YouTube Rep of the Week Asks 'Where Should The Money Go'?

As Congress considers this year's budget and the many areas that require funding -- health care, education, defense, the stimulus -- they're going to have some tough choices to make due to the economic crisis. That's why this week's Representative of the Week , Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), wants your input as to what Congress's budget priorities should be:



You can visit the YouTube House Hub now to offer your budget suggestions to Congressman Ryan. In addition, Senator Grassley (R-IA) is back on the Senate Hub, responding to your health care reform ideas from last week:



Your suggestions on health care reform ranged from giving all citizens the same health care benefits that Members of Congress receive to doing away with group insurance. And while Senator Grassley was not able to address all of these ideas, many of them are worthy of further exploration -- you can view the full list of ideas now at www.youtube.com/senatehub.

Get on the Tube to Congress

We're excited to launch Round 2 of "Senator of the Week" on YouTube's Senate Hub today, giving you another opportunity to use Google Moderator to offer Members of Congress your thoughts on the most important issues facing America right now.

This week's featured Senator is Claire McCaskill (D-MO) who is the new chairman of a subcommittee on contracting oversight. McCaskill wants to hear how you think Congress can eliminate wasteful spending:

In addition, we're kicking off the first installment of "Representative of the Week" with Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). If you head over to the YouTube House Hub now, you can weigh in on the debate about whether Congress should nationalize 401k plans:



Congress is waiting to hear your thoughts on these issues, which are being hotly debated on the Hill right now, so head over to youtube.com/senatehub and youtube.com/househub and make your voice heard.


Yours,
Ramya Raghavan
YouTube News & Politics

Senator of the Week: Your Votes Are In

Last week, Senator Cornyn (R-TX) kicked off the YouTube Senator of the Week program with this video in which he asked for your thoughts about the recently-passed economic stimulus package.

You responded through the Senate Hub's Moderator gadget with 112 unique ideas about what Congress could do to better stimulate the American economy, including eliminating the income tax and providing substantial student debt relief for young Americans. Over 2400 votes were cast on these ideas and the YouTube community's favorites rose to the top.

In this video, Senator Cornyn addresses your top two ideas:



Senator Cornyn only responded to the top 2 submissions, but there are many other excellent ideas that deserve your attention and discussion. We hope that you'll read them over and post your own video response to Cornyn's video to keep the lively stimulus debate going on YouTube. And don't forget to visit the youtube.com/senatehub and youtube.com/househub next Tuesday to weigh in on two new issues from our next Senator and Representative of the Week.