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: (a) Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 2—repeals Obamacare.  This was passed by the House on 1/19/11. (b) Retirement Freedom Act S. 1317-allows seniors to opt out of Medicare without forfeiting their Social Security benefits.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Senators to support HR 2, and ask them to co-sponsor S 1317.

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Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to establish a timely, independent, and fair process for realigning or closing outdated, ineffective, or inefficient Executive agencies.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) (e) Better Use of Lightbulbs Act-HR 2417-repeals the minimum efficiency standards on incandescent light bulbs.

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

Call your Representative about HR 2417, since it will be voted on this week.

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 Udall and Bennett to support S 202.  Telephone, fax and/or write to Reps. DeGette, Perlmutter and Paul Ryan and urge them to cosponsor and 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. (d) Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011-HR 2162-congressmen convicted of certain crimes forfeit their pensions.

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

Rep. Cory Gardner is a co-sponsor of HR 2162.  Atta Boy!

16. JUDICIAL:  To amend 28 U.S.C., to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal Courts-HR 973-prohibits federal courts from deciding any issue on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent required by the Constitution or an act of Congress.

Telephone, fax and/or write to your Representative to co-sponsor this bill.

GOOD JUDICIAL ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE: 

Judicial Watch and Media Research Center filed lawsuits under the FOIA to obtain documents relating to Justice Elena Kagan’s involvement in Obamacare while she served as Solicitor General.  Those documents indicate that Justice Kagan was heavily involved, despite her sworn testimony during her Senate confirmation hearing to the contrary.

Urge your Representatives to call for an investigation into Justice Kagan’s involvement, because she should, at a minimum, recuse herself from any hearing in the Supreme Court on Obamacare.

BAD EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS:

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE: 

Congress passed a law prohibiting federal funds going to ACORN.  The Supreme Court recently refused to hear an appeal, which upheld the ban.  So, why did the Obama Administration, via HUD, give a $79,819 grant to an ACORN branch in Florida?

Telephone, fax and/or write your Senators and Representative and ask them to investigate the Obama Administration’s flagrant disregard of federal law.

Despite record spending, record deficits, a lousy economy and threats to default on the nation’s debt, 54% of White House staffers got raises last year.  The raises averaged 8%.  The average salary is $81,765—65% above the median household income.

Write to the President and ask him about why he is lavishing money on his staff while the rest of the country is suffering.

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.

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 that Entergy Corp., an energy company that operates two nuclear power plants in New York, and generates power in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and elsewhere, purchased 35,000 tons of greenhouse gas emission reduction credits for $20 Million.  This was not required by law or anything else.  It was a publicity stunt to garner brownie points from greenie activists—funded by the energy consumers.

SHAMELESS STIMULUS WASTE: In February, the CBO estimated that every job “saved or created” by the Stimulus cost $228,000.  In July, the White House Council of Economic Advisors reported that each job really cost $278,000.

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

INTERNATIONAL SPENDING----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS $81 BILLION

ABOLISHING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR----------------------------------------------------------------------ANNUAL SAVINGS $11 BILLION Eliminating the Dept. of the Interior would also eliminate 67,000 federal workers.