Saying ‘No’ to Amnesty
So far, there is a lot to like about this Republican Congressman. Especially in a time when there are so few Democrats, Independents or Republicans with whom an ordinary citizen can be impressed. We have included a list of current legislative items that he has sponsored as well as his voting record on immigrations issues.
We are not saying he is any sort of conservative messiah or that he is mistake-free. But you gotta love his stand on immigration and free trade agreements as well as exposing social security issues with respect to Mexico.
If you can find anything wrong with this particular elected representative, feel free to comment. But we’re not talking about complaints from the open borders crowd. Most of the information included in this post indicates Virgil Goode has the right approach to a number of issues. If there is something to refute this, sound off. Again, if you are an open borders, bleeding heart, Kumbaya type of liberal and comment based on that, we reserve the right to delete such comments as they deliberately ignore the restrictions on request for comment for this particular post. Other posts on this blog do not have this restriction. But today, this one does. That would be fair warning in an attempt to alleviate misunderstandings and ignorant criticism.
Stanford Matthews
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Posted by Va. GOP Rep. Virgil Goode
Say No to Amnesty
April 10th, 2007
from Project Vote Smart
On the following legeislation, Godde voted ‘yes’.
09/21/2006 Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006
09/14/2006 Secure Fence Act of 2006
12/16/2005 Border Security bill (HR 4437)
02/10/2005 Real ID Act of 2005
05/18/2004 Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance
On the following legislation, Goode, voted ‘no’.
09/24/1998 Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill
09/29/1997 Continuing Appropriations
Legislation sponsored by Rep Virgil H Goode R-VA 5th District
Items 1 through 11 of 11 from thomas.loc.gov
1. H.CON.RES.22 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2. H.CON.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/22/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
3. H.RES.18 : Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
4. H.RES.246 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to unauthorized aliens.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 3/14/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
5. H.R.383 : To amend the Small Business Act to revise the definition of a HUBZone with respect to counties that are highly rural but adjacent to urban areas.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
6. H.R.384 : To include Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
7. H.R.385 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
8. H.R.449 : To designate Campbell County, Virginia, as a qualified nonmetropolitan county for purposes of the HUBZone programs of the Small Business Administration.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
9. H.R.939 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the regular or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
10. H.R.1378 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
11. H.R.1648 : To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing Farm Service Agency offices in Appomattox, Virginia, and Lunenburg, Virginia.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 3/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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