Thanks to NC Federation of Republican Women and Brenda T. Formo for this update!
NC General Assembly
1. Defense of Marriage Amendment (SB514)
The Defense of Marriage Amendment passed in the Senate in a vote of 30 to 16 with 4 excused absences on Sep 13. All Republicans present voted for the bill and all Democrats present voted against it.
The four excused absences were:
•Republican Senator Fletcher Hartsell (Cabarrus, Iredell). Recall that we asked that you call him because we had information that he might waver on the vote.
•Democrat Senators Eric Mansfield (Cumberland); Michael P. Walters (Hoke, Robeson); and Stan M. White (Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, and Washington)
SB514 Defense of Marriage Act states that "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts."
The bill passed in the House on Monday, Sep 12th.
The Defense of Marriage Amendment will be on the ballot in the first primary in 2012, which is May 2012. The people of NC will determine its outcome.
Senator Phil Berger, President Pro-Tempore, said of the Senate vote: "We think the people of this state--not judges, bureaucrats, or politicians--should define marriage, which I personally believe should be between one man and one woman. We look forward to eight months of healthy debate before voters decide this issue at the polls."
(Thanks again to everyone who worked for this amendment so that the people can vote on it. See the NCFRW Special Report dated Sep 13, 2011.)
2. Speaker/Pro Tem Term Limits (HB823)
The bill is an amendment to the NC Constitution to "limit the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to serve for four consecutive two-year terms in those offices."
•On Monday, Sep 12, the Senate passed the bill in a vote of 35 to 9 with 1 not voting and 5 excused absences.
All Republican Senators voted 'Yes," except Senator Hartsell who had an excused absence. Five Democrats voted "yes:"
Senator Daniel G. Clodfelter (Mecklenburg)
Senator Malcolm Graham (Mecklenburg)
Senator Ed Jones (Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northhampton, Perquimimans)
Senator Josh Stein (Wake)
Senator Don Vaughan (Guilford)
Nine Democrats voting "no:"
Senator Bob Atwater (Chatham, Durham, Lee)
Senator Doug Berger (Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren)
Senator Dan Blue (Wake)
Senator Charlie S. Dannelly (Mecklenburg)
Senator Eleanor Kinnaird (Orange, Person)
Senator Floyd B. McKissick (Durham)
Senator Martin L. Nesbitt (Buncombe)
Senator William R. Purcell (Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly)
Senator Gladys A. Robinson (Guilford)
Senator Stan White (Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington) did not vote.
The following Democrat Senators had excused absences: Linda Garrou (Forsyth), Clark Jenkins (Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt); Eric Mansfield (Cumberland), and Michael P. Walters (Hoke, Robeson).
•In the House on Tues, Sep 13 the bill passed in a vote of 118 to 0 with 1 not voting and 1 excused absence. Democrat Representative Marcus Brandon (Guilford) did not vote; and
Republican Representative D. Craig Horn (Union) had an excused absence.
Star News reported that Senate leader Phil Berger said,"the change approved Monday would keep any single person from holding power for decades." Star News added, "His predecessor as president pro tempore, Sen. Marc Basnight, D-Dare, served a record 18 years at the post."
•The Term Limit Amendment will be on the November 2012 ballot for the people of NC to decide.
September 14, 2011 Calendar for NC House
The following vetoed bills may be reconsidered today: Voter Photo ID (HB351), the Energy Jobs Act (SB709), No Dues Checkoff for School Employees (SB727), and Water Supply Lines/Water Violation Waivers (HB482).
US Congress
1. Leahy-Smith America Invents Act regarding patent awards. The Senate passed the legislation in a vote of 89 to 9 with 2 not voting on Sep 8. Both Senators Burr and Hagan voted for the bill.
2. Motion to Proceed on Debt limit disapproval - The Senate rejected the motion in a vote of 45 to 52 with 3 not voting. The motion would have initiated a resolution to disapprove a $500 billion debt limit increase, according to MEGAvote.
"Under the budget law enacted on August 2, the debt limit was increas[ed] by $400 billion. A second increase of $500 billion will take effect unless Congress passes a disapproval measure."
(Megavote)
Senator Burr voted for the Resolution to stop an automatic increase of $500 billion to the debt limit. Senator Hagan voted against the Resolution to stop the automatic $500 billion increase.
The bottom line is that Senator Burr does not want the debt limit automatically increased another $500 billion; and Senator Hagan agrees with an additional $500 billion added to the debt limit already enacted ($400 billion), resulting in a total of $900 billion in increased debt limit to date.
3. "Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act" HR2218 - On Sep 13, the House passed the legislation in a vote of 365 to 54 with 12 not voting. The legislation replaces current laws on charter schools with special attention to grants. All NC Representatives voted for the legislation.
Sources: ncga; Press Release from Senator Phil Berger, Sep 13, 2011; Star News Online, "Gay marriage ban will be on May ballot in NC," by Gary D. Robertson, AP, Sep 13, 2011 and "House, Senate versions on NC leader limits differ," AP, Sep 12, 2011; senate.gov; house.gov; Megavote: NC 6th, 9/12/2011.
Showing posts with label Senator Richard Burr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Richard Burr. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Friday, October 8, 2010
SCHEDULE FOR BURR'S ROAD TO VICTORY TOUR--SAT. OCT. 9th & SAT OCT 16th
Republican Road to Victory
Events
Saturday, October 9, 2010
9:30am PASQUOTANK COUNTY
Waterfront Park Pavilion
South Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
12:30pm PITT COUNTY
Pitt County Courthouse
100 West 3rd Street
Greenville, NC 27858
3:00pm ONSLOW COUNTY
Phillips Park
100 Phillips Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540
5:00pm LENOIR COUNTY RALLY
Kinston/Lenoir County Visitor’s and Information Center
101 East New Bern Road, Kinston, NC 28504
6:30pm WILSON-NASH GOP OYSTER ROAST
Riverbirch Farm
5700 Thompson Chapel Church Road
Wilson, NC 27893
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:30am BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Brunswick County GOP Headquarters
971 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia, NC 28422
11:15am NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Wilmington Victory Headquarters
2250 Shipyard Boulevard, Suite #10 Wilmington, NC 28412
2:30pm CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Fayetteville Victory Headquarters
894-B Elm St., Fayetteville, NC 28303
4:30pm WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County GOP Headquarters
147 South Center Street, Goldsboro, NC
6:00pm WAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN VICTORY RALLY
Five County Stadium
1501 NC Highway 39, Zebulon, NC 27597
Event runs from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
http://www.burrforsenate.com/victory
Events
Saturday, October 9, 2010
9:30am PASQUOTANK COUNTY
Waterfront Park Pavilion
South Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
12:30pm PITT COUNTY
Pitt County Courthouse
100 West 3rd Street
Greenville, NC 27858
3:00pm ONSLOW COUNTY
Phillips Park
100 Phillips Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540
5:00pm LENOIR COUNTY RALLY
Kinston/Lenoir County Visitor’s and Information Center
101 East New Bern Road, Kinston, NC 28504
6:30pm WILSON-NASH GOP OYSTER ROAST
Riverbirch Farm
5700 Thompson Chapel Church Road
Wilson, NC 27893
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:30am BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Brunswick County GOP Headquarters
971 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia, NC 28422
11:15am NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Wilmington Victory Headquarters
2250 Shipyard Boulevard, Suite #10 Wilmington, NC 28412
2:30pm CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Fayetteville Victory Headquarters
894-B Elm St., Fayetteville, NC 28303
4:30pm WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County GOP Headquarters
147 South Center Street, Goldsboro, NC
6:00pm WAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN VICTORY RALLY
Five County Stadium
1501 NC Highway 39, Zebulon, NC 27597
Event runs from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
http://www.burrforsenate.com/victory
Thursday, August 19, 2010
DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUDD THROWING AT SENATOR BURR
RESPONSE TO MORE MUDD THROWING AT SENATOR BURR FOUND IN MASS EMAILS BY THE DEOMOCRATIC PARTY
Gary Clemmons replies to accusations by Dems about Senator Burr, 8/19/10
Numbers 1,2,4 and 5 are taken out of context of a larger piece of legislation. I am sure what you will find is that the legislation had some bad stuff in it which the Senator did not like.
As to number 3, the unemployment bill he voted against added 26 billion dollars to the deficit.
He was for the alternative bill which extended unemployment benefits if they were paid for by spending cuts in something else. He is opposed to any measure which adds to the deficit and is not paid for.
The Democrats in the Senate earlier passed a "pay as you go" bill, which meant that any new piece of legislation had to be paid for with spending reductions somewhere else. They have waived it now 9 times and continue to add to the budget deficit, which is now 13 trillion dollars, with 3 trillion dollars created in the last 2 years alone. By the way, he did vote to extend unemployment benefits 3 earlier times. Remember, what the other side will do is only tell half the story, because the full story does not help them.
Gary.
ORIGINAL EMAIL SENT OUT BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Subject: Five things to know about Richard Burr
Richard Burr has spent his 15 years in Washington as a right-wing ideologue -- he's even said that "...it is impossible for any candidate to get to the right of me from an ideological standpoint." Only one-third of North Carolinians approve of the job he's doing -- and many voters still don't know the truth about Senator Burr.
That's why we've put together five facts about Richard Burr that voters need to see before making their decisions in November. Can you help by sharing these facts with five of your friends?
Five facts about Richard Burr:
1) He's received $432,102 in campaign contributions from oil and gas interests to date -- and has said that we have "no option" but to continue pursuing offshore drilling.
2) He strongly opposed the DISCLOSE Act, which would have shed light on the hundreds of millions of dollars corporations and special interests spend to influence elections -- and would have helped to ensure the voices of North Carolinians don't get drowned out by corporate cash.
3) He voted against extending unemployment benefits to 200,000 Americans without jobs -- including 6,500 North Carolinians -- at a time when North Carolina's unemployment rate was nearly 11 percent.
4) He refused to allow top military officials to testify in an important Armed Services Committee hearing -- despite the fact that they'd flown around the world to be in attendance.
5) He vowed to "defund any effort to implement" the health insurance reform bill, which would mean forfeiting $15.4 billion in affordability tax credits to 951,000 North Carolinians and dropping $20 billion in federal Medicaid funding.
We need your help getting the word out. Will you share these facts about Richard Burr with five friends?
Richard Burr will try to keep his seat by flying under the radar and hiding from his bad decisions and big donations. By spreading the truth about his record, you can make sure North Carolinians are armed with the facts this fall.
Thanks,
Brad Woodhouse
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org.
This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Gary Clemmons replies to accusations by Dems about Senator Burr, 8/19/10
Numbers 1,2,4 and 5 are taken out of context of a larger piece of legislation. I am sure what you will find is that the legislation had some bad stuff in it which the Senator did not like.
As to number 3, the unemployment bill he voted against added 26 billion dollars to the deficit.
He was for the alternative bill which extended unemployment benefits if they were paid for by spending cuts in something else. He is opposed to any measure which adds to the deficit and is not paid for.
The Democrats in the Senate earlier passed a "pay as you go" bill, which meant that any new piece of legislation had to be paid for with spending reductions somewhere else. They have waived it now 9 times and continue to add to the budget deficit, which is now 13 trillion dollars, with 3 trillion dollars created in the last 2 years alone. By the way, he did vote to extend unemployment benefits 3 earlier times. Remember, what the other side will do is only tell half the story, because the full story does not help them.
Gary.
ORIGINAL EMAIL SENT OUT BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Subject: Five things to know about Richard Burr
Richard Burr has spent his 15 years in Washington as a right-wing ideologue -- he's even said that "...it is impossible for any candidate to get to the right of me from an ideological standpoint." Only one-third of North Carolinians approve of the job he's doing -- and many voters still don't know the truth about Senator Burr.
That's why we've put together five facts about Richard Burr that voters need to see before making their decisions in November. Can you help by sharing these facts with five of your friends?
Five facts about Richard Burr:
1) He's received $432,102 in campaign contributions from oil and gas interests to date -- and has said that we have "no option" but to continue pursuing offshore drilling.
2) He strongly opposed the DISCLOSE Act, which would have shed light on the hundreds of millions of dollars corporations and special interests spend to influence elections -- and would have helped to ensure the voices of North Carolinians don't get drowned out by corporate cash.
3) He voted against extending unemployment benefits to 200,000 Americans without jobs -- including 6,500 North Carolinians -- at a time when North Carolina's unemployment rate was nearly 11 percent.
4) He refused to allow top military officials to testify in an important Armed Services Committee hearing -- despite the fact that they'd flown around the world to be in attendance.
5) He vowed to "defund any effort to implement" the health insurance reform bill, which would mean forfeiting $15.4 billion in affordability tax credits to 951,000 North Carolinians and dropping $20 billion in federal Medicaid funding.
We need your help getting the word out. Will you share these facts about Richard Burr with five friends?
Richard Burr will try to keep his seat by flying under the radar and hiding from his bad decisions and big donations. By spreading the truth about his record, you can make sure North Carolinians are armed with the facts this fall.
Thanks,
Brad Woodhouse
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org.
This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
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