Duane Parde, President, National Taxpayers Union
Grover Norquist, Present, Americans for Tax Reform
William Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government
Edwin Meese III, former Attorney General
Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring
Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
James Martin, Chairman, 60 Plus Association
Penny Nance, CEO, Concerned Women for America
Tom Schatz, President, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
James Miller III, former Reagan Budget Director
Brent Bozell, President, Media Research Center
Susan Carleson, Chairman & CEO, American Civil Rights Union
Richard Viguerie, Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com
Mario H. Lopez, President, Hispanic Leadership Fund
Tom Winter, Editor-in-Chief, Human Events
Elaine Donnelly, President, Center for Military Readiness
Mathew D. Staver, Chairman, Liberty Council Action
Alfred Regnery, Publisher, American Spectator
David McIntosh, former Member of Congress, Indiana
Dino Teppara, Chairman, Indian American Conservative Council
Andrea Lafferty, Executive Director, Traditional Values Coalition
T. Kenneth Cribb, former Domestic Advisor to President Reagan
Suhail Khan, Chairman, Conservative Inclusion Coalition
Kay Daly, President, Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
(All Names for Identification purposes only)
MEMO FOR THE MOVEMENT
President Obama & Senate Democrats
have no Excuse for “Shutting Down” the Federal Government
“From a partisan point of view, I think it would be the best thing in the world to have a shutdown”
Former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman Howard Dean
RE: The Republican led House of Representatives passed a spending plan this past February for Fiscal Year 2011 with $61 billion in spending cuts-because last year the Democrats never passed a budget! The Democrat led Senate has failed to pass their own plan and President Obama has been largely silent. Now some are talking about a government shutdown-really a “slowdown” since vital services keep running- if an agreement to reduce government spending cannot be reached. In a time of fiscal crisis President Obama and Senate Democrats are refusing to do what every household in America is doing-control spending.
ISSUE-in-BRIEF: The Congress has now twice passed Continuing Resolutions (CR’s) because they could not agree to pass a spending plan. Gross federal debt has reached $14 trillion and ongoing deficit spending is projected at $1.4 trillion for 2011. If a “shutdown” occurs it will be because the Democrats won’t agree to cut a mere 2% from the current budget. A government “Shutdown” can be avoided if:
If President Obama and Senator Reid get serious about cutting government spending and reducing the size of the federal government. If Congress and the President agree to cut spending by just less then 2% ($61 billion out of $3.8 trillion); and
The Republican led House of Representatives have done their job by passing HR 1 that cut $61 billion from President Obama’s proposed budget. The lack of leadership from President Obama and Senator Reid has produced the situation we are now facing. The real issue is not CR’s or government “shutdowns;” the real issue continues to be the size and scope of the federal government and the amount of taxes imposed on the American people. The President should take a break from his “basketball brackets” and figure out how to come up with 2% of spending reductions from his colossal budget.
“If a 16 year old teenager runs up a large debt on their credit card, the first thing you should do is take away the credit card.”
Anonymous
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATISM VISIT: WWW.THEMOUNTVERNONSTATEMENT.COM
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN/SLOWDOWN ISSUE VISIT THESE WEBSITES:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Factsheets/2011/03/Government-Shutdown-101-A-Slowdown-Not-a-Shutdown?query=Government+Shutdown+101:+A+Slowdown+Not+a+Shutdown
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2011/03/democrats-rope-doping-republicans-spending
http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/14/pence-i-would-rather-shut-the-government-down-for-a-few-days-than-shut-the-future-down-for-my-children
http://about.bgov.com/business-implications/video/?gclid=CNPnwJHp1acCFYi8KgodGV-q9Q
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0223/If-a-government-shutdown-occurs-what-actually-happens
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51454.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51480.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/151381-gingrich-chides-house-gop-leadership-over-spending-fight
http://www.nationaljournal.com/short-term-funding-measures-have-agency-budget-officials-finding-ways-to-save-20110328
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/howard-dean-democrats-should-be-quietly-rooting-for-shutdown-20110329
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/29/shut-the-government-down
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/30/morning-bell-harry-reid-chooses-shutdown-over-responsibility
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/29/countdown-to-the-reid-obama-shutdown
http://militaryadvantage.military.com/2011/03/does-shutdown-mean-no-pay-for-military
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/566650/201103211745/Six-Scary-Inarguable-Truths-About-The-New-Red-Menace.aspx