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• Congress Looks at Postpartum Depression Support

  Unless you're Tom Cruise, you probably have some sense that postpartum depression is very real and moms could use a heck of a lot more support.  A bill winding its way through both houses of Congress could finally make postpartum depression awareness a priority in the country, along with making it easier for mothers to apply for and access treatment. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2009, 05:37 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: infant, newborn, depression, post partum depression, PPD, congress, new parents, Jeanne Sager, senate, House of Representatives, new mothers, Melane Blocker Stokes Act

• Bailout bill defeated because it sucks

  That's what the Rep. Paul Ryan, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee said about the bailout bill, according to ABC News. "It sucks." Yes, it's government by 10 year olds. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 04:25 PM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: news, politics, george bush, barack obama, House, John McCain, NYTimes, congress, election 2008, Brett Singer, george w. bush, bad news, House of Representatives, bailout, stocks plunge, house rejects bailout plan, credit crisis, economic meltdown, we're all doomed, representatives, paul ryan, rescue plan, representative paul ryan

• House of Representatives to Apologize for Slavery

  Lately, whenever any of the 8 kids living in my house get into a scuffle - which, as you can imagine, happens fairly frequently - and the aggressor is directed to apologize, the aggrieved party is likely to retort, "Too late!" Where they got this from, I have no idea, but now, thanks to Congress, I feel confident telling my kids that it's NEVER too late.   Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 08:08 AM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Representative Steve Cohen, slavery, Jim Crow, emancipation proclamation, House of Representatives