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YOUR BLAST FAX MESSAGES
TO: President Barack Obama
The Leadership of the United States Senate and the
United States House of Representatives:
The Hon. Harry Reid,
The Hon. Robert C. Byrd, The Hon. Richard J. Durbin,
The Hon. Charles E. Schumer, The Hon. Patty Murray,
The Hon. Robert Menendez, The Hon. Byron L. Dorgan,
The Hon. Debbie A. Stabenow, The Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
The Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln, The Hon. Barbara Boxer,
The Hon. Thomas R. Carper, The Hon. Bill Nelson, The
Hon. Russ Feingold, The Hon. Mitch McConnell, The
Hon. Jon L. Kyl, The Hon. Lamar Alexander, The Hon.
John R. Thune, The Hon. John Cornyn, The Hon. John
Ensign, The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, The Hon. Steny H.
Hoyer, The Hon. James Clyburn, The Hon. John B.
Larson, The Hon. Xavier Becerra, The Hon. Chris Van
Hollen, The Hon. Rosa DeLauro, The Hon. George
Miller, The Hon. John A.
Boehner, The Hon. Eric I. Cantor, The Hon. Mike
Pence, The Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, The Hon.
John R. Carter, The Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter, The
Hon. Pete Sessions
RE: No Sunshine
or Transparency on the Obama “Stimulus” Bill!
President
Barack Obama promised to bring
transparency and sunshine to the legislative
process. In fact, his promise to give the American
public an opportunity to review and comment on
legislation on the White House website for five days
before signing a bill into law is still prominently
displayed on his campaign website.
That promise has obviously been broken when it comes
to this so-called "stimulus bill." This massive 600
page bill, went to conference committee and was
changed (without input from Republicans
conferees) into a 1,100 page monster of a bill,
and Congress passed this monstrosity within 24-hours
of the release of the full text of the bill.
Obviously no one - including Members of the House or
Senate - had time to even read this bill before
voting on it.
That is not "sunshine" or "transparency."
That's not even "politics as usual" - it's
worse! If Barack Obama wants to keep the campaign
promises that he made to the American people. his
only option is to VETO this legislation!
Sincerely,
Your
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent
personalized faxes to
Barack Obama and the Republican
and Democrat Leadership of the House and Senate!
Let them know that Barack Obama promised to give the American public an
opportunity to review and comment on legislation on the White House website for
five days before signing a bill into law.
This massive 600 page porkulus bill, went to conference committee and was changed (under the cover of darkness and without input
from Republicans conferees) into a 1,100 page monster of a bill, and the Pelosi-Reid Congress passed this
monstrosity within 24-hours
of the release of the full text of the bill. Obviously no one - including Members of the House or Senate -
had time to even read this bill
before voting on it.
This is not "sunshine" or "transparency." Demand that Barack Obama keep the campaign promise that is STILL posted to his campaign website and
either VETO this massive porkulus bill or admit that he did not tell the truth to the American people.
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Barack Obama must either VETO the massive
"porkulus" bill passed by the
Pelosi-Reid Congress or freely admit that he has NOT been telling the American
people the truth!
He has no other choice... no way out!
Unless, of course, we do not hold him accountable to his words!
Days after being elected, Obama promised to CUT billions of dollars in wasteful government spending, not
INCREASE wasteful government spending
by billions!
On November 25, 2009, Reuters ran the following story on that promise:
"CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to cut billions of dollars from wasteful government programs as he
sought to reassure Americans anxious about a growing mountain of debt and a faltering economy."
"Obama held a second news conference in Chicago in two days, and planned a third for 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT) Wednesday, seeking to
calm see-sawing financial markets looking for signs that his incoming administration has a viable plan to tackle the worst economic
crisis in decades."
Reuters went on and quoted Obama:
"We cannot sustain a system that bleeds billions of taxpayer dollars on programs that have outlived their usefulness or exist solely
because of the power of a politician, lobbyist or interest group."
Of course, President Obama claims there is no pork or earmarks in this
"porkulus" bill, but that simply isn't true.
The bill is almost exclusively a pork package. Money is being allocated to a Los Angeles to Las Vegas Express Train... billions of dollars for
community activist groups like ACORN... "earthquake studies" ... $1.6 Billion allocated simply to
"science" ... the list goes on.
Barack Obama will attempt to sign this bill as soon as humanly possible... probably in a matter of hours.
If so, we need to send our political leaders a clear message right now.
Obama must
VETO this bill or freely admit to the American people
that he does not tell the truth!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent
personalized faxes to Barack Obama and the Republican
and Democrat Leadership of the House and Senate!
Let them know that Barack Obama promised to give the American public an
opportunity to review and comment on legislation on the White House website for
five days before signing a bill into law.
This massive 600 page porkulus bill, went to conference committee and was changed (under the cover of darkness and without input
from Republicans conferees) into a 1,100 page monster of a bill, and the Pelosi-Reid Congress passed this
monstrosity within 24-hours
of the release of the full text of the bill. Obviously no one - including Members of the House or Senate -
had time to even read this bill
before voting on it.
This is not "sunshine" or "transparency." Demand that Barack Obama keep the campaign promise that is STILL posted to his campaign website and
either VETO this massive porkulus bill or admit that he did not tell the truth to the American people.
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Let The Sunshine In.
Cutting wasteful spending doesn't appear to be the only campaign promise Obama
DOES NOT intend to keep.
It would appear his promises of "sunshine" and
"transparency" were short-lived as well!
The following is still posted prominently on Obama's campaign website:
“Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president,
Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House
website for five days.”
Review and comment... let's see how that works.
The House and the Senate passed the "porkulus" bill on the evening of the 13th.
This monstrosity of a bill grew from about 600 pages to 1100 pages during secretive sessions which excluded Republican conferees and the
floor votes took place with 24 hours of the release of the full 1100 page text.
The public obviously did not have the time to see it! No Member of the House and Senate had the
time to read it before voting on it!
And as of Sunday, February 16, the bill is still NOT posted on the White House website. Links to the
"Conference Report" were posted (which, by the
way did not work when we attempted to click on them) and the
"Joint Explanatory Statement" appear, but no bill.
Whatever happened to "five days?" So much for transparency and sunshine!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent
personalized faxes to Barack Obama and the Republican
and Democrat Leadership of the House and Senate!
Let them know that Barack Obama promised to give the American public an
opportunity to review and comment on legislation on the White House website for
five days before signing a bill into law.
This massive 600 page porkulus bill, went to conference committee and was changed (under the cover of darkness and without input
from Republicans conferees) into a 1,100 page monster of a bill, and the Pelosi-Reid Congress passed this
monstrosity within 24-hours
of the release of the full text of the bill. Obviously no one - including Members of the House or Senate -
had time to even read this bill
before voting on it.
This is not "sunshine" or "transparency." Demand that Barack Obama keep the campaign promise that is STILL posted to his campaign website and
either VETO this massive porkulus bill or admit that he did not tell the truth to the American people.
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Do As We Say, Not As We Do!
Congress is doling out relief (more pork courtesy of the American taxpayer) and
attempting to put conditions on the acceptance of the money.
One of the more recent conditions is a $500,000 salary cap for company executives.
Will Congress be practicing the restraint they advocate for others? It's highly unlikely.
Ed Duffy with the Denver Examiner made the following observation:
"Congress is doling out relief with the requirement that companies limit their salaries and dividends and cut back on expenses."
"In true Washington form, Congress just gave itself a huge increase in its own expense accounts. The Member Representation Allowance for
House members ranges from $1.3 million to $1.6 million per member. It's increased every year, usually by about $30,000. This year, while
the rest of the country is tightening their belts, the Member Representation Allowance is going up by a whopping $90,000.
"Senators receive more than twice what House members receive to cover things like office staff, travel and other expenses.
"To say that Congress is spending like drunken sailors would be a gross understatement of the thriftiness of drunken sailors. The
spending spree that the Federal government is in the midst of now has no equal in human history."
Liberals in Congress admonished the executives of large corporations for using private jets, but what about Nancy Pelosi's
"private jet?"
Radio talk-show host Sean Hannity recently commented:
"If everyone's so angry at corporate jet use and corporations that have perks, why isn't there that same anger at Speaker Pelosi?"
Media personality Lou Dobbs commented as well and apparently, Pelosi is not too happy about it:
"Man, her office was on me because I was giving her fits over the fact she had to have that great big old airplane, 'cause she had to get
home to her constituents every weekend - crazy stuff."
If this is the era of change; tell Obama that he can keep the change!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent
personalized faxes to Barack Obama and the Republican
and Democrat Leadership of the House and Senate!
Let them know that Barack Obama promised to give the American public an
opportunity to review and comment on legislation on the White House website for
five days before signing a bill into law.
This massive 600 page porkulus bill, went to conference committee and was changed (under the cover of darkness and without input
from Republicans conferees) into a 1,100 page monster of a bill, and the Pelosi-Reid Congress passed this
monstrosity within 24-hours
of the release of the full text of the bill. Obviously no one - including Members of the House or Senate -
had time to even read this bill
before voting on it.
This is not "sunshine" or "transparency." Demand that Barack Obama keep the campaign promise that is STILL posted to his campaign website and
either VETO this massive porkulus bill or admit that he did not tell the truth to the American people.
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Yours In
Freedom,
Jeff
Mazzella
President
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