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I want to apologize to my constituents for not having this up sooner. RL issues have me bogged down quite a bit and I find myself strained for time in eRepublik. Nevertheless, when I log on, I always have you, the Virginian citizen, in my thoughts.

There was another reason I wanted to delay my voting record, and you'll find out about that below.

In Game Votes

Donate foreign currency to CBO
Vote: Yea
Reason: Convert to gold for later use

Hospital tax change
Vote: Nay
Reason: Raising income taxes is not prudent

Oil tax change
Vote: Yea
Reason: Raising tariffs, however insignificant the change, is always welcome to protect American business.

Gift tax change
Vote: Nay
Reason: Lowering tariffs will negatively impact American business

Donate to CBO
Vote: Yea
Reason: July budget passed

House tax change
Vote: Nay
Reason: Lowering tariffs will negatively impact American business

Donate to CBO
Vote: Yea
Reason: July budget passed

Alliance with China
Vote: Yea
Reason: As former ambassador to China & North Korea, I was working on an alliance throughout my tenure. To see it come to fruition gave me a bit of pride as I pressed the "yes" button.

Grain tax change
Vote: Yea
Reason: Congress finally has realized that 1% tariffs are retarded and will test 5% tariffs.

Donate foreign currency to CBO
Vote: Proposed; Yea
Reason: To exchange for gold for later use

Hangarian Embargo
Vote: Yea
Reason: Hungary acts against our interests. We must do the same.

Donate to CBO
Vote: Yea
Reason: July budget passed

Donate foreign currency to CBO
Vote: Proposed; Yea
Reason: To exchange for gold for later use

Forum Votes
NOTE: Links will not be provided as many of the threads are hidden boards.

FORTIS Treaty
Vote: Yea
Reason: The new alliance of the eUSA - headed by the USA - is about to be born.

Speaker of the House
Vote: Ananias
Reason: Gaius, his only competition, left congress.

Congressional Happenings

Based on my work with the GOC last term, I applied for a seat on the Congressional Government Oversight Committee and was seated as the third most senior member.

Currently, most of my work and energy is directed towards the American Health Foundation. With senators Cerb (USWP - NY), Thomas. Anderson _USWP - CA), and Dania (USWP - WA), we are diligently working to expand Q5 hospital coverage in the eUSA through the private sector at no cost to the government. It;'s a wonderful initiative and I urge everyone to donate to the cause.

The next voting record will be up on July 8 before going back to my regular schedule of days divisible by 5.

Sincerely,
Your senator,
Dmalicious