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13-HRes46 on Jan 23, 2013

• WHEREAS Catholic schools in the US are internationally acclaimed for their academic excellence, and provide students with more than an exceptional scholastic education;
• WHEREAS Catholic schools instill a broad, values-added education emphasizing the lifelong development of moral, intellectual, physical, and social values in young people in the United States;
• WHEREAS Catholic schools provide a high level of service to the Nation by providing a diverse student population from all regions of the country and all socio-economic backgrounds, with more than 30% of students from minority backgrounds and nearly 15.4% non-Catholic, a strong academic and moral foundation;
• WHEREAS Catholic schools are an affordable option for parents, particularly in underserved urban areas;
• WHEREAS Catholic schools are committed to community service, producing graduates who hold 'helping others' as one of their core values;
• WHEREAS the total Catholic school student enrollment for the 2011-2012 academic year was over 2,000,000 and the student-teacher ratio was 13 to 1;
• WHEREAS the week of January 27, 2013, to February 2, 2013, has been designated as National Catholic Schools Week;

Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Ho

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Participating counts on VoteMatch question 4. Question 4: Keep God in the public sphere Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
• Topic: Education
• Headline: Sponsored supporting the contributions of Catholic schools (Score: 1)
• Headline 2: Support the contributions of Catholic schools (Score: 1)
  
  
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Democrats participating in 13-HRes46
Joe Courtney	s1o	Connecticut Democrat	Jan 25, 2013
Danny Davis	s1o	Illinois Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Rosa DeLauro	s1o	Connecticut Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Mike Doyle	s1o	Pennsylvania Democrat	Jan 25, 2013
Anna Eshoo	s1o	California Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Brian Higgins	s1o	New York Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Marcy Kaptur	s1o	Ohio Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Dan Lipinski	s2p	Illinois Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Betty McCollum	s1o	Minnesota Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Michael Michaud	s1o	Maine Democratic Governor Challenger	Jan 23, 2013
Lucille Roybal-Allard	s1o	California Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Tim Ryan	s1o	Ohio Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Gregorio Sablan	s1o	Marianas Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
Jackie Speier	s1o	California Democrat	Jan 23, 2013
John Yarmuth	s1o	Kentucky Democrat	Jan 23, 2013





Republicans participating in 13-HRes46
Lou Barletta	s1o	Pennsylvania Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Dan Benishek	s1o	Michigan Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Mike Fitzpatrick	s1o	Pennsylvania Republican (retiring 2016)	Jan 23, 2013
Randy Forbes	s1o	Virginia Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Rodney Frelinghuysen	s1o	New Jersey Republican	Feb 6, 2013
Michael Grimm	s1o	New York Republican (resigned 2015)	Jan 23, 2013
Andy Harris	s1o	Maryland Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Walter Beaman Jones	s1o	North Carolina Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Mike Kelly	s1o	Pennsylvania Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Bob Latta	s1o	Ohio Republican	Jan 25, 2013
Tom Petri	s1o	Wisconsin Republican	Jan 25, 2013
Tom Reed	s1o	New York Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Christopher Smith	s1o	New Jersey Republican	Jan 23, 2013
Pat Tiberi	s1o	Ohio Republican	Jan 23, 2013





Independents participating in 13-HRes46
Madeleine Bordallo	s1o	Guam Delegate	Jan 23, 2013





Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 15 Republicans: 14 Independents: 1