Posted on 03/18/2009 8:29:14 AM PDT by alex
A bill tripling the size of the AmeriCorps program that is scheduled for a House vote Wednesday would also create fellowships for people 55 and older and a separate Summer of Service program for middle and high school student volunteers....
Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., have introduced a similar measure that also adds 175,000 positions to AmeriCorps. A Senate committee is scheduled to vote on its legislation on Wednesday and it could come before the full Senate for a vote as early as next week.
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Even in the best possible outcome this bill will do nothing else but provide full time jobs for a legion on Dem activists.
I suppose this issue deserves a very serious freeping, I already called his office and let my opinion known.
Most of them are. It just smacks you in the face to know how all of our Congress critters are working on the same side and it isn’t for the American people or America.
Orin, you've been a great foot soldier in the war (especially, judicial nominations) but... this is the last straw. You might want to brush up on your shuffle board skills.
How about delaying the planned 10% increase in the minimum wage this summer so that youths can DO REAL WORK?
This bill will lay the groundwork for 0-man's brownshirts.
Brownshirt alert
HR1388 Ping.
They apparently have photos of him in action.
I am not aware of age limits on clergy.
Don't even use the term "volunteer" for these government workers. It is just another form of welfare.
Fellowships for people over 55, that should be demanded that every one in congress quit jobs and be forced to join..that would clean out a lot of the dead wood..
“I hate to say this, but, I think we need age limits on Senators and Congressional Reps.”
I have been saying this 4 yrs. 72 and you’re out.
Age Limits & Term Limits
i don’t know why he ever registered a Republican being a dedicated union lover and a member of the iron lathers union!
Being gung ho for obaminartions brown shirt corp goes right along with his love of unions.
Old dogs unable to learn new tricks....
Even worse they are unable to unlearn the old ones. Symbolic feel-good programs full of good-government robots in training and absolutely unjustifiable expenditures have been a part of the lives of Hatch et al for so long they can’t help themselves.
Governance, responsibility and decisions are challenging and dangerous in their minds. Someone might be held accountable.
Orin Hatch is out of his hatch!.....
Anyone running for a 3rd {or greater} consecutive term in the same office should be forced to run as a “Write In” candidate.
Should he/she still win, That Way, his constituents really want Him.
Friends of my enemy are enemies.
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