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Lawrence E Richards 7272 Landsdale St. Brooksville, Florida 34601 Law_richards@yahoo,.com 352-585-5466 Feb. 24, 2008
The U S Government has become dangerous to all U S Citizens.
Fear has gripped the Government and many people of The United States, causing havoc among all citizens. Not in history of civilization has such atrocities been realized. Spying and torture has become a common practice to any individual living or not living the productive life, people who live peacefully, people who are satisfied with their lives. Once the Government considers a person or persons an outsider, they are considered alien and a danger to the society. The government fears these people for their disrupting the overall progress of the American Way. Growth and prosperity, has become a major concern to those people dwelling in luxury and vanity, while individuals who are satisfied with the common way of living are scrutinized and condemned for being lazy and indifferent to any advancement. America is the product of devastation to the planet Earth, and the realm of outer space. The government has sold-out to the destruction of this planet with endless violations, removing the material resources and destroying natural environment, ending nearly all ecosystems for the natural forms of life. The elderly, in their time to relax and enjoy the things they have accomplished, the government relentlessly hounds, reminding the retired they are still useful and can be of some consequence to the community around them. The government continues to rely on production and progress, the very accomplishments that are burying any hopes of this planet Earth from ever recovering from absolute destruction. The End
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits ran out last month. I am 53 old and have work hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. Totally disgusting. So anytime I am not looking for a job, I will spend time and dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well.
H.R.5736 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic.
Introduced
Apr 09, 2008
H.R.4543 To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.
Introduced
Apr 25, 2008
H.Res.748 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes.
The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.
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Mr Warren ran for Congress this year in the democrat primary to take on GOP Congressman Robert Aderholt. While I disagree with Mr Warren on the issues I admired him for what he did. The man got a second job last year to help him pay for ...
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So it's obviously an area of major concern to us." Joining Cardin were Democratic Reps. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Loretta Sanchez of California and Republican Reps. Robert Aderholt of Alabama and Zach Wamp of Tennessee.
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Robert Aderholt: Rep AL-4, Ranking 5, Despite being a relatively unknown Congressman, Aderholt has a number of positives: 1. Strong conservative record 2. Young (42) 3. Has decent experience (first elected in 1996). ...
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The data below comes from OpenSecrets.org, the website of the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, a group that tracks money in politics. You can create a "My OpenCongress" account to track this Member easily on your profile and share this info with friends.
Select Election Cycle:
Top Funding Industry:
Defense
Top Contributor:
Dese Research ($6,842)
Industry
Donation
% of total
Defense
$39,126
20.7 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst
$31,868
16.9 %
Communic/Electronics
$23,384
12.4 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$17,041
9.0 %
Energy/Nat Resource
$14,880
7.9 %
Construction
$13,768
7.3 %
Misc Business
$11,284
6.0 %
Health
$10,326
5.5 %
Transportation
$8,242
4.4 %
Agribusiness
$7,234
3.8 %
Other
$6,527
3.5 %
Labor
$4,000
2.1 %
Ideology/Single-Issue
$1,000
0.5 %
Total:
$188,680
Top Funding Industry:
Defense
Top Contributor:
Southern Co ($13,500)
Industry
Donation
% of total
Defense
$74,010
14.0 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst
$65,915
12.5 %
Misc Business
$59,240
11.2 %
Communic/Electronics
$49,250
9.3 %
Construction
$46,650
8.8 %
Agribusiness
$43,790
8.3 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$41,150
7.8 %
Energy/Nat Resource
$40,877
7.7 %
Transportation
$40,000
7.6 %
Health
$26,100
4.9 %
Other
$19,915
3.8 %
Ideology/Single-Issue
$17,500
3.3 %
Labor
$4,000
0.8 %
Total:
$528,397
See more campaign contribution data by visiting Robert Aderholt's profile on OpenSecrets
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Lawrence E Richards
7272 Landsdale St.
Brooksville, Florida 34601
Law_richards@yahoo,.com
352-585-5466 Feb. 24, 2008
The U S Government has become dangerous to all U S Citizens.
Fear has gripped the Government and many people of The United States, causing
havoc among all citizens. Not in history of civilization has such atrocities been realized.
Spying and torture has become a common practice to any individual living or not living the
productive life, people who live peacefully, people who are satisfied with their lives.
Once the Government considers a person or persons an outsider, they are
considered alien and a danger to the society. The government fears these people for their
disrupting the overall progress of the American Way. Growth and prosperity, has become
a major concern to those people dwelling in luxury and vanity, while individuals who are
satisfied with the common way of living are scrutinized and condemned for being lazy and
indifferent to any advancement.
America is the product of devastation to the planet Earth, and the realm of outer space.
The government has sold-out to the destruction of this planet with endless violations,
removing the material resources and destroying natural environment, ending nearly all
ecosystems for the natural forms of life.
The elderly, in their time to relax and enjoy the things they have accomplished, the
government relentlessly hounds, reminding the retired they are still useful and can be of
some consequence to the community around them. The government continues to rely on
production and progress, the very accomplishments that are burying any hopes of this
planet Earth from ever recovering from absolute destruction.
The End
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I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits ran out last month. I am 53 old and have work hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. Totally disgusting. So anytime I am not looking for a job, I will spend time and dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well.
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