Posted on 06/28/2002 9:54:55 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds
More than 145 Representatives—more than enough to sustain a Presidential veto—have pledged to uphold a veto of supplemental spending legislation that busts the budget, House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) announced today.
“The Senate’s failure to pass a budget has left it to the House and to the President to take more responsibility to control spending,” Chairman Cox said. “Our pledge lets President Bush and our conferees know that they have full authority to save taxpayers billions of dollars. It creates a House-White House alliance in support of the bipartisan House bill, approved 280-138 on May 24.”
The Senate remains unwilling to make tough spending decisions—the latest example being a prescription drug bill more than double the size of the just-passed House bill. A House-Senate conference on the supplemental spending bill is expected the week of July 8, after Congress returns from the Independence Day District Work Period.
The text of the letter to control spending and a list of signatories follow:
Dear Mr. President:
To win the War on Terrorism and sustain economic growth, the federal government must control spending.
To this end, we will sustain your veto of any supplemental appropriation legislation that:
· Requires that you spend in excess of $27.1 billion, the amount of emergency 2002 supplemental spending you requested; or
· Provides less than you requested to win the War on Terrorism, or to rebuild New York.
The bill passed by the House on May 24 by a vote of 280-138 meets these criteria. We write to show our strong support for holding the line on excessive government spending.
Sincerely,
1. W. Todd Akin 2. Dick Armey 3. Spencer Bachus 4. Richard Baker 5. Cass Ballenger 6. Bob Barr 7. Roscoe Bartlett 8. Joe Barton 9. Charles Bass 10. Judy Biggert 11. Michael Bilirakis 12. Roy Blunt 13. John Boehner 14. Mary Bono 15. John Boozman 16. Kevin Brady 17. Henry Brown 18. Dan Burton 19. Ed Bryant 20. Steve Buyer 21. Ken Calvert 22. Dave Camp 23. Chris Cannon 24. Eric Cantor 25. Steve Chabot 26. Saxby Chambliss 27. Howard Coble 28. Mac Collins 29. John Cooksey 30. Christopher Cox 31. Phil Crane 32. Ander Crenshaw 33. Barbara Cubin 34. John Culberson 35. Tom Davis 36. Jim DeMint 37. Lincoln Diaz-Balart 38. David Dreier 39. John Duncan 40. Jennifer Dunn 41. Phil English 42. Jeff Flake 43. Ernie Fletcher 44. Mark Foley 45. Randy Forbes 46. Elton Gallegly 47. Greg Ganske 48. George Gekas 49. Jim Gibbons 50. Paul Gillmor 51. Ben Gilman 52. Virgil Goode* 53. Bob Goodlatte 54. Porter Goss 55. Lindsey Graham 56. James Greenwood 57. Sam Graves 58. Mark Green 59. Felix Grucci 60. Gil Gutknecht 61. James Hansen 62. Melissa Hart 63. Doc Hastings 64. J.D. Hayworth 65. Joel Hefley 66. Wally Herger 67. Van Hilleary 68. Pete Hoekstra 69. Stephen Horn 70. John Hostettler 71. Amo Houghton 72. Kenny Hulshof 73. Duncan Hunter 74. Henry Hyde 75. Darrell Issa 76. William Jenkins 77. Sam Johnson 78. Tim Johnson 79. Walter Jones 80. Ric Keller 81. Mark Kennedy 82. Brian Kerns 83. Mark Kirk 84. Ron Lewis 85. John Linder 86. Frank Lucas 87. Don Manzullo 88. Scott McInnis 89. John Mica 90. Gary Miller 91. Jeff Miller 92. Jerry Moran 93. Sue Myrick 94. Charlie Norwood 95. Jim Nussle 96. Tom Osborne 97. Doug Ose 98. C.L. Butch Otter 99. Michael Oxley 100. Ron Paul 101. Mike Pence 102. Thomas Petri 103. Chip Pickering 104. Joe Pitts 105. Todd Russell Platts 106. Richard Pombo 107. Rob Portman 108. Deborah Pryce 109. Adam Putnam 110. George Radanovich 111. Jim Ramstad 112. Tom Reynolds 113. Bob Riley 114. Mike Rogers 115. Dana Rohrabacher 116. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 117. Ed Royce 118. Paul Ryan 119. Jim Ryun 120. Jim Saxton 121. Bob Schaffer 122. Edward Schrock 123. Pete Sessions 124. John Shadegg 125. Christopher Shays 126. Clay Shaw 127. John Shimkus 128. Bill Shuster 129. Rob Simmons 130. Chris Smith 131. Nick Smith 132. Mark Souder 133. Cliff Stearns 134. Charles Stenholm 135. Bob Stump 136. John Sullivan 137. John Sununu 138. Thomas Tancredo 139. Billy Tauzin 140. Lee Terry 141. Bill Thomas 142. Mac Thornberry 143. Patrick Tiberi 144. Patrick J. Toomey 145. Fred Upton 146. David Vitter 147. Greg Walden 148. Curt Weldon 149. Dave Weldon 150. Jerry Weller 151. Joe Wilson
*Concurring letter
Strawman.
As you may or may not know, it's pointless to veto something if the Congress can't sustain it.
Then how can you say he fought it? Sounds like that's just giving up to me.
But don't think I don't appreciate the condescending snear that passed as a question. (Condescending smear from Deb follows) And if you really cared about spending (haha), you'd do what Ron Paul requested on Hugh Hewitt's show, "...elect 30 more Republicans so we can save the country from the Democrats."
Did Ms. Cleo tell you how I voted?
(Next condescending smear from Deb) But since you obviously don't understand how the Congress and the two-party system works, it's better that you stay out of the fight all together and wait at your computer for the outcome, so you can take safe cheap shots from the sidelines.
I understand precisely how the two party system works. Looks like it's working great for those wishing to stay in power.
More Conservative Republicans elected? Or less?
Weakening the GOP? Or strengthening?
Backing the President? Attacking?
Being the political genius you obviously are, how do you propose to reduce spending and the government, in the coming election?
You'll use your vote to do what? (That's assuming you aren't the usual FR malcontent who has a big mouth, but doesn't actually vote)
Translation: Do not dare criticize the GOP for anything that they do that is liberal. Even if you voted for them, do not hold their feet to the fire when they stray away from their principles. Thanks for clarifying, Deb.
The curtain is pulled back to reveal yet another blowhard leftist, wearing a "principled conservative" mask.
Was it my love of the Constitution that gave away the fact I'm not a Republican? I should've known.
There are numerous problems with government debt, starting with the fact that it has to be paid back. Money generated by debt is not capital. It represents consumed capital which would otherwise have supported future production. As such, it is the first claim on every future dollar earned, meaning you have to work all that much harder to replenish your capital stock. The U.S. government is so deeply in debt that it is using debt to service debt, meaning that it has COMPLETELY depleted its capital stock. Our future production for many, many years into the future is already mortgaged to the hilt. In order to avoid financial disaster, the U.S. will need to declare its own bankruptcy and allow its creditors to seize its assets.
That explains why you'd jump in with flying fists and painful pinches, instead of acknowledging that the info that started this thread, is admirable.
Seems the principled constitutionalist...fighting for drug rights everywhere...finds it kinda hard to pat GOP backs, even when they fight for a cause you pretend to champion.
Careful, your bong is showing.
If anybody notices other scumbag liberal RINO names missing from the above letter's signature list, please add them to this 'Scumbag RINO List' below.
Thank you.
SCUMBAG RINO LIST
1. Jim Greenwood
2. Mike Castle
3.
I stand by my theory that many of these mice are in reality Democrat operatives who come here to the most powerful political forum in the country to nibble away at Bush however they can. This "principled conservative" stuff is just a handy disguise for them.
Of course, maybe I believe this to be the case because I can't believe that there are so many "principled conservatives" who are such stupid, flaming sphincters.
As soon as you see the term "principled" anything...look for the donkey's tail.
Except where the Farm Bill is concerned.
but iam in no. cal.
Are you serious? Is that really the amount involved? 6 billion dollars is a problem, but raising the debt ceiling half a trillion dollars isn't?
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