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RINO Watch Report 18 Nov 2011 - HJ RES 2 - "BBA" - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States - voting "NO" : Amash MI, Dreier CA, Gohmert TX, Ryan WI - not voting: Nunes CA, Paul TX 16 Nov 2011 - HR 822 - "Interstate Carry" - amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State - voting "NO" : Amash, Dold, Grimm, King (NY), Lungren, Turner (NY), Woodall - not voting: Bachmann, Gardner, Paul, Schmidt, Shimkus 03 Nov 2011- H R 2112 - House Votes 265 YEA to 160 NAY on Motion to Instruct Conferees it's OK to screw the public again and close ranks with the Senate version of this "continuing rape of America" DESCRIPTION: 79 Republican House members joined with 186 Democrat Socialists to appropriate MORE spending for Agriculture, Commerce Justice & Science and Transportation - HUD in excess of the "Ryan Plan"and nearly equal with FY11 spending which was and is $ 1.7 TRILLION over budget - DEFICIT ..... and here they are; be sure to Thank You Representative: Aderholt, Alexander, Barletta, Bass (NH), Benishek, Berg, Biggert, Bilbray, Bonner, Buchanan, Bucshon, Burgess, Burton (IN), Calvert, Capito, Coffman (CO), Cole, Cravaack, Crawford, Denham, Dent, Diaz-Balart, Dold, Fitzpatrick, Forbes, Fortenberry, Frelinghuysen, Gerlach, Gibson, Gingrey (GA), Gosar, Griffin (AR), Grimm, Guinta, Hayworth, Heck, Johnson (OH), Jones, King (NY), Kinzinger (IL), Lance, Lankford, Latham, LaTourette, LoBiondo, Lucas, Lungren Dan, Manzullo, Marino, McCaul, McCotter, Meehan, Miller (MI), Murphy (PA), Paulsen, Platts, Rehberg, Reichert, Rivera, Rogers (AL), Rogers (KY), Rogers (MI), Ros-Lehtinen, Runyan, Scalise, Schilling, Shuster, Simpson, Smith (NE), Stivers, Terry, Thompson (PA), Tiberi, Turner (NY), Turner (OH), Wittman, Womack Recap of FY12 Budget Activities is here - www.RemoveRINOs.com/FY12.html 01 Nov 2011 - HR 2112m - Senate modifies House "Agriculture Department" Appropriations Legislation for FY12 and adds in appropriations for "Commerce, Justice and Science" and "Transportation - HUD" so now the Senate has dealt with 4 of the necessary 12 Appropriations Bills for FY12 and to date, every single one is MORE that the "Ryan Plan" guideline and the FY11 "Budget" which you will recall was $1.7 Trillion Dollars OVER revenues (Deficit) - What exactly has changed ? The only bright spot is 30 Senators who voted "NO" on this classic "end run" by the Senate - Thank You for your good effort Ladies and Gentlemen ; Ayotte (R-NH), Barrasso (R-WY), Boozman (R-AR), Burr (R-NC), Chambliss (R-GA), Coats (R-IN), Coburn (R-OK), Corker (R-TN), Cornyn (R-TX), Crapo (R-ID), DeMint (R-SC), Enzi (R-WY), Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Heller (R-NV), Inhofe (R-OK), Isakson (R-GA), Johnson (R-WI), Kyl (R-AZ), Lee (R-UT), Lugar (R-IN), McConnell (R-KY), Paul (R-KY), Portman (R-OH), Risch (R-ID), Rubio (R-FL), Sessions (R-AL), Thune (R-SD), Toomey (R-PA), Vitter (R-LA) and McCain (R-AZ) did not voteion We believe this Appropriation was for a Total Amount of $ 290,700,000,000 ? but have not been able to comfirm that final amount, so if you have more current data, please send to us so we can make the appropriate corrections - Thank You ... Recap of FY12 Budget Activities is here - www.RemoveRINOs.com/FY12.html 01 Nov 2011 - Roll Call Vote 816 - 2011: H CON RES 13 - Reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions Justin Amash of Michigan's 3rd District votes "NO" on this Bill, being the ONLY Republican along with 7 Democrats 27 Oct 2011: HR674 - Repeal IRS 3% Mandatory Withholding to enhance small business cash flow and stimulate economy - In a bi-partisan effort, the House voted FOR this legislation 405 to 16 with 6 Republicans and 6 Democrats abstaining from the vote 26 Oct 2011: HR1904 - To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources of Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 - Authorizes Secretary of Agriculture to exchange properties of equal value with Resolution Copper Mining in Gila, Yavapi, Maricopa, Coconino, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona and requires the Secretary to issue a special use permit to Resolution Copper to carry out mineral exploration activities under certain special conditions as specified The following 8 Republican Representatives voted AGAINST this land trade and job creator ? - Amash MI, Johnson IL, Jones NC, LoBiondo NJ, Mulvaney SC, Paul TX, Smith NJ, Wolf VA and the following did not vote at all; Alexander LA, Grimm NY, King NY, Miller CA, Rigell VA 12 Oct 2011 - HR2433 Veterans Opportunity to Work Act - We have no any idea why Representatives Amash MI, Campbell CA, Flake AZ, Garrett NJ and Jones NC would vote against HR2433 Veterans Opportunity to Work Act ? and Ron Paul TX did not vote at all ? - If any of the Representatives are from your District, we ask that you confirm with them "why they would vote against giving our vetrans a small advantage in trying to get their life put back together" and please pass that answer along to us, so we can record it , OK ? 06 Oct 2011 - Did your Senator on the Commerce Science & Transportation Committe vote to confirm John Bryson, President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce in a deal with Obama to sign Trade Agreements with Columbia, Panama, and South Korea ? Bryson co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council, which for 40 years has worked to impose mandates, expand government regulation, oppose economic development across the country and impose taxes on energy that are harmful to small business and would stifle job creation. In 2009, Bryson was a leading proponent of cap and trade legislation, which would have had the effect of imposing a national energy tax on every American consumer. Please confirm how your Senator voted on this nomination and let us know so we can record it - here are the Republican Members of the Committee; Kay Bailey Hutchison TX, Jim DeMint SC, Roger Wicker MS, Roy Blunt MO, Pat Toomey PA, Kelly Ayotte NH, Olympia Snowe ME, John Thune SD, John Isakson GA, John Boozman AR, Marco Rubio FL and Dean Heller NV 06 Oct 2011 - HR 2681: allow EPA time to revise "cement plant strangulation regs" - W. Jones (NC) and C. Smith (NJ) voted "NO" ? 04 Oct 2011 - October Surprise; remember the "sock it to me" days ? - your Congress does www.RemoveRINOs.com/FY12 26 Sep 2011 - Senate Vote on SA665 (HR 206) passed with 12 votes against : Ayotte (R-NH), Blunt (R-MO), Crapo (R-ID), Hatch (R-UT), Heller (R-NV), Inhofe (R-OK), Johnson (R-WI), Lee (R-UT), Paul (R-KY), Risch (R-ID), Rubio (R-FL) and Toomey (R-PA) and 9 Senators not voting Burr (R-NC), Chambliss (R-GA), Coburn (R-OK), Cornyn (R-TX), DeMint (R-SC), Hutchison (R-TX), Kirk (R-IL), Moran (R-KS) and Murkowski (R-AK) 25 House members changed their NO vote of 22 Sep 2011, to YES vote to concur with Senate : Barletta PA, Bucshon IL, Burgess TX, Burton IN, Campbell CA, Canseco TX, Chaffetz UT, Duncan TN, Fincher TN, Flake AZ, Fleming LA, Gowdy SC, Johnson IL, Lamborn CO, Landry LA, Marchant TX, Miller FL, Neugebauer TX, Posey FL, Rohrabacher CA, Ross FL, Royce CA, Schweikert AZ, Turner OH, Walberg MI, Walsh IL - perhaps you should ask them why ? 23 Sep 2011 - HR 2402 - Stop the abuses by EPA on "Endangered Act" - 4 RINOs voted against; Bass NH, Biggert IL, Dold IL and Hayworth NY ; so if this is your Representative, you should ask why they support the EPA abuse ? Roll Call Vote Here 22 Sep 2011 - House voted on HR 206 - "Small Business Program Extension" and rejected this stopgap spending bill that would have funded the federal government through mid-November while also providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief. Roll Call Vote Here Conservative House members rejected the bill in a shocking 230 to 195 defeat, with 48 "R"s defying Boehner and the "establishment republicans" While Democrats rejected the bill because of the spending cuts to a government loan program to help car companies build fuel-efficient vehicles, conservatives in the GOP felt that the bill in fact cut too little and spent too much, even though it was in the name of "good" for disaster relief - the failed stopgap bill would have funded the federal government through November 18, permitting lawmakers yet more time to reach an agreement for the 2012 budget year. GOP leadership in the House forged ahead with the vote on Wednesday, uncertain of the outcome. When it became clear during the roll call vote that the bill would fail, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy approached three leading Republican conservatives in the chamber in the hopes of convincing them to switch their votes in support of the measure. The following 48 "R"s voted against this legislation extension of FY11 Obama budget appropriation Amash MI, Austria OH, Barletta PA, Broun GA, Bucshon IL, Burgess TX, Burton IN, Campbell CA, Canseco TX, Chaffetz UT, DesJarlais TN, Duncan SC, Duncan TN, Fincher TN, Flake AZ, Fleming LA, Franks AZ, Gingrey GA, Gowdy SC, Graves GA, Huelskamp KS, Huizenga MI, Hultgren IL, Johnson IL, Jordan OH, King IA, Lamborn CO, Landry LA, Lummis WY, Mack FL, Marchant TX, McClintock CA, Miller FL, Mulvaney SC, Neugebauer TX, Poe TX, Posey FL, Rohrabacher CA, Ross FL, Royce CA, Schweikert AZ, Turner OH, Walberg MI, Walsh IL, Westmoreland GA, Wilson SC ... did not vote - Bachmann MN, Blackburn TN, Paul TX, Reichert WA - (Bachmann and Paul were at Fox TV debate) 15 Sep 2011 - House voted on HR 2587 - "Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act" in their attempt to stop the unconstitutional activities of the NLRB like their penalty of Boeing for trying to built a new plant with new jobs in a "right-to-work" state (South Carolina) as well as expanding activities and hiring in Boeing's "union only" home state of Washington - the following 7 "R"s voted against the bill and lockstep for the Unions ; Roll Call Vote Here Fitzpatrick PA, Gibson NY, Grimm NY, LaTourette OH, McKinley WV, Meehan PA and Young AK ... 13 Sep 2011 - House Republicans passed a short-term transportation reauthorization bill by Voice Vote from the floor ? Why did your Representative do that ? Why did your Representative not call for a "rollcall vote" which is each one's "right" ? Did you know this Bill continues funding the Obama Agenda 21 style for surface and air transportation ? What does your Representative have to say about the waste included in the appropriation they just "voice voted" in ? 08 Sep 2011 - SJ25 - Do NOT increase Debt Limit by $600 Billion Dollars - All Republicans voted "yea" do NOT increase and only one Democrat (Ben Nelson NE) voted yea with them - Senator Rubio FL , did not vote on this measure - Roll Call Vote Here - this legislation was part of the Debt Limit increase package authored by Mitch McConnell and supported by Speaker Boehner which says Both the House and Senate must specifically reject Debt Limit increases or they become automatic - which means in this case, it makes absolutely no difference what the House of Representatives votes on the issue; it has already passed the Senate and will now become the law of the land - is that what you had in mind when you supported the McConnell bipartisan resolution of the Debt Limit in May ? 02 Aug 2011 - S627 - Budget Control Act of 2011 - Senate Passes Debt Limit Increase with only 19 Republican Senators voting to NOT increase Spending - they are as follows; Ayotte (NH), Coats (IN), Chambliss (GA), Coburn (OK), DeMint (SC), Graham (SC), Grassley (IA), Hatch (UT), Inhofe (OK), Johnson (WI), Heller NV), Lee (UT), Moran (KS), Paul (KY), Rubio (FL), Sessions AL), Shelby (AL), Toomey (PA) and Vitter (LA) 29 July 2011 - S627 - Budget Control Act of 2011 - Speaker Boehner's plan to increase Debt Limit with savings later ? by vote of 218 to 210 the House passed this "compromise legislation" to break the boackaide on raising present Debt Limit - final action will be required after Senate rejects this effort - 22 R's voted NO because it raises the Debt Limit (more spending) NO "D"s voted FOR this bill - the "R"s voting NO were ; Justin Amash (Mich.), Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Chip Cravaack (Minn.), Jason Chaffetz (Utah), Scott Desjarlais (Tenn.), Tom Graves (Ga.), Tim Huelskamp (Kans.), Steve King (Iowa), Tim Johnson (Ill.), Tom McClintock (Calif.), Mick Mulvaney (S.C.), Ron Paul (Texas), Connie Mack (Fla.), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Tim Scott (S.C.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Tom Latham (Iowa), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Trey Gowdy (S.C.), Steve Southerland (Fla.), Joe Walsh (Ill.) and Joe Wilson (S.C.) 20 July 2011 - HR 2560 - Cap, Cut & Balance Act of 2011 - By a vote of 234 to 190, the House Passed the "Cap, Cut & Balance Act of 2011" yesterday - 5 Democrats voted with the Republicans, - they are; Boren OK, Cooper TN, Matheson UT, McIntyre NC and Shuler NC .. 9 Republicans voted against the Cap, Cut, and Balance Act, and they are ; Bachmann MN, Broun GA, Canseco TX, DesJarlais TN, Griffith VA, Jones NC, Mack FL, Paul TX and Rohrabacher CA - Young AK did not vote at all ? (Young AK sure missed a lot of votes ?) So, with that replay of Dole Gingrich in 1995, we move on to when it will REALLY be time to stand up and be counted in this Congress, which is coming soon ... Many pundits (including Bill O'Reilly and Brit Hume - both of whom I respect very much) are saying this 112th Republican Congress must go to the center and find common ground, which I would normally agree with, but NOT in the case of our present circumstances, and here is the reason why ........ Our Next 2 Cents - http://www.next2cents.com/20jul11.php 12 July 2011 - H R 2417 - Repeal of the LightBulb Robbery Scam - failed yesterday by a vote of 233 to 193 whereas 291 yes votes were required to achieve the 2/3 majority for override ... The following "R"s voted "against" repealing the light bulb shell game and you should ask them why ? - Bass - NH, Bilbray - CA, Garrett - NJ, Griffith - VA, Hanna - NY, Huelskamp - KS, Reed - NY, Reichert - WA, Rigell - VA, Thompson - PA and voting "present" Bishop - UT 23 June 2011 - the House passed HR1249, the America Invents Act by 304 to 117 with 168 "R"s joining 136 "D"s in the YEA column The bill amends patent law various ways. Among other things, it would alter the rule that prioritizes the award of patent from the “first to invent” to the “first inventor to file.” The bill would also allow individuals to challenge the validity of a patent and would modify the Patent and Trademark Office’s authority to collect and spend fees. H.R. 1249 amends the law that governs how the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) awards patents. Among other things, the bill would alter the rule that prioritizes the award of a patent from the “first to invent” to the “first inventor to file.” As a result, PTO would change certain procedures it follows in awarding patents. The bill also would establish new review procedures that would allow individuals to challenge the validity of a patent and would modify PTO’s authority to collect and spend fees. H.R. 1249 imposes both intergovernmental and private-sector mandates, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), on certain patent applicants and other entities. The bill also preempts the authority of state courts to hear certain patent cases. Based on information from PTO, CBO estimates that the costs of complying with those mandates would exceed the annual threshold for private-sector mandates. We OPPOSE HR 1249 because it would alter the rule that prioritizes the award of a patent from the “first to invent” to the “first inventor to file” which gives the big money of wall street or Banks a distinct advantage over some poor smuck like you and me . Imagine Bill Gates running around trying to find a backer to pay the substaintial patent filing and registration fees for his microsoft idea, and one of the money boys he approaches simply runs down to the patent office and files first - tough luck Bill, and that is exactly what this bill will allow if not, in fact, encourage, by it's "First to File" language - VERY Bad legislation Issa, get your head on straight ........ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll491.xml On June 3rd our House of Representatives made you proud with a pair of completely worthless votes, to wit; http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll411.xml - Declaring that the "President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes" which passed by a margin of 268 to 165 with 223 "R"s voting "YEA" and 10 voting "NAY" - OK, so they told Obama "gee, you really shouldn't start wars without us" - hope they feel better now ? - By the way, 6 "R"s decided to not vote at all - Bass (NH), Frelinghuysen, Guthrie, McCotter, Miller (FL), Myrick - no idea why ? THEN, Boehner and company decided to get "serious" and DEMAND that our troops already in Libya be withdrawn immediately - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll412.xml - Directing the President, "pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya" , but that vote failed 265 to 148 with 144 "R"s voting "NAY" and 8 "R"s too busy to vote ? - Bass (NH), Frelinghuysen, Granger, Guthrie, McCotter, Miller (FL), Myrick, Young (FL) - you should ask them why they can't make it to the votes, I think ? Don't know about you, but I have not seen this level of incompetence in the past 50 years - it puts Boehner right up there with Pelosi as the most worthless Speaker the people have been sandbagged by in the history of our Republic - as I stated in one of my other venues this morning, Boehner may be Speaker of the House, but he is just another John to the whores of the beltway ..... On 31 May 11, the House voted 318 to 97 against raising the National Debt Limit with all "R"s voting in this favor - however, we caution you that these same "R"s passed the Obama FY11 Continuing Resolution with $1.8 Trillion "Deficit" and their own FY2012 plan with another $1.6 Trillion "Deficit" so how exactly do they intend to pay for those ? - are we looking at a "set up" by the "establishment" to neutralize the further limiting of debt unless the Republicans say it is good for the Country ? - kinda smell that way, doesn't it ? Yesterday (12 May 11) the House passed HR 1231 Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act, which is a good thing, by a vote of 243 FOR and 179 AGAINST which included 9 Republican Representatives, and that is a bad thing ... Disregarding the ultimate fate of this attempt to overturn the Annointed One on offshore drilling, we find it strange that the "R" detracters while including a few of the usual RINO suspects, also included some pretty well credentialed Conservatives ? We have written to NTU Org to see if they are aware of any "goofy" conditions in HR1231 that would cause 5 "R"s from New Jersey and 3 from Florida to vote against the measure, but as yet, have not heard back or found on our own any obvious penalty involving New Jersey or Florida ? - is this a political factor or just an anomolay for that particular legislation ? Here is list of the NO votes and we ask that if any are your Representative, please contact and see what you can find out for us - OK ? Frelinghuysen - NJ, LoBiondo - NJ, Lance - NJ, Runyan - NJ, Smith - NJ and Buchanan - FL, Mack - FL, Ros-Lehtinen - FL plus our RINO buddy Jones of NC 15 Apr'11 - HR34 - Ryan's 2012 Budget - For the Record : the House passed Ryan's budget proposal with 235 to 193 margin along party lines EXCEPT Walter Jones NC, Dave McKinley WV, Ron Paul TX and Denny Rehberg MT voted "NO" and RINO Dave Reichert WA - did not vote. Final Tally is here - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll277.xml 14 Apr'11 - HR1473 - Budget Resolution for FY11 Operating Budget which Boehner thinks he did a great job but Congressional Budget Office says is not really $37.5 Billion savings as claimed, but more like $352 Million savings from previous projections - whether intentional or not, Boehner gave Obama and Reid sufficient "cover" to gin up 81 Democrat votes for Boehner ? huh ? Here is our recap of principled "NO" voters - http://www.RemoveRINOs.com/fy11.php and here is "official" roll call vote of the House http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll268.xml 07 Apr'11 - HR910 - To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes - GOOD JOB Fred Upton and Committee http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll249.xml 06 Apr'11 - HR203 - Restrict EPA on using Clean Air Act to bludgeon American business and commerce - by a vote of 250 to 172 with 12 "D"s voting with the "R"s - see roll call vote - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll231.xml 05 Apr'11 - HR200 - Proposed FCC Rules on Internet et al - the House REJECTED proposed rules by a vote of 241 to 178 with 5 "D"s voting with the "R"s - here is recap of the final vote http://RemoveRINOs.com/fcc-no.html 15 Mar'11 - HJR45 - Continuing Resolution: Speaker Boehner and his leadership team led the GOP majority House to courageous victory against spending when they forced Harry Reid and the Obama Admininstration to roll back the $105 Billion stashed in the Obamacare bill to set up Obama's empire - No, wait, they didn't tink of that ... = http://RemoveRINOs.com/6Billion-joke.html What we know - Obama continues to spend $ 100 Billion Dollars per Month that we do NOT have and can no longer borrow, so tax cheat Timmy Geithner manufacturers "Hopey-Changy" Bonds which no one will buy except Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke who is not allowed to purchase them directly, so he buys them through agent Goldman Sachs who receive a sweet fee and then he simply prints the money to do it, which is exactly the same as stealing that amount from your life savings, calling it is QE2 = "Quantitative Equalization"which means controlled devaluation or inflation - this is the exact formula used by George Soros to collapse 4 Governments and economies prior to his current attempts here in the US ... Obama is not ever going to consider reducing programs or costs - he would choke on such a proposal, even if he knew how to do it - PERIOD !!! - The proof of such an allegation ? the Obama FY2012 Budget Joke - need we say more ? Any attempt by the House to reign in spending will meet the same fate as HR1 the Continuing Resolution, which Harry Reid shredded in the Senate and threw out the window - who among you think this 112th Senate will pass anything of meaning, in terms of Cost Reduction, as ling as Harry Reid is at the helm and Obama sits on high with "VETO" stamp in hand ? Speaker Boehner is basically a "go along to get along" guy who seems to be petrified at the idea of an outright fight over the budget and budget abuses - Obama sends down his FY12 budget for $3.7 TRILLION Dollars which includes $1.6 TRILLION DEFICIT and Boehner tells the public he intends that the House support raising the debt ceiling, and that he will vote to do just that, in spite of the fact that all he has from Obama is "heartfelt concern over the un-sustainable spending" - would someone please wake Speaker Boehner up long enough to remind him why he was sent back to Washington . A "NO" vote on raising the Debt Limit will; save the $100+ Billion Dollars per Month being squandered ( $1.2 TRILLION Dollars per Year) force tax cheat Timmy Geithner to quit selling his Hopey-Changy Bonds remove Bernanke's incentive to monetize the deficit at $100 Billion per Month force the Obama team to spend no more than their then current revenues - operate on a cash basis equivalent to a balanced budget end many of the "hidden taxes" of higher fuel, energy, food and materials costs because of deliberate devaluation or inflation end the double-talk, stupidity, bullcrap and insanity to bring Obama and Reid to the table with hat in hand, for real budget discussions We see this vote as possibly the most important vote in history, and certainly in modern history, as this vote alone changes the way business is done in Washington and levels the playing field in respect to the American taxpayers who are paying for this entire mess, whichever way it ends up going ... Here is the current posture of the 112th House members on the subject of Debt Ceiling, and fax numbers for the various groups - we respectfully encourage each of our supporters and all of their families, friends and acquaintenances to PLEASE take this vote extremely serious and learn as much as you can about why voting "NO" is absolutely the right thing to do for America - http://RemoveRINOs.com/NO-MORE-DEBT.html 18 Feb'11 - Rep. Jim Jordan introduced Amendment #104 to CR1 co-sponsered by Blackburn TN, Flake AZ, Garrett NJ, Pence IN, Campbell CA, Duncan SC, Guinta NH, Huelskamp KS, Southerland FL, and Walsh MI, that would get the bill back to FY 2008 non-security discretion spending levels (i.e. get us to the full $100 billion in non-security savings) via: A 5.5% across-the board cut of all accounts in eight non-security divisions of the CR; An 11% across-the-board cut of all accounts in the Legislative Branch bill; and A 0% cut for Israel (i.e. no cut to Israel funding). All in keeping with the GOP "Pledge to America" to save $100 Billion from the 2011 FY Operations Budget - so, now you will know who we can trust for the next 2 years and who is giving us the "finger" - the results are ; http://www.RemoveRINOs.com/92RINOS.html 18 Feb'11 - In a very disappointing "R" extension of the "Continuing Resolution of the FY11 Budget, they did NOT hit their promised mark of $100 Billion, coming up with only $61 Billion - Flake AZ, Campbell CA and Jones NC voted against and Paul TX and Quale AZ did not vote - even though Jones is a known RINO, we will assume all five were voting their disgust with the GOP - looks like it's back to "business as usual" on Capitol Hill - see the votes here - http://www.RemoveRINOs.com/votes.html - vote #6 17 Feb'11 - The House voted again to extend HR 514 the Patriot Act through December of 2011 in concert with the Senate vote - 26 House members and 1 Senator (Rand Paul KY) voted Against - see votes here http://www.RemoveRINOs.com/votes.html vote #5 10 Feb'11 - The House again brought up HR79 the Continuing Resolution of The Patriot Act which was defeated this past Tuesday - this time, under normal rules for majority only vote, the Extension passed 248 to 176. Four "R"s voted against = Gibson NY-20, Labrador ID-01, McClintock CA-04 and Ron Paul TX-14 with 3 "no shows" = Bilbray CA-50, Platts PA-19 and Shuster PA-09. 15 "D"s joined with the majority 09 Feb'11 - HR519: To secure the return to the United States the $179 million overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund as of December 31, 2009, and for other purposes - Only 2 "R"s voted against - Grimm and King, both from New York ? Bachus, Bilbray and Gohmert were "noshows" 09 Feb'11 - Speaker Boehner is not off to a good start - he tried to push this through using "special rules" that require 2/3 majority vote he came up 7 short, so perhaps we do have some folks who will stand up to the "business as usual" mentality in Washington DC - this bill failed because it is abusive in that it allows the feds to sieze your medical records along with other personal documents which have nothing to do with terrorist oversight The Republicans who voted "NO" Tuesday night were Roscoe G. Bartlett (Md.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Walter B. Jones (N.C.), Justin Amash (Mich.), Michael G. Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Christopher P. Gibson (N.Y.), Tom Graves (Ga.), Randy Hultgren (Ill.), Raul R. Labrador (Idaho), Robert Schilling (Ill.), David Schweikert (Ariz.) and Rob Woodall (Ga.). 05 Feb'11 - 11 Republican Senators now join the 89 Republican House members in demanding cost cuts of "at Least" $100 Billion before we go any further - the Senators are; Ron Johnson (WI), Mike Lee (UT), Rand Paul (KY), Marco Rubio (FL), Pat Toomey (PA), Jim Demint (SC), Tom Coburn (OK), John Ensign (NV), Mike Enzi (WY), Mike Johanns (NE) and David Vitter (LA) 02 Feb'11 - Senate Vote on Repeal of Obamacare - 02 Feb'11 - S.Amend 13 to S.223 (FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act) - All 47 "R" Senators voted in favor of Repeal - 51 "D"s voted AGAINST - Lieberman (I-CT) and Warner (D-VA) did not vote - next stop - Supreme Court 01 Feb'11 - Why only 89 of the 242 Republicans in the House or 37% recently sent a letter demanding that the House cut "at least" the pledged amount of $100 Billion even though that is only one months spending by Obama - a token gesture for sure but certainly better than half that amount or nothing, so let's give them credit for trying to keep their word ... www.RemoveRINOs.com/89for100b.html 28 Jan'11 - SR8 : revise Filibuster Rules in favor of minority - REJECTED ; McCain AZ and Hutchinson TX were "noshows" 26 Jan'11 - HR359 : eliminate funding for campaigns and conventions - pass 239 to 160 with 10 "D"s on board - Voting Against only Walter Jones NC and 11 "noshows" = Diaz-Balart FL, Emerson MO, Herger CA, King IA, Latham IA, Manzullo IL, McCarthy CA, Miller NC, Nunes CA, Ros-Lehtinen FL, Roskam IL 24 Jan'11 : House Vote on HR43 to return discretionary budget to 2008 level - 9 "R"s did NOT show up for the vote and they are; Duncan- SC, Emerson - MO, Gingrey - GA, Granger- TX, Hurt - VA, Ros-Lehtinen - FL, Tiberi - OH, Westmoreland - GA, Wittman - VA 19 Jan'11 : Johnson-IL and Young-AK were noshows for vote to get going on replacement legislation for Obamacare 19 Jan'11 : Obamacare Repealed in the House 245 to 189 with ALL "R"s voting for repeal and they were joined by 3 "D"s in that vote - Dan Boren OK, Mike Ross AR and Mike McIntyre NC - 189 "D"s voted NO and, of course, Gaby Giffords was absent - glad to hear she is dramaticly improving and will actual begin rehab next week - that is very good news .... 15 Jan'11 : 8 Republican House members did not vote for reducing their own spending (HR22) they did not vote for it and they did not vote against it, they simply did not vote - if any of these people represent you, they owe you an explanation - Bilirakis FL, Gerlach PA, Pence IN, Rivera FL, Paul TX, Runyan NJ, Smith NE, Young AK .... 12 Jan'11 : led by big RINO Frank Wolfe - Virginia, we now see 4 other "R"s starting to backpeddel on maintaining the earmark ban - the ones to watch are Mike Simpson - Idaho, Robert Aderholt - Alabama, Tom Latham - Iowa and Ander Crenshaw - Florida ... so be advised and help us keep an eye on these guys ..... |