Tag: Rep. John Carney

UPDATED: Carney Gives Finger to LGBT Community

Filed in Delaware, National by on March 19, 2014 39 Comments
UPDATED: Carney Gives Finger to LGBT Community

Update: John Carney belatedly signed on to the letter.
Seriously, what’s wrong with this guy? Rhetorical question. He’s a Republican. Anyway, from the attached article:

Forty-eight senators and 148 representatives have signed a letter calling on Obama to sign an executive order providing workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.

When Obama campaigned for president, he said he’d support such an order. He has not. So, 196 D legislators signed a letter to Obama (R’s were invited, none signed) calling on him to enforce this through Executive Order since the R’s are delaying consideration of a legislative remedy in Congress. Even Carper and Coons.

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Carney Misses Chance for Bipartisanship

Filed in Delaware, International, National by on August 29, 2013 1 Comment
Carney Misses Chance for Bipartisanship

When it comes to John Carney’s cherished bipartisanship vs. the obligation to do the job he was elected to do, John Carney has chosen…neither.

According to this article, 162 members of the U. S. House of Representatives have called for a debate in Congress prior to any authorization of attacking Syria. 62 Democrats are among those signing the letters to call for such action. John Carney is not among them.

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