Posts Tagged Congress
Rep. West Statement on the United States Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling..
Posted by JP in Allen West on June 28, 2012
(WASHINGTON)–– Congressman Allen West (R-FL) released this statement today after the United States Supreme Court announced it has ruled to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:“The United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by extending the power of the United States Congress to tax Americans‘ behavior. This is a sad day for Americans, as they will be taxed to pay for benefits they may not need or want as part of the insurance they are forced to buy. With this decision, Congress has been granted infinite taxation power, and there are no longer any limits on what the federal government can tax its citizens to do.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will hit the middle class especially hard, as hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost as businesses try to avoid the penalties and costs created by the healthcare law. The healthcare law will cost trillions of dollars, raise costs for employers and create huge incentives for them to drop health insurance.Benjamin Franklin did indeed state, ‘In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’However, Dr. Franklin never envisioned the federal government would use its power of taxation to punish people for not purchasing health care. Today, individual sovereignty in America has been defeated.”
Is this guy good or what?
Posted by JP in Uncategorized on January 5, 2012
Obama Administration Plans to Give Nuclear Secrets to Russia
via Moonbattery
Section 1227 of the defense law prohibits spending any funds that would be used to give Russian officials access to sensitive missile-defense technology, as part of a cooperation agreement without first sending Congress a report identifying the specific secrets, how they would be used and steps to protect the data from compromise.
The president also must certify to Congress that Russia will not share the secrets with other states and that it will not help Russia “to develop countermeasures” to U.S. defenses.
However, the Manchurian Moonbat once again sneers at the concept of Congress limiting his power.
Mr. Obama said in the signing statement that he would treat the legal restrictions as “non-binding.”
“While my administration intends to keep the Congress fully informed of the status of U.S. efforts to cooperate with the Russian Federation on ballistic missile defense, my administration will also interpret and implement section 1244 in a manner that does not interfere with the president’s constitutional authority to conduct foreign affairs and avoids the undue disclosure of sensitive diplomatic communications,” Mr. Obama said, incorrectly identifying the section of the law containing the restrictions.
How You Like Me Now, says the King Doofi..
Posted by JP in Uncategorized on September 12, 2011
Obama to End Tax Breaks to Pay for Jobs Plan
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will pay for his $447 billion jobs plan by ending a series of tax breaks for oil and gas companies, hedge-fund managers and people making more than $200,000, the White House said Monday.
“This is the bill that Congress needs to pass—no games, no politics, no delays,” Mr. Obama said.
The following is a list of tax breaks that will be ended or limited to pay for the jobs bill, according to the White House:
- Limit on itemized deductions ($200,000 individuals, $250,000 families)
- Carried interest would be treated as “ordinary income” rather than at capital-gains rate
- Oil- and gas-company tax breaks
- Corporate-jet depreciation would change
et cetera* 