Posted on 01/17/2007 2:18:46 PM PST by Mo1
This was just brought to my attention and I need help in understanding what exactly this Bill/Amendment is about.
I tried calling over to the House of Representatives .. but they said there was no one there to help explain the details of this bill/amendment.
They suggested I go to Thomas.gov .. but I already did that.
Can any FReepers out there help direct me in the right direction and find a better way to locate what this is?
Thanks !
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H.R.501
Title: For the relief of Valerie Plame Wilson.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (None) Private bill
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Provides for the relief of Valerie Plame Wilson.
Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1]
http://www.house.gov/inslee/index.html
Do you know what a "private bill" is?
On his web site:
Democrats' legislative priorities: A New Direction for America
Looks like the same old direction to me; and it looks like the Dems are back in business!
God only knows what has flown under our radar.
It would be interesting to see WHEN she "quit" her job; what do you want to bet it was AFTER the Vanity fair cover?
IF she gets it early, that means that over her lifetime, she will have collected EXTRA $$$$$ money not allowed others. Special treatment. (I thought she quit to have the twins. Has she applied for any other desk job so that she could put in the required time per regulations?)
That's exactly right. She's already got a pension coming (and arguably rightfully so-- it's vested to her), just not yet. She chose to get out early. Tuff Nuggets. :-)
Very good work.
How ironic, huh?
Inslee has this entirely wrong. Plame was identified by the KGB as a CIA officer in the early nineties. She was immediately recalled from foreign service because of it. She was unusable as a covert officer from THAT time on. This recent business about her was of no consequence.
When was the Vanity Fair issue?
Great work finding this. Funny how the Wilsons failed to alert the press on this money grab. Maybe they're doing another magazine photo spread tonight with Valerie panhandling at the Georgetown end of the Key Bridge.
Very infuriating!
I was listening to that discussion, up to about an hour ago.
Sen. Bobt. Bennett (R)Utah was giving Feinschwein some run for her $$ about the line item veto issue.
He had dates, facts, etc. about the line item veto comments she made in 1998!! WooHoo .. the Rats got very silent after his speech. She was trying to say the bill was too complicated ... LOL .. then when he threw back her positive comments about it ..and related as to how BillyJeff had used it .. whoo boy. It was precious. And Lott stepped up and was pretty good, too.
Thank you.
Isn't the fifth a supposed to be capitalized?
That explains it.
I hope some smart Republican comes up with an alternative bill, something along the lines of recalculating her "time served" and getting it below the required minimum to qualify for a pension at all. I bet there's an appropriate 'Joe Wilson' bill that somebody could come up with as well.
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