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...first step, it should pass the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act, a bill that would ban the slaughter of any downed animal—including pigs, sheep, and other livestock currently sold diseased into the food supply. Next, it should take on Rep. Chris Shays’ (R-Conn.) Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would ensure basic humane standards on the farm, in transport, and in slaughter...
Though similar bills have passed both the House and Senate before, they have not done so in the same legislative session. Now, with this newfound coalition in the House and with a Democratic majority in the Senate, Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-Mass.) and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) finally have their chance to push this legislation through Congress. As they do, they should resist as many amendments as possible to stay true to the McCain-Feingold bill—the Senate version—and thereby protect it from entering a conference committee, where it may never again...
...front of full patriotic regalia and tidy posters created by the event’s organizers, four of Congress’ leading proponents of campaign finance reform—Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), Representative Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) and Representative Christopher Shays (R-Conn.)—publicly pleaded for legislators to reform what the four proponents described as a faulty system...
Yesterday’s luncheon had been scheduled for about a month, and had been organized by Rudenstine, Kennedy, Rep. Michael A. Capuano (D-Mass.), and Rep. Nancy L. Johnson ’57 (R-Conn.). Almost a dozen members of Congress are Harvard alumni, including Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71 (D-N.Y.) and Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV ’58-’61 (D-W.V.), who both attended the lunch...
...applaud the vow of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to lead a filibuster to block the energy bill. Moreover, we encourage Congress to pass the bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Nancy L. Johnson (R-Conn.) in the House (as well as Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) in the Senate) to grant the refuge "wilderness" status, effectively putting it off limits to drilling. Beyond the provisions affecting the refuge, much of the Republican bill is worth saving and should be incorporated in any bipartisan compromise, especially the tax incentives for consumers...