2009-03-15T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/53422 tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4508016 2009-03-15T20:00:00Z WorldNetDaily I quoted the Durbin Amendment (SA 591) to the DC voting bill (S. 160) that orders the FCC to require "diversity" in station ownership and "localism" – two ...<br /><br /><a href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=91903">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4476477 2009-03-12T20:00:00Z St. George Daily Spectrum As a result, we believe that S.160 rests on a solid constitutional foundation. Kenneth W. Starr, dean of Pepperdine University School of Law, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090313/OPINION/903130348">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4470128 2009-03-10T20:00:00Z Washington Informer The Senate recently passed S. 160, its version of the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2009 by a vote of 61-37. Yet, to get the votes needed for the bill, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/10/ensign-wants-price-dc-voting-right-loosened-gun-la/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4452838 2009-03-10T20:00:00Z Washington Informer The Senate recently passed S. 160, its version of the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2009 by a vote of 61-37. Yet, to get the votes needed for the bill, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.afro.com/DesktopModules/EngagePublish/itemlink.aspx?itemId=3105">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4421318 2009-03-09T20:00:00Z NAACP (press release) Legislation that passed the US Senate (S. 160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act ) two weeks ago to give the residents of the District of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.naacp.org/get-involved/activism/alerts/111thaa-2009-03-10/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4421321 2009-03-08T20:00:00Z Gather.com That is why I supported an amendment offered by Senator Durbin to the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (S.160) that requires the FCC to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977618381">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-05:/commentary/4421337 2009-03-05T19:00:00Z Hawaii Reporter The amendment, attached to S.160, the "DC Voting Rights Act", will repeal restrictive gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia's (DC) city ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?00f05325-cf1b-45b0-9c77-5743774ef2d8">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-05:/commentary/4421330 2009-03-05T19:00:00Z CNSNews.com The amendment, sponsored by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and attached to a bill (S.160) that would grant Washington, DC, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=44588">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4421324 2009-03-04T19:00:00Z CNSNews.com Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who added an amendment to the DC voting rights bill (S.160) that mandates "actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=44558">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4421326 2009-03-02T19:00:00Z Nolan Chart LLC If passed, S. 160 will add Sec. 303B (a) to USC 303 with instructions to the FCC as follows: "(a) Certain Affirmative Actions Required- The Commission shall ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-04-voa66.cfm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-01:/commentary/4421343 2009-03-01T19:00:00Z Sound Politics Last Thursday, you voted for S. 160, which provides a House seat to the District of Columbia. That bill conflicts, directly, with Article I, Section 2, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://soundpolitics.com/archives/012655.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-28:/commentary/4421331 2009-02-28T19:00:00Z American Chronicle As a reaction against this public support, two amendments were tacked on to Senate Bill S. 160 (the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act) that ban ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/92855">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-26:/commentary/4505184 2009-02-26T19:00:00Z Washington Post Blogs Today, the United States Senate passed the DC Voting Rights Act (S.160) by a vote of 61 to 37. The legislation was authored by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/02/vote_react_kwame_brown.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-25:/commentary/4505230 2009-02-25T19:00:00Z Washington Post Blogs The Senate will resume consideration of S.160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, at 9:30 am ET. A roll call vote is scheduled for 10:30 am ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/02/today_on_the_hill_30.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-25:/commentary/4505183 2009-02-25T19:00:00Z Congress Matters Lee (NY) – Transportation and Infrastructure) Resume consideration of S.160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. The time until 10:30am will be ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/2/25/221514/066/333/702">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-24:/commentary/4421325 2009-02-24T19:00:00Z KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska The constitutional amendment is an alternative to the Senate bill (S. 160, DC Voting Rights Act), which would add two seats to the 435-member House - one ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/23/ST2009022300681.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-24:/commentary/4421323 2009-02-24T19:00:00Z Jewish Telegraphic Agency This is especially true in the context of S. 160, a bill which attempts to give the residents of the District of Columbia a voting member of Congress to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/02/25/1003289/interfaith-effort-opposes-effort-to-undermine-dc-firearms-laws">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-24:/commentary/4420063 2009-02-24T19:00:00Z Real Clear Politics ...route" for this. "I belive that the District of Columbia deserves representation in the House of Representatives, but S.160 does not conclusively resolve the question of whether theyâll get it," Murkowski said. "Where this is going to lead is litigatio<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/02/murkowski_to_introduce_constit.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/4421338 2009-02-23T19:00:00Z Congress Matters Calvert – Natural Resources) At 10am, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.160, the DC Voting Rights Act. At 11:00am, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/2/24/8152/62734/349/686">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/4419752 2009-02-23T19:00:00Z Jewish Telegraphic Agency,&nbsp;NY ... the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (S. 160) and ensure fair and equal representation for citizens of the United States’ capital. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/02/24/1003238/rac-pressing-for-dc-vote">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/4419751 2009-02-23T19:00:00Z Washington Post,&nbsp;United States "Our present count indicates that we have the 60 votes necessary to invoke cloture and begin the debate on S. 160," Norton said. After that vote today, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/02/today_at_11_am_the.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4414410 2009-02-22T19:00:00Z Washington Post Blogs,&nbsp;DC We spent countless hours on the Hill educating and urging our fellow Republicans to support S. 160. Shortly after we met with Senator Susan Collins, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/02/local_gop_backs_voting_rights.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4414409 2009-02-22T19:00:00Z Think Progress,&nbsp;DC By Amanda Terkel at 10:00 pm Today, the Senate began debate on S. 160, a bill to “provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/23/spakovsky-vote/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4414408 2009-02-22T19:00:00Z Afro American,&nbsp;MD After 2 pm today, Senators may begin speaking on the DC House Voting Rights Act, S. 160. The first item will be a motion to proceed to consider S. 160. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.afro.com/DesktopModules/EngagePublish/itemlink.aspx?itemId=2963">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-21:/commentary/4405317 2009-02-21T19:00:00Z Capitol Hill Reports,&nbsp;DC The Senate is slated to take up a motion to proceed to the DC voting rights bill (S.160) next week. The legislation would recognize the District of Columbia ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitolhillreports.com/022209.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4379806 2009-02-18T19:00:00Z Washington Informer,&nbsp;Washington DC S.160, and its companion legislation in the House, HR 157, would increase the total number of Representatives in the House from 435 to 437, adding one for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-web/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=707:district-gets-boost-in-bid-for-voting-rights-&amp;catid=60:local&amp;Itemid=149">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-13:/commentary/4319233 2009-02-13T19:00:00Z Congress Matters (satire),&nbsp;CA What is S.160? Glad you asked. S.160 is Joe Lieberman's proposed District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, the two-seat DC/Utah compromise last debated ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/2/14/069/48387/398/637">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4379814 2009-02-11T19:00:00Z Washington Informer,&nbsp;Washington DC The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, held a markup on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S.160) on Wed. Feb. 11. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-web/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=661:senate-committee-approves-dc-voting-rights-act&amp;catid=60:local&amp;Itemid=149">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4302395 2009-02-11T19:00:00Z Ballot Access,&nbsp;CA On February 11, the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed S.160 by a vote of 11-1. It permanently expands the size of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/02/12/us-senate-committee-passes-bill-for-dc-voting-member-of-house/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-10:/commentary/4291698 2009-02-10T19:00:00Z Washington Post Blogs,&nbsp;DC Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs -- The committee meets at 10 am to consider S.160, also known as the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/02/today_on_the_hill_23.html">Go to article</a>