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Corporate America Does Not Run Polling Places
Dec 19, 2004
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If you are a county board of elections member in Ohio these days, I wouldn't blame you for wondering if the job was worth it any more.
Democrat or Republican (boards in Ohio are made up of two each), you're being scolded, second-guessed, and told you're responsible for election fraud and suppressi...
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Congressional Envolvement in Steriod Abuse Double Edged Sword
Dec 12, 2004
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I have mixed emotions about calls on the part of some for Congress to become involved in establishing tough anti-steroid measures for Major League baseball.
Baseball players Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds admitted in recently leaked grand jury testimony that they used banned substances (Bonds claime...
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IRS Can't Give Refunds If They Cannot Find You
Dec 5, 2004
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Here's a classic man bites dog story for you: The Internal Revenue Service is looking for hundreds of Ohioans, and not because they owe federal income tax money. Just the opposite. The tax man is trying to give money back to them!
The IRS wants to locate 1700 Ohioans, including dozens in the three...
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Renewing the IDEA Will Help 6.5 Million
Nov 28, 2004
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Fulfilling a promise we made three years ago, Congress has approved long-sought reform of the primary federal law governing special education. Passage of legislation renewing the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) will strengthen and improve education for six and a half million special...
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President's Line Item Veto Authority A Good Idea
Nov 21, 2004
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There's talk in your nation's capitol about reinstating the President's "line item veto" authority over objectionable spending. You can mark me down as a strong supporter of these efforts.
This subject may sound familiar. When Republicans took control of Congress following the 1994 elections, one ...
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Helping Whole Communities
Nov 14, 2004
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I often say that the best part of my job is helping people. My office, on a daily basis, assists individuals who are having difficulty dealing with government bureaucracy. But there are sometimes instances where I have the opportunity to help whole communities.
I'll point to a pair of villages in ...
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Mortgage Fraud Becoming a Large Problem
Oct 24, 2004
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Mortgage fraud by some estimates is on its way to becoming a national epidemic. At a recent hearing on the problem held before the House of Representatives' Housing Subcommittee, we heard that as many as 15% of all home loan mortgage applications involve some sort of fraud or misrepresentation. Mort...
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Spyware a Problem for All
Oct 17, 2004
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If you work on a computer, you're probably concerned about spyware. Congress is too, and we're working on legislation to control it.
Spyware is a software program (or programs) downloaded to a computer, most often without the user's knowledge, that can damage the computer and/or steal sensitive in...
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No Draft Means No Draft
Oct 10, 2004
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It was not going to be reinstated in the first place, but congressional action last week made it clear: There will be NO military draft. Hopefully, the overwhelming defeat of draft-related legislation in the House will end irresponsible rumors on the Internet and elsewhere that the government was po...
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Congress Acts to Pass Legistlation to Avoid Tax Hike
Sep 26, 2004
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As you've heard by now, Congress has passed final, compromise legislation needed to prevent families from facing a federal income tax increase next year.
The three major areas covered were the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief and the 10% tax bracket. The child tax credit currently stands ...
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