Say hello to U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler (D-NC). He writes, "Today marks an important day for Western North Carolina and our nation as the 110th Congress officially convenes at noon. I am honored and humbled that you elected me to be your representative here today.
"We have an ambitious schedule for the first 100 hours we are in session. We will change the way business is done in Washington by enacting ethics rules that ban gifts and travel from lobbyists and restore trust in Congress by returning fiscal sanity to our budget process and ending the abuse of earmarks. We are also going to make changes to help American workers by raising the minimum wage, to help our seniors by allowing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for Medicare, and to help our families by cutting interest rates on student loans."
Welcome to the blogosphere congressman. Thanks to Ed Cone for the link.
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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