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		<title>Congressman Long Takes Clear Stance on Cybersecurity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me begin by posting the first paragraph of a press release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, U.S. Congressman Billy Long continued his fight against foreign threats as he submitted three amendments to the cybersecurity bill in the Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me begin by posting the first paragraph of <a href="http://long.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&#038;sectiontree=6%2C49&#038;itemid=301">a press release</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC</strong>-Today, U.S. Congressman Billy Long continued his fight against foreign threats as he submitted three amendments to the cybersecurity bill in the Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. Long’s amendments, which passed the Subcommittee unopposed, altered the creation of the National Information Sharing Organization (NISO) which would establish a public-private organization to act as a national cybersecurity information exchange as part of H.R. 3674, “Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011” or PrECISE Act.</p>
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<p>“Cyber criminals work together to attack American corporations and government agencies and its time for us to work together to fight back,” said Long.  “Critical information between the public and private sectors must be shared if we are going to stem the tide in the rise of cyber crime.”</p>
<p><em>Op-Ed Time:</em> If you&#8217;re into the hot new language of &#8220;Bureaucratical English&#8221; like I am, you would have seen a few buzzwords. The thing that stood out at me the most was the &#8220;public-private organization&#8221;. America has plenty of them! Some of our finest include Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. There are some various ways to shuffle paper to determine true ownership of the organization; and this was not determined in Long&#8217;s press release. The way I would assume something like this is created is under a <em>federal government chartered and owned corporation</em>. These are separated legally from the federal government but may receive funding, depending on the language of the bill in which they are created under. For a list of these, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government-owned_corporation#United_States">click here</a>. These are essentially created to perform a specific function outlined by the government, and usually do a pretty mediocre job at it. The mediocre job is a result of not having to streamline operations; because there&#8217;s really no need to budget since all the money comes from the government, and the appeal for more money usually goes through without a hitch.</p>
<p>But as I read the release further, a new reality sank in the back of my mind. Congressman Long lumps American corporations into the protection as well as government agencies. Why? I would argue the government&#8217;s agencies cyber-protection is its own responsibility, much like corporations. Why would the government need to get involved with corporations&#8217; cyber-protection? Sharing info is well and good, but we all know these organizations like to take control. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_Credit_Corporation">Commodity Credit Corporation</a> buys, sells, and lends for commodities; most often with farms. They have the luxury of having up to $30 billion from the Treasury and has losses made up by appropriations from Congress. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Services_Corporation">Legal Services Corporation</a> provides legal aid, and is funded by Congress appropriations. However, most people around here prefer private legal aid. Geographical mileage may vary. One of the first of its kind, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority">Tennessee Valley Authority</a>, has been wrapped up in controversy and bloated in size until the 1990s; and only reacted due to the deregulation of generation in that area. After that, they had no problem operating in their appropriated budget. But, what was it I said about inefficiency?</p>
<p>Anyway, what I&#8217;m leading to here is; this new cyber-security organization will begin to take control of cyber-security, after appropriating billions for research. What will this research comprise of? Bringing in experts and companies; then carbon-copying their tactics and making them mandatory; instead of letting the market pick the best tactics and the government using them.</p>
<p><a href="http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2012/02/billy-long-grows-government-while.html">Bungalow Bill</a> adds this:</p>
<blockquote><p>According to Long&#8217;s Web site the new division of Government will be called NISO. NISO will work with the Department of Homeland Security, a division of government that continues to infringe upon civil liberties&#8211;like feeling grandma up at the airport with their TSA division.</p>
<p>But don&#8217;t you worry, Long claims, “An annual report is the first step to proper Congressional oversight and ensures that privacy and civil liberties of our nation’s citizens are being respected while at the same time we are giving owners and operators the information they need to protect themselves,” said Long.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Nothing Really Has Changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re going through a more tough version of the late 90s. I say &#8220;more tough&#8221;, because the unemployment rate is a <em>lot</em> higher, property values; despite crashing in 2007, are still a bit inflated (as in, priced out of &#8220;Generation Y&#8217;s league&#8221;, and the 40-70 crowd (the &#8220;Me Generation&#8221; of the 80s and the disenfranchised &#8220;Gen X&#8221; of the early 90s) are hogging all the opportunities to themselves and are automating most basic positions out of relevance. If you are in this age group, and are fighting to regain our manufacturing prowess and gusto of the 50s back; that generalization does not apply to you. Like the exemplary people of the 1950s, I&#8217;m sure you people are concerned with the nation&#8217;s future.</p>
<p>Why am I concerned for this nation&#8217;s future? <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/01/27/blue-chips-suffer-first-weekly-drop-of-2012/">Peep this article</a>, and come back. You notice something? Yeah, the biggest monthly gain since Jan. of 1997. Okay, so what? I&#8217;ve said before that the DOW index is not the greatest indicator of the national economy and stand by that. But; what are the biggest differences between now and Jan. of 1997? For one, <a href="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/history/laus_032597.txt">more people had jobs back then</a>. Two? <a href="http://www.census.gov/const/uspricemon.pdf">Houses were cheaper</a>. The average price was $171,900, ~$232,000 in 2012 dollars. Keep in mind this is the case; even <em>after a housing bubble pop!!!</em> Why is this important? Well, things around the DOW are crumbling or being inflated past a generation&#8217;s league; that&#8217;s a classic indicator of a bubble. This has been the trend for the dot-com, credit, and housing bubbles, all occurred within my life-time of 23 years. I only remember mentions of the dot-com bubble and did not really know what it meant until I researched on it, then the rest of the bubbles fell right in line and played out the same.</p>
<p>What does this all mean anyway? The most prominent thing that will occur out of all these sequences of events is our kids having a tougher time entering the job market and getting a better life than we have. If you own a small business, I&#8217;m sure you had a look at the insane amount of regulation you have to wage through. I would argue some of those being good regulations, like cleanliness guidelines for food manufacturers, and most safety regulations are well thought out and not over-reaching. The thing I&#8217;m worried about though, is our <a href="http://www.wearechangebranson.com/blog/2010/03/competing-in-a-global-job-market/">ability to compete with other job markets</a>. In essence, we have to compete with &#8220;almost free&#8221; labor; and so far, we&#8217;re not doing a very good job. Since the article I linked to in the last sentence was written, we have killed the &#8220;individual mandate&#8221; aspect of the healthcare bill; so no longer do people <em>have to have healthcare insurance</em>. However, the article still makes a very good point; &#8220;entitlement programs&#8221; kill the appeal of the job market in question. Local business owners have stated that there&#8217;s at least another 50% of your income that is paid into various entitlement programs that the government runs, such as Social Security (employers have to match employee&#8217;s forced contributions), medicare, so on and so forth. How are these working out for the people? Exactly. Compare this with the opposite extreme; China. The reason behind the exuberant Chinese export market is simple, they work <strong>cheap</strong>! Most people there dream of working in the electronics sweat-shops because that&#8217;s where most of the money is made! And still, they&#8217;re <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=all">considered by most of the international community to be some of the worst places of labor in the world</a>. Though the Chinese government is involved in regulating business as well (quite heavily); they have <strong>NO</strong> entitlement programs (at least, that I know of; feel free to correct in the comments). This means no forced extra contributions into entitlement programs. Even if there was; the fact that there&#8217;s no minimum wage, or the minimum wage is really low over there, the contributions themselves would be lower. This means that the number that signifies pay to an employee overseas is lower than the number to pay an employee domestically. That&#8217;s the end. That&#8217;s the conclusion. That&#8217;s why we are losing. We still have some good minds in America; but having little manufacturing jobs means we don&#8217;t make products, which means our exports market is small, which on a macro-economic scale is bad news. Having the headquarters of multi-national corporations in your nation can only get you so far. Our service industry is quite good too, but that has a small scale impact on the world; mainly vacationers benefit. However, the service industry serves as a marginal motivator. Every teen behind a counter wishes they could get out and make something of themselves. While my following interpretation is a little &#8220;twisted&#8221;, I&#8217;ll tell you from personal experience, making something is a great motivator! While what my family makes occupies a &#8220;base level&#8221; product in the economy, but contributing to your community in a tangible way just gives you a better feeling than standing behind a counter, giving somebody something that somebody else made.</p>
<p>&#8230;and, if you are lost after that long-winded paragraph, just <a href="http://mineola1.squarespace.com/journal/2008/10/5/it-was-a-grand-auction.html">look at this blog post</a>. It was posted in 2008 and it&#8217;s something I could easily see happening again.</p>
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		<title>The Fifth Ron Paul Meeting: Feb. 1st at 6:30 PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Same place (different room), same time. Leadership will be early. Thanks for looking, and thanks for attending!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Same place (different room), same time. Leadership will be early. Thanks for looking, and thanks for attending!</p>
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		<title>Our Fourth Ron Paul Meeting: Jan 25th at 6:45 PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kind of short-notice for those that have been following our blog; but our next Ron Paul-centric meeting will be tomorrow; Jan 25th at 6:45 PM at McFarlain&#8217;s restaurant, and will probably last until roughly 9:00 PM. We have a room [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kind of short-notice for those that have been following our blog; but our next Ron Paul-centric meeting will be tomorrow; Jan 25th at 6:45 PM at McFarlain&#8217;s restaurant, and will probably last until roughly 9:00 PM. We have a room reserved for us; and everyone is encouraged to eat something as a way of supporting the local business, as well as maintain a revenue stream in exchange for getting this room (it was given to us for free!). <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Taney-County-4-Ron-Paul/events/48084412/">The Meetup page</a> indicates that 22 people are going, and I know of a few people who are going who are NOT on Meetup (which we invite you to become a member; it&#8217;s completely free!). We also invite you to bring friends! Here&#8217;s a map:<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3562+Shepherd+Hill+Expy,+Branson,+MO&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=3562+Shepherd+Hill+Expy,&amp;hnear=Branson,+Taney,+Missouri&amp;ll=36.648179,-93.253425&amp;spn=0.010814,0.083786&amp;t=v&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3562+Shepherd+Hill+Expy,+Branson,+MO&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=3562+Shepherd+Hill+Expy,&amp;hnear=Branson,+Taney,+Missouri&amp;ll=36.648179,-93.253425&amp;spn=0.010814,0.083786&amp;t=v&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
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		<title>&#8230;We&#8217;re Back!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh from the blackout, we are back; and in full force in dispensing info to the crowd of Branson, MO. We also gave the site a little bit of love during the blackout; including adding a &#8220;Taney County 4 Ron [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fresh from the blackout, we are back; and in full force in dispensing info to the crowd of Branson, MO. We also gave the site a little bit of love during the blackout; including adding a &#8220;Taney County 4 Ron Paul&#8221; meetup widget down at the bottom-right corner of <a href="http://www.wearechangebranson.com">our home page</a> as well as restructuring and updating the mobile page.</p>
<p>Additionally, we plan on blacking out again on Jan. 24th, as a way to raise awareness that the bill is going to be voted on that day.</p>
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		<title>Distorted Perceptions: SuperPACs and Their Influence on the &#8220;Aware&#8221; Public (and What You Can Do to Fight It)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have this primitive interest in conflict. It&#8217;s embedded into everyone&#8217;s and every animal&#8217;s psyche. All animals duke it out for mates. People do this as well, even though we are civilized and more advanced. Battlefields are everywhere. The fields, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People have this primitive interest in conflict. It&#8217;s embedded into everyone&#8217;s and every animal&#8217;s psyche. All animals duke it out for mates. People do this as well, even though we are civilized and more advanced. Battlefields are everywhere. The fields, forests, and deserts of the physical world, and the language used in the intellectual world.</p>
<p>Like war past the Renaissance time period, the intellectual battles of today follow certain rules and guidelines. Debates are supposedly structured so that everyone gets an equal amount of time and equal opportunity to rebuttal. A more ruthless arena is the field of &#8220;public perception&#8221;. This war is fought with selective information and members of society that have great influence speaking for other people in society that have great influence. Like debates, there are certain rules that the participants must abide by; however, that&#8217;s only for credibility&#8217;s sake. No one is stopping others from going out and just ruthlessly bashing somebody else for supporting something. You do that though, and your credibility goes nowhere but down. Cliched example, the dude who yelled &#8220;fire&#8221; in a movie theater when there was no fire. Not only did he get people killed, but nobody ever listened to him again. Candidates for the US President must abide by general unwritten guidelines too, including dressing nice no matter what the appearance, speaking eloquently, and keeping your jabs at others short and poignant, except for debates.</p>
<p>There seems to be a disturbing trend forming in the intellectual battlefields however; and that trend is the SuperPAC. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46014785#null">Stephen Colbert is doing a great job at pointing out the trends</a>, including; but not limited to, deferred foreclosure of donations. The worst thing though is they have no credibility right out of the gate. SuperPACs can be formed at a whim, take millions of dollars, and use those donations to make just the most nasty, slanted, propagandized material this side of the early twentieth century. Seriously! There is supposed to be no formal link between presidential candidates and SuperPACs (and Campaign for Liberty supporters/members will make a <em>VERY CLEAR</em> delineation of this; to the point that Campaign for Liberty material being published with candidate material is frowned upon), but you can&#8217;t help but get this intrinsic feeling that at the highest levels; there has to be some connection. This supposed non-connection can be twisted and used in ways that are dangerous to public perception. For one, presidential candidates do <strong>NOT</strong> have to approve anything a SuperPAC comes out with; since there&#8217;s that separation. Also, SuperPACs are NOT subject to the donation limits that campaigns are, because they&#8217;re not tied to the candidate. This means anyone (including corporations) can give anything. The trend is the SuperPAC with the biggest number in the checkbook usually winds up having the most public influence. Gingrich got mad after Romney&#8217;s SuperPAC slammed him. It was a well-timed attack too; just before the Iowa Caucus. As a result, Gingrich lost a fair percentage of votes from Iowa pre-Caucus to the final results (writer&#8217;s note: I think this is a great thing), link will be updated when I can find concrete numbers.</p>
<h2>Solution:</h2>
<p>The solution is rather simple, and one I&#8217;m sure you heard repeated time and time again; from your friends to that crazy old guy that used to be on Fox News. Look at the issues. Look to principle. Don&#8217;t get caught up in the attacks. Don&#8217;t stay fixated on how one candidate can just absolutely smash on another one. Look at each candidate&#8217;s history and cast your vote for the one that represents the stances you take on various societal issues. It really is that simple. This solution has two effects. One; your vote is more honest. If your views are reflected the most accurately by that whack-job Libertarian in the ten-gallon hat, scribble his name down! This destroys the concept of a wasted vote, as you voted on principle. Two; how do you get bullies to stop bullying you? You either fight back, or ignore them. These SuperPACs, just like bullies, are looking for a reaction. Don&#8217;t give it to them! Nothing would be more insulting than a group of people spending millions to get absolutely <em>no</em> reaction.</p>
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		<title>Iowa Caucus Reaction: What Thuh Eff?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may think I&#8217;m joking; but I&#8217;m actually quite serious. There were certain events during the caucus that made me scratch my head at the least. First off, on the procedure itself; it actually went quite smooth. The presidential selection [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may think I&#8217;m joking; but I&#8217;m actually quite serious. There were certain events during the caucus that made me scratch my head at the least.</p>
<p>First off, on the procedure itself; it actually went quite smooth. The presidential selection was pretty straight-forward; a speaker or speakers would make the case for the candidates they would want to see win, then a secret ballot was cast, quite literally a little piece of paper in some of the rural districts (and a slip for the urban districts) was passed to each participant, they wrote their choice down, and put it in the box. The results were counted and splashed onto your favorite propaganda channel. The delegate selection was relatively peaceful too since most people left after the presidential selection, and only up to roughly 20 people in the most densely populated districts stuck it out for delegate selection. These are the hardest-core of the hardcore. They know their stuff, and are the people you all should aspire to be. The system may be rotten now; but we can change it systematically if we put the effort into it. However, I strongly caution those that are reading this; your caucus results will very. Each state puts their own little spin on the general rules, so you should probably call your head organizers to get the details. The only thing that made me scratch my head on Iowa&#8217;s spin is the same-day party and voter registration. Anybody could march in with a couple of pieces of paper and declare themselves to be Republican. This has several implications that I will not list here to hinder the aide of enemies. For some grassroots perspective you can <a href="http://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/ontheground">look at this map</a> powered by Google Maps and news aggregation.</p>
<p>The poll counting was a bit sketchy to me, the local radio stations claimed that some of the super-small districts physically lost the votes; but I find this hard to believe as 100% of the districts were counted. It took until 1:30 AM the following morning to solidify all the results.</p>
<p>The results are definitely interesting in my opinion. These things tend to flip all the time and we&#8217;ll know the main contenders as the political ballgame progresses toward general elections. Just remember, in recent history; those who took third or fourth in Iowa usually wound up in the hot-seat. If you&#8217;re a Ron Paul fan, just hang on. If the opposition gets louder, you must get more ridiculous. On another hand, the press is now talking about him, where in 2008 it was a complete establishment game.</p>
<p>I would like to take a paragraph to talk about the &#8220;establishment&#8221; candidates for a minute. If you&#8217;re disinterested in this, feel free to move to the next one. Despite still taking first (by 8 votes), this year was actually quite the loser for Romney. Why is that? Despite dumping more money into his campaign, and having less Evangelical selections to make, <a href="http://ed.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/02/9898256-iowa-caucuses-romney-2012-vs-romney-2008">Romney stagnated</a>, meaning more people moved away from him. Analysts say the people of Iowa are tied heavily to their religion, and tend to include it as an influence for making a decision. Presumably, some of these people moved to Ron Paul, but most of the people moved on to Rick Santorum, <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/santorums-surge-makes-it-a-hollow-victory-for-romney-6285031.html">who &#8220;true&#8221; Republicans and Evangelicalists wish to identify with the most</a> (this movement was dubbed the &#8220;Santorum Surge&#8221;). Newt Gingrich was mad as usual and is now pulling out all the stops in biting political campaign ads, <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/gingrich-calls-romney-a-liar/">starting the morning of the caucus</a>; calling Mitt Romney a liar. Gingrich finished off at a distant fourth, 7 points behind Ron Paul (trailing behind by roughly 10,000 votes). You may have heard that Bachmann dropped the race. Being polled, most Bachmann supporters supported Ron Paul second, so the numbers may work for Paul in the future. Don&#8217;t bet on it for New Hampshire though. Why? Because the entire northeast area tends to have a very pro-establishment view. What does all this mean? It&#8217;s pretty much a slap-fight from here. Who wants an in-depth analysis of New Hampshire&#8217;s primary debate? I can give it to you right now!</p>
<p>The New Hampshire primaries should prove to be intensely predictable.</p>
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		<title>Third Ron Paul Meeting Set: Dec. 20th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike our other meetings which were at Bob Evan&#8217;s, this meeting will take place at Fat Daddy&#8217;s BBQ in Forsyth, MO. The obligatory map will follow; if you want an audio archive of the meeting, please wearechangebranson@gmail.com. If you want, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unlike our other meetings which were at Bob Evan&#8217;s, this meeting will take place at Fat Daddy&#8217;s BBQ in Forsyth, MO. The obligatory map will follow; if you want an audio archive of the meeting, please <a href="mailto:wearechangebranson@gmail.com">wearechangebranson@gmail.com</a>. If you want, you can look at <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Taney-County-4-Ron-Paul/events/44649782/">the Meetup page</a> for this particular event; and sign up to be a member of Meetup (it&#8217;s completely free) to follow us as we take this event to greater heights. The meeting starts at 7 PM, and will probably run until roughly 9:30 PM.</p>
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<p><em>Follow-Up</em>: Here&#8217;s an audio briefing of the caucus system that&#8217;s actually really good. <audio src="http://www.wearechangebranson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mavis-Busiek-Caucus-Talk-from-Oct.11.mp3" controls="controls"></audio></p>
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		<title>NDAA Supporting Senators Contact Info</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Backlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mega hat-tips to Renea for getting this info to us. Also, thanks to this page for pointing to the Pastebin where this was stored. @doxcak3 with help from cabincr3w and p0isanon Robert J. Portman is a Republican Senator from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mega hat-tips to Renea for getting this info to us. Also, thanks to <a href="http://www.unelected.org/leaked-home-addresses-of-ndaa-supporting-senators-and-congressmen">this page for pointing to the</a> <a href="http://pastebin.com/nSvjR2Ev">Pastebin</a> where this was stored.</p>
<blockquote><p>@doxcak3 with help from cabincr3w and p0isanon</p>
<p>    Robert J. Portman is a Republican Senator from the state of Ohio. He has made himself a target as an advocate of the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act), but we are truly disturbed by the ludicrous $272,853 he received from special interest groups supporting the NDAA bill that authorizes the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. Robert J. Portman, we plan to make an example of you.</p>
<p>    Name: Robert Jones Portman<br />
    Age: 55 (December 19, 1955)</p>
<p>    Wife: Jane Dudley Portman<br />
    Age: 51</p>
<p>    Children: William Claudius Portman, Joseph D Portman, [Lisbet H Portman - Unconfirmed]</p>
<p>    Address 1:<br />
    825 Miami Ave.<br />
    Terrace Park, OH 45174-1224<br />
    Property Value: $1.2 Million</p>
<p>    Address 2:<br />
    3421 Berry Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208-1206<br />
    Property Value: $553K</p>
<p>    Office:<br />
    36 East 7th Street<br />
    Room 2615<br />
    Cincinnati, OH 45202<br />
    Phone: 513-684-3265</p>
<p>    Campaign Site: http://www.robportman.com/<br />
    Senate Site: http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/<br />
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robportman<br />
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/robportman<br />
    Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/398038412<br />
    Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/robportman<br />
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robportman/<br />
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robportman</p>
<p>    Other Interesting Links:</p>
<p>http://www.peekyou.com/rob_portman/163997991</p>
<p>http://qpublic7.qpublic.net/ga_glynn_display.php?county=ga_glynn&#038;KEY=05-00216&#038;</p>
<p>__________________________</p>
<p>senator toomey ndaa</p>
<p>Patrick Joseph “Pat” Toomey, Sr. (born November 17, 1961)<br />
Senator Pat Toomey was elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania on a platform of limited government, economic and job growth, and restoring fiscal responsibility.</p>
<p>1045 N 17TH ST #5<br />
ALLENTOWN, PA  18104    </p>
<p>website:http://toomey.senate.gov/</p>
<p>Scranton<br />
538 Spruce Street<br />
Suite 302<br />
Scranton, PA 18503<br />
Phone: (570) 941-3540<br />
Fax: (570) 941-3544<br />
_____________________________________</p>
<p>Mary Shannon Snellings<br />
DOB:November 23, 1955<br />
Political Party: Democratic<br />
Education:<br />
Louisiana State University (B.A.)<br />
Occupation: Real Estate Agent<br />
____________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Husband:  Frank Snellings<br />
Children: Connor Snellings<br />
          Mary Shannon Snellings</p>
<p>(504) 304-9813<br />
4301 S Prieur St<br />
New Orleans, LA 70125<br />
_____________________<br />
Politics:<br />
United States Senator from Louisiana<br />
January 3, 1997 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Incumbent<br />
January 3, 2009 &#8211; Present<br />
_____________________<br />
District Offices:<br />
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 2240<br />
300 Fannin Street<br />
Shreveport, LA 71101<br />
Voice: 318-676-3085<br />
FAX: 318-676-3100</p>
<p>Hale Boggs Federal Building, Room 1005<br />
500 Poydras Street<br />
New Orleans, LA 70130-3319<br />
Voice: 504-589-2427<br />
FAX: 504-589-4023</p>
<p>Capitol One Tower, Suite 1260<br />
1 Lakeshore Drive<br />
Lake Charles, LA 70629<br />
Voice: 337-436-6650<br />
FAX: 337-439-3762</p>
<p>Federal Building, Room 326<br />
707 Florida Street<br />
Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1713<br />
Voice: 225-389-0395<br />
FAX: 225-389-0660<br />
_____________________<br />
Committee Membership:    Senate Committee on Appropriations &#8211; 10<br />
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Homeland Security &#8211; Chair<br />
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies &#8211; 9<br />
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies &#8211; 3<br />
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee<br />
_________________________________________<br />
        Senator Debbie Stabenow<br />
        DOB: April 29, 1950<br />
        Political Party: Democratic</p>
<p>        Education:<br />
        Michigan State University (B.A., M.S.W.)</p>
<p>        Profession: Social worker<br />
        Religion: Methodist</p>
<p>        Deborah Ann Greer “Debbie” Stabenow (born April 29, 1950) is the junior United States Senator from Michigan and a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan’s 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001. She previously served as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, Michigan House of Representatives, and Michigan Senate.</p>
<p>        ___________________________<br />
        Personal:</p>
<p>        Twitter: @stabenow</p>
<p>        Husband:<br />
        Dennis Stabenow (until 1990)<br />
        Tom Athans (2003-2010)</p>
<p>        Children:<br />
        Michelle Stabenow<br />
        Todd Stabenow<br />
        Gina Athans (stepdaughter)</p>
<p>        Home Address and Phone Number:</p>
<p>        3980 Willow Ridge Dr<br />
        Holt, MI 48842-9784<br />
        (517) 694-7706</p>
<p>        possible cell <img src='http://www.wearechangebranson.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> 989) 336-7777 </p>
<p>        ______________<br />
        Work:</p>
<p>        District Offices:<br />
        243 West Congress, Suite 550<br />
        Detroit, MI 48226<br />
        Voice: 313-961-4330<br />
        FAX: 313-961-7566</p>
<p>        1901 West Ridge, Suite 7<br />
        Marquette, MI 49855<br />
        Voice: 906-228-8756<br />
        FAX: 906-228-9162</p>
<p>        3335 South Airport Road West, Suite 6B<br />
        Traverse City, MI 49684<br />
        Voice: 231-929-1031<br />
        FAX: 231-929-1250</p>
<p>        432 North Saginaw Street, Suite 301<br />
        Flint, MI 48502<br />
        Voice: 810-720-4172<br />
        FAX: 810-720-4178</p>
<p>        221 West Lake Lansing Road, Suite 100<br />
        East Lansing, MI 48823<br />
        Voice: 517-203-1760<br />
        FAX: 517-203-1778</p>
<p>        3280 East Beltline Court NE, Suite 400<br />
        Grand Rapids, MI 49525<br />
        Voice: 616-975-0052<br />
        FAX: 616-975-5764</p>
<p>        DC Address: The Honorable Debbie Stabenow<br />
        133 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
        Washington, D.C. 20510-2203<br />
        DC Phone: 202-224-4822<br />
        DC Fax: 202-228-0325<br />
        ________________________________</p>
<p>        Committee Membership:<br />
        Senate Committee on Agriculture,</p>
<p>        Nutrition, and Forestry &#8211; Chair<br />
        Senate Committee on the Budget &#8211; 5<br />
        Senate Committee on Energy and Natural</p>
<p>        Resources &#8211; 7<br />
        Subcommittee on National Parks &#8211; 4<br />
        Subcommittee on Water and Power &#8211; 6<br />
        Senate Committee on Finance &#8211; 8<br />
        Subcommittee on Health Care &#8211; 5<br />
        Subcommittee on Social Security,</p>
<p>        Pensions, and Family Policy &#8211; Chair<br />
        Subcommittee on International Trade,</p>
<p>        Customs, and Global Competitiveness &#8211; 5<br />
        ________________________________</p>
<p>        Chief of Staff: Amanda Renteria<br />
        Scheduler: Anne Stanski<br />
        Legislative Director: Todd Wooten<br />
        Press Secretary: Cullen Schwarz<br />
        _____________________________________</p>
<p>http://www.corporationwiki.com/Michigan/East-Lansing/debbie-stabenow/65375170.aspx</p>
<p>http://www.corporationwiki.com/Michigan/Livonia/debbie-stabenow/82028865.aspx</p>
<p>http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Debbie_Stabenow</p>
<p>        Henry v. United States Of America et al<br />
        Share |<br />
        Plaintiff:     Michael Henry<br />
        Defendants:     United States Of America, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department Of Justice, Alberto Gonzales, Henry Paulson, Joshua Bolton, Mark Everson, Patrick Fitzgerald, James Letten, James Bernazzani, Stevens Moore, Thomas P. Cole, Samuel Brooks, Michael J. Kearns, Eileen J. O’Connor, John A. Marella, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, John A. Dicicco, Richard T. Morrison, Gerald Miller, Charles B. Rangel, Fortney Pete Stark, Sander M. Levin, Jim McCrery, Wally Herger, Max Baucus, John D. Rockfeller, IV, Kent Conrad, Charles E Grassley, Orrin G Hatch, Jeff Bingaman, John F Kerry, Blanche L Lincoln, Ron Wyden, Charles E Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Maria Cantwell, Trent Lott, Olympia J. Snow, John Kyle, Gordon Smith, Ken Salazar, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Pat Roberts, John Ensign, Edward M Kennedy, Joseph R Biden, Jr, Herbert Kohl, Dianne Feinstein, Russell D. Feingold, Richard j. Durbin, Benjamin L. Cardin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Arlen Specter, Jeff Sessions, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, Sam Brownback, Tom Coburn, Patrick Leahy, Jim McDermott, John Lewis, Ricahrd E. Neal, Michael R. McNulty, John S. Tanner, Xavier Becerra, Lloyd Doggett, Earl Pomeroy, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Mike Thompson, John B. Larson, Rahm Emanuel, Earl Blumenauer, Ron Kind, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Shelley Berkley, Joseph Crowley, Chris Van Hollen, Kenderick B. Meek, Allyson Y. Schwartz, Arthur Davis, Dave Camp, Jim Ramstad, Sam Johnson, Phil English, Jerry Weller, Kenny C. Hulshof, Ron Lewis, Kevin Brady, Thomas M. Reynolds, Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, John Linder, Devin Nunes, pat Tiberi, Jon Porter, Lynne Murphy, Debbie Arceneaux, Cherry Elder, Linda Jones, Richard White, Louis Zeller, Marsha Ramirez, C. Hill, Kurt Engelhardt, Helen G. Berrigen, Edith H. Jones, Louisiana Attorney Registration and Disciplinay Committee, Pascal F. Caolgero, Jr., Jeffrey P. Victory, Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Chet D. Traylor, Catherine D. Kimball, John L. Weimer and Bernette J. Johnson</p>
<p>        Case Number:     1:2007cv04814<br />
        Filed:     August 27, 2007</p>
<p>        Court:     Illinois Northern District Court<br />
        Office:     Chicago Office<br />
        County:     Cook<br />
        Presiding Judge:     Honorable Samuel Der-Yeghiayan</p>
<p>        Nature of Suit:     Other Statutes &#8211; Other Statutory Actions<br />
        Cause:     28:1331 Federal Question<br />
        Jurisdiction:     U.S. Government Defendant<br />
        Jury Demanded By:     Plaintiff<br />
__________________________________________&#8211;</p>
<p>    Name: Tom Latham ( U.S House Rep for Iowa’s 4th District. )</p>
<p>    &#8211; Born: July 14, 1948 (63)</p>
<p>    &#8211; School: Iowa State University</p>
<p>    &#8211; Party: Republican</p>
<p>    &#8211; Wife: Kathy Latham</p>
<p>    &#8211; Home Address: 2218 Ironwood Ct, Ames, IA, US 50014<br />
       -Home Value: $267,400<br />
         -Beds: 4<br />
         -Baths: 3.5<br />
         -Sqft: 2,519<br />
         -Lot: 26,178 sq ft / 0.60 acres<br />
         -Type: Single Family<br />
         -Year built: 1989</p>
<p>    &#8211; Religion: Lutheran</p>
<p>    &#8211; Family Members:  &#8211; Justin (Son)<br />
                                    &#8211; Jennifer (Daughter)<br />
                                    &#8211; Jill (Daughter)<br />
                                    &#8211; Emerson (Grandaughter)<br />
                                    &#8211; Jack, Keaton, Mason (Grandsons)</p>
<p>    &#8211; Percentage in last election: 66%</p>
<p>      &#8211; Tom Latham voted against reauthorizing the America COMPETES Act.<br />
      &#8211; Tom Latham voted against the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.<br />
      &#8211; Latham is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach      Internet Gambling Prohibition Act</p>
<p>    &#8211; Office: (515) 573-2738  </p>
<p>    &#8211; Office 2: (515) 232-2844</p>
<p>    &#8211; DC Office: (202) 225-5476  </p>
<p>    &#8211; Lathams Top campaign contributers</p>
<p>    &#8211; Berkshire Hathaway    $17,500 $10,000 $7,500<br />
    &#8211; Altria Group  $11,000 $1,000  $10,000<br />
    &#8211; Reynolds American     $11,000 $1,000  $10,000<br />
    &#8211; Union Pacific Corp    $11,000 $1,000  $10,000<br />
    &#8211; American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons $10,000 $0      $10,000</p>
<p>____________________________________________</p>
<p>    Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand<br />
    DOB:December 9, 1966<br />
    Political Party: Democratic<br />
    Education:<br />
    Dartmouth College (B.A.)<br />
    University of California LA School of Law (J.D.)<br />
    Occupation: Attorney<br />
    Religion: Roman Catholic<br />
    ___________________________<br />
    Personal:</p>
<p>    Husband:  Jonathan Gillibrand<br />
    Children: Theodore Gillibrand 2003<br />
      Henry Gillibrand 2008</p>
<p>    (518) 822-0529<br />
    358 MT Merino Rd<br />
    Hudson, NY 12534-417<br />
    Twitter: @sengillibrand<br />
    ______________________________<br />
    Politics:<br />
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives<br />
    from New York’s 20th district<br />
    January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009</p>
<p>    United States Senator<br />
    from New York<br />
    January 26, 2009<br />
    ______________________________</p>
<p>    District Offices:</p>
<p>    155 Pinelawn Road, Suite 250 North<br />
    Melville, NY 11747<br />
    Voice: 631-249-2825<br />
    FAX: 631-249-2847</p>
<p>    Kenneth B. Keating Federal Office Building, Room 4195<br />
    100 State Street<br />
    Rochester, NY 14614<br />
    Voice: 585-263-6250<br />
    FAX: 585-263-6247</p>
<p>    Leo W. O’Brien Federal Building, Room 821<br />
    1 Clinton Square<br />
    Albany, NY 12207<br />
    Voice: 518-431-0120<br />
    FAX: 518-431-0128</p>
<p>    780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601<br />
    New York, NY 10017<br />
    Voice: 212-688-6262<br />
    FAX: 212-688-7444</p>
<p>    726 Exchange Street, Suite 511<br />
    Buffalo, NY 14210<br />
    Voice: 716-854-9725<br />
    FAX: 716-854-9731</p>
<p>    James M. Hanley Federal Building, PO Box 7378<br />
    100 South Clinton Street Room 1470<br />
    Syracuse, NY 13261<br />
    Voice: 315-448-0470<br />
    FAX: 315-448-0476</p>
<p>    DC Address:     The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    478 Russell Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-3203<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-4451<br />
    DC Fax: 202-228-0282<br />
    ____________________________<br />
    Committee Membership:<br />
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry &#8211; 11<br />
    Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management &#8211; 6<br />
    Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agricultural Security &#8211; Chair<br />
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research &#8211; 6<br />
    Senate Special Committee on Aging &#8211; 9<br />
    Senate Committee on Armed Services &#8211; 13<br />
    Subcommittee on Airland &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities &#8211; 6<br />
    Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works &#8211; 10<br />
    Subcommittee on Children’s Health and Environmental Responsibility &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife &#8211; 6<br />
    ____________________________<br />
    Chief of Staff: Jess Faffler<br />
    Scheduler: Carlissia Graham<br />
    Legislative Director: Brooke Jamison<br />
    Communications Director: Bethany Lesser</p>
<p>    _________________________________________<br />
    _________________________________________<br />
    Senator Kay R Hagan<br />
    DOB: May 26, 1953<br />
    Political Party: Democratic<br />
    Education:<br />
    Florida State University (B.A.)<br />
    Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D.)<br />
    Occupation: Attorney, Banker</p>
<p>    _____________________________<br />
    Personal:</p>
<p>    Husband: Chip Hagan<br />
    (336) 379-8003<br />
    305 Meadowbrook Ter<br />
    Greensboro, NC 27408-6529<br />
    Twitter: @SenatorHagan<br />
    _____________________________<br />
    Politics:</p>
<p>    North Carolina State Senator from the 32nd district<br />
    January 27, 1999 – January 29, 2003</p>
<p>    North Carolina State Senator from the 27th district<br />
    January 29, 2003 – January 6, 2009</p>
<p>    United States Senatorfrom North Carolina<br />
    January 3, 2009 &#8211; Present<br />
    ____________________________<br />
    District Offices:</p>
<p>    1520 South Boulevard, Suite 205<br />
    Charlotte, NC 28203<br />
    Voice: 704-334-2448<br />
    FAX: 704-334-2405</p>
<p>    701 Green Valley Road, Suite 201<br />
    Greensboro, NC 27408<br />
    Voice: 336-333-5311<br />
    FAX: 336-333-5331</p>
<p>    310 New Bern Avenue<br />
    Raleigh, NC 27601<br />
    Voice: 919-856-4630<br />
    FAX: 919-856-4053</p>
<p>    82 Patton Avenue, Suite 635<br />
    Asheville, NC 28801<br />
    Voice: 828-257-6510<br />
    FAX: 828-257-6514</p>
<p>    301 South Evans Street, Suite 102<br />
    Greenville, NC 27858<br />
    Voice: 252-754-0707<br />
    FAX: 252-754-0766</p>
<p>    DC Address: The Honorable Kay Hagan<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    521 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-3301<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-6342<br />
    DC Fax: 202-228-2563</p>
<p>    ____________________________<br />
    Committee Membership:</p>
<p>    Senate Committee on Armed Services &#8211; 9<br />
    Subcommittee on Personnel &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on Seapower &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities &#8211; Chair<br />
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs &#8211; 12<br />
    Subcommittee on Economic Policy &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection &#8211; 9<br />
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment &#8211; 9<br />
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on Children and Families &#8211; 5<br />
    Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship &#8211; 10<br />
    __________________________</p>
<p>    Chief of Staff: Tom O’Donnell<br />
    Scheduler: Forest Michaels<br />
    Legislative Director: Mike Harney<br />
    Communications Director: Mary Hanley<br />
    _______________________________________<br />
    _______________________________________<br />
    Senator Thomas “Tom” Harken<br />
    DOB:November 19, 1939<br />
    Political Party: Democratic<br />
    Education:<br />
    Iowa State University (B.A.)<br />
    The Catholic University of America (J.D.)<br />
    Occupation: Attorney<br />
    Religion: Roman Catholic<br />
    ___________________________<br />
    Personal:<br />
    Wife: Ruth Harkin<br />
    Children: Amy Harkin Goodrich<br />
              Jenny Harkin</p>
<p>    2414 E Grand Ave<br />
    Des Moines, IA 50317-6528<br />
    Twitter: @SenatorHarkin<br />
    ___________________________<br />
    Politics:</p>
<p>    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa’s 5th district<br />
    January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985</p>
<p>    United States Senator from Iowa<br />
    January 3, 1985 &#8211; Present<br />
    ____________________________<br />
    District Offices:<br />
    Federal Building, Room 733<br />
    210 Walnut Street<br />
    Des Moines, IA 50309<br />
    Voice: 515-284-4574<br />
    FAX: 515-284-4937</p>
<p>    150 1st Avenue NE, Suite 370<br />
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52401<br />
    Voice: 319-365-4504<br />
    FAX: 319-365-4683</p>
<p>    1606 Brady Street, Suite 323<br />
    Davenport, IA 52803<br />
    Voice: 563-322-1338<br />
    FAX: 563-322-0417</p>
<p>    Federal Building, Room 110<br />
    320 6th Street<br />
    Sioux City, IA 51101<br />
    Voice: 712-252-1550<br />
    FAX: 712-252-7104</p>
<p>    Federal Building, Room 315<br />
    350 West 6th Street<br />
    Dubuque, IA 52001<br />
    Voice: 563-582-2130<br />
    FAX: 563-582-2342</p>
<p>    DC Address: The Honorable Tom Harkin<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    731 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-1502<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-3254<br />
    DC Fax: 202-224-9369<br />
    ___________________________<br />
    Committee Membership:<br />
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation &#8211; 2<br />
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research &#8211; 3<br />
    Senate Committee on Appropriations &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies &#8211; 2<br />
    Subcommittee on Defense &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs &#8211; 3<br />
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies &#8211; Chair<br />
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies &#8211; 6<br />
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; Chair<br />
    Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship &#8211; 3<br />
    ___________________________<br />
    Chief of Staff: Brian Ahlberg<br />
    Scheduler: Lindsay Jones<br />
    Legislative Director: Derek Miller<br />
    Communications Director: Kate Cyrul</p>
<p>_________________________________________________</p>
<p>NDAA Senator Dox</p>
<p>Senator Andrew Lamar Alexander<br />
DOB:July 3, 1940<br />
Political party: Republican<br />
Education:<br />
Vanderbilt University (B.A.)<br />
New York University School of Law (J.D.)<br />
_______________________________<br />
Personal:</p>
<p>Spouse: Honey Buhlert<br />
r</p>
<p>Home Phone: (615) 736-5129</p>
<p>Home Addresses:</p>
<p>3322 W End Ave, Ste 120<br />
Nashville, TN 37203</p>
<p>2649 Woodley Rd<br />
NW Washington DC 20008</p>
<p>_______________________________<br />
Politics:<br />
45th Governor of Tennessee<br />
January 16, 1979 – January 17, 1987</p>
<p>United States Senator Tennessee<br />
January 3, 2003 &#8211; Present<br />
_______________________________</p>
<p>District Offices:<br />
Joel E. Soloman Federal Building, #260<br />
900 Georgia Avenue<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37402<br />
Voice: 423-752-5337<br />
FAX: 423-752-5342</p>
<p>Terminal Building Tri-Cities Regional Airport, PO Box 1113<br />
2525 Highway 75<br />
Blountville, TN 37617<br />
Voice: 423-325-6240<br />
FAX: 423-325-6236</p>
<p>Federal Building, #B-9<br />
109 South Highland Street<br />
Jackson, TN 38301<br />
Voice: 731-423-9344<br />
FAX: 731-423-8918</p>
<p>3322 West End Avenue, #120<br />
Nashville, TN 37203<br />
Voice: 615-736-5129<br />
FAX: 615-269-4803</p>
<p>Howard H. Baker Jr. U.S. Court House, Suite 112<br />
800 Market Street<br />
Knoxville, TN 37902<br />
Voice: 865-545-4253<br />
FAX: 865-545-4252</p>
<p>Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building, Suite 1068<br />
167 North Main Street<br />
Memphis, TN 38103<br />
Voice: 901-544-4224<br />
FAX: 901-544-4227</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable Lamar Alexander<br />
United States Senate<br />
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-4204<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-4944<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-3398<br />
___________________________<br />
Committee Membership:<br />
Joint Committee on the Library of Congress &#8211; 4<br />
Joint Committee on Printing &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Appropriations &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on Defense &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on Children’s Health and Environmental Responsibility &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife &#8211; 5<br />
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Children and Families &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety &#8211; 2<br />
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration &#8211; Rankin<br />
____________________________</p>
<p>Chief of Staff: Ryan Loskarn<br />
Scheduler: Sarah Fairchild<br />
Legislative Director: David Cleary<br />
Press Secretary: Jim Jeffries</p>
<p>__________________________________________________</p>
<p>Its been a night filled with tasty cak3 with fantastic NDAA Frosting.<br />
Time for some more, hope you left room for this tasty desert</p>
<p>Senator Mark Kirk<br />
DOB: September 15, 1959<br />
Politcal Party: Republican<br />
Education:<br />
Cornell University (B.A.)<br />
London School of Economics<br />
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)</p>
<p>United States Navy United States Navy<br />
1989–present<br />
Rank: Commander<br />
Unit: U.S. Navy Reserve</p>
<p>________________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Ex-Wife: Kimberly Vertolli (2001–2009)</p>
<p>275 Whistler Rd<br />
Highland Park, IL 60035-5947<br />
Twitter: @SENATORKIRK<br />
____________________________<br />
Politics:<br />
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Illinois’s 10th district<br />
January 3, 2001 – November 29, 2010</p>
<p>United States Senator Illinois<br />
November 29, 2010 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>___________________________<br />
District Offices:</p>
<p>230 South Dearborn, Suite 3900<br />
Chicago, IL 60604<br />
Voice: 312-886-3506<br />
FAX: 312-886-2117</p>
<p>607 East Adams, Suite 1520<br />
Springfield, IL 62701   Voice: 217-492-5089<br />
FAX: 217-492-5099</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable Mark Kirk<br />
United States Senate<br />
524 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-1305<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-2854<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-4611<br />
________________________</p>
<p>Committee Membership:<br />
Senate Special Committee on Aging &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Appropriations &#8211; 9<br />
Subcommittee on the Financial Services and General Government &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies &#8211; 5<br />
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs &#8211; 8<br />
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment &#8211; 3<br />
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; 10<br />
Subcommittee on Children and Families &#8211; 7<br />
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs &#8211; 7<br />
________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Lester Munson<br />
Scheduler: Kayla Miller<br />
Legislative Director: Patrick Magnuson<br />
Communications Director: Kate Dickens</p>
<p>_________________<br />
_________________<br />
__________________</p>
<p>Mike Johanns<br />
DOB: June 18, 1950</p>
<p>Political Party:<br />
Republican 1988-Present<br />
Democrat Before 1988</p>
<p>Education:<br />
St. Mary’s University B.A.<br />
Creighton University J.D.</p>
<p>Occupation:     Attorney<br />
Religion:       Roman Catholic</p>
<p>______________________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Stephanie Johanns &#8211; Wife</p>
<p>402-474-2760<br />
1403 Farnam St #802<br />
Omaha, NE 68102</p>
<p>______________________________<br />
Politics:</p>
<p>Mayor of Lincoln<br />
1991–1998</p>
<p>Governor of Nebraska<br />
January 7, 1999 – January 20, 2005</p>
<p>United States Secretary of Agriculture<br />
January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007</p>
<p>United States Senator- Nebraska<br />
January 3, 2009 &#8211; Present<br />
_____________________________</p>
<p>District Offices:<br />
4111 Fourth Avenue, Suite 26<br />
Kearney, NE 68845<br />
Voice: 308-236-7602<br />
FAX: 308-236-7473</p>
<p>9900 Nicholas Street, Suite 325<br />
Omaha, NE 68114<br />
Voice: 402-758-8981<br />
FAX: 402-758-9165</p>
<p>115 Railway Street, Suite C102<br />
Scottsbluff, NE 69361<br />
Voice: 308-632-6032<br />
FAX: 308-632-6295</p>
<p>Federal Building, Suite 287<br />
100 Centennial Mall North<br />
Lincoln, NE 68508<br />
Voice: 402-476-1400<br />
FAX: 402-476-0605</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable Mike Johanns<br />
United States Senate<br />
404 Russell Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-2704<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-4224<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-0436</p>
<p>Commitee Membership:<br />
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agricultural Security &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Economic Policy &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works &#8211; 7<br />
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Oversight &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure &#8211; 5<br />
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs &#8211; 6<br />
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs &#8211; 4<br />
______________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Terri Moore<br />
Scheduler: Kathleen Amacio<br />
Legislative Director:   Terry Van Doren<br />
Press Secretary: Paul Donahue</p>
<p>Sites:<br />
Johanns.senate.gov<br />
__________________<br />
__________________<br />
__________________<br />
___________________<br />
___________________<br />
___________________</p>
<p>Senator Amy Jean Klobuchar<br />
DOB:May 25, 1960<br />
Political Party: Democratic<br />
Education:<br />
Yale University (B.A.)<br />
University of Chicago (J.D.)</p>
<p>Religion: Congregationalism<br />
______________________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Husband: John Bessler<br />
Children: Abigail Klobuchar Bessler</p>
<p>(612) 378-7236<br />
416 6th St SE<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55414-1622<br />
______________________________<br />
District Offices:</p>
<p>1130 1/2 7th Street NW, Suite 208<br />
Rochester, MN 55901<br />
Voice: 507-288-5321<br />
FAX: 507-288-2922</p>
<p>Olcott Plaza, Room 105<br />
820 9th Street North<br />
Virginia, MN 55792<br />
Voice: 218-741-9690<br />
FAX: 218-741-3692</p>
<p>121 4th Street South<br />
Moorhead, MN 56560<br />
Voice: 218-287-2219<br />
FAX: 218-287-2930</p>
<p>1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55415<br />
Voice: 612-727-5220<br />
FAX: 612-727-5223</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable Amy Klobuchar<br />
United States Senate<br />
302 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-2303<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-3244<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-2186<br />
______________________<br />
Committee Membership:<br />
Joint Economic Committee &#8211; 3<br />
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry &#8211; 9<br />
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agricultural Security &#8211; 6<br />
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation &#8211; 10<br />
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion &#8211; Chair<br />
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet &#8211; 9<br />
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard &#8211; 7<br />
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security &#8211; 8<br />
Senate Committee on the Judiciary &#8211; 7<br />
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts &#8211; Chair<br />
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Crime and Terror<br />
__________________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Johnathan Becker<br />
Scheduler: Megan Lahr<br />
Legislative Director: Rose Bauman<br />
Press Secretary: Brigit Helgen</p>
<p>________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    NDAA Dox Pt 2</p>
<p>    Still had some cak3 left, Eat Up!<br />
    @ItsKahuna</p>
<p>    Senator Alan S Franken</p>
<p>    DOB: May 21, 1951<br />
    Political Party: Democratic<br />
    Education:<br />
    Harvard College (A.B.)</p>
<p>    _____________________</p>
<p>    Personal:<br />
    Wife: Franni Bryson Franken<br />
    Children:<br />
    Thomasin<br />
    Joe</p>
<p>    573 S 10th St<br />
    Minneapolis, MN 55404-1013<br />
    __________________________<br />
    Politics:<br />
    United States Senator from Minnesota<br />
    July 7, 2009 &#8211; Present<br />
    _____________________<br />
    District Offices:</p>
<p>    208 South Minnesota Avenue, Suite 6<br />
    Saint Peter, MN 56082<br />
    Voice: 507-931-5813<br />
    FAX: Not Currently Available</p>
<p>    916 West Saint Germain Street, Suite 110<br />
    Saint Cloud, MN 56301<br />
    Voice: 320-251-2721</p>
<p>    60 East Plato Boulevard, Suite 220<br />
    St. Paul, MN 55107<br />
    Voice: 651-221-1016<br />
    FAX: 651-221-1078</p>
<p>    515 West 1st Street, Suite 104<br />
    Duluth, MN 55802<br />
    Voice: 218-722-2390</p>
<p>    DC Address: The Honorable Al Franken<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    309 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-2304<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-5641<br />
    DC Fax: 202-224-0044<br />
    _______________________<br />
    Committee Membership:<br />
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources &#8211; 10<br />
    Subcommittee on Energy &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on National Parks &#8211; 5<br />
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; 9<br />
    Subcommittee on Children and Families &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety &#8211; 3<br />
    Senate Committee on Indian Affairs &#8211; 8<br />
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law &#8211; Chair<br />
    _______________________<br />
    Chief of Staff: Casey Aden-Wansbury<br />
    Deputy Scheduler: Chrissi Johnson<br />
    Legislative Director: Ben Olinsky<br />
    Communications Director: Ed Shelleby<br />
    _____________________<br />
    _____________________<br />
    _____________________</p>
<p>    Senator Lindsey Olin Graham</p>
<p>    DOB: July 9, 1955<br />
    Political Party: Republican<br />
    Education:<br />
    University of South Carolina (B.A., J.D.)<br />
    Occupation: Attorney<br />
    Religion: Southern Baptist</p>
<p>    United States Air Force<br />
    1982 – 1988 Active<br />
    1988 – present Reserves<br />
    Unit: JAG<br />
    _____________________<br />
    Personal:</p>
<p>    (864) 654-7341<br />
    253 Stone Haven Way<br />
    Seneca, SC 29672</p>
<p>    PO Box 486<br />
    Seneca, SC 29679-0486</p>
<p>    253 Stone Haven Way<br />
    Seneca, SC 29672</p>
<p>    __________________________<br />
    Politics:<br />
    United States Senator South Carolina<br />
    January 3, 2003 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives South Carolina’s 3rd district<br />
    January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003</p>
<p>    _____________________<br />
    District Offices:</p>
<p>    235 East Main Street, Suite 100<br />
    Rock Hill, SC 29730<br />
    Voice: 803-366-2828</p>
<p>    124 Exchange Street, Suite A<br />
    Pendleton, SC 29670-1312<br />
    Voice: 864-646-4090</p>
<p>    McMillan Federal Building, Suite 111<br />
    401 West Evans Street<br />
    Florence, SC 29501<br />
    Voice: 843-669-1505<br />
    FAX: 843-669-9015</p>
<p>    130 South Main Street, 7th Floor<br />
    Greenville, SC 29601<br />
    Voice: 864-250-1417<br />
    FAX: 864-250-4322</p>
<p>    530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202<br />
    Mount Pleasant, SC 29464<br />
    Voice: 843-849-3887<br />
    FAX: 843-971-3669</p>
<p>    508 Hampton Street, Suite 202<br />
    Columbia, SC 29201<br />
    Voice: 803-933-0112<br />
    FAX: 803-933-0957</p>
<p>    DC Address: The Honorable Lindsey Graham<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    290 Russell Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-4001<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-5972<br />
    DC Fax: 202-224-3808<br />
    _____________________________<br />
    Senate Committee on Appropriations &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on Defense &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development &#8211; 8<br />
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch &#8211; 2<br />
    Senate Committee on Armed Services &#8211; 10<br />
    Subcommittee on Personnel &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
    Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support &#8211; 6<br />
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities &#8211; 4<br />
    Senate Committee on the Budget &#8211; 6<br />
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary &#8211; 5<br />
    Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
    Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law &#8211; 3<br />
    Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs &#8211; 5<br />
    ______________________________________-<br />
    Chief of Staff: Richard Perry<br />
    Scheduler: Alice James<br />
    Legislative Director: Matt Rimkunas<br />
    Press Secretary: Alice James<br />
    _____________________<br />
    _____________________<br />
    _____________________<br />
    Senator Michael Bradley Enzi</p>
<p>    DOB: February 1, 1944<br />
    Political Party: Republican<br />
    Education:<br />
    George Washington University (B.S.)<br />
    University of Denver (M.B.A.)</p>
<p>    Service: United States Air National Guard<br />
    1967-1973<br />
    _____________________</p>
<p>    Personal:<br />
    Wife:<br />
    Diana Enzi<br />
    Children:<br />
    Amy Enzi<br />
    Emily Enzi<br />
    Brad Enzi</p>
<p>    (307) 682-9260<br />
    431 Circle Dr<br />
    Gillette, WY 82716-4903</p>
<p>    __________________________<br />
    Politics:<br />
    United States Senator from Wyoming<br />
    January 3, 1997 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>    Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<br />
    January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007<br />
    _____________________<br />
    District Offices:<br />
    Federal Center, Suite 2007<br />
    2120 Capitol Avenue<br />
    Cheyenne, WY 82001<br />
    Voice: 307-772-2477<br />
    FAX: 307-772-2480</p>
<p>    Federal Center, PO Box 33201<br />
    100 East B Street<br />
    Casper, WY 82602<br />
    Voice: 307-261-6572<br />
    FAX: 307-261-6574</p>
<p>    400 South Kendrick Avenue, Suite 303<br />
    Gillette, WY 82716<br />
    Voice: 307-682-6268<br />
    FAX: 307-682-6501</p>
<p>    1285 Sheridan Avenue, Suite 210<br />
    Cody, WY 82414<br />
    Voice: 307-527-9444<br />
    FAX: 307-527-9476</p>
<p>    1110 Maple Way, PO Box 12470<br />
    Jackson, WY 83002<br />
    Voice: 307-739-9507<br />
    FAX: 307-739-9520</p>
<p>    DC Address: The Honorable Mike Enzi<br />
    United States Senate<br />
    379A Russell Senate Office Building<br />
    Washington, D.C. 20510-5004<br />
    DC Phone: 202-224-3424<br />
    DC Fax: 202-228-0359<br />
    _______________________<br />
    Committee Membership:<br />
    Senate Committee on the Budget &#8211; 3<br />
    Senate Committee on Finance &#8211; 7<br />
    Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on Health Care &#8211; 4<br />
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight &#8211; 5<br />
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
    Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship &#8211; 7<br />
    _______________________<br />
    Chief of Staff: Flip McConnaughey<br />
    Scheduler: Alana Hyman<br />
    Legislative Director: Randi Reid<br />
    Communications Director: Coy Knobel<br />
_______________________________________________________</p>
<p>Senator Mike Crapo</p>
<p>DOB: May 20, 1951<br />
Political Party: Republican<br />
Education:<br />
Brigham Young University (B.A.)<br />
Harvard Law School (J.D.)<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Religion: Mormon<br />
___________________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Spouse:  Susan Hasleton Crapo</p>
<p>263 Martinsburg Ln<br />
Idaho Falls, ID 83404-8413</p>
<p>__________________________<br />
Politics:<br />
Idaho State Senator from District 32<br />
 December 1, 1984 – December 1, 1992</p>
<p>37th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate<br />
December, 1988 – December 1, 1992</p>
<p>Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Idaho’s 2nd district<br />
 January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999</p>
<p>United States Senator Idaho<br />
January 3, 1999 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>_____________________<br />
District Offices:<br />
251 East Front Street, Suite 205<br />
Boise, ID 83702<br />
Voice: 208-334-1776<br />
FAX: 208-334-9044</p>
<p>610 Hubbard Street, Suite 209<br />
Coeur D’Alene, ID 83814<br />
Voice: 208-664-5490<br />
FAX: 208-664-0889</p>
<p>275 South 5th Avenue, Suite 225<br />
Pocatello, ID 83201     Voice: 208-236-6775<br />
FAX: 208-236-6935</p>
<p>410 Memorial Drive, Suite 204<br />
Idaho Falls, ID 83402<br />
Voice: 208-522-9779<br />
FAX: 208-529-8367</p>
<p>313 D Street, Suite 105<br />
Lewiston, ID 83501<br />
Voice: 208-743-1492<br />
FAX: 208-743-6484</p>
<p>202 Falls Avenue, Suite 2<br />
Twin Falls, ID 83301<br />
Voice: 208-734-2515<br />
FAX: 208-733-0414</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable Mike Crapo<br />
United States Senate<br />
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-1204<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-6142<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-1375<br />
_______________________<br />
Committee Membership:    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Senate Committee on the Budget &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Finance &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs &#8211; 5<br />
_________________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Susan Wheeler<br />
Scheduler: Karen Brown<br />
Legislative Director: Ken Flanz<br />
Press Secretary: Mandi Critchfield<br />
__________________________________<br />
__________________________________<br />
__________________________________</p>
<p>Senator John Cornyn</p>
<p>DOB: February 2, 1952<br />
Political party Republican<br />
Education:<br />
Trinity University (B.A.)<br />
St. Mary’s University (J.D.)<br />
University of Virginia (LL.M.)<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Religion: Church of Christ<br />
___________________________<br />
Personal:<br />
Spouse: Sandy Cornyn</p>
<p>(512) 469-6034<br />
221 W 6th St, Ste 1530<br />
Austin, TX 78701-3417<br />
Twitter:        @johncornyn</p>
<p>__________________________<br />
Politics:<br />
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court<br />
January 2, 1991 – October 18, 1997</p>
<p>Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court<br />
January 2, 1991 – October 18, 1997</p>
<p>49th Attorney General of Texas<br />
January 13, 1999 – December 1, 2002</p>
<p>United States Senator Texas<br />
December 1, 2002 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>_____________________<br />
District Offices:<br />
5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1125 E<br />
Dallas, TX 75244<br />
Voice: 972-239-1310<br />
FAX: 972-239-2110</p>
<p>600 Navarro, Suite 210<br />
San Antonio, TX 78205<br />
Voice: 210-224-7485<br />
FAX: 210-224-8569</p>
<p>Regions Bank Building, Suite 1004<br />
100 East Ferguson Street<br />
Tyler, TX 75702<br />
Voice: 903-593-0902<br />
FAX: 903-593-0920</p>
<p>5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 980<br />
Houston, TX 77007<br />
Voice: 713-572-3337<br />
FAX: 713-572-3777</p>
<p>Chase Tower, Suite 1530<br />
221 West 6th Street<br />
Austin, TX 78701<br />
Voice: 512-469-6034<br />
FAX: 512-469-6020</p>
<p>222 East Van Buren, Suite 404<br />
Harlingen, TX 78550<br />
Voice: 956-423-0162<br />
FAX: 956-423-0193</p>
<p>Wells Fargo Center, Suite 1230<br />
1500 Broadway<br />
Lubbock, TX 79401</p>
<p>DC Address: The Honorable John Cornyn<br />
United States Senate<br />
517 Hart Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-4304<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-2934<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-2856<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-0566<br />
_______________________<br />
Committee Membership:    Senate Committee on Armed Services &#8211; 11<br />
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support &#8211; 7<br />
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities &#8211; 5<br />
Senate Committee on the Budget &#8211; 5<br />
Senate Committee on Finance &#8211; 8<br />
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Health Care &#8211; 5<br />
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight &#8211; 6<br />
Senate Committee on the Judiciary &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
_________________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Beth Jafari<br />
Scheduler: Megan Moore<br />
Legislative Director: Russ Thomasson<br />
Communications Director: Megan Mitchell<br />
_______________________________<br />
_______________________________<br />
_______________________________<br />
Senator Robert P Corker Jr</p>
<p>DOB: August 24, 1952<br />
Education: University of Tennessee (B.S.)<br />
Religion: Presbyterian</p>
<p>Personal:</p>
<p>Wife: Elizabeth<br />
Children: Julia, Emily</p>
<p>(423) 265-7151<br />
1649 Minnekahda Rd<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37405-2411<br />
Twitter: @senbobcorker<br />
__________________________<br />
Politics:</p>
<p>United States Senator from Tennessee<br />
January 3, 2007 &#8211; Present</p>
<p>Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee<br />
2001–2005<br />
_____________________<br />
District Offices:</p>
<p>DC Address:The Honorable Bob Corker<br />
United States Senate<br />
185 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20510-4205<br />
DC Phone: 202-224-3344<br />
DC Fax: 202-228-0566<br />
_______________________<br />
Committee Membership:<br />
Senate Special Committee on Aging &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment &#8211; 4<br />
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources &#8211; 10<br />
Subcommittee on Energy &#8211; 8<br />
Subcommittee on National Parks &#8211; 6<br />
Subcommittee on Water and Power &#8211; 6<br />
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations &#8211; 2<br />
Subcommittee on African Affairs &#8211; 4<br />
Subcommittee on European Affairs &#8211; 3<br />
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs &#8211; 2<br />
________________________<br />
Chief of Staff: Todd Womack<br />
Scheduler: Ramona Lessen<br />
Legislative Director: Ryan Berger<br />
Communications Director: Laura Herzog<br />
________________________________________________________</p>
<p>Joe Walsh DoX… Enjoy your cak3!</p>
<p>Hometown: McHenry, IL</p>
<p>Religion: Roman Catholic</p>
<p>Born:<br />
 December 27, 1961</p>
<p>Phone Number:</p>
<p>(847)-328-3729</p>
<p>Home Address:</p>
<p>1415 Sherman Ave<br />
Evanston, IL<br />
60201</p>
<p>Family</p>
<p>Wife:        Helene Walsh</p>
<p>Children:   Joseph Walsh, 24</p>
<p>                Megan Walsh, 21</p>
<p>                Patrick Walsh, 17</p>
<p>                Alexandra Weiner, 22 (stepchild)</p>
<p>                 Jacob Weiner, 20 (stepchild)<br />
Offices:</p>
<p>432 Cannon HOB<br />
Washington, DC 20515<br />
Phone: (202) 225-3711<br />
Fax: (202) 225-7830<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
9:00AM-5:00PM Eastern time<br />
50 East Grand Ave.<br />
Fox Lake, IL 60020<br />
Phone: (847) 973-9341<br />
Fax: (847) 973-9451<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
9:00AM-5:00PM Central time<br />
124 Cass Street, Unit 2<br />
Woodstock, IL 60098<br />
Phone: (815) 337-0328<br />
Hours: Monday-Friday<br />
9:00AM-5:00PM Central time<br />
State/District Office (Campaign):<br />
 Grayslake, IL 60030<br />
 Phone: (847) 752-8155<br />
Chief of Staff:Justin Roth<br />
Scheduler:Kate Schramm<br />
Legislative Director: Jeff Freeland<br />
Press Secretary: Ashley Helms</p>
<p>Office: House of Representatives</p>
<p>State: Illinois</p>
<p>District: 8</p>
<p>Party: Republican</p>
<p>Joe Walsh has dedicated his professional life to service and advocacy. He has advocated on behalf of a wide range of public policy issues and causes, most notably advancing market-based solutions to education reform and urban poverty. But Joe has another side to him now doesn’t he?</p>
<p>Education:</p>
<p>    University Of Iowa — BA English</p>
<p>    University of Chicago — Masters in Public Policy</p>
<p>Work Info:<br />
Employer: House of Representatives<br />
Position: Congressman<br />
Time Period: January 2011 to present<br />
Location: Washington, DC<br />
Description: Congressman in the United States House of Representatives, representing IL-08.</p>
<p>    Schramm, Kathleen J. (Kate)</p>
<p>    2011: New Hire       </p>
<p>Phone :<br />
Websites:</p>
<p>http://walsh.house.gov/</p>
<p>http://www.twitter.com/RepJoeWalsh</p>
<p>http://twitter.com/RepJoeWalsh</p>
<p>http://walsh.house.gov</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/RepJoeWalsh</p>
<p>http://www.facebook.com/RepJoeWalsh</p>
<p>http://www.flickr.com/photos/joewalshcongress/</p>
<p>http://walsh.house.gov/common/rss//index.cfm?rss=49</p>
<p>http://walshforcongress.com</p>
<p>http://walshforcongress.com</p>
<p>http://www.legistorm.com/member/2821/Rep_Joe_Walsh_IL.html</p>
<p>Contributor                                                   Total                 Indivs                  PACs</p>
<p>Performance Trust Capital Partners                $19,000              $19,000                 $0<br />
Honeywell International                                 $16,633                    $0               $16,633<br />
Sage Products                                             $11,000                 $11,000               $0<br />
Cancer Treatment Centers of America            $10,335                 $10,335                $0<br />
Abercrombie &#038; Fitch                                  $10,000                  $10,000              $0<br />
Clark &#038; Wamberg                                      $10,000                  $10,000              $0<br />
Freedom Project                                      $10,000                     $0                $10,000<br />
Hills Capital Management                         $10,000                    $10,000             $0<br />
Otto Engineering                                     $10,000                     $10,000             $0<br />
Pepper Companies                                 $10,000                     $10,000              $0<br />
Sharmac Capital Management                 $10,000                     $10,000            $0<br />
Holden International                                $9,800                       $9,800              $0<br />
Family-PAC                                           $9,750$0                    $9,750<br />
Kennedy Homes                                    $8,500                        $8,500               $0<br />
Legg Mason                                         $7,500                          $7,500            $0<br />
National Electrical Contractors Assn       $7,000                          $0                $7,000<br />
AIS Network                                        $6,750                           $6,750          $0<br />
Northrop Grumman                                 $6,000                           $0                $6,000<br />
Adeli &#038; Tollen Llp                                    $5,000                        $5,000               $0<br />
American Defense International                 $5,000                       $5,000                $0<br />
Arbor Research &#038; Trading                        $5,000                        $5,000            $0<br />
Axiom Strategies                                   $5,000                         $5,000          $0<br />
Cardinal Health                                       $5,000                         $0               $5,000<br />
Corregated Box Co                                $5,000                          $5,000          $0<br />
Council of Insurance Agents &#038; Brokers      $5,000                        $0               $5,000<br />
Every Republican is Crucial PAC               $5,000                     $0                    $5,000<br />
Exelon Corp                                           $5,000                     $0               $5,000<br />
Exxon Mobil                                         $5,000                     $0             $5,000<br />
Incredible Technologies                         $5,000                     $5,000             $0<br />
Indeck Energy Services                          $5,000                   $5,000             $0<br />
Intersport Inc                                         $5,000                  $5,000              $0<br />
John Thodoa Dds                                $5,000                    $5,000              $0<br />
Laborers Union                                   $5,000                    $0                 $5,000<br />
Madison Dearborn Partners                $5,000                      $5,000            $0<br />
MJ Miller &#038; Co                                   $5,000                     $5,000             $0<br />
National Beer Wholesalers Assn        $5,000                       $0             $5,000<br />
New Vernon Capital                          $5,000                         $5,000         $0<br />
Rita Group                                      $5,000                            $5,000        $0<br />
Spo Partners &#038; Co                            $5,000                         $5,000          $0<br />
Trilin C Global                               $5,000                           $5,000           $0<br />
United Automobile Insurance Co     $5,000                       $5,000                $0<br />
Wells Fargo                                $5,000                        $5,000                 $0</p>
<p>Performance Trust Capital Partners Mr Walsh’s highest listed donor hired Capital Hill Consulting Group to Lobby congress on S.61 in 2009</p>
<p>http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&#038;filingID=49D1F550-E8EC-4EF7-A408-804E77B79298</p>
<p>This bill would have assisted homeowners in preventing the loss of their homes due to mortgage foreclosure.  After the Fed handed out trillions in low mortgage rate loans to high risk taking financial institutions &#8211; S.61 was shot down in congress before it ever made it to the floor.  Big finance YES &#8211; middle class homeowner &#8211; NO.  Overall Mr Walsh received over  $125,000 from Securities &#038; Investment Firms and Insurance companies &#8211; his largest donors.  For a Tea Party populist, he sure likes the banks and the insurance companies.<br />
Here’s more on S.61</p>
<p>http://annlawyer.com/component/content/article/45.html</p>
<p>The story about his child support issues are well known.  Mr Walsh claims that he had low income and had temporary housing stewardship of one the children during the disputed time.  These are facts which can be easily verified.  Did Mr Walsh have a court order to pay &#8211; if so did he make the payments?  Apparently he was ordered and did not pay.  Mr Walsh can (and is likely) making the argument that the payments shouldn’t have been as high as they were because of the issues above detailed &#8211; he might be right in that regard.  Mr Walsh states that over $2K a month is being automatically garnished from his account (sad that a sitting US congressman has to be made to pay support via garnishment).  It appears that there was a time that he was either ordered to pay or did not sufficiently have enough overnights to be considered shared custodial and was assessed the known $117K in arrears.  Also, there seems to be at least once where he failed to appear at a hearing.  It appears that he is in process of trying to lower that assessed figure (if he hasn’t already) while paying off the figure he owes.  Usually, when a non-custodial parent is in arrears a judge will increase the monthly in attempt to accelerate repayment.<br />
In any event, $117K is a rather large figure to be in arrears for.  One has to surmise that for some period of time Mr Walsh did not make support payments to his ex-wife.  Even giving him the benefit of the doubt the period of time in which he failed to pay support could probably be measured in years.<br />
If he got a verbal agreement with his ex-wife over support &#8211; then it’s his own fault for not getting the agreement signed and filed with the court.  Also if he did make payments outside a state disbursement unit and failed to save the cancelled checks &#8211; that’s also a measure of irresponsibility.<br />
Any responsible father knows that child support must be paid if you are not the custodial parent.  Whether or not you get along with the mother is not a consideration.  I think constituents can reasonably come to the conclusion that at least for some extended period of time Joe Walsh did not make child support payments and was a deadbeat dad &#8211; verbal agreement or no.</p>
<p>_______________________________________________________________<br />
Congressman Melvin Luther Watt (“Mel”) (D-NC)</p>
<p>Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on August 26, 1945</p>
<p>Education.</p>
<p>York Road High School in Charlotte</p>
<p>Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967 with a BS degree in Business Administration</p>
<p>In 1970 he received a JD degree from Yale University Law School</p>
<p>Relatives of Melvin Watt:</p>
<p>Brian Watt (Yale University)</p>
<p>Eulada Watt (an educator)</p>
<p>Sandra Watt</p>
<p>Jason Watt (Yale University)</p>
<p>Mel is a member of the Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church and a life member of the NAACP</p>
<p>Previous Locations for Melvin Watt:</p>
<p>6 in Charlotte, NC</p>
<p>2 in Brooklyn, NY</p>
<p>2 in Washington, DC</p>
<p>2 in Los Angeles, CA</p>
<p>Mailing Address:</p>
<p>P.O. Box 36831</p>
<p>Charlotte, North Carolina  28236</p>
<p>Office Address’:</p>
<p>CHARLOTTE</p>
<p>1230 W. Morehead St.Suite 306</p>
<p>Charlotte, NC 28208-5214</p>
<p>Tel. (704) 344-9950</p>
<p>Fax (704) 344-9971</p>
<p>1230 West Morehead St.</p>
<p>Suite 312</p>
<p>Charlotte, North Carolina  28208</p>
<p>Phone:     (704)-335-9988</p>
<p>Fax:       (704)-334-0604</p>
<p>WASHINGTON</p>
<p>2304 Rayburn HOB</p>
<p>Washington, DC 20515-3312</p>
<p>Tel. (202) 225-1510</p>
<p>Fax  (202) 225-1512</p>
<p>GREENSBORO</p>
<p>301 S. Greene St.Suite 210</p>
<p>Greensboro, NC 27401-2615</p>
<p>Tel. (336) 275-9950</p>
<p>Fax (336) 379-9951</p>
<p> 78.</p>
<p> 79.<br />
Home address</p>
<p>80.</p>
<p> 81.<br />
515 N Poplar St</p>
<p> 82.<br />
Charlotte, NC 28202</p>
<p> 83.</p>
<p> 84.<br />
Home phone</p>
<p> 85.</p>
<p> 86.<br />
(704) 333-3310</p>
<p> 87.</p>
<p> 88.<br />
Mel is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, on which he is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet and serves on the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.  Mel is also on the House Financial Services Committee, on which he serves on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.</p>
<p> 89.</p>
<p> 90.</p>
<p>http://www.wattforcongress.com/</p>
<p> 91.</p>
<p>http://watt.house.gov/</p>
<p>Top contributors by organization/corporation 2008 http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&#038;cid=N00002328</p>
<p>Fundraising profile: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2008&#038;cid=N00002328</p>
<p>Before retiring from the Democratic baseball team in 2008, Mel was the starting pitcher for the Democratic baseball team in the annual Congressional Baseball Game and was named most valuable player in 1995, 1996 and 2000.</p>
<p>************Mel enjoys tennis, running, reading and music*******************</p>
<p>Friends</p>
<p>Tawana Wilson-Allen</p>
<p>Congressional Liaison at Office of Congressman Melvin Watt </p>
<p>http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=42708013&#038;authType=NAME_SEARCH&#038;authToken=515R&#038;locale=en_US&#038;srchid=a474dc1f-54a0-47bc-a6ca-0d961a375c66-0&#038;srchindex=1&#038;srchtotal=15&#038;goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Tawana_Wilson_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&#038;pvs=ps&#038;trk=pp_profile_name_link</p>
<p>Jay Ferguson</p>
<p>Campaign Manager</p>
<p>Cell Phone:  (704)-650-2864</p>
<p>Congressman Watt’s Executive Assistant, Mr. Dominique Tillman Dominique.Tillman@mail.house.gov<br />
___________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>joseph lieberman</p>
<p>Joseph Isadore Lieberman,born February 24, 1942) is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut.</p>
<p>(860) 745-3944</p>
<p>32 Tabor Rd</p>
<p>Enfield, CT 06082-2055<br />
Age:    65+<br />
Associated:     David M Lieberman, Jacqueline I Lieberman, Suzanne L Lieberman</p>
<p>lawyer contact:One Constitution Plaza<br />
7th Floor<br />
Hartford, CT 06103<br />
44 years since Senator Joseph I Lieberman was first licensed to practice law.<br />
State   License status  Year acquired   Last updated by Avvo<br />
Connecticut     Active  1967    12/01/2008</p>
<p>http://www.myspace.com/109015999</p>
<p>http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/06103-ct-senator-lieberman-1444598.html</p>
<p>Hadassah I Lieberman (family)</p>
<p>Matthew Adam Lieberman (family)</p>
<p>Edward Lieberman (family)</p>
<p>Ellen P Lieberman (family)</p>
<p>Isaac R Lieberman (family)<br />
______________________________________________________<br />
john conyers<br />
Age: 82<br />
    DOB: 5/16/1929<br />
    Political Affiliation: Democrat<br />
    Religion: Baptist<br />
    Home Phone:<br />
    Cell Phone:<br />
    Email: john.conyers@mail.house.gov</p>
<p>    Education:</p>
<p>    High school: Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan (graduated)<br />
    University: Wayne State University (Alma Mater) ( receieved a B.A. and J.D. )</p>
<p>    Family:</p>
<p>    Monica Conyers (wife)<br />
    John Conyers |||<br />
    Carl Edward Conyers</p>
<p>    _______________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    His House is an eyesore: (owns multiple houses)</p>
<p>http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/charlie_leduff/detroit-neighborhood_john-conyers-house-is-an-eyesore</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R_t6x3h8vLI?fs=1&#038;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>    Home addresses:</p>
<p>    3351 Charlevoix<br />
    Detroit, Michigan<br />
               48207</p>
<p>    Home Price: $43,800<br />
    3,136 sq ft / 0.07 acres<br />
    1.0 bathroom<br />
    Year built:     1911<br />
    Parking:        Garage &#8211; Detached</p>
<p>    Street View:</p>
<p>http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&#038;gs_upl=</p>
<p>    5765l5765l0l5860l1l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&#038;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&#038;biw=<br />
    1440&#038;bih=683&#038;q=3351+Charlevoix&#038;um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=<br />
    0x8824d33cf99c04c9:0x2f405af213c9fc68,3351+Charlevoix,+Detroit,+MI+48207&#038;gl=<br />
    us&#038;ei=MNzFTtsmwuaIAoX5tOEF&#038;sa=X&#038;oi=geocode_result&#038;ct=title&#038;resnum=1&#038;ved=0CCYQ8gEwAA</p>
<p>    _______________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    Offices:</p>
<p>    Washington Office:</p>
<p>    2426 Rayburn H.O.B.<br />
    Washington, DC 20515<br />
    Ph. (202)-225-5126<br />
    Fax (202)-225-0072</p>
<p>    Office Staff:</p>
<p>    Chief of Staff:         Cynthia Martin<br />
    Scheduler:              Rinia Shelby<br />
    Legislative Director:   Michael Darner<br />
    Press Secretary:        Matt Morgan</p>
<p>    Detroit Office:</p>
<p>    669 Federal Bldg.<br />
    231 W. Lafayette<br />
    Detroit, MI 48226<br />
    Ph. (313)-961-5670<br />
    Fax (313)-226-2085</p>
<p>    Trenton / Downriver Office:</p>
<p>    2615 W. Jefferson<br />
    Trenton, MI 48183<br />
    Ph. (734)-675-4084<br />
    Fax (734)-675-4218</p>
<p>    ________________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    Military Service:</p>
<p>    He served in the United states Army National Guard in Michigan from 1948-1950<br />
    He also served in the US Army from 1950-1954 before moving on to<br />
    the US Army Reserves from 1954-1957.</p>
<p>    He served one year in Korea as an officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers<br />
    and has been awarded combat and merit citations.</p>
<p>    _______________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    Committee assignments</p>
<p>            Committee on the Judiciary (Ranking Member)<br />
            As Ranking Member of the full committee, Rep. Conyers may serve as an ex officio<br />
            member of all subcommittees.<br />
            Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy<br />
            Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties<br />
            Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law</p>
<p>    Committee Membership:</p>
<p>        House Committee on the Judiciary &#8211; Ranking Minority Member<br />
        Subcommittee on the Constitution<br />
        Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet</p>
<p>    Caucus membership</p>
<p>        Founding Member and Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus<br />
        Congressional Progressive Caucus<br />
        International Conservation Caucus<br />
        Out of Afghanistan Caucus (Co-Chair)</p>
<p>    _______________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    ****** Copyright controversy ******</p>
<p>    Conyers has come under fire from scientific and taxpayers’ advocacy groups for repeatedly<br />
    introducing a bill that would overturn NIH Public Access Policy, and forbid the government<br />
    from mandating that federally funded research be made freely available to the public.<br />
    Critics assert that Conyers has been influenced by publishing houses who have contributed<br />
    significant money to Conyers.</p>
<p>    ****** Bribery conviction of wife, Monica Conyers ******</p>
<p>    Conyers’ wife, Monica, a former President pro tempore of the Detroit City Council,<br />
    pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery in June 2009. This is punishable<br />
    by up to five years in prison; in March 2010 she was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment,<br />
    followed by two years supervised probation.</p>
<p>    On June 16, 2009, the United States Attorney’s Office said that two Synagro Technologies<br />
    representatives had named Monica Conyers as the recipient of bribes from the company totaling<br />
    more than $60,000, paid to influence passage of a contract with the City of Detroit. The information<br />
    was gathered during an FBI investigation into political corruption in the city. She was given a<br />
    pre-indictment letter, and offered a plea bargain deal in the case. On June 26, 2009,<br />
    she was charged with conspiring to commit bribery. She pleaded guilty. On March 10, 2010 she was<br />
    sentenced to 37 months in prison, and also received two years of supervised probation. She is appealing<br />
    the sentence. She began serving her term on September 10, 2010 at a minimum-security camp in<br />
    Alderson, West Virginia</p>
<p>    _________________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    He contributes to Huffington Post<br />
    _________________________________________________________________________</p>
<p>    Signature:</p>
<p>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/John_Conyers_signature.png</p>
<p>    Social Media:</p>
<p>    www.facebook.com/CongressmanConyers<br />
    Twitter:        @repjohnconyers<br />
    Homepage:       http://conyers.house.gov/<br />
_______________________________________________________</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p>All I heard last night was MORE WAR, now with Iran.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve reflected on this a lot. I&#8217;m not going to go into detail right now because I don&#8217;t have time, but I plan on putting my thoughts down on paper later. </p>
<p>Sometimes, I think we may be looking at this too closely to be able to see the big picture, and are forgetting the events of the last 50 years as well as the 100 years before that, and also what consequences that any action we undertake now will have over the course of the next several decades. </p>
<p>All of these things need to be taken into consideration&#8230;and not just the current passions of the moment. This is why I agree with Paul, because he IS looking at the big picture and not just his 4 year term as President. How did we get here? Do we bear any responsibility? Is there anything we could change that would alter the course of history and avoid war? </p>
<p>Iran has been sitting on the table and listed as an &#8216;imminent&#8217; threat since at least circa 1995 in various Washington think-tanks populated by a number people who ended up in the Bush administration that pushed us into Iraq. </p>
<p>This matter deserves an open debate before Congress and if found to be a legitimate threat to our national security, then a declaration of war. </p>
<p>I am not for a brand new Executive bound from the get-go to war. &#8212;&#8212;&#8211; </p>
<p>&#8220;The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, &#038; most prone to it. It has accordingly with studied care, vested the question of war in the Legislature. But the Doctrines lately advanced strike at the root of all these provisions, and will deposit the peace of the Country in that Department which the Constitution distrusts as most ready without cause to renounce it. For if the opinion of the President not the facts &#038; proofs themselves are to sway the judgment of Congress, in declaring war, and if the President in the recess of Congress create a foreign mission, appoint the minister, &#038; negociate a War Treaty, without the possibility of a check even from the Senate, untill the measures present alternatives overruling the freedom of its judgment; if again a Treaty when made obliges the Legislature to declare war contrary to its judgment, and in pursuance of the same doctrine, a law declaring war, imposes a like moral obligation, to grant the requisite supplies until it be formally repealed with the consent of the President &#038; Senate, it is evident that the people are cheated out of the best ingredients in their Government, the safeguards of peace which is the greatest of their blessings.&#8221; &#8211; James Madison</p></blockquote>
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