tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:28:15 +0000McCotterThaddeusRepresentativeCongressRepublicanRepresenativeChinaIraqCommunistCommunist ChinaCongressmanAmericanFreedomRepublicansTaxesolympicsLiberty3ComBushGOPHuaweiLeadershipMichiganPetraeusPope Benedict XVIBiblesBig Red TentCommunismDemocratEconomic Stimulus packageFiscalFiscal Integrity Task ForceH.Res. 838Liberty AlliancePolicy CommitteeRestoring the Repubican PartyTaxpayereconomyreligionwarAhmadinejadAl-QaedaAmerican Empowerment AgendaBain CapitalBoehnerBowlBudgetBumsCFIUSCastroCatholicChineseConferenceConservativeCuba LibreDefenseEarmarkEarmarksEnergyEntitlement SpendingFIT ForceFTCFootballGround ZeroHR.5715HR.5717ID Spam ActKeith OlbermanLou DobbsMackinac IslandMcCainMidwestMilitaryPolicy CDReaganiteReformsRepublican Policy CommitteeRestorationRock 'N' RollRussell KirkS-CHIPSPAMSecurityStudent LoansTerrorismTibetU.N.Unemployment Benefits Extension BillUnited NationsVictoryWasteful Spendingcashocracycollegefree nationsgodgovernmenthonormajorityminoritysovereigntechnologyunemploymentA life-long resident of southeast Michigan, U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter was first elected to Congress in 2002 to represent the citizens of Western Oakland and Western Wayne Counties. Congressman McCotter was elected by his colleagues in Nov. 2006 to serve as Chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee.http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))Blogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-553128110685715595Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:41:00 +00002008-04-29T14:50:31.150-04:00EarmarksEntitlement SpendingFiscal Integrity Task ForceGOPMcCainMcCotterRepublican Policy CommitteeThaddeusLate last week, I got together with Thaddeus McCotter, Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee to talk about the new GOP Fiscal Integrity Task Force that has been announced in the House. I'm always happy to talk with McCotter because he's one of the good guys in Congress -- friendly to blogs and the grassroots, and a sharp thinker when it comes to conservative principles.What follows ishttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/rightwingnewscom-interview-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-5394043042849294679Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:28:00 +00002008-04-25T15:29:52.647-04:00EnergyMcCotterRepresentativeRepublicanThaddeusTranscript:Mr. McCOTTER. I appreciate that. Thank you. We have a fundamental agreement and yet a disagreement. I think that everyone can see that there are three key elements to America's energy situation: Production, conservation, and innovation. We all agree on conservation. We'd like to see America more energy efficient, and we differ on whether or not what the extreme would be in terms of http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/rep-mccotter-on-americas-energy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-812106913904434724Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-04-24T10:53:33.100-04:00BoehnerFiscal Integrity Task ForceFIT ForceMcCotterReformsWasteful SpendingHouse GOP Policy Committee Chairman McCotter Tapped to Head Task Force; Members to Be Appointed in Coming DaysWASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today announced plans to form a special GOP task force to identify and fight for spending reforms “that will get government off Americans’ backs and out of their wallets.” The Leader’s Fiscal Integrity Task Force (“FIT Force”) http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/boehner-announces-plans-to-form-gop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-8589075440370621865Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:21:00 +00002008-04-23T15:24:56.069-04:00collegeeconomyHR.5715McCotterStudent LoansWASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), House Republican Policy Chairman, applauded the passage of bi-partisan bill to ensure the economic downturn does not deter students from accessing financial aid needed to pay for college. McCotter voted for the legislation, The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (H.R. 5715), which increases the limits on federal school http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/mccotter-votes-to-ensure-continued.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-3081471879591089720Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:23:00 +00002008-04-23T09:28:14.207-04:00FTCHR.5717ID Spam ActMcCotterRepresentativeSPAMtechnologyThaddeusWASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), House Republican Policy Chairman, has authored a bill to help fight unsolicited electronic mail, spam, in America’s inboxes and cell phones. HR. 5717, known as “Inform and Deter Spam Act” or “ID Spam Act” will strengthen the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to capture illegal spammers. It establishes a fund to prosecute spam case http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/mccotter-bill-fights-illegal-e-mail-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-1042514807224125658Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:59:00 +00002008-04-17T10:01:36.522-04:00economyMcCotterRepresentativeunemploymentUnemployment Benefits Extension BillBipartisan Effort Would Help Over 3 Million Jobless AmericansWASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, (R-MI-11), House Republican Policy Chairman, co-sponsored H.R. 5749,  Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, which extends unemployment benefits to help the American people weather the current economic downturn.“We in Michigan have been suffering a one state depression.  Now, with thehttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/rep-mccotter-co-sponsors-unemployment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-6913172275200950292Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-04-17T09:59:12.166-04:00McCotterPope Benedict XVIRepresentativeThaddeusWASHINGTON, D.C.— Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, (R-MI-11), House Republican Policy Chairman, today attended a ceremony at the White House honoring Pope Benedict XVI. “It was a blessing to be a part of the momentous occasion of Pope Benedict's visit to the White House.“Like his predecessor, the Holy Father has struck a chord with the American people by serving as a humble servant of God, who is full of http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/rep-thaddeus-mccotter-statement-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-1054780438301089482Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:41:00 +00002008-11-13T04:30:51.965-05:00American Empowerment AgendaCongressmanMcCotterPolicy CDPolicy CommitteeRepublicanRock 'N' RollMcCotter: Still strummin’Here’s how a conversation with Rep. Thaddeus McCotter starts out:Us: “Hello, sir, thank you for speaking with me.”Him: “Why, do people not really talk to you?”He’s filled with these one-liners.We’re talking to him about the spoken-word album he just gave out to his peers, called “Freedom Songs: The American Empowerment Agenda,” which is McCotter’s new way of sending out ahttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/shenanigans-rock-n-roll-congressman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-6028134028772657044Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-04-10T09:57:33.779-04:00BushChinaCommunistCongressGOPMcCotterolympicsIt's all the rage to say, "Our GOP has lost its way." It's quite beyond dispute, for the truth remains the truth. Yet the stock recitation of selected symptoms -- spending, Iraq, Katrina, etc. -- omits a sinister affliction consuming the heirs of Lincoln and Reagan. The ravenous malady eclipsing our honor is this: Republicans coddle communist China.No starker episode exhibits our anile need for ahttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/president-bush-must-skip-communist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-2533229705305918566Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:53:00 +00002008-04-16T10:56:53.969-04:00CatholicH.Res. 838McCotterPope Benedict XVIRepresentativeThaddeusWASHINGTON D.C. – Today Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Republican House Policy Chairman, noted the passage of House Resolution 838 honoring His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to the United States of America. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. McCotter, was unanimously passed this morning by the U.S. House of Representatives. "Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic visit to the United http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/papal-welcome-resolution-by-rep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-3466924113248382965Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:59:00 +00002008-04-16T11:02:36.800-04:00H.Res. 838McCotterPope Benedict XVIThaddeusMr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, first I would like to thank Chairman Berman, Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen, and all of the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee for bringing this resolution to the floor. You know, I remember back when I was growing up there was a movie, and the movie was called ``A Hard Day's Night.'' This was at the height of Beatlemania, and the Beatles had obviously been wildly http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/hres838-welcoming-his-holiness-pope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-5127037687894742211Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-04-16T11:04:30.873-04:00Communist ChinaMcCotterolympicsThaddeusMr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, as the Olympic torch goes through San Francisco today, I would just like to bring attention to the fact that I, as well as others on each side of the aisle, will be introducing legislation to ensure that we send our athletes to the games but not our politicians. In the past, America has sent their athletes to the Olympics to show what free people can achieve, most http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/send-our-athletes-to-beijing-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-8960852123403028577Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:13:00 +00002008-04-08T15:17:43.272-04:00CongressMcCotterPolicy CommitteeRepresentativeRepublicanRestoring the Repubican PartyThaddeusApril 7, 2008 By Emily Heil and Anna Palmer, Roll Call Staff It Has a Good Beat. A CD of House Members speechifying in earnest tones might not be headed for the top of the Billboard charts, but Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (Mich.) is doing his rockin’ best to jazz up the Republican Policy Committee’s message. On Friday, McCotter was distributing a bootleg version of a CD of the committee’s membershttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/mccotter-rocks-hill-with-new-policy-cd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-7950750691897018109Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-04-16T10:59:38.087-04:00Communist ChinaCongressMcCotterolympicsRepresentativeThaddeusTibetMr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, we stand at a historic moment. In the stream of history, it is oftentimes overlooked as we circumnavigate around time, fate and circumstance the momentous era and the momentous deeds which must be undertaken. This is one of them. I thank the Speaker for bringing this resolution. I thank her for bringing with it the moral weight of her opposition to Communist China's http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/calling-on-government-of-china-to-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-5954991868170867249Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +00002008-04-08T15:11:45.726-04:00BushChinaCommunistFreedomLibertyMcCotterolympicsRepresentativeThaddeusNew Bill Will Make Attending the Olympic Opening Ceremonies Illegal for the President, All Government OfficialsWASHINGTON D.C. – Today Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) introduced a bill in Congress restricting all government officials and employees from attending the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in communist China. The bill does NOT affect America’s Olympic athletes. The bill, The http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/04/rep-mccotter-stop-politicians-taxpayer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-299123759625415771Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:28:00 +00002008-04-08T15:36:01.359-04:00McCotterRepresentativeRepublicanTaxesTaxpayerThaddeusMcCotter Asks: “Is this largest tax increase in American history going to be the last?”WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI-11), House Republican Policy Chairman, recently spoke on the House floor about the Democrat Majority’s budget, which if passed would be the largest tax increase in American history, $683 billion.“Mr. Chairman, I come from Michigan, a State that respects http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/03/mccotter-calls-for-real-change-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-8588518385765504245Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:35:00 +00002008-03-06T13:18:24.273-05:003ComCFIUSChinaCommunist ChinaHuaweiLou DobbsMcCotterRepresenativeThaddeushttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-lou-dobbs-to-discuss-cfius-huawei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-7763664785108942654Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:33:00 +00002008-03-06T12:36:22.636-05:003ComBain CapitalChinaCommunist ChinaCongressHuaweiMcCotterRepresenativeSecurityThaddeusWASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), who was the first member of the U.S. Congress to oppose the proposed merger of communist China’s Huawei Technologies Co., Massachusetts based Bain Capital and 3Com - an American company which provides the Pentagon with security technologies - today responded to the failure to reach an agreement: "While some called such national security http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/rep-mccotter-americas-protected-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-1763651833949260070Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:03:00 +00002008-03-06T13:04:59.971-05:00CastroCommunistCuba LibreFreedomMcCotterRepresenativeThaddeusToday, we herald the dawn of the Cuban people’s ultimate freedom from the communist regime imposed upon them by the murderous Fidel Castro and his gaggle of assassins. Now, all free peoples must strive to liberate that imprisoned island; ensure this ray of hope is burgeons into freedom; and, ultimately, help the Cuban people bring the Castro brother-butchers and all their despicable ilk to http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/cuba-libre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-2484550780755563785Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-03-06T12:39:43.926-05:00ChinaCommunismCommunist ChinaCongressMcCotterreligionRepresenativeThaddeusU. S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom scheduled to meet today with China’s Director for the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA)Washington, D.C. – In a letter to U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-MI), Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, and Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC) http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/mccotter-asks-us-ambassador-to-urge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-6545296693360361875Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:05:00 +00002008-03-06T13:07:23.853-05:00CongressEconomic Stimulus packageMcCotterRepresenativeTaxesThaddeusIt is a solid step toward preventing a national recession. Interestingly, however, after the passage of this bi-partisan legislation which returned tax dollars to American families, the public gave Congress a record low approval rating. Let’s hope some members don’t re-think their commitment to civility and bi-partisanship.http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/even-stimulus-didnt-help-approval.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-61131127991813372Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:31:00 +00002008-03-06T12:33:49.268-05:00CongressEconomic Stimulus packageMcCotterRepresenativeThaddeusWASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Thaddeus G. McCotter (MI- 11), Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, today issued the following statement after attending the president’s bill signing ceremony of H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus for American People Act of 2008 at the White House: "Today Congress and the President banned together and passed bi-partisan legislation which returns to http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/mccotter-statement-on-passage-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-2098221458715491854Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:50:00 +00002008-03-06T12:53:31.855-05:00ConservativeMcCotterReaganiteRepresenativeRepublicansRussell KirkThaddeusWhile appearing as a panelist at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), I was heartened to see so many young conservatives in attendance.I was not swept with nostalgic sentiment for my youth as a nascent Reaganite, though those days were filled with excitement and exploits – a few of which can be recounted in polite company. What struck me was the prescience of modern http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-cpac-conference-these-kids-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-8207712212754816042Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:12:00 +00002008-03-06T13:16:09.014-05:00McCotterRepresenativeRepublicansRestorationRestoring the Repubican PartyThaddeushttp://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2007/12/restoring-republican-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559985238214358144.post-2737772622468366120Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:10:00 +00002007-12-18T11:29:45.798-05:00cashocracyGOPLeadershipmajorityminorityRepublicanU.S. Representative Thaddeus G. McCotter, ChairHouse Republican Policy CommitteeU.S. House Floor Special OrderDecember 12, 2007Mister/Madam Speaker,As my Republican party completes its first year in the minority since 1994, we find ourselves held in historically low regard by the sovereign American people. To end this trend, Republicans must accurately assess our party’s past and present http://repmccotter.blogspot.com/2007/12/let-it-bleed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Representative Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11))0