Government back to work and it is time to fix it

UPDATE

GOP, Boehner take shutdown hit in new CNN poll
By Paul Steinhauser, CNN Political Editor
updated 6:35 AM EDT, Mon October 21, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Poll conducted after government shutdown shows small majority think GOP control of House is bad
Results are first time since GOP took control of House in 2010 that more oppose its control
More than six in 10 say Speaker of the House John Boehner should lose his job
Obama's approval numbers didn't take same hit that GOP's did after shutdown

Washington (CNN) -- Just more than half the public says that it's bad for the country that the GOP controls the House of Representatives, according to a new national poll conducted after the end of the partial government shutdown.

And the CNN/ORC International survey also indicates that more than six in 10 Americans say that Speaker of the House John Boehner should be replaced.

The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday, just after the end of the 16-day partial federal government shutdown that was caused in part by a push by House conservatives to try and dismantle the health care law, which is President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.

According to the survey, 54% say it's a bad thing that the GOP controls the House, up 11 points from last December, soon after the 2012 elections when the Republicans kept control of the chamber. Only 38% say it's a good thing the GOP controls the House, a 13-point dive from the end of last year.
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Government back to work and it is time to fix it
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
October 19, 2013

Now that the government is back to work and congress managed to actually work together to reopen it, there is no better time for them to fix what is not working. The only way to do that is for truth decay to end and honesty replace it. We've all had enough of politicians being more political than cooperative on both sides.

The first step is, get Paul Ryan off his seat in charge of the budget. Putting a man who believes that government is bad only lets him destroy it. There is a place for all voices and the Tea Party isn't all bad even though they have mostly bad ideas. They are partly right on government spending but instead of making sure money spent is on the right things that work, they want to just gut it.

Spend smarter and stop lying. Obama for all of his faults (and you've read most of them here) does not get to spend anything. Congress does. For them to complain about the deficit when they wrote the bills and passed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for 2013 is what they were complaining about. Now since they couldn't put together a budget for 2014, we're looking at the same thing all over again. Frankly facing this in January all over again will not make a very good Christmas for any of us.

These are the members of the Budget Committee and they are responsible for the budget in the House.
Republicans
Paul Ryan (WI-01), Chairman
Tom Price (GA-06), Vice-Chairman
Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
John Campbell (CA-45)
Ken Calvert (CA-42)
Tom Cole (OK-04)
Tom McClintock (CA-04)
James Lankford (OK-05)
Diane Black (TN-06)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Todd Rokita (IN-04)
Rob Woodall (GA-07)
Marsha Blackburn (TN-07)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-01)
Scott Rigell (VA-02)
Vicky Hartzler (MO-04)
Jackie Walorski (IN-02)
Luke Messer (IN-06)
Tom Rice (SC-07)
Roger Williams (TX-25)
Sean Duffy (WI-07)

Democrats
Chris Van Hollen (MD-08), Ranking Member
Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Bill Pascrell (NJ-08)
Tim Ryan (OH-17)
Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Kathy Castor (FL-11)
Jim McDermott (WA-07)
Barbara Lee (CA-13)
David Cicilline (RI-01)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Mark Pocan (WI-02)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Jared Huffman (CA-02)
Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

For the Senate these are the members of the Budget Committee
Chairman Patty Murray Washington
Democratic Committee Members
Senator Ron Wyden Oregon
Senator Bill Nelson Florida
Senator Debbie Stabenow Michigan
Senator Bernie Sanders Vermont
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island
Senator Mark R. Warner Virginia
Senator Jeff Merkley Oregon
Senator Chris Coons Delaware
Senator Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin
Senator Tim Kaine Virginia
Senator Angus King Maine

Republicans
Senator Jeff Sessions Alabama
Republican Committee Members
Senator Charles Grassley Iowa
Senator Mike Enzi Wyoming
Senator Mike Crapo Idaho
Senator Lindsey Graham South Carolina
Senator Rob Portman Ohio
Senator Pat Toomey Pennsylvania
Senator Ron Johnson Wisconsin
Senator Kelly Ayotte New Hampshire
Senator Roger Wicker Mississippi

Everyone seems to agree the government spends to much but it takes too long for us to get through what reporters feel like telling us. If they are really serious about government spending money then Tea Party Republicans on any of these committees should keep the public informed on what money is being spent on. The shenanigans need to stop. While they are right that the government wastes money, they are not right on pushing for the government to stop doing everything.

We need to stop being so lazy that we never bother to find out what we can about what is really going on.

Too many times I have had conversations with veterans when they were shocked to discover what is going on because it was reported on in another part of the country. We can't trust the national news to let us know, so subscribe to Wounded Times and make sure you stay informed. I track the news reports the national news should have done a long time ago.