Chairman Skelton's Farewell Address -bye Ike

another dem hits the dust


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On October 8, 2009, Skelton, after addressing fellow Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a Republican, on the House floor, said to Akin, "stick it up your ass." The comment was picked up by the microphone and could be heard on the C-SPAN broadcast. Skelton's spokeswoman, Jennifer Kohl, said the comment was not intended to be broadcast and was "said out of frustration in the heat of debate." Akin's spokesman, Steve Taylor, said the remark was "shocking and not characteristic of Skelton's behavior."

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Fiscal issues
Skelton voted against the 2001 Bush Tax cuts. In 1981, he voted against Reagan's tax cuts. He is supportive of labor. The League of Conservation Voters recently rated Skelton at 53 percent on environmental issues. He was one of the few Congressional Democrats to vote in favor of CAFTA and mostly supports free trade deals. He is a supporter of TRiO programs.

[edit] Social issues
Skelton is fairly conservative on social issues. He opposes abortion and gun control, and helped craft the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Skelton