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. Net Neutrality and the FCC regulating the internet.  Numerous bills have been introduced.

We oppose net neutrality and the FCC’s continuing attempts to regulate the internet on principle.  Where else would conservatives get their news?  Get informed and contact your Congressmen.

4.  Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act-S 940-ends tax subsidies to big oil companies.  If passed, it will raise the price of gas.

Motion to Proceed to Consideration of this bill failed in the Senate

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Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to establish a timely, independent, and fair process for realigning or closing outdated, ineffective, or inefficient Executive agencies.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) Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act-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

Join NUMBERSUSA.COM and regularly send free faxes to your legislators (both national and local).

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. 2^ND AMENDMENT: (a) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Reform Act of 2011-HR 1093-rolls back unnecessary restrictions, corrects errors, and codifies longstanding congressional policies regarding firearms; (b) bill to prohibit DOJ from tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple riles and shotguns-S 570; (c) National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011-HR 822-allows concealed carry permit holders to be recognized in other states, while allowing states to determine areas where carrying is prohibited.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 822 and HR 1093, and your Senator to support S 570

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; (c) Putting the Gulf of Mexico Bank to Work Act-HR 1229-facilitates the production of American energy resources in the Gulf-House passed 5/11/11; (d) Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act-HR 1230-mandates offshore oil and gas lease sales (passed House 5/5/11)

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to support HR 1049, HR 1229 and your Senator to support S 228 and HR 1230.

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. (c) Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2011-HR 122-repeals authorization for federal employees to conduct union business when they should be working.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support S. 504 and S. 217, and your Representative to support HR 122.

BAD JUDICIAL ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

US Supreme Court ordered the State of California to release up to 46,000 convicted felons, giving the State 2 years to reduce prison overcrowding or set felons free.  Thank the ACLU for bringing a suit alleging poor prison conditions violated prisoners’ rights.

Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi struck down Governor Scott Walker’s legislation repealing most collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin—because the open meetings law had been violated.  This is the state where the Democrats fled to avoid a vote.

Chief US District Judge Fred Biery in Texas prohibited the Medina Valley Independent School District from public prayer at a high school graduation ceremony, and further forbade students and other speakers from using specific religious words including “prayer” and “amen.”

Mail this guy a copy of the 1^st Amendment to the Constitution.

BAD EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE: 

The EPA is abusing the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon and other particulate emissions.  Cap and Trade failed in the Senate—one of our better victories.

Telephone, fax and/or write your Senators and Representatives and ask them to stop the EPA from implementing cap and trade by regulation, when it is clearly a legislative function, and not an executive one.

The National Guard is preparing to withdraw from Arizona/Mexico border protection on June 30, 2011.  The Obama administration needs to officially order the National Guard to remain in place beyond 6/30/11.

Telephone, fax and/or write President Obama and request that he renew the current deployment and order additional National Guard soldiers to the border.

Border Patrol agents are being prohibited from actively patrolling wildlife refuges along the US-Mexico border by the Interior Dept. and the US Forest Service—because it could endanger the environment and its wildlife.  This allows a smuggler highway through the sensitive areas that are not patrolled.

Telephone, fax and/or write your Senators and Representatives and ask them to reform land management laws to allow the Border Patrol to do their jobs in a timely fashion.

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

DO YOU KNOW the number of limousines owned by the federal government has soared by 73% under President Obama’s administration.  The only ones prospering under this economy seem to be bureaucrats—and that is on the public’s dime.

OBAMACARE FACTS According to the Wall Street Journal, under Obamacare and its impact on Medicare, “people reaching the age of 65 this year…the average amount spent on these enrollees over the remainder of their lives will fall by about $36,000 at today's prices. That sum of money is equivalent to about three years of benefits. For 55-year-olds, the spending decrease is about $62,000—or the equivalent of six years of benefits. For 45-year-olds, the loss is more than $105,000, or nine years of benefits.”

OUR SUGGESTIONS TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT UNTIL WE CAN DROWN IT IN THE BATHTUB:

FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC PRIVATIZATION---------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS MINIMUM OF $12 BILLION

US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE ELIMINATION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS $131 BILLION

ETHANOL SUBSIDY ELIMINATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS $1 BILLION

DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT ELIMINATION----------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS $63 BILLION Abolishing HUD will save $27 Billion in rental assistance, $13 Billion in community development, $11 Billion in housing finance, $8 Billion in public housing, $.9 Billion in Native American/Hawaiian programs, and $.6 Billion in other programs.  It will also eliminate over 10,000 unionized federal employees.