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Tracking the actions, statements and activities of Representative Adrian Smith, Republican, representing Nebraska's 3rd District.
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Lilly Ledbetter Bill Passes, Will Be Signed Into Law
Yesterday, in the House of Representatives the Senate version of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S.181) was passed without further amendment. The bill will now go to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. This bill has been followed by Kyle ...
Smith, Terry, Fortenberry Fail Nebraska Children Again
Today in the US House of Representatives, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was put forward for a vote. As previously reported, this bill has been a long time coming, being defeated through 2 vetoes from President Bush, and not ...
Nebraska Congressmen Have Chance to Support SCHIP
This week, the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) will be coming up for a vote. According to the New York Times, Democrats will be putting forth a bill that carry’s the same language as the last bill put forth to try and expand the pr...
Nebraska's Congressmen Refuse to Protect Nebraska Women from Discrimination
As the 111th Congress begins, so, too, begins the work on Smith Watch. I'll be doing my best to keep on top of the goings on with Congressman Adrian Smith, along with the rest of Nebraska's delegation. With that in mind, we come to the first major vo...
Nebraska’s Adrian Smith Continues to Put Party First
CQ Politics released their 2008 Vote Studies for the 110th Congress. This annual report reviews the voting patterns of the members of the House and Senate. It includes how often they voted with President Bush, and with the party. This is how our Hous...
Smith Votes Against Agriculture and Transparency in Commodities
The House of Representatives held a vote today on H.R. 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008. A Motion was made to “suspend the rules” and pass the bill as it was amended in the House Agricultural Committee. This...
Adrian Smith Votes Consistently Against the People
It’s been a while since I’ve had some time to look at what Adrian Smith has been doing, and I’m disappointed to report that nothing has changed. As has been his pattern since he took office, Smith consistently votes in the interest of his donor...
Assessments of Smith’s Performance in Congress
Today I will highlight the evaluations done by 3 different organizations with regards to how members of Congress are performing. As has continued to be shown, Adrian Smith receives very low marks.POWER RANKINGSThe Congress.org's Power Rankings have b...
House Actions 2/25/2008 - 2/29/2008
After a week off, the House returned, and Republicans still had the chip on their shoulders regarding the FISA reauthorization bill. They didn't want it to go to Conference. They wanted an immediate vote. So they kept up their games, and as usual, Ad...
House Actions 2/11/2008 - 2/15/2008
This week in the House was an ongoing battle over FISA and warrantless wiretapping. A bill revamping the program had gone through the House previously, and then the Senate had considered. The Senate added on amendments that would give telecom compani...
House Actions 2/4/2008 - 2/8/2008
This week in the House focused on 2 major bills: the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, and the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.Adrian Smith supported both bills in the end, and made a couple of floor statements. However, he did not spo...
House Actions 1/28/2008 - 2/1/2008
During this week on the House floor, the biggest debate occurred over the first vote on the Economic Stimulus package. Adrian Smith joined the vast majority in the House to pass the initial version.The only other major bill debated was to designate t...
House Actions 1/21/2008 - 1/25/2008
There was little action in the House during this week. There were a total of 4 roll call votes held.The primary votes were to try and override the veto by President Bush on the SCHIP bill from the end of last year. Adrian Smith joined his fellow Repu...
Smith’s Year-End Campaign Fundraising Report
The FEC reports were filed for the 10/1/2007 to 12/31/2007 fundraising period. Here is a summary of the numbers for Adrian Smith, and then we will take a closer look at the sources of these numbers:Adrian Smith’s Year-End Filing:Starting Cash on Ha...
House Actions 1/14/2008 - 1/18/2008
This week marked the start of the 2nd Session of the 110th Congress.The first bill to be considered was the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 (or S-MINER Act). It improved safety standards for miners. It would requi...
Adrian Smith and Earmarks
I've working through some old news articles, seeing if anything needs to be highlighted, and I got to this article:Kearney Hub: Is pared 'pork' more palatable? We'll see as Congress finalizes budget A statement is made by Smith in this article regard...
Smith Job Performance: Year-End Summary
Since we reached the end of the 1st Session in the 110th Congress, its a good time to recap what Adrian Smith's performance was for his first year in Congress.CLUB FOR GROWTH KEY VOTESGiven that the Club for Growth paid out over $500,000 to Adrian Sm...
House Actions 12/17/2007 - 12/21/2007
This last week in the First Session of the 110th Congress was the culmination of what has become a sad truth. Throughout the entire year, the Republicans, with Adrian Smith marching lock-step, have tried to stall or prevent most of major work in Cong...
House Actions 12/10/2007 - 12/14/2007
During this week in the House, there was not a lot of action, but what did happen did continue to show where Adrian Smith has his loyalties.Smith voted against extending the Terrorism Insurance Program, which helps those who are victims of a terroris...
House Actions 12/3/2007 - 12/7/2007
This week, there were only 3 days that the House gathered to vote on various bills. Adrian Smith was missing on December 4th and 5th. As a result, he missed 11 votes. Specifically, he was not present to vote on instructing the conferees on the Intell...
House Actions 11/12/2007 - 11/16/2007
As the Congress got ready for the Thanksgiving break, the patterns of obstruction continued, and Adrian Smith continued to support those actions.There were 2 appropriations bills that had votes this week. There was the Transportation & HUD approp...
House Actions 11/5/2007 - 11/9/2007
After a delay and a break, I'm back to catch up on several weeks of information I've been collecting.During this week in the House, we saw a lot of bicking, and political games being played. As per usual, Adrian Smith followed the Republican leadersh...
Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
In October, Congress passed H.R.1462, the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. At the time of passage, Adrian Smith put out a press release making a big claim in the very title:Smith Secures Language in House-Passed Platte River Recovery Bil...
Smith’s 2006 Financial Disclosure Report
Starting approximately 6 months ago, I began requesting copies of reports that Adrian Smith is required to file. These reports are: - Financial Disclosure Report- Franked Materials (Mass Mailings)- Gift and Travel Filings- Foreign Travel Reports and ...
House Actions 10/29/2007 - 11/2/2007
This week in the House was one where Smith decided to pretty much vote against anything put forth. They were, for the most part, not bills that usually garner a lot of attention, but nonetheless are very important in what the are trying to achieve.To...
House Actions 10/22/2007 - 10/26/2007
This week in the House started out with not a lot going on. There were several bills voted on that dealt with preserving public lands, national historical sites and designating wilderness areas. In each incident, Adrian Smith voted against the bills ...
Smith's Second Quarter Statement of Disbursements
I’ve actually had the Second Quarter report (3 big books again) for a couple months, and scanned the pages. I just hadn’t done anything with it yet.Thought it was time to get the ongoing spending habits of Adrian Smith up for everyone’s conside...
Yesterday: An example of what happens when a Congressman and his staff refuse to communicate
I have to tell you, yesterday was a very interesting day. It was fascinating to see things unfold. This actually proved a good example of what WILL happen every time Adrian Smith and his staff continue with the policy of refusing to communicate.For t...
Update: A Day Smith Probably Is Hating About Now
Today is shaping up to be a great day for Smith Watch, and probably a nightmare for Rep. Adrian Smith.SCHIPWhen I posted my reports on Smith misleading constituents about SCHIP, I then put a more concise article in a point/counterpoint format, and po...
House Actions 10/15/2007 - 10/19/2007
It was fascinating to see that, during this week of House activity, there were quite a few issues that had very broad support. Even Adrian Smith couldn’t always find ways to go the opposite direct. It’s always a good thing for the American people...
