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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
4th of July Tea Party
There are 10 Tea Party Events planned in Ohio for the 4th of July.
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House Minority Leader John Boehner: Where are the jobs, Mr. President? | OpEd Contributor | Washington Examiner
House Minority Leader John Boehner: Where are the jobs, Mr. President?
By: OpEd Contributor
Examiner Staff Writer | 6/23/09 5:54 AM
All year, Democrats have made promises about job creation. If Congress passed the trillion-dollar "stimulus," they promised unemployment would not rise above eight percent.
Five months later, unemployment has spiked to 9.4 percent, with President Obama now admitting that he expects it to reach 10 percent later this year.
So what has the "stimulus" given us? Spending on projects like a new auxiliary runway for powerful Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha's "Airport for No One" - but no jobs. In fact, we've lost almost three million jobs this year.
House Republicans offered a better economic plan to create more jobs and let Americans keep more of what they earn. According to a methodology developed by White House chief economic advisor, Dr. Christina Romer, our plan would have created twice as many jobs as the Democrats promised at half the cost.
Unfortunately, Democrats balked and commenced the biggest domestic spending binge in history. They've since passed a $400 billion "omnibus" spending bill loaded with 9,000 earmarks, a $3.6 trillion budget, and endless bailouts.
Yes, more should have been done to rein in spending when Republicans controlled Washington. But while Republicans have acknowledged this mistake and offered alternatives to curb spending, create jobs, and control the debt, Democrats have stepped on the accelerator, telling taxpayers that more government spending equals more jobs. We've certainly seen plenty of spending, but where are the jobs?
Matters are about to get even worse for middle-class families and small businesses, as Democrats have turned to health care, energy, and the environment. They're pushing a government takeover of health care that costs at least $1 trillion, forces at least 23 million Americans off their current health plans, and leaves at least 36 million uninsured.
According to Romer's methodology, 4.7 million jobs will be lost over five years under their proposal, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) predicting that the Democrats' new mandates would cost 1.6 million jobs among small businesses.
Tomorrow night, the President will use a primetime campaign-style event in the White House to sell his plan, but his own party isn't even buying it right now. The President's proposal would empower bureaucrats - rather than patients and doctors - to make key medical decisions, limit treatments, and ration care, raise taxes, and kill jobs.
The American people simply don't support it. The best hope for real reform is for both parties to work together. House Republicans have introduced a plan that will reduce costs, expand access, and increase the quality of care in a way Americans can afford - without new taxes, costly mandates, or a government takeover.
On energy and the environment, under the guise of reducing carbon emissions, Democrats are poised to force anyone who drives a car, buys an American-made product, or flips on a light switch to pay a national energy tax.
Not only will this drive up prices for food, gasoline, and electricity, it will ship millions of jobs to competitors like China and India that refuse to take the same approach. A study by the National Black Chamber of Commerce estimates the Democrats' plan will cost 2.5 million jobs.
House Republicans have a better way: An "all-of-the-above" strategy to clean up the environment, lower energy costs, and create more jobs. Our legislation, the American Energy Act, will increase environmentally-safe energy production, promote alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions, and encourage increased efficiencies and technologies to maximize America's energy potential.
Saddling future generations with more debt is no way to create jobs. We need policies that help small businesses, the engine of our nation's economy, weather the storm and get back to creating jobs.
Republicans are offering common-sense solutions that will make a real difference in creating jobs, making health care more affordable, promoting a cleaner, healthier environment, and reducing energy costs. We hope our Democratic colleagues will change course and work with us to make these reforms a reality.
Rep. John Boehner, R-OH, is Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Click Here to Read More..
By: OpEd Contributor
Examiner Staff Writer | 6/23/09 5:54 AM
All year, Democrats have made promises about job creation. If Congress passed the trillion-dollar "stimulus," they promised unemployment would not rise above eight percent.
Five months later, unemployment has spiked to 9.4 percent, with President Obama now admitting that he expects it to reach 10 percent later this year.
So what has the "stimulus" given us? Spending on projects like a new auxiliary runway for powerful Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha's "Airport for No One" - but no jobs. In fact, we've lost almost three million jobs this year.
House Republicans offered a better economic plan to create more jobs and let Americans keep more of what they earn. According to a methodology developed by White House chief economic advisor, Dr. Christina Romer, our plan would have created twice as many jobs as the Democrats promised at half the cost.
Unfortunately, Democrats balked and commenced the biggest domestic spending binge in history. They've since passed a $400 billion "omnibus" spending bill loaded with 9,000 earmarks, a $3.6 trillion budget, and endless bailouts.
Yes, more should have been done to rein in spending when Republicans controlled Washington. But while Republicans have acknowledged this mistake and offered alternatives to curb spending, create jobs, and control the debt, Democrats have stepped on the accelerator, telling taxpayers that more government spending equals more jobs. We've certainly seen plenty of spending, but where are the jobs?
Matters are about to get even worse for middle-class families and small businesses, as Democrats have turned to health care, energy, and the environment. They're pushing a government takeover of health care that costs at least $1 trillion, forces at least 23 million Americans off their current health plans, and leaves at least 36 million uninsured.
According to Romer's methodology, 4.7 million jobs will be lost over five years under their proposal, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) predicting that the Democrats' new mandates would cost 1.6 million jobs among small businesses.
Tomorrow night, the President will use a primetime campaign-style event in the White House to sell his plan, but his own party isn't even buying it right now. The President's proposal would empower bureaucrats - rather than patients and doctors - to make key medical decisions, limit treatments, and ration care, raise taxes, and kill jobs.
The American people simply don't support it. The best hope for real reform is for both parties to work together. House Republicans have introduced a plan that will reduce costs, expand access, and increase the quality of care in a way Americans can afford - without new taxes, costly mandates, or a government takeover.
On energy and the environment, under the guise of reducing carbon emissions, Democrats are poised to force anyone who drives a car, buys an American-made product, or flips on a light switch to pay a national energy tax.
Not only will this drive up prices for food, gasoline, and electricity, it will ship millions of jobs to competitors like China and India that refuse to take the same approach. A study by the National Black Chamber of Commerce estimates the Democrats' plan will cost 2.5 million jobs.
House Republicans have a better way: An "all-of-the-above" strategy to clean up the environment, lower energy costs, and create more jobs. Our legislation, the American Energy Act, will increase environmentally-safe energy production, promote alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions, and encourage increased efficiencies and technologies to maximize America's energy potential.
Saddling future generations with more debt is no way to create jobs. We need policies that help small businesses, the engine of our nation's economy, weather the storm and get back to creating jobs.
Republicans are offering common-sense solutions that will make a real difference in creating jobs, making health care more affordable, promoting a cleaner, healthier environment, and reducing energy costs. We hope our Democratic colleagues will change course and work with us to make these reforms a reality.
Rep. John Boehner, R-OH, is Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Click Here to Read More..
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Ohio Sovereignty Update
Ohio Sovereignty Resolution Hearing Tuesday, June 23 10:00am- CANCELED
June 22, 2009
Sen. Bob Schuler, a longtime veteran of the legislature and one of the co-sponsors of SCR-13, died Friday night at home after a long battle with cancer. Senate President Bill Harris canceled Tuesday’s session so members and staff can attend funeral services and consequently all committee hearings have been canceled as well.
Our thoughts go out to Senator Schuler’s family.
We expect the hearing will be rescheduled soon and will keep you updated. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Please contact members of the committee and request their support of SCR-13, or you may use the SLAM (State Liberty Action Mailer). When the hearing is rescheduled, if you can make it to Columbus, your support is greatly needed! And if you wish to testify, all the better!
If you're planning to testify, click here for details about how to prepare. Click Here to Read More..
Monday, June 22, 2009
Climate Bill Contains Hidden Tax
Last year, among friends in San Francisco, Obama explained what his cap-and-trade energy tax is supposed to do to ordinary Americans:
The News-Messenger: Ohio Rep. signs the ‘No Climate Tax Pledge’
CLEVELAND — The Ohio chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity recently applauded Ohio State Rep. Jeff Wagner (81st District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” By doing so, Wagner joins more than 100 lawmakers on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.” U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) has also signed the pledge.
The pledge is available online at www.NoClimateTax.com.
Don't Use Climate Change to Hide Tax Hikes!
A climate bill should not be a vehicle for hiding a tax hike.
Let your elected officials know that you're watching how they vote on hidden energy taxes.
Congress is debating the largest tax increase in history, the cap-and-trade energy tax.
Cap-and-trade is a tax on coal, oil, and natural gas but instead of being a specific tax rate, the total level of use is capped and companies are forced to pay the government for emissions permits. They bid against each other to stay in business, and nobody knows how much the tax will be until they hold the auctions.
It's a crazy, unpredictable tax, but it's certainly a tax.
The Pelosi/Reid/Obama strategy is to hide the gigantic tax hikes they want to fund their bailouts and big government spending inside a global warming bill. However, the bill is stalling in the U.S. House of Representatives because of political infighting and citizen outrage over the cost.
Last year, among friends in San Francisco, Obama explained what his cap-and-trade energy tax is supposed to do to ordinary Americans:
There is one simple way to put members of Congress on the record and figure out if this is about the environmental at all, or just an excuse to hide a big tax increase: Ask them to sign the Americans for Prosperity No Climate Tax Pledge, which pledges members to "oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue."
So far we have over 100 lawmakers on the federal, state and local level. To stop this massive, hidden tax hike we need a lot more and we need your help!
Click Here to Read More..
"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket... whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers."
The News-Messenger: Ohio Rep. signs the ‘No Climate Tax Pledge’
CLEVELAND — The Ohio chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity recently applauded Ohio State Rep. Jeff Wagner (81st District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” By doing so, Wagner joins more than 100 lawmakers on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.” U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) has also signed the pledge.
The pledge is available online at www.NoClimateTax.com.
Don't Use Climate Change to Hide Tax Hikes!
A climate bill should not be a vehicle for hiding a tax hike.
Let your elected officials know that you're watching how they vote on hidden energy taxes.
Congress is debating the largest tax increase in history, the cap-and-trade energy tax.
Cap-and-trade is a tax on coal, oil, and natural gas but instead of being a specific tax rate, the total level of use is capped and companies are forced to pay the government for emissions permits. They bid against each other to stay in business, and nobody knows how much the tax will be until they hold the auctions.
It's a crazy, unpredictable tax, but it's certainly a tax.
The Pelosi/Reid/Obama strategy is to hide the gigantic tax hikes they want to fund their bailouts and big government spending inside a global warming bill. However, the bill is stalling in the U.S. House of Representatives because of political infighting and citizen outrage over the cost.
Last year, among friends in San Francisco, Obama explained what his cap-and-trade energy tax is supposed to do to ordinary Americans:
"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket... whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers."
There is one simple way to put members of Congress on the record and figure out if this is about the environmental at all, or just an excuse to hide a big tax increase: Ask them to sign the Americans for Prosperity No Climate Tax Pledge, which pledges members to "oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue."
So far we have over 100 lawmakers on the federal, state and local level. To stop this massive, hidden tax hike we need a lot more and we need your help!
Click Here to Read More..
Kucinich - Made in America - WAR
Hat tip: OpEd News June 16, 2009Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement against the war supplemental on the House floor:
"We are destroying our nation's moral and fiscal integrity with this war supplemental. Instead of ending wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan now by appropriating only enough money to bring our troops home, Congress abdicates its constitutional authority, defers to the president, and asks for a report. That's right, all we are asking for is a report on when the president will end the war.
"There is also money for the IMF, presumably to bail out private European banks. Billions for the IMF so they can force low and middle income nations to cut jobs, wages, health care and retirement security, just like corporate America does to our constituents.
"And there's money to incentivize the purchase of more cars, not necessarily from U.S. manufacturers because a 'Buy America' mandate was not allowed.
"Another $106 billion dollars and all we get is a lousy war. Pretty soon that is going to be about the only thing made in America – war.
Dennis Kucinich is a congressman from Ohio and a 2008 presidential primary candidate. http://kucinich.us/ The best way to reach congressman Kucinich is through the information on his his more...)
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