Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) has been busy in the House (of Representatives!). Kilroy's sponsored amendment was passed:
Library of Congress:
H.AMDT.43 to H.R.1388 Amendment provides for volunteers to supervise physical education classes at elementary and secondary schools; provide nutrition education to students, and supervise, organize, and manage after school physical activity/education programs; and provides services to elderly people through food deliveries, legal and medical services provided in the home, and transportation.
Sponsor: Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo [OH-15] (introduced 3/18/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kilroy amendment (A006) Agreed to by recorded vote: 372 - 57 (Roll no. 136).
Unfortunately, not every Ohio Republican voted for this amendment to help children and the elderly. According to Roll Call No. 136, Boehner, Jordan, and Latta, voted against it. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
I'm sure that if this bill had been supporting rich people at country clubs and banks, Boehner, Jordan, and Latta would have voted for it.
* Yesterday's demonstration (see Dispatch) in front of the Statehouse was sponsored by Charter Schools. An organization that supports and promotes charter schools brought the demonstration to downtown to protest planned cuts from the state. (Personally, I'm against charter schools. I think they rob public schools of money.) I think that these charter school proponents should have used the money they paid for transporting their students back into their schools. This was clearly a waste of time, and money. If the charter school advocates/organizations wanted to teach lessons, they should have had classroom lessons focused on letter writing skills. Each charter school student could have sent a letter to the governor, and it would have saved thousands of dollars in transportation and saved the environment. The organizations that support these charter schools are worried about their own financial survival.