With some in Congress working hard to help the country recover, it is necessary to maintain a scorecard to keep track of legislative activities. Lucky for us, themiddleclass.org has grades for those elected officials in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Here are some samples from themiddleclass.org website on a few elected officials from Ohio:
Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15-D): 100%
...Kilroy voted for
..........The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009- House Version
..........The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
..........The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
..........The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
..........The Paycheck Fairness Act of 2009
On the other hand----
Steven LaTourette (OH-14-R): 20%
Jean Schmidt (OH-2-R): 0%
Steve Austria (OH-7-R): 20%
John Boehner (OH-8-R): 0%
You can check out the entire Ohio contingent at themiddleclass.org/state/OH to see their scores. With our country and our state in such a financial mess because of the Bush administration, it is important to keep a keen eye on which elected people are helping us.