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Why Does Ellen Tauscher Value Banks Over Constituents? Ask Adam Pase….
Firedoglake —
... , as you can see from the map above. Why is she trying to limit mortgage write-downs to subprime loans only, on behalf of banks, when every foreclosure brings down the value of all houses in a neighborhood? Her claim to care so very much about people still struggling to pay their mortgages rings hollow. ...
Jane Hamsher: Mortgage Write-Downs: Why Does Ellen Tauscher Value Banks Over Constituents? Ask Adam Pase....
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , as you can see from the map. Why is she trying to limit mortgage write-downs to subprime loans only, on behalf of banks, when every foreclosure brings down the value of all houses in a neighborhood? Her claim to care so very much about people still struggling to pay their mortgages rings hollow. ...
Jane Hamsher: Mortgage Write-Downs: Why Does Ellen Tauscher Value Banks Over Constituents? Ask Adam Pase
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , as you can see from the map. Why is she trying to limit mortgage write-downs to subprime loans only, on behalf of banks, when every foreclosure brings down the value of all houses in a neighborhood? Her claim to care so very much about people still struggling to pay their mortgages rings hollow. ...
Will There Be Help for Homeowners?
Firedoglake —
... David Waldman at Congress Matters fears that the bill will be watered down over the next few days. Which, of course, makes me not happy. ...
This Week in Congress
Daily Kos —
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:30 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009 On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Suspensions (5 Bills) 1) H.R. 326 - Cocopah Lands Act (Rep. Grijalva – Natural Resources) 2) H.R. 81 - Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (Rep. Bordallo - ...
Tauscher's office pulls out the steak sauce
Daily Kos —
... Now in most cases, the staffer does in fact know more about the situation than the callers do. But in this particular case, the staffer has chosen to represent Tauscher's vote in favor of the rule on H.R. 1106 as support for the underlying bill. And that's just not the case, as we know. For one thing, Tauscher has been in all the press reports on the bill, cast as an opponent of the bill's sponsors -- Barney Frank and John Conyers -- even if the articles actually appeared to reverse their positions. Reversed or not, there's no attempt in any of them to portray Tausher ...
