Posted on 11/01/2018 12:43:20 AM PDT by Yosemitest
3. Asked about his record fighting the Mississippi GOP establishment, McDaniel explained how sometimes the best way to be an effective senator is to be on defense, and that is to kill their bills behind the scenes or to kill their bills with procedural issues. McDaniel says he has worked to stop Republicans in Mississippi from increasing taxes and growing the size of government. Im just tired of Republicans campaigning like conservatives and then voting like Democrats, and people need to hear when they betray our principles, he said.
4. On government overreach: Its time to bring this Constitution back down to within its original boundaries. We cant do that with lip service. We cant do that with slick communications directors and press releases. It just takes fires. You gotta stand up, be heard, and hold Republicans accountable. If we hold our party accountable, we have the avenue by which to effectuate change.
5. Asked if there are any moral or ethical problems that would embarrass conservatives and sink McDaniels candidacy, he promised: I can tell you unequivocally that no, theres nothing out there thats going to be so devastating as to cause that type of embarrassment. ...
So consider who will stand for YOUR VALUES, and who has been a LIFE-LONG CONSERVATIVE .
Please go to Groups Scoring Cindy Hyde-Smith Show Votes More in Line With Liberals Than Conservatives.
MOST OF THE TIME, Cindy Hyde-Smith is voting WITH CHUCK SCHUMER and NOT WITH DONALD TRUMP !
So again I state loudly so you might actually realize that Cindy Hyde-Smith is voting against us ... MORE THAN she's voting with us !
You are obviously obsessed with showing you're smarter than President Trump and I worry for your sense of reality.
The CREATES Act would grant relief in court for generic and biosimilar competitors seeking FDA approval. This would clear the pathway for new drugs to enter the market, drastically reducing prices through increased competition. The cost savings stemming from this legislation could reach between 15 percent and 50 percent of current prices for impacted drugs. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.
The REINS Act would require congressional approval for economically significant rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies. Under the REINS Act, the House and Senate would have to vote on a proposed rule and the president would have to sign it before enforcement of the rule can begin. The bill would give Congress 70 days to pass a resolution to approve a rule. If a resolution is not passed, the rule cannot take effect. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.
SRCA would provide a a comprehensive solution to the myriad of problems marring the federal criminal justice system by offering a three-faceted approach: front-end sentencing reform, back-end corrections reform, and a commission created to study the criminal justice system. These reforms, proven effective at the state level to reducing recidivism, lowering crime, and saving taxpayer dollars can and should be applied to the federal justice system. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.
The Earmark Elimination Act would make permanent the temporary moratorium on congressional earmarks put into effect in 2010 by creating a point of order against any provision within a bill that matches the definition of an earmark, and when raised would be stricken absent a two-thirds majority to override. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.
Between his time as an aviator in the United States Navy, his firsthand experience serving as the executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, and his work in Congress, Bridenstine is extraordinarily qualified for the role of NASA administrator. In this role at NASA, Bridenstine will have the ability to bring much-needed reform to the agency, implementing the same principles of free markets and government efficiency that he tirelessly fought for in Congress. Serving on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Bridenstine became a champion of issues pertaining to air and space exploration.
The passage of this CRA would do nothing to change the prohibition against discrimination in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that the guidance cites. It would simply roll back the gross regulatory overreach of the CFPB in claiming for itself -- behind closed doors and a screen of smoke -- a power that Congress, in the law that created the CFPB, explicitly banned the CFPB from having. As Sen. Moran said, the CFPB had to work its magic to find a way to regulate auto dealers. Good governing is done through accountable and transparent processes, not magic.
S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administrations Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.
S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administrations Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.
Sen. Pauls resolution would balance the federal budget in five years by assuming the repeal of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act and from there cutting total outlays by one penny for every dollar spent, continuing for the next five years. At this point, the budget would be fully balanced and spending would be allowed to grow at one percent thereafter. Doing so would reduce spending by $404.8 billion in fiscal year 2019 and by $13.35 trillion over ten years relative to the baseline under current law.
Sen. Toomeys amendment would apply the principles of the REINS Act to CFIUS to make sure Congress has a final say on these regulations. This will mean that only regulations that try to address truly predatory behavior will pass, while those that are unnecessary and anti-market will be stopped from taking effect. This was the intent of Congress when it authorized CFIUS and it should not abandon its ability to set policy in this way. Sen. Toomeys amendment gives Congress this oversight.
Approving this initial $15 billion rescissions request in full -- pulling back funds sitting in useless accounts that can only otherwise be used to spend more in the future -- is a task that conservatives in Congress should wholeheartedly endorse. It is one of few opportunities to exercise any semblance of fiscal discipline. It is only one small step towards actually tackling Washingtons out-of-control spending addiction, but it represents a chance to begin this fight.
The Lee Amendment ensures that if the government wishes to making any such detention, that it have clear authorization to do so. The entire text of the Lee Amendment is consistent with the Constitution and with the prior Supreme Court cases that govern this issue. This amendment is narrow in scope, and will not hinder our counterterrorism efforts. This is merely to strengthen American citizens constitutional protections. The motion to table would kill this important provision.
This amendment would add work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The Senate stripped out this pro-work provision from their version of the Farm Bill. Work requirements are important for helping people rise out of welfare and becoming independent of government assistance. A vote to table the Lee-Cruz Amendment would prevent them from being added back in to the Senate text.
The motion to instruct simply states: [M]anagers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 5895 be instructed to include language providing a role for Congress in making a determination under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862).
The administration has misused Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to unilaterally impose tariffs which are taxes for purposes unrelated to national security. These tariffs threaten American consumers with higher prices and American businesses with retaliatory tariffs imposed by our trading partners.
This bill makes no effort to reduce dependence on subsidies from the federal government. These subsidies tend to prop up particular crops at the expense of others. Under the last Farm Bill, 94 percent of subsidies went to only six crops. However, those six crops only accounted for 28 percent of production. This is not to mention the fact that one-third of subsidies would go to farmers who have a median net worth of $3.8 million. The Farm Bill is one of our nations clearest examples of cronyism for special interests, and the version produced by the Senate continues that tradition, with no attempt at reform.
This amendment, sponsored by sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would reduce appropriations in the minibus by 11.39% across the board. This would result in cuts of $17.5 billion and would bring spending in line with the budget caps in place before passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act. Given that we are rapidly approaching a trillion dollar deficit, this is a necessary step to reining in government spending.
The amendment would provide for a clean reauthorization without reforms, despite consistent efforts by fiscally-conscious members to modify the program, which is over $20 billion in debt. This is more of the same pattern seen all too often in Congress -- Leadership unwilling to support even the most modest reforms to fiscally irresponsible, flawed programs. With NFIP, only 3 of the 41 reauthorizations in the past 20 years have included any reforms.
This amendment would prohibit funds from being used to carry out the District of Columbias recently-passed Health Insurance Requirement Act. The D.C. mandate states that a taxpayer who fails to pay the District of Columbia shared responsibility payment imposed...shall be subject to all collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions applicable to unpaid taxes or fees, as provided in Chapter 18, Chapter 41, Chapter 42, Chapter 43, and Chapter 44 of this title. When dissected fully, this includes levying and seizing property, or even imprisoning individuals for choosing not to purchase health insurance.
When it comes more broadly to the rampant expansion of the unconstitutional regulatory state, Judge Kavanaugh is perhaps second to none in standing up for the Constitution. According to Kavanaugh, if Congress hasnt yet opined on a matter of deep economic significance, any regulation relating to that matter should be presumed unconstitutional. He recognizes that lawmaking, under Article I of the Constitution, was delegated to Congress, not unelected executive branch bureaucrats.
H.R. 6157 is more of the same profligate spending resulting from a broken budget process and members unwilling to stand up for their campaign promises of shrinking government and reducing spending. The bill appropriates $33 billion more for Defense than the FY 2018 omnibus and $16 billion more for Labor/HHS. It also includes a CR until December 7, setting up votes on a spending package during the lame-duck session that will almost certainly be packed with last-minute giveaways to special interests.
Voting for McDaniel will split the Conservative vote and give the Senate a Democrat, Mike Espy. I hate to see it but it may come to this.
Isn't the more salient question...Do we need another Dem Senate seat?
Spin it how you will, McDaniel is only poised to be a spoiler - not a winner. He's the Ross Perot of the current Mississippi elections.
You may be willing to ride your "principles" to Hell, but what satisfaction will you get from it?
Exactly! These ‘purists’ are going to cost us an election. This is how Democrats get elected in Red States!
Groups Scoring Cindy Hyde-Smith Show Votes More in Line With Liberals Than Conservatives.
Chris McDaniel (Republican) on On The Issues, Ballotpedia, and Conservative Review.
Out of state money? Not surprising for the Rat Party.
I'm one of the fools that bucked Trump and donated to and backed judge Moore - no secret how that turned out - from now on, if he says he backs someone, I'm gonna back them too because I back him 100%...
And if we lose the seat, Trump won’t get even the 38% she’s giving...how many votes is the guy who beat Moore in Alabama giving Trump....reminds me of the song which I take as mocking a lot of folks...”I want it all....and I want it now!” We bucked Trump in Alabama and we got zero as we tried to do better than Luther would have given Trump - being a petulant baby ain’t helpful to the overall cause....but you know that and don’t really give a damn....right?
In a 30-second ad approved by Cindy Hyde-Smith, Team Cindy is doubling-down on her biggest campaign fib to date: that she is a lifelong conservative. In fact, the ad is titled Conservative.
She touts but four issues: Balancing the budget, reducing regulations, growing our economy, and supporting conservative judges appointed by President Trump.
But we must ask an important question: Can any of those policies be attributed to Hillary Clinton ?
In 2008 when Hillary ran for President against Barack Obama, in a barnburner of a campaign that went down to the wire, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the lifelong conservative, supported Hillary. Thats because she was a Democrat, only switching parties in 2010 to run for statewide office. She has also been dishonest about it during the campaign.
Throughout the 2008 campaign, did Hillary support a balanced budget? Did Hillary support reducing regulations? Did Hillary support growing the economy or growing government? Did Hillary support conservative judges? No. In fact, for Trumps latest choice for the Supreme Court, Hillary stated, quite outrageously, that Brett Kavanaugh would bring back slavery.
So, if these policies dont fit Hillary Clinton, and they dont, then how can Cindy Hyde-Smith call herself a conservative? Lifelong conservatives dont support Hillary Clinton. Period.
Of course, we do know where Cindy Hyde-Smith is very much like Hillary Rodham Clinton: Her PAC was handed $250,000 by one of Hillary’s top fundraisers and she has supported gun control efforts in the past, which is a signature issue for the Clintons.
But Cindy Hyde-Smiths choice of policies to promote in this ad are interesting to say the least. They are certainly conservative positions, and important ones, but consider two things:
First, they are very safe issues to campaign on. There is nothing that will raise a ruckus with Republicans, or with her major benefactor, the US Chamber of Commerce.
Second, there are major issues she left out, probably on purpose. There is no mention of illegal aliens, amnesty, ICE, or the border wall. Immigration is the single biggest issue of our time. Fail to reform it and its all over. Furthermore, there was no mention of Trumps trade policy, entitlement reform, or structural reform within the federal government, like scaling back the out-of-control judiciary, abolishing the Department of Education, or instituting term limits for Congress.
Did she not want to anger the US Chamber? Is that why these issues were left off the table? With millions of dollars in ads coming from the Chamber for her campaign, you bet she doesnt want to anger them. Shes their girl.
In closing the ad, Cindy tells us, With so much at stake for our country right now, its an honor to fight for you and our state in the United States Senate.
But what has she been fighting for? The only bill she has authored is one extending duck hunting season. That didnt anger the Chamber either !
She has no plan to balance the budget, reduce regulations, or grow the economy, issues you will find in Chris McDaniels Contract with Mississippi. He boldly signed onto Rand Pauls penny plan and spelled out his ideas on other major issues facing Mississippi and the nation. McDaniel doesnt care if the Chamber hates him. Hes for the people of Mississippi.
But not Cindy Hyde-Smith. She not only voted against the penny plan to balance the budget, she ridiculed it, siding with the Establishment in denouncing it as a political stunt and sideshow. This is the same silly rhetoric we heard from Thad Cochran. If Cindy Hyde-Smith cant agree to cut one percent from the federal budget every year until it is balanced, then she is not serious about balancing the budget.
Say what you will, but the facts are beyond dispute. Chris McDaniel is the only true conservative in the special election for US Senate and the only one willing to stand up for real solutions to real problems. Hes for Mississippi, not the Chamber of Commerce.
Six month old story.
What is the status today a few days before the election?
You have an info?
It may be headed to a runoff to be held Nov. 27 if needed
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