MA US Reps. McGovern and Neal Soldier On

[Last updated February 6, 2013, 8:35 AM ET]

US Rep. McGovern, Member House Rules Committee


Testifying before the US House Rules Committee on Tuesday January 22, 2013 MA US Rep. Jim McGovern explained why he could not support the proposed bill on the debt ceiling increase. He said he did not get a chance to read the bill because yesterday was Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day. Huh? He voted for the health care boondoggle bill and the fiscal cliff bill without reading them. Why does that not pass the laugh test? He also said he was unhappy with the US Senate for not passing a budget for the last four years contrary to law. But he said the House shares the blame because they did not act in a bipartisan  manner and House Speaker Boehner walked out of negotiations with the President. Is there any wonder why voters and taxpayers cannot stand to watch and to listen to these bozos?


US Rep. Neal, Member House Ways and Means Committee


US Rep. Neal (D-MA) represents Springfield, Pittsfield, and Adams. He is a member of the Ways and Means Committee of The House of Representives. On Monday January 22, 2013 the committee held hearings on a bill to raise the debt limit. Four experts testified having submitted written testimony earlier. They each had five minutes speaking before the committee. Lee Casey is a Constitutional Lawyer at Baker Hostetler a DC law Firm. Three others are economists. William Hoagland is Vice President of the Bipartisan Policy Center, having worked on the US Senate Budget Committee previously. J.D. Foster is a Senior Economic Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Simon Johnson is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT's Sloan School of Management.
When they were done each member of the committee had five minutes to question the experts. When it was Rep. Neal's turn, he gave a campaign speech rather than ask questions. He explained that the Iraq War was not funded and that he opposed the Iraq War. That gave him credibility he said. Here is one more example of misguided politicians who are always campaigning and never do the job they were elected to do. He was not trying to fix the debt problem. He was working to get re-elected.