The liberal case against Dennis Kucinich

How the fxck is it a mark against Kucinich’s record,

if cowardly members of his own party didn’t back 94 substantial bills– and only got-behind three toothless ones?!

Kucinich isn’t the one falling short!

Multiple bills on child health– never got out of committee.

-Iraq exit plan,
-ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT OF DICK CHENEY AND GEORGE W BUSH,
-re-instating the broadcast Fairness Doctrine,
-Free Market Drug Act,
-placing the Federal Reserve under govt control,
-WALL STREET REFORM…

The Liberal Case against who-again?!

H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not order an escalation in the total number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (35)

H.RES.333 : Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (7)

H.R.808 : To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (66)

H.R.1234 : To end the United States occupation of Iraq immediately. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/28/2007) *******Cosponsors (2)*******

BILLS COSPONSORED BY DENNIS KUCINICH:

AMERICAN JOBS/NAFTA/TRADE/FINANCIAL MATTERS

H.RES.37 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all workers deserve fair treatment and safe working conditions.

H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.

H.R.169 : To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.

H.R.654 : To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.

H.R.800 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.

H.R.972 : To provide compensation to individuals who, during the Vietnam conflict, were employees of the Federal Government or contractor employees of the Department of Defense and suffered disability or death from exposure to Agent Orange.

H.R.1542 : To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

H.R.1616 : To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

H.R.1921 : To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes.

HEALTHCARE

H.R.676 : To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes. *NOTE: Kucinich co-wrote this bill*

H.R.3 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

H.R.119 : To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

H.R.1113 : To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.

H.R.1157 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.

H.R.1200 : To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.

THE WAR/MILITARY

H.CON.RES.33 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran without first obtaining authorization from Congress.

H.CON.RES.43 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report.

H.CON.RES.46 : Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.

H.RES.68 : Recognizing the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and calling on the President to engage in nonproliferation strategies designed to eliminate these weapons of mass destruction from United States and worldwide arsenals.

H.RES.143 : Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.

H.J.RES.14 : Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran.

H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.

H.R.327 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.

H.R.369 : To require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.

H.R.770 : To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any covert action for the purpose of causing regime change in Iran or to carry out any military action against Iran in the absence of an imminent threat, in accordance with international law and constitutional and statutory requirements for congressional authorization.

9-11

H.R.1247 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster.

ENVIRONMENT/GLOBAL WARMING/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

H.RES.427 : Urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.

H.R.6 : An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

H.R.39 : To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.

H.R.1009 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana, and for other purposes. *Ron Paul sponsored, cosponsored by Dennis Kucinich*

H.R.1300 : To strengthen national security and promote energy independence by reducing the Nation’s reliance on foreign oil, improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increasing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit.

H.R.1534 : To prohibit the sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, to prohibit the export of mercury, and for other purposes.

H.R.1590 : To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.

RIGHT TO CHOOSE/ABORTION

H.R.819 : To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women’s health care.

H.R.1074 : To provide for programs that reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

H.R.1964 : To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman’s freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.

EDUCATION

H.R.5 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers.

MINORITY FAIR TREATMENT/GAY RIGHTS

H.CON.RES.24 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.

H.CON.RES.140 : Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.

H.R.1246 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

H.R.1592 : To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

SOCIAL ISSUES/POVERTY/HOUSING/HUNGER

H.CON.RES.75 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.

H.RES.106 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.

H.RES.146 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.

H.RES.241 : Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel completely and immediately Haiti’s debts to such institutions, and for other purposes.

H.RES.422 : Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan.

H.RES.426 : Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully.

H.R.45 : To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purposes.

H.R.82 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

H.R.293 : To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets.

H.R.458: To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs.

H.R.526 : To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities.

H.R.854 : To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in eligible urban communities by providing violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities.

H.R.1104 : To ensure that foster children are able to use their social security and supplemental security income benefits to address their needs and improve their lives.

H.R.1346 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student’s parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.

H.R.1352 : To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes.

H.R.1363 : To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren by updating the definition of “food of minimal nutritional value” to conform to current nutrition science and to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs.

H.R.1702 : To reallocate funds toward sensible priorities such as improved children’s education, increased children’s access to health care, expanded job training, and increased energy efficiency and conservation through a reduction of wasteful defense spending, and for other purposes.

H.R.1713 : To require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes.

H.R.1740 : To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions.

H.R.1783 : To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.

H.R.1806 : To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes.

VOTER RIGHTS/VOTER FRAUD

H.J.RES.28 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

H.R.101 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.

H.R.633 : To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes.

H.R.811 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything”

–Malcolm X