Re: Re;Waxman/House autism bills

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Kennedy woud be a powerfull ally if he could be turned. I think

right now he accepts the 2004 IOM report, but everyone knows what

his nephew has done. I like Conyers, but he is gong to be busy going

after Bush because of the war. I like Pelosi, but I don't know where

she stands on the vaccine issue. All in all, I Don't expect vaccine

hearings immediatly after the Dems take over, if they do take over.

Look for the drug companies to line the pockets of these Dems if it

looks like they are going to win.

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> Some important changes that would occur with Democratic

victories McClatchy Newspapers

> CHUCK KENNEDY, KRT

> House Minority Leader Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., in 2003.

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> If Democrats capture control of the House of Representatives

or the Senate in November's elections, top leadership posts in

both chambers of Congress and in powerful committees would change

hands.

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> Here's a thumbnail sketch of some of the most important

personnel changes that would occur:

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> HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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> Speaker of the House - It's now Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., a

strong Bush loyalist. If Democrats win, it will be Rep.

Pelosi, D-Calif., a liberal feminist from San Francisco who

criticizes Bush on virtually everything.

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> Energy and Commerce Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Joe

Barton, R-Texas, a conservative oilman. If Democrats win, the

chairman will be Rep. Dingell, D-Mich., a New Deal-style

liberal who believes in strong government regulation.

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> Financial Services Committee - The chairman now is Rep.

Oxley, R-Ohio, a free-market conservative. If Democrats

win, the chairman will be Rep. Barney , D-Mass., a liberal

activist who believes in using law to reduce inequality and expand

affordable housing, Internet taxation and workers' rights.

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> Government Reform Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Tom

, R-Va., a centrist who hasn't made many waves but

investigated steroid use in Major League Baseball. If Democrats

win, the chairman will be Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., a longtime

liberal reformer who wants to investigate not only baseball but

also tobacco, prescription-drug coverage, the Iraq war, Enron ties

and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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> Judiciary Committee - The chairman now is Rep.

Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who holds the House's hard-line position

against illegal immigrants. If Democrats win, the chairman will be

Rep. Conyers, D-Mich., a civil rights activist who flirted

with pursuing impeachment of President Bush but has since backed

off, at least for now.

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> Ways and Means Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Bill

, R-Calif., a brainy, acerbic, pro-business tax-cutter who's

retiring. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep.

Rangel, D-N.Y., a scratchy-voiced liberal activist who champions

affordable housing, spending for urban renewal and tax policies

that promote social and economic justice.

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> SENATE

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> Majority leader - It's now Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., who's

retiring, a Bush supporter and heart surgeon with a wobbly

political hand. If Democrats win, the majority leader will be Sen.

Harry Reid, D-Nev., a tart-tongued Bush critic, lawyer, former

boxer and Mormon whose conservative social views sometimes take a

back seat to the will of his party.

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> Armed Services Committee - The chairman now is Sen.

Warner, R-Va., a former Navy secretary and a courtly Senate

traditionalist who champions a strong military. If Democrats win,

the chairman will be Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who's called for

phased troop withdrawal from Iraq and has criticized defense

spending.

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> Environment Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Inhofe,

R-Okla., who doubts global warming. If Democrats win, the chairman

will be Sen. Jeffords, a Vermont independent and former

Republican who caucuses with Democrats. He's the lead sponsor of

legislation that would require power plants, automobiles and

businesses to reduce emissions that are thought to contribute to

global warming.

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> Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - The chairman

now is Sen. Enzi, R-Wyo., a critic of minimum-wage

increases and other employer mandates and an advocate for the coal

industry. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen.

Kennedy, D-Mass., a liberal icon who favors increasing the minimum

wage, affirmative action and activist government in social and

welfare issues.

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> Senate Judiciary Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Arlen

Specter, R-Pa., a centrist who supports abortion rights and is

critical of President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, but

open to compromise. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen.

Leahy, D-Vt., a liberal critical of Bush and many of his

judicial nominees.

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> Senate Intelligence Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Pat

, R-Kan., who's blocked strong oversight of the CIA and

Bush's prewar handling of intelligence. If Democrats win, the

chairman will be Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., who's pushed for

more vigorous oversight of the CIA, the lead-up to the Iraq war and

the legality of domestic eavesdropping. He's a member of the

wealthy Rockefeller dynasty.

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire?

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Re;Waxman/House autism bills

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/15399065.htm

Some important changes that would occur with Democratic victories

McClatchy Newspapers

CHUCK KENNEDY, KRT

House Minority Leader Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., in 2003.

If Democrats capture control of the House of Representatives or the Senate in November's elections, top leadership posts in both chambers of Congress and in powerful committees would change hands.

Here's a thumbnail sketch of some of the most important personnel changes that would occur:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Speaker of the House - It's now Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., a strong Bush loyalist. If Democrats win, it will be Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., a liberal feminist from San Francisco who criticizes Bush on virtually everything.

Energy and Commerce Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, a conservative oilman. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep. Dingell, D-Mich., a New Deal-style liberal who believes in strong government regulation.

Financial Services Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Oxley, R-Ohio, a free-market conservative. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep. Barney , D-Mass., a liberal activist who believes in using law to reduce inequality and expand affordable housing, Internet taxation and workers' rights.

Government Reform Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Tom , R-Va., a centrist who hasn't made many waves but investigated steroid use in Major League Baseball. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., a longtime liberal reformer who wants to investigate not only baseball but also tobacco, prescription-drug coverage, the Iraq war, Enron ties and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Judiciary Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who holds the House's hard-line position against illegal immigrants. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep. Conyers, D-Mich., a civil rights activist who flirted with pursuing impeachment of President Bush but has since backed off, at least for now.

Ways and Means Committee - The chairman now is Rep. Bill , R-Calif., a brainy, acerbic, pro-business tax-cutter who's retiring. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Rep. Rangel, D-N.Y., a scratchy-voiced liberal activist who champions affordable housing, spending for urban renewal and tax policies that promote social and economic justice.

SENATE

Majority leader - It's now Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., who's retiring, a Bush supporter and heart surgeon with a wobbly political hand. If Democrats win, the majority leader will be Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., a tart-tongued Bush critic, lawyer, former boxer and Mormon whose conservative social views sometimes take a back seat to the will of his party.

Armed Services Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Warner, R-Va., a former Navy secretary and a courtly Senate traditionalist who champions a strong military. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who's called for phased troop withdrawal from Iraq and has criticized defense spending.

Environment Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Inhofe, R-Okla., who doubts global warming. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen. Jeffords, a Vermont independent and former Republican who caucuses with Democrats. He's the lead sponsor of legislation that would require power plants, automobiles and businesses to reduce emissions that are thought to contribute to global warming.

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Enzi, R-Wyo., a critic of minimum-wage increases and other employer mandates and an advocate for the coal industry. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen. Kennedy, D-Mass., a liberal icon who favors increasing the minimum wage, affirmative action and activist government in social and welfare issues.

Senate Judiciary Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., a centrist who supports abortion rights and is critical of President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, but open to compromise. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., a liberal critical of Bush and many of his judicial nominees.

Senate Intelligence Committee - The chairman now is Sen. Pat , R-Kan., who's blocked strong oversight of the CIA and Bush's prewar handling of intelligence. If Democrats win, the chairman will be Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., who's pushed for more vigorous oversight of the CIA, the lead-up to the Iraq war and the legality of domestic eavesdropping. He's a member of the wealthy Rockefeller dynasty.

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