Where Are Our Priorities?

Read this!

For those of you who can't be bothered, here is the part I loved! Yes,that was sarcasim.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act'.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING AND LOYALTY OF THE RESIDENTS OF GUAM.

(a) Recognition of the Suffering of the Residents of Guam- The United States recognizes that, as described by the Guam War Claims Review Commission, the residents of Guam, on account of their United States nationality, suffered unspeakable harm as a result of the occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, by being subjected to death, rape, severe personal injury, personal injury, forced labor, forced march, or internment.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS.

(a) Payments for Death, Personal Injury, Forced Labor, Forced March, and Internment- Subject to section 5, after receipt of certification pursuant to section 4(b)(8) and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments as follows:

(1) RESIDENTS INJURED- The Secretary shall pay compensable Guam victims who are not deceased before any payments are made to individuals described in paragraphs (2) and (3) as follows:

(A) If the victim has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(A), $15,000.

(B) If the victim is not described in subparagraph (A) but has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(B), $12,000.

(C) If the victim is not described in subparagraph (A) or (B) but has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(C), $10,000.

OK, so we can't fund our troops, but we can claim that we are (with huge pork spending attached), and we can give money to those in Guam for what the JAPANESE did in World War II! Is anyone else bothered by this?

Just we know who is behind this the sponsor of this bill is Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU], and the co-sponsors are:

Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 3/21/2007
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 5/7/2007
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 3/26/2007
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 5/7/2007
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 3/20/2007
Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] - 3/26/2007
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 3/20/2007
Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 5/7/2007
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 3/22/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 5/7/2007
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 3/26/2007
Rep English, Phil [PA-3] - 5/7/2007
Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [AS] - 3/20/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/7/2007
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 5/7/2007
Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] - 3/20/2007
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 4/19/2007
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 5/7/2007
Rep Green, Al [TX-9] - 5/7/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/20/2007
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 5/7/2007
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 5/7/2007
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 5/7/2007
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 3/20/2007
Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] - 3/20/2007
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 5/7/2007
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 5/7/2007
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 5/7/2007
Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 5/7/2007
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 5/7/2007
Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 3/26/2007
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 5/7/2007
Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 5/7/2007
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 5/7/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 5/7/2007
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 3/26/2007
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 3/26/2007
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 3/26/2007
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 5/7/2007
Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] - 5/7/2007
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/7/2007
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 3/20/2007
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 5/7/2007
Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 3/22/2007
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] - 3/26/2007
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 5/7/2007
Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 3/26/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 3/26/2007
Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 5/7/2007
Rep Scott, Robert C. [VA-3] - 3/26/2007
Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 3/21/2007
Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] - 3/30/2007
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 5/7/2007
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 5/7/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 5/7/2007
Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 3/26/2007
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 3/26/2007
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] - 5/7/2007
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 5/7/2007
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 5/7/2007
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 5/7/2007
Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 3/26/2007
Rep Young, Don [AK] - 3/22/2007

For anyone who is curious, that is:

14 Republicans
49 Democrats

These people are confused about what this country's priorities should be. If you live in one of these representative's states, please write to them! It seems they need a little guidance.