WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! --------------- TODAY'S HEADLINES --------------- McCain voters in no rush to side with Gore or Bush Gore courts Ohio's undecided voters McCain backs Giuliani but says Clinton would be Senate 'star' Bush begins RNC takeover Conservative group seeks inquiry of first lady on law license In show of support, Clinton attends Maryland gun law bill-signing North, South Korea praised for calling unprecedented summit If bills don't pass, Clinton will settle for political point-making against GOP ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------Votenet Today Insider-------------------- When I hear congressmen and senators trumpet their alleged devotion to education, I still remember the House vote on the Erlenborn amendment on September 13, 1983 -- and I still get nauseous from their hypocrisy. 1983, you may recall, was the year that the U.S. Department of Education published A Nation at Risk, an indictment of America's schools so scathing that it should have led America to rise up and demand action. One of the report's findings was that "About 13 percent of all 17-year-olds in the United States can be considered functionally illiterate. Functional illiteracy among minority youth may run as high as 40 percent." That spring the newspapers followed with a variety of stories about graduating high school seniors who couldn't read the diplomas they received. So, on September 13, when the House was considering legislation to send a hefty chunk of taxpayers' dollars to local school districts, then-congressman John Erlenborn (R-IL), ranking Republican on the Education Committee, offered a simple, one-sentence amendment: None of that money could go to any school district that didn't have "a procedure for determining functional literacy as a condition of graduation from secondary public schools." The House defeated the amendment, 128-275 -- worse than two-to-one. Democrats voted against it by a margin of 7 for, 242 against. That's really just a symptom. If you re-read A Nation at Risk today, you'll find that the problems enumerated there are just as big today. Why? Because, for all their flag-waving, few politicians are willing to shake up the system and demand the fundamental changes that are required. There are just too many interest groups -- including many parents -- wedded to the shameful status quo! ~Tiresias Congressional Hearings: http://www.votenet.com/today/hearings.html Do you have a contribution to make to a congressional hearing? Even if you can't go to Washington to testify, you may be able to get your position in the record. Call the committee or subcommittee involved (the Capitol switchboard is 202/224-3121), tell the staffer in charge of the hearing you want to submit a written statement and ask for instructions. It's simple! 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The first person to correctly identify the author of the Tiresias column will receive a copy of Congressional Quarterly's "Politics in America - 2000," due to be published this summer. ------------------Votenet Today Insider-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Transcripts http://www.votenet.com/today/transcripts/04-11-00_01.html NBC TODAY SHOW: ROGER BERNSTEIN, ATTORNEY FOR THE MIAMI RELATIVES OF ELIAN GONZALEZ APRIL 11, 2000 http://www.votenet.com/today/transcripts/04-11-00_02.html CBS EARLY SHOW: GREGORY CRAIG, ATTORNEY FOR JUAN MIGUEL GONZALEZ, FATHER OF ELIAN APRIL 11, 2000 http://www.votenet.com/today/transcripts/04-11-00_03.html ABC GOOD MORNING AMERICA: KENDALL COFFEY, ATTORNEY FOR MIAMI RELATIVES OF ELIAN GONZALEZ APRIL 11, 2000 U.S. House of Representatives House Roll Call Vote: 106 Description: Coburn of Oklahoma Amendment Date: 4/6/00 Bill: H.R.1776 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 72 Nay = 355 Not Voted = 7 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 107 Description: Waters of California Amendment Date: 4/6/00 Bill: H.R.1776 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 60 Nay = 367 Not Voted = 7 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 108 Description: Traficant of Ohio Amendment Date: 4/6/00 Bill: H.R.1776 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: PASSED Yea = 225 Nay = 201 Not Voted = 8 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 109 Description: Souder of Indiana Amendment Date: 4/6/00 Bill: H.R.1776 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: PASSED Yea = 299 Nay = 124 Not Voted = 11 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 110 Description: American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act Date: 4/6/00 Bill: H.R.1776 Action: On Passage Result: PASSED Yea = 417 Nay = 8 Not Voted = 9 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 111 Description: Declaring the "Person of the Century" for the 20th century to have been the American G.I. Date: 4/10/00 Bill: H CON RES 282 Action: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Result: PASSED Yea = 397 Nay = 36 Not Voted = 1 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 112 Description: Honoring the members of the Armed Forces and Federal civilian employees who served the Nation during the Vietnam era in defense of United States national security interests Date: 4/10/00 Bill: H CON RES 228 Action: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Result: PASSED Yea = 399 Nay = 0 Not Voted = 35 Richard E. Neal did not vote. House Roll Call Vote: 113 Description: Freedom to E-File Act Date: 4/10/00 Bill: S 777 Action: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Result: PASSED Yea = 397 Nay = 1 Not Voted = 36 Richard E. Neal did not vote. House Roll Call Vote: 114 Description: Budget Resolution for F.Y. 2001 Date: 4/10/00 Bill: H CON RES 290 Action: On Motion to Instruct Conferees Result: failed Yea = 198 Nay = 201 Not Voted = 35 Richard E. Neal did not vote. U.S. Senate Send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senate Vote Number: 79 Description: H. CON. RES. 290 Date: 4/7/00 Bill: H.Con.Res.290 Action: Result: PASSED Yea = 51 Nay = 45 Not Voted = 3 Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 78Description: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2962Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 49 Nay = 49 Not Voted = 2Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 77Description: Motion to Table Kennedy Amendment No. 2962Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 49 Nay = 49 Not Voted = 2Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 76Description: Kennedy Amendment No. 3079Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: PASSEDYea = 51 Nay = 48 Not Voted = 1Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 75Description: Nickles Amendment No. 3078Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: PASSEDYea = 51 Nay = 49 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 74Description: Craig Amendment No. 3077Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: PASSEDYea = 54 Nay = 46 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 73Description: Domenici Amendment No. 3076Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 45 Nay = 55 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 72Description: Motion to Table Voinovich Amendment No. 3075Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 47 Nay = 53 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 71Description: Lautenberg Amendment No. 2957Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 45 Nay = 55 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 70Description: Motion to Waive the CBA with respect to Ashcroft Amendment No.Date: 4/7/00 Bill: S.Con.Res.101Action: Result: failedYea = 30 Nay = 70 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. McCain voters in no rush to side with Gore or Bush Cast adrift by John McCain's failed candidacy, many of his supporters say they're unenthusiastic about the remaining presidential candidates and in no hurry to side with somebody new. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story10.htmlGore courts Ohio's undecided voters Al Gore drew a diverse crowd of kids in blue jeans and adults in business suits to a town meeting Monday in his continuing courtship of undecided voters. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story1.htmlMcCain backs Giuliani but says Clinton would be Senate 'star' He's certainly not endorsing her, but Arizona Sen. John McCain on Monday predicted that if Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the Senate, she will be a ``star'' in the tradition of Robert F. Kennedy. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story11.htmlBush begins RNC takeover Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, began taking control of the Republican National Committee on Monday by naming a former state party chairman to a top RNC post. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story2.htmlConservative group seeks inquiry of first lady on law license The disciplinary arm of the Arkansas Supreme Court, which already is looking into a complaint seeking to disbar President Clinton, said it will review one against first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for her actions in the Whitewater venture. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story12.htmlIn show of support, Clinton attends Maryland gun law bill-signing President Clinton wants something that Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening has: a gun safety bill. And he wants it before his presidency runs out. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story3.htmlNorth, South Korea praised for calling unprecedented summit President Clinton praised North and South Korea on Monday for agreeing to hold an unprecedented summit, and China, Japan and Russia promised support for the talks that have raised hopes for an easing of tensions along the world's most militarized border. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story4.htmlIf bills don't pass, Clinton will settle for political point-making against GOP With deadlines that won't be met, President Clinton is making an issue of what he can't get done in Congress, seeking to stir action on measures like gun control or, lacking that, to use complaints of Republican inaction against them in the 2000 campaign. http://www.votenet.com/today/story/04_11story5.htmlAP content Copyright (c) 1999 The Associated Press*************************Copyright 1999 Netivation, Inc. All rights reserved. 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