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http://mikepanetta.com Fighting for a Vote in Congress for DC Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:08:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The vote scheduled for today in the U.S. House has been delayed. The supporters of the bill are looking to find a way to pass legislation that does not have the gun provision that was added to the Senate bill when it passed last week. Supporters Push to Save D.C. Vote ... http://mikepanetta.com/2009/03/04/house-vote-delayed/ Senator Lieberman, Delegate Norton and Mayor Fenty talk about the historic vote in the Senate to DC a vote in the House. Courtesy of the Washington Post. (Click to Play the Video...) http://mikepanetta.com/2009/02/27/video-from-yesterdays-senate-vote/ The bill to give DC a vote in the House passed by a vote of 61-37 vote - the first time in 31 years that the Senate had approved a D.C. voting-rights bill. On the House next week. Take action for this bill at http://www.freeandequaldc.com Read more: Senate Passes Bill Giving the ... http://mikepanetta.com/2009/02/26/senate-passes-bill-giving-the-district-a-house-vote/ Tip of the hat to Nikolas Schiller for sending this along. The statehood signs the Statehood Delegation Fund printed up are getting attention, and we got some airtime on MSNBC because of them. The photo below shows someone in the background holding up the sign, and Nikolas himself was interviewed ... http://mikepanetta.com/2009/01/19/our-statehood-signs-on-msnbc/ A few people have told me I gave a good speech after seeing it on local cable, and have asked me to post it online. In my address I wanted to lay out the path ahead of us in regards to DC Statehood and the DC Voting Rights - goals which ... http://mikepanetta.com/2009/01/16/my-swearing-in-speech/ The bill to give DC a vote in the House was introduced by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Here's a brief article about it: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1565918 Please take a minute and send a message to you legislators in support of this bill at my web site: http://www.freeandequaldc.com/ Let's get this bill passed, the start the ... http://mikepanetta.com/2009/01/06/dc-voting-rights-bill-re-introduced/ I have great news to share with you. Yesterday Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich declared victory over incumbent Senator (and convicted felon) Ted Stevens in Alaska. This victory brings another supporter of DC voting rights to Washington, and replaces one of the worst U.S. Senators when it comes to District of Columbia ... http://mikepanetta.com/2008/11/19/one-more-senate-vote-for-dc/ In the last few days of the election, we need to do what we can to give U.S. Senate candidates who will be friends of the District all the help we can. I've set up a page where you can learn more and donate to candidates here: http://www.actblue.com/page/freedc Or you can use the ... http://mikepanetta.com/2008/10/31/get-dc-the-vote-donate-to-senate-candiates/ Don't forget to vote tomorrow. If you don't know where to vote you can look up your polling place here: http://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/find_pollingplace/ I don't have any opponents in the Democratic primary, but I'd still like your vote on the 9th. I've been busy fighting for DC statehood and voting rights and have ... http://mikepanetta.com/2008/09/08/dc-primary-on-tuesday-sept-9th/ Haven't update this blog in a while...but I'll be blogging from Denver on my other site, http://www.FreeAndEqualDC.com. I hope to be updating on regular basis from the convention floor and other events. Here are few other ways to keep up with me while I work for DC statehood and congressional ... http://mikepanetta.com/2008/08/21/off-to-denver/