Questions of the Week – 2011
These questions are culled from phone calls, letters, faxes and e-mails sent to my Camarillo, Solvang, and Washington offices. Each week that Congress is in session I add another question and answer. Below are the questions in chronological order for 2011.
• Question: Will there be changes to the payroll tax rates, Medicare physician payments, and unemployment benefits on January 1, 2012? (Week ending December 23, 2011)
• Question: Is it true that H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, would allow for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens by the U.S. military? (Week ending December 16, 2011)
• Question: Do you support H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act? (Week ending December 9, 2011)
• Question: Why do you support changing the way federal agencies impose regulations on business? (Week ending December 2, 2011)
• Question: Why is the Balanced Budget Amendment important and what will it do? (Week ending November 18, 2011)
• Question: What is Congress doing to support our nation’s veterans? (Week ending November 11, 2011)
• Question: Why did you Chair a hearing on China in the House Immigration Policy and Enforcement Subcommittee this week? (Week ending November 4, 2011)
• Question: What is Operation Fast and Furious and what is Congress doing about it? (Week ending October 28, 2011)
• Question: Is the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) a threat to our national security? (Week ending October 7, 2011)
• Question: What are conforming loan limits and how do they affect California’s housing market? (Week ending September 30, 2011)
• Question: Did the House Judiciary Committee vote to require all employers use E-Verify? (Week ending September 23, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act? (Week ending September 16, 2011)
• Question: What is Congress doing to protect Americans from terrorist attacks? (Week ending September 9, 2011)
• Question: What are you doing to help create jobs? (Week ending August 26, 2011)
• Question: What are you doing to help businesses create more jobs? (Week ending August 19, 2011)
• Question: What are you doing to create jobs? (Week ending August 12, 2011)
• Question: Why did the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partially shut down? (Week ending August 5, 2011)
• Question: What is included in Speaker Boehner’s Budget Control Act of 2011? (Week ending July 29, 2011)
• Question: Is Congress cutting its own budget? (Week ending July 22, 2011)
• Question: Do you support H.R. 1002, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act? (Week ending July 15, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on H.Res.268, reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations? (Week ending July 8, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, which would make major changes to our patent system? (Week ending July 1, 2011)
• Question: Has Congress voted to authorize the United States use of military force in Libya? (Week ending June 24, 2011)
• Question: How would H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act help legal workers? (Week ending June 17, 2011)
• Question: What is your position on H.R. 1161, the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2010? (Week ending June 10, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012? (Week ending June 3, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on extending the PATRIOT Act? (Week ending May 27, 2011)
• Question: How would the Ryan budget resolution lower the federal deficit and what are its chances of passing? (Week ending May 20, 2011)
• Question: What is Congress doing to reduce the high price of gasoline and make America energy independent? (Week ending May 13, 2011)
• Question: Private employers added 244,000 jobs in April, but the unemployment rate rose and an estimated 13.7 million people are still looking for work. What can Congress do to help private employers create more jobs? (Week ending May 6, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on authorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet? (Week ending April 15, 2011)
• Question: What will happen if the federal government is shut down? (Week ending April 8, 2011)
• Question: The House of Representatives considered H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, this week. How did you vote on this legislation? (Week ending April 1, 2011)
• Question: I am concerned with President Obama's decision to use U.S. military forces in Libya. What is your opinion? (Week ending March 25, 2011)
• Question: Will radiation from the nuclear power plants damaged by the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan reach the west coast of the United States? If so, are there any health risks? (Week ending March 18, 2011)
• Question: I have relatives in Japan. Which federal agency should I contact for information about their well being? Also, how may I help the people affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunamis? (Week ending March 11, 2011)
• Question: How did you vote on H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Elimination Act? (Week ending March 4, 2011)
• Question: Will your vote to cut spending last week actually reduce the deficit? (Week ending February 25, 2011)
• Question: Why did the PATRIOT Act need to be voted on again this week? (Week ending February 18, 2011)
• Question: What was the purpose of your hearing on E-Verify this week? (Week ending February 11, 2011)
• Question: I am concerned with Department of Interior Secretary Salazar’s new land-use designation called “Wild Lands” on Bureau of Land Management public lands. What are you doing about this? (Week ending February 4, 2011)
• Question: The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program is set to expire on January 31, 2011. Is Congress going to extend this program? (Week ending January 28, 2011)
• Question: The House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 2, which would repeal the Health Care Law. Will the law be replaced? (Week ending January 21, 2011)
• Question: With the new Congress in session, what are you doing to rein in spending and get our record deficit under control? (Week ending January 14, 2011)
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