http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#46365 I want to know specifically who "those clowns are in the congress" who are sponsoring this bill!... 46365@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:19:52 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45919 i have been experienced about bedbugs it has frustrate but let us not say it's harmful to our live because we don't know what's not good to our live and what is wrong!!!!!!!!!!!... 45919@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:40:37 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45871 As a result of bedbugs being brought into my apartment building by a neighbor, I have had to throw away all of my posessions and move. The affect on my life has been on par with a fire except for that the losses are not covered by insurance. If you think this isn't a serious problem or if you think it's a joke you couldn't be more wrong. They are easily spread and they are insidious.If this is not treated like the pandemic that it is, I fear people will have to learn the hard way. We need WHO keeping solid stats, we need public awareness, we need insurance coverage.... 45871@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:52:12 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45631 Don't think we should be spending money on bedbugs? Think again, take a look at all these bites and stories: http://www.badbedbugs.com/bed-bug-bites/bugs-4/ It's a growing problem and without stronger inspections, it will continue to grow.... 45631@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:18:11 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45555 Sunny- it would be nice if you would share the name of the power and sprayer you used along with your method of getting rid of the bugs I have had on and off for ten years- Entrench please tells use of your steam technique. Don't just belittle people if your against the bill then help us not to need the legislation... 45555@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:33:24 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45266 The bed bug epidemic is very, very real. This insect will continue to thrive in America unless immediate action is taken. Our govenment must start to take care of it's people once again. This insect is not one you can easily clean away or chemically treat away. For those affected by them you understand....for those not yet affected by them you will soon. Continue to go to the movies, travel, visit a friend in an apartment building or the coffee house next door. Please pass this bill and please help the ordinary Americans who are walking all economic paths affected by this insect. Please do not delay.... 45266@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:49:01 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#45053 you people that support this bill are a bunch of idiots why should anyone in there right mind want to acually spend money on this sure you get bit and it itches for awhile but i mean seriously folks you really want to spend money on this or ive got a better idea on how to get rid of these things get off your fat asses and do something the fed dont need to take care of this for you and i mean honestly where would you rather that money go education or waste it on a few bugs... 45053@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:35:16 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#44763 my son started college this fall for a month my son had bed bugs. we had clean his room out with bleach, when he went into his room, he was biten all over his arms legs and face and chest. he saw the college dr, he said that he had poison oak. my son finally spotted the bug they where in the bed (he has a wooden bed) this has been so stressful i have taken him to other dr's they couldn't tell me what he had. now i am wondering will my son body will be mark for the rest of his life. i sent my son to college and this is what happened to him. granted the school has taken the time to fix it, but i was told he is not the case. this bill should be passed.i have to know take my son to see plastic surgon if the marks remain in his body. i had also pay to have my place clean out. i am a single mom taken care of 2 kids. i don't get much help from their father, this has stress me out.... 44763@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:53:25 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#44672 See how widespread is the bedbug problem: http://mappost.org/bedbugcity.php... 44672@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:45:45 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#42897 And please, we have enough pesticides dumped onto this poor planet, we don't need to lift any bans on the ones we've gotten rid of. THINK!... 42897@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:57:44 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#42896 Currently I have a bed bug problem, and use the non-toxic powder. Works good, but I need to get the duster because they will go into the cracks and come back, usually after a couple of months. But I only get bit once or twice, then spread the powder, and they're gone. If I dust into the cracks, I'll think I'll have it licked. My girlfriend had success with the duster a year ago, she does'nt have it anymore. I agree, there has to be a better solution than having the government spend $ we need to spend on other issues. Bed bugs are bad, I have scars on my legs,but I think there has to be a better solution. I also have a professional steam cleaner, but have to get off my butt to set up and do the apartment, which I'm sure will also help A LOT.... 42896@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:55:37 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#40857 DOES THIS INCLUDE LIFTING THE BAN ON DDT AND OTHER POTENT CHEMICALS?IF IT DOES NOT THEN WHAT GOOD DOES THIS DO?... 40857@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:04:51 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#39992 This bill does almost nothing!!!!infact nothing period!!! How about more spending in research in better pesticide!!! I can tell that from my own experiance.youcan call the externimater all you want.do althat they tell you to and when they spray the realy weak crap down the bugs will just scatter into your neighbors appt.and when your neighbor calls the exterminator to have their unit sprayed they will filter back into your appt.tomorow we will have appts done.hopefully after 1 year year of this we will finally knock it down.point being if it were not for that looney environmentelist by the name of Dr rachel carlson we would still have the ulitimate pesticide that saved millions of lives.DDT.Hr 6068 does not address lifting the ban on DDT,or other powerfull pesticides... 39992@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:23:19 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#39496 As a K-9 bedbug inspection company we have seen a large growth in bedbug infestations in homes in the DC.Maryland.Virginia area. I agree that the Hospitality Industry needs to be more aggresive with prevention methods for thier clients that visit there establishments. I dont think it should fall on the backs of the taxpayer to provide this kind of assistance to hotels that fail to provide a ongoing inpsection to prevent this problem, which in turn is giving these insects access to people's homes. So if we agree to give this assistance then there needs to be some kind of monitoring to make sure that these funds are being used to get the proper inspections and treatments. President Vector-Guard Inc.... 39496@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:39:29 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#39435 The gov should enforce regular inspection - making the hotels pay for it. As for those who believe bed bugs for poor and unkept. My husband and I, who have a combined income of $180,000 now have an infestation. When they bite I get blisters. I have five blisters on my legs that itch like chicken pox. For those who can't afford the procedure to eradicate them, my heart goes out to you.... 39435@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:01:35 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#39353 I am with Linda F. ... the corporations that own these places need to pay for this! I don't want to pay for their bedbug problems, I have my own to pay for. My husband just returned from travels and we think he brought a visitor with him, so we begin our own bedbug fight. I agree the hospitality industry needs to deal with it (I am not happy my husband stayed in a hotel that had them and now we do), but I do not see how this is put on taxpayers shoulders to pay for.... 39353@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:54:06 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#39296 Bedbugs are a communicable public health problem. Our government currently inspects hotels for many things; this adds funding for bedbug inspections, sensible since bedbugs are the most communicable problem hotels have: they infest customer after customer who resides in the room; each then has the possibility of infesting their houses, workplaces, schools and/or other hotels. It expands into a nasty geometric progression. It affects the tourism industry. It is a MAJOR concern for any resident of NYC (I am not one) -- it's a bloody plague out there. Allotting preventative funding NOW prevents larger-scale problems (and greater government costs) later. For those who mock and name-call -- I long ago decided I wouldn't even wish bedbugs on my worst enemies. But were you to have ever experienced a bedbug infestation ... you'd have a far more accurate experience of what the problem really is.... 39296@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:21:52 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38962 I'm with Nunca!!!... 38962@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:24:57 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38947 conversation is still going on. $50,000,000. For bed bugs. We have a $10 TRILLION debt. How stupid are you people?... 38947@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:49:36 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38870 Seems to me this would be falling under the Dept of Health for inspection in each respective locale. I mean they already inspect hotels for other things to keep the public safe from potential hazards that the public has no control over, just add this to the list. IF the municipality needs more money for more inspectors, then I'm sure all the taxpayers in that area will have NO problem with paying an additional dollar or two in taxes to inspect for and combat this new epidemic. The Feds are offering money that they not only do NOT have yet, but that isn't really their's to start with as ALL federal money IS taxpayer money. And I'm sorry, but given that most of these hotels are all owned by major corporations profiting millions of dollars..........the reason THEY don't pay for this is? Common sense people, enforce the existing health codes, new laws are NOT required for every little thing that falls under the umbrella of "public health".... 38870@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:22:41 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38864 Lets see now H.R. 6068 the Bed Bug Act... Next: H.R. 6069 the Lyme Disease Tick Act H.R. 6070 the Stinging Bee Act H.R. 6071 the Termite Act H.R. 6072 the Fire-Ant Act H.R. 6073 the Cockroach Act H.R. 6074 the Saw-Tooth Grain Beetle Act H.R. 6075 the Cigarette Beetle Act H.R. 6076 the House-Fly Act H.R. 6077 the Horse-Fly Act H.R. 6078 the Horse-S--t Act H.R. 1-800-ORKIN-MAN the Final Act... 38864@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:25:30 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38858 In closing let me just share what an exterminator told me: "I'd rather have roaches, mice, AND rats than one bed bug." Remember, an exterminator told me this, and it was a casual conversation. He wasn't trying to sell me anything (he was spraying our office for roach control -- business as usual).... 38858@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:58:03 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38816 This is hilarious. Joke or not. How about you guys just skip hotels altogether and use couchsurfing haha. It'll save you money in the end and you might make a new friend. This is a waste of money. There has to be a simpler solution and better and more important legislation that could be being made right now. I'm with Marc, dirty dishes are out of control and needs to be investigated.... 38816@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:54:42 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38812 Okay. So bedbugs are a problem. I get it. I have dealt with them as well. If this country was in a surplus economically and we weren't in debt up to our eyeballs, maybe spending a little extra money on this "health concern" would be okay... However, I think congress is majoring in minors here. I mean, shouldn't we be spending money on REAL issues, here? That was a statement to rationally talk to the supporters of this bill. Here's what I really meant to say: This bill is RIDICULOUS. Just another step in the Vagification of America.... 38812@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:47:56 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html#38809 I've Been Bugged, You're comparing apples to a-bombs. West Nile is potentially deadly as is rat feces in our food bed bugs are just aggravating and again I have personally dealt with them and it was no fun. We can't continually regulate the minutia of our day to day lives, seriously where do you draw the line? Our national budget is out of control and just like you or I have to do with our own budgets we must eliminate unecessary expenditures. We have to stop this vicious cycle of our government overspending and viewing the citizens of our country as income waiting to be pilfered. There are far better places to spend these monies.... 38809@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:33:42 EDT