Posted on 02/09/2011 8:11:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Following a contentious vote Tuesday night, the House Appropriations Committee will move forward with a GOP proposal to cut tens of billions in federal non-security spending for the remainder of the fiscal year (through September). The move puts Republicans one step closer to bringing a continuing resolution to the floor that will replace the one that expires on March 4.
The 27-22 vote broke down by party, with two notable exceptions: GOP Reps. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) and Cynthia Lummis (R., Wyo.) joined with Democrats and voted ‘no’ in protest over cuts they viewed as insufficient. Republicans very nearly lost a third member. Freshman Rep. Tom Graves (R., Ga.) had also threatened to oppose the measure, but was won over at the last minute.
The proposal will cut about $58 billion in non-defense spending compared to President Obama’s 2011 budget request. Conservatives like Flake have insisted that the number is too low and called for an additional $42 billion in cuts to fulfill a commitment outlined in the Republican “Pledge to America” to cut $100 billion. Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), chairman of the Republican Study Committee, has promised to introduce these extra cuts in an amendment to any continuing resolution brought to the floor.
Flake’s move was rather unprecedented in that he opted to file a dissenting view in the committee report, something that is almost never done by a member of the majority party. However, those familiar with Flake should not be surprised. He certainly didn’t sign up for the Appropriations Committee to make friends.
If Tuesday night’s vote is any indication of what’s to come when a continuing resolution ultimately comes to the House floor, GOP leadership will be in for a real test.
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This nightmare didn’t happen overnight, and it won’t be cured overnight. Keep pouring on the pressure.
They should eliminate cabinet departments that violate the 10th Amendment, HUD, Education, HHS, Energy, and Transportation. They should eliminate federal welfare spending, including food stamps, unemployment benefits, and TANF. Each state government should take care of the welfare needs of its residents. All of these cuts would save about 40%. Since the federal government would need less money, Congress would pass an across-the-board 40% income tax rate cut.
Eliminate any cabinet department whose head Obama hasn’t talked to in two years:
http://www.wrko.com/node/23439
The Department of Energy was created for the purpose of ensuring reliable supplies of energy we need to continue our economic growth and to improve our standard of living.
Fail and Fail.
Like “reaching out” to muslims?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/07/07/nasas_muslim_outreach_106214.html
Jimmy Carter created that bureaucracy called the Department of ENERGY.
Jimmy Carter was incompetent as President.
That Eenrgy department is also incompetent and is one of Jimmy Carter’s legacies.
The department should be eliminated.
The department does little of anything of value.
Eliminating that department will save us at least $24 Billion per year in tax dollars and the elimination of that department will reduce some of the government imposed inefficiency in our economy.
win, win, win.
If you take a close look at who most of them are it becomes crystal clear. The overwhelming majority of Congresscritters are professional politicians with little or no actual experience in the private sector outside of being attorneys. Most have no business experience whatsoever and of those that do most were failures. They have no experience setting and sticking to budgets and they have no idea what it means to make a payroll. Most of them know that they simply do not have what it takes to make it in the private sector. Most are in their dream jobs and have powers and prestige that are well out of their reach in the private sector. They know when they are in these elected positions their ill conceived, poorly thought out decisions have little or no consequences for themselves personally. Simply by virtue of being elected to Congress they have insured income for life, along with the best health care in perpetuity for themselves and their spouses our tax dollars can buy. Meanwhile, lobbyists throw bales of $100 bills at them daily. It's all about the three "P's": Power, prestige and perks. I seriously doubt there are more than an handful of true Patriots in the entire body of Congress. Therein lies the problem......
I am so disappointed in Ryan I could puke.
I predicted it months ago and was flamed mercilessly, just like I predicted that Scott Brown would turn out to be a huge disappointment to Conservatives and was similarly flamed. Long past time for the political elites to go and true Patriots to step up and at least attempt to clean up the mess. It's not going to happen, though, as long sa we keep electing these "do as I say, not as I do" politicians.....
The reason I included NASA is b/c its almost completely ineffective. The PC drivel side lines it resources and focus. I think the mission would be better handled by private enterprise. America can do so much better than NASA is producing.
$32 Billion is pathetic. If they can’t do any better than this then it’s time for conservatives to consider an alternative to the republican party as it obviously does not intend to change from its corrupt liberal ways.
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