Hey all, I hope everyone's semester is going well...
To begin this week's entry we have been quite busy as staff members recently. What has been going on since my last post consists of the case against Attorney General Eric Holder and the new Federal Pensions Bill.
For those of you that are unaware of the situation Attorney General Eric Holder has been brought to trial on the basis of illegal weapons smuggling known as "Operation Fast and Furious". Attorney General Holder claims that he and the Department of Justice were not aware of the smuggling and claim to have nothing to do with the situation. However, evidence shows that Mr. Holder really has no plausible defense in the case, and in my opinion when the case is over he will not be impeached of his position but will rather step down from his position of Attorney General. On top of the case my fellow staff members and I had many angry constituents calling in and sending faxes expressing their opposition of Eric Holder, which I'm sure Leslie Rath can tell you that these concerned constituents keep the office busy on a daily basis and are quite adamant with their concerns and feedback.
This week in particular we have been tied up with work dealing with H.R. 3813 Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012. Just as with the Eric Holder "Fast and Furious" case we have been receiving many phone calls from constituents and concerned citizens throughout the US about this bill, the majority of which are Federal Employees and Union Workers. The concern that these citizens have is in regards to their retirement pensions that they pay each year and fear that their pensions are either being put to waste or towards the salary of the Congressmen. After reading through legislation to assist in the constituents's understanding of what the Bill is supposed to entail it is to my understanding that the Bill is meant to cut the pay and retirement pensions of the Congressmen in a manner that will save our country about $6 Billion in Federal spending each year. I can understand how these people might misinterpret the Bill, but it is nonetheless frustrating dealing with the same complaints all day long knowing the these citizens do not quite understand what the Bill is really about. All in all though, as each day passes and the days get busier and busier the job becomes more and more exciting and enjoyable.
On a note much more irrelevant to the job and more in regards to my general time in Washington D.C. in the past week I have had the chance to spend time with the other two FSC students currently interning up here through the Washington Center, Tina Cota-Robles and Cynthia Navarro. Along with this I have had the chance to learn more about what they are doing for their internships and I need to let it be known that they are doing some pretty extraordinary jobs up here and I encourage everyone to read their blogs as well.
For Super Bowl Sunday my roommate Charles Hussey, intern for Rep. Alan Nunnley, and I decided to watch it at a restaurant that was featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" called "Tune-Inn" which is more of a southern style restaurant and was a nice change of pace from the more diverse restaurants that we have been to, which have also been much more expensive as everything in Washington D.C. tends to be. If any of you are ever in the area I encourage you to try this place.
On another side note I have FINALLY added photos of DC to the blog, they are at the bottom of the page so please feel free to check them out since they are for your enjoyment. Since I have nothing else to ramble on about I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week and I look forward to the feedback.
Until next time Thank You and God Bless...
Gage Nicholas
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