| Calling For The Immediate Release Of Human Rights Activists Kim Young Hwan, Yu Jae Gil, Kang Shin Sam, And Lee Sang Yong |
May 17, 2012 |
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Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL
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"These human rights activists are in serious danger. Many fear that Kim in particular, once a North Korean regime insider who has become one of the most outspoken advocates for freedom and human rights for the North Korean people, has been subjected to harsh interrogation and even torture by Chinese state security or North Korean security thugs. Even while living in South Korea, he often suffered harassment and intimidation for his activism and work on NKnet by pro-North Korean sympathizers. As the Daily NK reported on May 16, 2012, if Kim was transported to the Sino-North Korean border to be interrogated by North Korean agents, “then what is the difference between throwing a piece of meat to a dog and handing Kim to the North Korean National Security Agency, whose men come and go from Dandong as if it were their own house?” "
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| Tribute To Nanette A. Nadeau |
May 17, 2012 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"Legislative liaisons facilitate communication between their agencies and Congress, effectively bridging our organizational cultures. These professionals require expert, almost insider, knowledge of Congressional procedure, committee structure, and legislative process. My office depends heavily on the rapport we have with military liaisons for timely, transparent dialogue. Nanette has exemplified the best of what we have come to appreciate."
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| Stop The Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act Of 2012—Motion To Proceed—Continued |
May 8, 2012 |
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Scott Brown, R-MA
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"Wow. That was interesting. I remember when the Senator who just spoke before me, before we left for our district work period, was praising the Republicans for working with her—one Republican specifically—and about how appreciative she was for working together and taking the time in a bipartisan manner to move forward on a very important piece of legislation that she was spearheading. We didn’t filibuster that. We didn’t filibuster the postal bill or the Violence Against Women Act or the crowdfunding bill or the insider trading bill. But all of a sudden we are filibustering now."
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| Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (Stock) Act |
April 17, 2012 |
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Tim Walz, D-MN
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of myself and Representative Louise M. Slaughter to note the end of a successful journey in good government reform. Six years ago, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act was introduced for the first time in the House of Representatives. We reintroduced this bill for the fourth time on March 17, 2011 and a little over a year later, we are proud to see the language we introduced to ban insider trading, signed into law."
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| Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Of 2011—Motion To Proceed |
April 17, 2012 |
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Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI
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"I intend to urge as many of my colleagues as I can to come to the floor, and I hope we get the floor covered by some of our colleagues on a literally daily basis until we get this resolved. We need to point out the places where jobs are falling off around the country because this wasn’t done, where people are getting laid off around the country because this isn’t getting done. There is a direct link between construction jobs not getting put on the list, funds not getting put out for those jobs and folks not getting employed. In this economy, we can’t afford that, and we certainly can’t afford it for internal insider Washington, DC, reasons."
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