Posted on 04/05/2011 10:24:22 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Rep. Rick Crawford, a freshman Republican from Arkansas, has drafted a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to resign, citing what he calls Reid's "reckless, partisan strategy of shutting down the government."
"With all due respect, if you do not plan to fulfill your responsibilities as Senate Majority Leader, perhaps it is time to step aside," Crawford writes in the letter.
House Republicans are engaged in a budget battle with Senate Democrats as a government shutdown looms Friday if the two sides can't come together on a long-term spending plan or another continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating.
"Mr. Reid, it is time to stop denying the dire straits of our nation's fiscal health," Crawford writes. "It is time to pass a bill."
Crawford expects at least 90 House Republicans to sign on to the letter.
(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blogs.foxnews.com ...
http://crawford.house.gov/press-release/letter-senator-reid-pass-bill
Mr. Reid,
We the undersigned call on you and the Senate to pass a long-term Continuing Resolution; a resolution that hears the calls of the American people and makes reasonable, responsible spending cuts.
Mr. Reid, your record on spending in the Senate is one of failure. You have failed to pass a budget, failed to restrain spending, and failed to put our country on sound fiscal footing.
We do not accept your failure as our own.
The American people did not send us here to fail. Make no mistake: any government shutdown is the result of your lack of leadership. America has a $14 trillion debt and you offered a mere $6 billion in cuts. The House heard the calls of the American people and offered $61 billion in cuts, but the Senate has not sent us a Continuing Resolution in return.
We have received nothing from the Senate except denials of the dire straits of our nation’s fiscal health.
The House of Representatives is accomplishing what we were elected to do. We’ve cut spending. We’ve terminated wasteful programs. We’ve funded the government.
Mr. Reid, we are letting you know that we will rally on the Senate steps every day until you pass a long-term Continuing Resolution. We call on all Americans to join our fight in restoring our country’s fiscal health.
The House of Representatives is doing our job, Mr. Reid. The Senate needs to start doing theirs.
Mr. Reid, it’s time to pass a bill.
Bound together and determined,
Rep. Rick Berg (ND-AL)
Rep. Diane Black (TN-06)
Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco(TX-23)
Rep. Chip Cravaack (MN-08)
Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01)
Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Rep. Stephen Fincher (TN-08)
Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17)
Rep. Tim Griffin (AR-02)
Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-13)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04)
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Rep. Jeffrey Landry (LA-03)
Rep. Billy Long (MO-07)
Rep. David McKinley (WV-01)
Rep. Richard Nugent (FL-05)
Rep. Mike Pompeo (KS-04)
Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Rep. Tom Reed (NY-29)
Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02)
Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-04)
Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-05)
Rep. Tim Scott (SC-01)
Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (IN-03)
Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03)
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How come I don’t see anyone from GA?
It didn’t help that Angle made such stupid statements.
I would think that after all these years of Harry Reid, the voters would just think that stupid statements coming from a politician were normal.
Reid should resign. He is corruptly holding office.
“November is still alive and well in this country.”
There’s a “Cut the Spending” rally on Capitol Hill tomorrow @ 12 noon. Turnout should be good. Buses coming in from all over the region.
A good list of Republican reps but still missing some high profile names that are conspicuous by their absence.
There’s a “Cut the Spending” rally on Capitol Hill tomorrow @ 12 noon. Turnout should be good. Buses coming in from all over the region.” ==================
Good Luck!!!! I mean that! I have been hoping the weather would bring our energized troops back to the front line.
Thanks for what you are doing!
” How come I don’t see anyone from GA? “ ================
Because he’s running for president. Seriously though, I read somewhere the dems are making some inroads in GA. Could that be true? Can’t remember the details.
“let’s help Ann Barnhardt go viral. You will love this.”
What a girl!!! I would say she “bi_ch slapped” old Jackass!!!
Boehner didnt send a letter ... He sent a bill, a FY2011 budget bill. he has fired off a bill that lays it all out and is in Harry Reid’s lap.
It’s not going to happen, but I’m glad that the Congressman wrote the letter.
he should spend the rest of life reciting cowboy poetry
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