elected officials?

Written by Michael Vass
Let’s say that you are a Democrat, and you are an elected official. Your Party has just passed a massive piece of legislation that most of the country opposes, regardless of political affilitation. Add to that recent scandals of Rep. Rangel, the reviled backdoor deals in passing Health Care Reform, and the [...]

Michael Vass comments on the Health Care Reform signing

Written by Michael Vass
Depending on when this is read, President Obama will either be about to, or will have, sign the Health Care Reform into Law. It will be a moment of the most grave importance to every American, and those yet to be born.
On April 6th I will be 42 years old. Once President [...]

Sold out: Democrats pass Health Care Reform

Written by Michael Vass
I will be posting a video of the vote shortly. But the question of the Health Care Reform is now answered with the fact that it is law. A law that the majority of Americans, for a year have rejected and disputed.
The question has never been healthcare reform. Everyone agrees with this. [...]

Why are Democrats voting yes on Health Care Reform?

Written by Michael Vass
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid, Rep. Kucinich, Senator Gillibrand, oh the list could go on and on. What reason do they all have in common to vote yes?

It seems that not much has changed since 1940.

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Senator Gillibrand on voter concerns

Written by Michael Vass
The race for the New York junior Senate seat is considered likely to go to a Republican in November. Part of that is due to the lack of knowledge about the appointed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand among voters in New York State. But there are other reasons that are even more the cause.
In [...]

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand responds to VASS letter on Health Care Reform

Written by Michael Vass
The following is the VERBATIM response received on March 8, 2010 from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand via Senator@Gillibrand.senate.gov. This letter was in response to a letter sent to Senator Gillibrand and Senator Schumer on Febrary 20, 2010.
I want to point out that this letter from Senator Gillibrand is a VERBATIM COPY of the [...]

Former Rep. Eric Massa

Written by VASS
There is no lack of buzz in the political world right now over the resignation of Eric Massa from the House of Representatives. But the main questions that should be asked are generally avoided at this moment.
Eric Massa was a freshman to the House of Representatives. He was also opposed to the Health [...]

Congressional term limits

Written by VASS
Congressional term limits is a subject that rarely ever gets discussed. Obviously Congress and the 2 major political Parties are less inclined to alter their power bases to any substatial degree. But it is a subject I have discussed before. I believe it is an issue well past due. It is something we [...]

Senator Gillibrand on New York State economy

Written by VASS
Yesterday Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Binghamton to discuss that small businesses might survive in the current economic downturn. There were several ideas that Sen. Gillibrand suggested
“When it comes manufacturing, when you have manufacturing here you can innovate better here when manufacturing is divorced the next generation of innovation is going to be [...]