Three of the four Hampton Roads lawmakers voted against a House health care reform bill late Saturday, with one of them a Democrat who broke ranks with his party. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press

Reps. Steve King of Iowa, Trent Franks of Arizona, Randy Forbes of Virginia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and Louie Gohmert and Ted Poe of Texas all showed up at the Tea Party -- and all missed Patriot Act votes that took place at about the same time. Full Article at Talking Points Memo

When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Full Article at Beltway Blips

FRANKLIN - Rep. Randy Forbes has set up a Web site to help people affected by International Paper Co.'s decision to close its plant in Franklin. The Web site's address is www.forbes.house.gov/IPresources. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press

Two years ago, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) was sitting at his desk bemoaning the slow pace of Congress. As he got more and more frustrated, he also grew sick of looking at his own picture. Full Article at Roll Call