Congressman Rehberg
clears Congress' low bar
At a recent congressional hearing on
education, members of the House House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies took their turn questioning
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about the Bush-Cheney 2008
education budget.
When Rep. Rehberg's turn came to speak for
the people of Montana,
what did he have to say for himself?
"I prove the fact that there's no literacy
test to run for office," Rehberg self-deprecated. "I made the top half of the
class possible, and then for me there is no top half." You can't make this stuff up. More.
Rehberg Votes Against Ad Disaster Help for
Montana Farmers and Ranchers
In
another dumb move, Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.) fought against agricultural disaster aid for Montana farmers and
ranchers.
The
AP reported that, "Western and Midwestern members of Congress have been trying
for more than a year to find a way to pay farmers for losses due to an ongoing
drought, along with flooding and other disasters. House Republicans have opposed
the idea, but Democrats who are now in charge have supported it. President Bush
has remained opposed, saying it is too expensive.
Montana
Rep. Denny Rehberg, who sits on the spending committee that approved the bill,
said he voted against the legislation "in good conscience."
North
Dakota Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, was in Washington this week lobbying the federal
Agriculture Department to support the disaster money.
"What
it's about is the impact on the economy of an entire region," he said.
"When you come down to the human level, there is no question that there
are farmers meeting with their bankers right now, and whether or not they can
farm this year is dependent on whether this program is approved." More.
