Earlier today, I had the privilege of participating in a teleconference, along with a half-dozen other Tulsa area activists, with Oklahoma 1st District Congressman John Sullivan and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan regarding House Speaker John Boehner's proposal (officially known as the Budget Control Act of 2011) for raising the debt...
Posted by Michael Bates on July 29, 2011 12:35 AM
Americans for Prosperity is encouraging citizens concerned about the budget deficit to visit the district offices of key congressmen at noon on Thursday, July 13, 2011. A vote on a federal balanced budget amendment, H. J. Res. 1, is expected next week. Here in Oklahoma AFP is focusing on persuading...
Posted by Michael Bates on July 13, 2011 8:33 PM
U. S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) illustrates the United States's current headlong rush into a debt crisis in which the national debt would be three times the national economy. Imagine if you had credit card debts of $150,000 with a $50,000 a year income. You wouldn't be able to afford...
Posted by Michael Bates on April 6, 2011 12:35 PM
As quickly as I can, I'll be posting the video I took at Sunday's 9/12 March on Washington. Here's the first. I caught up with this lady, Gail Champion from Ohio, as we were about halfway along Pennsylvania Ave. What caught my attention in the first place -- and you...
Posted by Michael Bates on September 14, 2010 1:23 PM
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