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Vermont Congressional Delegation: Great on fighting poverty

by: Jack McCullough

Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM EST


TheSargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has isued a scorecard for every member of Congress showing how they voted in 2009 on fifteen key bills in the fight against poverty.
 
It's not surprising that our Congressional delegation got straight A's, or in the case of Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, A +.
 
At a time when there is much to criticize, it's important to recognize the good that our representatives in Congress do.

Vermont's scorecard:


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011121314 
Patrick LeahyYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes93A
Bernie SandersYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes100A+
House123456789101112131415161718 
Peter WelchALYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes100A+
Jack McCullough :: Vermont Congressional Delegation: Great on fighting poverty
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Raise Your Voice!
Well done, Gentlemen! (4.00 / 1)
Now don't go resting on your laurels!

Leahy supported indentured servitude (0.00 / 0)
From this ranking, it looks like the senior Vermont Senator supported an amendment (Amendment to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
S. Amdt. 2376 to H.R. 3288)
that

Affirms the existence of community service requirements for households living in public housing.

Wonder if he got anything in return for that vote.


hey (4.00 / 1)
does that include people who claim the mortgage interest deduction?

perhaps not all subsidies are created equal...


[ Parent ]
Now, let's be honest... (3.00 / 2)
They're great on VOTING to fight poverty.

But poverty has nothing to fear from these do-littles.



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