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What Are Our Lawmakers Saying in Cyberspace?

The Peninsula gets a week of mixed tweets.

Posted Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:11 pm PT|Updated Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:14 pm PT

Bay Area lawmakers tweeted all over the political map this week, from labor to economics to health to finance. Here's a sampling:

RepSpeier Jackie Speier

A ray of sunshine in a year of cloudy weather for reproductive rights for women--no copays for birth control pills starting in 2012.

NancyPelosi Nancy Pelosi

Something overlooked with #SatanSandwich y'day, health reform comes through for women--real coverage: go.usa.gov/KTu

RepMikeHonda Rep. Mike Honda

I could not support the debt deal: http://tinyurl.com/3oonqpo

SenatorReid Senator Harry Reid

The sacrifice of the U.S. troops & their Afghan counterparts will not be in vain #Afghanistan

Editorial: The Voters’ Need to Know http://nyti.ms/qhiabF

Tech Leaders Share Ideas on Job Creation and Innovation: Click here to see the video. Earlier... http://1.usa.gov/pH2cWQ

SenatorBoxer Sen. Barbara Boxer

I’m relieved the #FAA stalemate has been resolved so 74K workers & hundreds of business can go back to work. goo.gl/riIuW

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