BAD FEDERAL BILLS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

1. Increase of National Debt Limit—we oppose on principle

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative and Senators to oppose the increase—we support slashing spending instead

2. No New Drilling Act of 2011-HR 261: prohibits leasing of any area of the outer continental shelf for the exploration, development or production of oil, gas or any other mineral

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to oppose this bill. DRILL HERE DRILL NOW!

3. Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010—its back! Will give the President authority to shut down the internet.

Not yet introduced, but watch for it.

GOOD FEDERAL BILLS

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

1. HEALTH CARE: Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 2—repeals Obamacare. This was passed by the House on 1/19/11.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support this bill.

2. EXECUTIVE: (a) Sunset All Czars Act-HR 59: provides that appropri-ated funds cannot be used to pay salaries or expenses associated with Czars. (b) Government Reform Act of 2011-HR 155-will create a national commission, modeled after the successful Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to establish a timely, independent, and fair process for realigning or closing outdated, ineffective, or inefficient Executive agencies. (c) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny-REINS Act of 2011-HR 10, S 299-requires Congressional approval of any agency regulations that impose costs on the taxpayer of $100 million or more annually. (d) ending duplicative government programs-HRes 142-requires Congressional hearings following annual Comptroller General’s report on duplicative govt. programs.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support these bills:

HR 59

HR 155

HR 10

HRes 142-Rep. Cory Gardner is the sponsor

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support S 299

3. SPENDING: (a) Priorities in Education Spending Act of 2011-HR 408 proposes $2.5 Trillion in spending cuts. (b) HR 1076-prohibit funding of NPR and use of federal funds to acquire radio content-passed House 3/17/11

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 408 and your Senators to support HR 1076.

4. IMMIGRATION: (a) Repeal Birthright Citizenship HR 140-ends automatic citizenship to children born in the US to illegal immigrants; (b) HR 692 Nuclear Family Priority Act-stops chain migration-restricts recent immigrants from bringing extended family to the US—only allows spouse and minor children; (c) HR 800 & HR 483-mandatory e-verify for employment; (d) HR 704 & S 332-end visa lottery; and (e) HR 100-increase interior enforcement

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support these bills:

HR 140, HR 692, HR 800, HR 483, HR 704, HR 100

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senator to support S 332

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5. FINANCIAL: Repeal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act HR 87

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support this bill

6. FCC: Internet Freedom Act-prohibition of FCC from further regulating the internet-HR 96

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support this bill

7. EPA: (a) Free Industry Act HR 97-provides that greenhouse gasses are not air pollutants and cannot be subject to regulation by EPA; (b) Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S 482-prevents EPA from making regs. or taking action relating to greenhouse gases to address climate change.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 97 and your Senator to support S 482.

8. CONSTITUTION: (a) Enumerated Powers Act-requires Congress to specify source of authority under the US Constitution for the enactment of laws-HR 125. (b) Amending the Constitution of the US relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the US government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens-HJRes 50.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support these bills

9. TAX: End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2011-HR 86-To prevent pending tax increases, permanently repeal estate and gift taxes, and permanently repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support this bill

10. TAX: Fair Tax Act HR 25-replaces the income tax with a 23% national sales tax-abolishes the IRS

Get informed and support the Fair Tax, visit http://www.fairtax.org

11. TAX: Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection & Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 HR 4-repeals 1099 reporting requirements contained in Obamacare.

Obama signed into Public Law 112-9 on 4/13/11.

12. END BAILOUTS: (a) Bill to repeal the Troubled Asset Relief Program and to prevent future bailouts-HR 189; (b) Prohibition of federal funds to bail out state and local governments-S 251—prohibits the Federal Reserve and Congress from bailing out states that are irresponsible with their budgets; (c) FHA Refinance Program Termination Act-HR 830-end FHA program to bail out underwater homeowners (passed House 3/10/11); (d) Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act-HR 836-end HUD program that provides loans to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure (passed House 3/11/11); (e) GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR 1182-accelerates privatization of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, caps maximum portfolios and ends bailouts

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 189, HR 1182, and your Senator to support HR 830, HR 836, S 251.

13. ENERGY: (a) ROAD to Jobs Act (regulatory openness, accountability, and disclosure) HR 1049-requires disclosure of economic impact of failure to issue federal permits for energy exploration and development, number of permits requested, number issued. (b) Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act S 228-preempts regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under federal and common law on enactment of a federal policy to mitigate climate change.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 1049, and your Senator to support S 228.

14. FEDERAL RESERVE: (a) Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR 459, S 202-provides for full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Federal Reserve Banks. (b) An Act to Abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act-HR 1094.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support S 202, and your Representative to support HR 459, HR 1094

15. EMPLOYMENT: (a) National Right to Work Act S 504-provides that no worker should be compelled to join or pay dues to a union just to get or keep a job. (b) Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011-S 217-amends the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the NLRB.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support these bills

BAD EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

1. The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board ruled to withhold critical air permits to Shell Oil Company, which caused Shell to scrap its plans to explore for oil in the seas north of Alaska—abandoning 5 years and $4 Billion spent on the effort.   These clowns cited Shell’s failure to take into consideration emissions from an ice-breaking vessel when calculating overall greenhouse gas emissions from the project!!! The EPA thinks it may negatively affect a town 70 miles from the project with 245 inhabitants.

Write to the President and insist that he fire the 4 members of the EPA Environmental Appeals Board (all democrats) and ask why he supports this stupid barrier to drilling. DRILL HERE DRILL NOW.

2. The Dept. of Energy is cracking down on shower head makers: the maximum flow of shower heads is 2.5 gallons per minute at 80 psi of water pressure. Apparently they have thrown in the towel on their stated Dept. goal of reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and are now focusing on reducing our dependence on water to get clean.

Write to the President and tell him you would prefer it if the Dept. of Energy would concentrate on DRILL HERE DRILL NOW.

BAD COLORADO STATE BILLS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

1. SB 172 Civil Unions: allows gay marriage in all but name

Killed by House Judiciary Committee

2. SB 008: Aligning Children’s Medicaid Eligibility: increases the eligibility for children to qualify for Medicaid

Signed into law on 4/8/11

3. HB 1160 Green Building Incentive Program—incentivizes energy efficient improvements to existing residences with federal grants and subsidies, creates list of approved contractors—this is a cash for clunker houses program

This bill passed the House and Senate.

4. HB 1255: Colorado Alternative Energy Park Act: creates more bureaucracy and funding for development of green projects (stuff that won’t fly without tax money)

This bill was killed in the House.

5. SB 186: allows pretrial services in all judicial districts-using taxpayer money to bail out defendants.

This bill passed the Senate Judiciary & Appropriations. Call your Senator to oppose this bill.

6. SB 168: creates Obamacare style health care program in Colo.-requires 8.1% increase in state income taxes and 6% increase in employer payroll tax.

This bill passed the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee. 2^nd reading was laid over to 4/29/11-call your Senator to oppose this bill

7. HB 1273: HealthCare Opportunity Patient Empowerment (HOPE) Act-reconsidered our position—we no longer support this bill.

This bill was referred to the House Health & Environment Committee. Telephone, fax and/or write to the committee members to oppose this bill.

GOOD COLORADO STATE BILLS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

1. HB 1082: Suspends vehicle emissions testing in Larimer and Weld Counties

This bill was killed by the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Committee.

2. HB 1048:   Creates a tax credit for families who move their children from a public to a private educational program.   If 3% of public school population participates, estimated savings of $100,000,000 to taxpayers.

Passed House on 3/14/11. Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senator to support this bill.

3. Security Scanning Disclosure SB 55: requires all electronic security scanning systems to be clearly posed with info. about radiation levels, privacy protocols, and citizens options if they refuse scanning.

This bill was killed by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

4. HB 1014-child care contribution income tax credit-extends this tax credit until 2020

Passed House Finance and sent to House Appropriations. Telephone, fax and/or write to House Appropriations members to support this bill.

5. HB 1084: modifies late vehicle registration fee

This bill was killed by Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Comm.

6. HB 1252: allows Secretary of State to require proof of citizenship from any elector in the statewide voter registration database who the Secretary of State believes is not a citizen of the US.

This bill was killed by the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee.

BAD COLORADO SCHOOL BOARD ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

The Thompson School Board voted to give $15,000 of taxpayer money to sue the taxpayers of Colorado in Lobato v. State of Colorado

Vote out the 3 school board members up for reelection in 2011 and the 3 that are up for reelection in 2013 that approved this

OBAMACARE FACTS: US Congressman Dr. John Fleming MD reported on Obamacare one year later: 51% of American workers will lose their current health coverage by 2013 according to the Obama admin.; individual insurance premiums have increased by $2,100 due to Obamacare, according to the CBO; a loss of 800,000 in the labor force; and the new CBO estimate of the cost of Obamacare is up 48% to $1,390,000,000,000.

OUR SUGGESTIONS TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT UNTIL WE CAN DROWN IT IN THE BATHTUB: Rep. Hensarling of Texas has introduced H.R.1182 GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act, which provides for ending the GSE’s federal conservatorship within two years and accelerates the timeline for privatization. The bill not only repeals Fannie and Freddie’s affordable housing goals mandate, but will cap maximum portfolio size at $700 billion and reduce that cap over five years to $250 billion. Since 2008 Fannie and Freddie have been repeatedly bailed out by taxpayers to the tune of $153 billion and they continue to hemorrhage at the rate of $1 – 3 billion per quarter. This is government engaging in commerce as a competitor to private enterprise and it is a dismal failure. Fannie and Freddie played a central role in the housing bubble and collapse, and do not deserve our support, nor do they have a legitimate role in government or commerce.