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Candidate Notes on 07-HR1671

 


07-HR1671 on Mar 23, 2007

Introductory statement by Sponsor:

Sen. CLINTON: I rise today to introduce legislation that will create an undergraduate institution designed to cultivate a generation of young leaders dedicated to public service. The US Public Service Academy Act (The PSA Act) will form a national academy to serve as an extraordinary example of effective, national public education.

The tragic events of September 11 and the devastation of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscore how much our Nation depends on strong public institutions and competent civilian leadership at all levels of society. Congress must take a step forward to ensure competent civilian leadership and improve our Nation's ability to respond to future emergencies and to confront daily challenges.

This legislation will create the US Public Service Academy to groom future public servants and build a corps of capable civilian leaders. Modeled after the military service academies, this academy

will provide a four-year, federally-subsidized college education for more than 5,000 students a year in exchange for a five year commitment to public service.

The PSA Act will meet critical national needs as the baby-boomer generation approaches retirement. Already, studies show looming shortages in the Federal civil service, public education, law enforcement, the non-profit sector and other essential areas.

Unfortunately our young people are priced out of public service careers all too often. By providing a service-oriented education at no cost to the student, the PSA Act will tap into the strong desire to serve that already exists among college students while erasing the burden of enormous college debt.

The establishment of a United States Public Service Academy is an innovative way to strengthen and protect America by creating a corps of well-trained, highly-qualified civilian leaders. I am hopeful that my Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle will join me today.



Democrats participating in 07-HR1671

Robert Andrews s1oNJ Former Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep.
Michael Arcuri s1oNew York Democrat
Tammy Baldwin s1oWisconsin Democrat
Evan Bayh s1oIN Democratic Jr Senator
Shelley Berkley s1oNevada Democrat
Howard Berman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Joe Biden s1oDE Democrat Jr Senator
Sanford Bishop s1oGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop s1oNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer s1oOregon Democrat
Rick Boucher s1oVirginia Democrat
Barbara Boxer s1oCA Democratic incumbent
Bruce Braley s1oIowa Democrat
Corrine Brown s1oFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown s1oOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Julia Carson s1oIndiana Democrat
Yvette Clarke s1oNew York Democrat
Hillary Clinton s1pNY Democrat Jr Senator
John Conyers s1oMichigan Democrat
Elijah Cummings s1oMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
Peter Defazio s1oOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette s1oColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Lloyd Doggett s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Keith Ellison s1oMinnesota Democrat
Rahm Emanuel s1oIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo s1oCalifornia Democrat
Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner s1oCalifornia Democrat
Charles Gonzalez s1oTexas Democrat
Al Green s1oTexas Democrat
Gene Green s1oTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva s1oArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez s1oIllinois Democrat
Phil Hare s1oIllinois Democrat
Jane Harman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings s1oFlorida Democrat
Brian Higgins s1oNew York Democrat
Maurice Hinchey s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa s1oTexas Democrat
Mazie Hirono s1oHawaii Democrat
Rush Holt s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda s1oCalifornia Democrat
Daniel Inouye s1oHI Democratic incumbent
Steve Israel s1oNew York Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson s1oTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson s1oGeorgia Democrat
Marcy Kaptur s1oOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy s1oRhode Island Democrat
Ted Kennedy s1oMA Democrat Sr Senator
Ron Klein s1oFlorida Democrat
Nicholas Lampson s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Mary Landrieu s1oLA Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Lantos s1oCalifornia Democrat
Frank Lautenberg s1oNJ Democrat Sr Senator
Sheila Jackson Lee s1oTexas Democrat
John Lewis s1oGeorgia Democrat
Blanche Lambert Lincoln s1oAR Democratic incumbent
Zoe Lofgren s1oCalifornia Democrat
Steve Lynch s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Doris Matsui s1oCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Jim McDermott s1oWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Michael McNulty s1oNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Gregory Meeks s1oNew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Barbara Mikulski s1oMD Democratic incumbent
Dennis Moore s1oKansas Democrat
James Moran s1pVirginia Democrat
Grace Napolitano s1oCalifornia Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton s1oDistrict of Columbia Democrat
Solomon Ortiz s1oTexas Democrat
Donald Payne s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Perlmutter s1oColorado Democrat
Nick Rahall s1oWest Virginia Democrat
Steven Rothman s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger s1oMaryland Democrat
Bobby Rush s1oIllinois Democrat
Tim Ryan s1oOhio Democrat
Linda Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes s1oMaryland Democrat
Bobby Scott s1oVirginia Democrat
Joe Sestak s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Albio Sires s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Hilda Solis s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Spratt s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
Debbie Stabenow s1oMI Democrat Jr Senator
Pete Stark s1oCalifornia Democrat
Bennie Thompson s1oMississippi Democrat
Ed Towns s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Tim Walz s1oMinnesota Democrat
Maxine Waters s1oCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson s1oCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Albert Wynn s1oMaryland Democrat



Republicans participating in 07-HR1671

Norm Coleman s1oMN Republican Jr Senator
Tom Davis s1oVirginia Republican
Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
Kay Bailey Hutchison s1oTX Republican Jr Senator
Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
Arlen Specter s1pPA Republican incumbent



Independents participating in 07-HR1671



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 102
Republicans: 6
Independents: 0