2008-08-30T11:25:08Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/412214 tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/commentary/2778930 2008-08-30T11:25:08Z PowWows.com Gathering - Powered by vBulletin Groups decry DoD ‘betrayal’ of vets By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer Posted : Friday Aug 29, 2008 16:09:27 EDT In a letter going out to members of Congress next week, the directors of two major veterans’ groups say the Pentagon’s person<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powwows.com/gathering/war-discussion/46909-groups-decry-dod-betrayal-vets.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/commentary/2758831 2008-08-30T00:00:00Z Bluestem Prairie: news about Tim Walz (MN-1) “The Department of Defense appears to be interpreting this law in the most narrow and tightfisted way possible,” said Rep. Timothy Walz, D-Minn., a House Veterans Affairs Committee member. “I am disappointed that [the department] is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bluestemprairie.com/a_bluestem_prairie/2008/08/army-times-grou.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-16:/commentary/2501248 2008-07-16T00:00:00Z Bluestem Prairie: news about Tim Walz (MN-1) Representative Timothy Walz (D-Minn.) greeted the speculators&#39; arguments with skepticism. At one point, he noted that US airlines are among those industries under serious threat from soaring energy prices, and they are calling for more ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bluestemprairie.com/a_bluestem_prairie/2008/07/muggy-afternoon.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/2495933 2008-07-15T00:00:00Z Package Delivery Representative Timothy Walz (D-Minn.) greeted the speculators&#39; arguments with skepticism. At one point, he noted that US airlines are among those industries under serious threat from soaring energy prices, and they are calling for more ...<br /><br /><a href="http://packagedelivery.blogspot.com/2008/07/oils-free-marketeers-rise-up-with.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2314268 2008-06-12T00:00:00Z Sheridan Express Barnes, who demanded last week that Congress stop punishing schools and teachers for its failure to fix NCLB, lauded the legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz (D-MN). &quot;I applaud Sam Graves for his election year conversion on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sheridanexpress.blogspot.com/2008/06/barnes-applauds-bipartisan-no-child.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/commentary/2227909 2008-05-20T00:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] introduced HR 6122: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the management of pain experienced by veterans enrolled for health care services provided by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6122">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1882491 2008-03-13T06:00:00Z Committee on Oversight and Government Reform :: Chairman Henry A. Waxman :: United States House of Representatives Chairman Waxman Requests DOJ Grant Documents Responding to concerns raised by <strong class="keyword">Rep</strong>. <strong class="keyword">Timothy</strong> <strong class="keyword">Walz</strong> about questionable practices by the Office of Juvenile Justi<br /><br /><a href="http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1814">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/commentary/1679441 2008-02-28T00:00:00Z Blog the Debt Rep. Timothy Walz from MN signed on to the Jubilee Act (HR. 2634), bringing our House co-sponsors to 98!<br /><br /><a href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/02/98-co-sponsors.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/commentary/1595202 2008-02-06T00:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] introduced HR 5316: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving Social Security or certain veterans benefits. [This event matched these trackers: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5316">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/commentary/1297574 2007-10-30T00:00:00Z Untitled Minnesota First District Congressman Timothy Walz recently held forums in the district regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The following letter was sent to our Congressman and Senators regarding continued funding for the wars. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2007/10/progressive-ponderings-open-letter.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1235397 2007-10-15T00:00:00Z Tim Walz He co-sponsored the following bill, which includes a pilot merit-pay component: S. 1339: Teacher Excellence for All Children Act of 2007 Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Here&#39;s the relevant section: `SEC. 2502. CAREER LADDERS FOR TEACHERS ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.whereistand.com/TimWalz/31675">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1218918 2007-10-11T00:00:00Z Vox Verax Congressman Timothy Walz, 1st District, Minn., is holding forums on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in his district beginning with two of the largest cities, Mankato and Rochester. Representative Walz is a first term Democrat elected ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2007/10/progressive-ponderings-iraq.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/commentary/1136069 2007-09-18T00:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] introduced HR 3605: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3605">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-22:/commentary/1015043 2007-08-22T00:00:00Z Fake Opposition Democrats Timothy Walz (1st Minnesota) Charles A. Wilson (6th Ohio) Those in boldface were also among the 59 Dems who voted against HR 2237, allowing Bush to get no-strings attached funding to continue the war. A lot of overlap here. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fakeoppositiondems.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-on-spying-bill.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-07:/commentary/2338827 2007-08-07T00:00:00Z Daily Kos State and the Nation While all of this was talked about last week and through the weekend, here’s another reminder of those Democrats too cowardly to stand up to the unitary executive. In the House:. Jason Altmire (4th Pennsylvania) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fungz.com/dailykos/2007/08/07/cowards/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-07:/commentary/2333078 2007-08-07T00:00:00Z Articles While all of this was talked about last week and through the weekend, here’s another reminder of those Democrats too cowardly to stand up to the unitary executive. In the House:. Jason Altmire (4th Pennsylvania) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://article.isadamlari.org/?p=17450">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-07:/commentary/2225695 2007-08-07T00:00:00Z Political T-Shirts and Apparel While all of this was talked about last week and through the weekend, here’s another reminder of those Democrats too cowardly to stand up to the unitary executive. In the House:. Jason Altmire (4th Pennsylvania) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://political-clothing.com/cowards/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-07:/commentary/961310 2007-08-07T00:00:00Z True or Better Vic Snyder (2nd Arkansas) Zachary Space (18th Ohio) Blue Dog John Tanner (8th Tennessee) Blue Dog Gene Taylor (4th Mississippi) Blue Dog Timothy Walz (1st Minnesota) Charles A. Wilson (6th Ohio) Blue Dog There&#39;s the list. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://trueorbetter.blogspot.com/2007/08/blue-dogs-versus-blue-states.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-07:/commentary/961311 2007-08-07T00:00:00Z What Would Chomsky Do? Timothy Walz (1st Minnesota) Charles A. Wilson (6th Ohio). These democrats voted to give the president unprecedented spying powers through the latest FISA legislation. In the unlikely event that you haven’t heard all about this by now, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://chomsky.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/catalogue-of-cowards/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-05:/commentary/1018749 2007-08-05T00:00:00Z sport: pro-wrestling Rep. Jim Cooper (5th Tennessee) Blue Dog Jim Costa (20th California) Blue Dog Bud Cramer (5th Alabama) Blue Dog Henry Cuellar (28th Texas) Artur Davis (7th Alabama) Lincoln Davis (4th Tennessee) Blue Dog Joe Donnelly (2nd Indiana) Blue ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lib.dropin.org/sport/2007/08/25-new-messages-in-20-topics-digest_05.html">Go to article</a>