You’ve got to hand it to him, even in death former Democratic Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy can spend the taxpayer’s money and drive conservatives mad.
At issue this go around is an educational institute honoring the late “Hero of Chappaquiddick”: the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. The structure is set to cost taxpayers no more than $68 million, $38.3 million of which has already been appropriated for the project.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/16/ted-kennedy-shrine-set-to-cost-taxpayers-lots-of-money/#ixzz1E8RpaHb2
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Member's Corner: LOU CALLING!
Tue, February 15, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Committee rejects plan to fully defund ObamaCare
Time to play hard ball with House Republicans. Please consider sending a $15. FAX. There is too much at stake not to get involved. ~ Lou
TUESDAY MIDDAY---BREAKING NEWS ON OBAMACARE REPEAL:
The House Rules Committee has rejected Rep. Steve King's proposal to FULLY DEFUND ObamaCare, failing to agree to "protect" King's amendment when it comes to the House floor.
Bottom line -- Republicans on the Rules Committee refused to play hardball to fully defund ObamaCare. By doing so, they are allowing Pelosi's "mandatory" self-funding provisions -- which many say are unconscionable if not unconstitutional -- to stand! This will force this Congress to approve most of the funding for ObamaCare.
FoxNews says King's provision would "cripple all government operations devoted to executing the health law."
DEBATE BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS URGENT THAT CITIZENS EXPRESS THEIR VOICE ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER OBAMACARE SHOULD BE FULLY DEFUNDED RIGHT NOW.
GO HERE TO SEND YOUR FAXES:
http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=37456&CID=146&RID=27111131
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BREAKING NEWS: Committee rejects plan to fully defund ObamaCare
Time to play hard ball with House Republicans. Please consider sending a $15. FAX. There is too much at stake not to get involved. ~ Lou
TUESDAY MIDDAY---BREAKING NEWS ON OBAMACARE REPEAL:
The House Rules Committee has rejected Rep. Steve King's proposal to FULLY DEFUND ObamaCare, failing to agree to "protect" King's amendment when it comes to the House floor.
Bottom line -- Republicans on the Rules Committee refused to play hardball to fully defund ObamaCare. By doing so, they are allowing Pelosi's "mandatory" self-funding provisions -- which many say are unconscionable if not unconstitutional -- to stand! This will force this Congress to approve most of the funding for ObamaCare.
FoxNews says King's provision would "cripple all government operations devoted to executing the health law."
DEBATE BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS URGENT THAT CITIZENS EXPRESS THEIR VOICE ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER OBAMACARE SHOULD BE FULLY DEFUNDED RIGHT NOW.
GO HERE TO SEND YOUR FAXES:
http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=37456&CID=146&RID=27111131
Grassfire Nation
Grassfire Nation, a division of Grassroots Action, Inc., is a million-strong network of grassroots conservatives that is dedicated to equipping you with the tools that give you a real impact on the key issues of our day.
Copyright 2011 Grassroots Action, Inc.
H.R. 692 WOULD STOP ALL CHAIN MIGRATION
ACTION -- Send a free fax to your U.S. Representative and urge him/her to co-sponsor the End-Chain-Migration bill.
http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=12718&jid=851221&lid=9&rid=104&tid=1032626
http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=12718&jid=851221&lid=9&rid=104&tid=1032626
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY: Support NC Senate Bill 33
Dear Friend,
The North Carolina General Assembly will begin debate this week on an important bill to lower health care costs in North Carolina by reforming Medical Liability laws in our state.
Americans for Prosperity supports these efforts to lower costs to taxpayers and patients by reforming our court system which favors greedy trial lawyers over doctors, nurses, and patients.
Medical tort reform has proven to be very successful in other states; they have seen an increase in the number of doctors and medical professionals as well as lower overall medical costs.
Americans for Prosperity will join with Texans for Lawsuit Reform to provide information to the public about the success of tort reform in the Lone Star State at a luncheon event on Wednesday, March 2 at noon at the Cardinal Club in downtown Raleigh. Please sign up today.
I ask you to contact your lawmakers today and ask them to support Senate Bill 33 which would:
1. Place a Reasonable limit on noneconomic damages. Medical patients who are injured through negligence should be fully and fairly compensated for their injuries, including their economic losses. But damage awards for noneconomic losses are inherently subjective. Because such awards are arbitrary, they are unpredictable – which pushes up the cost of liability insurance. And higher insurance costs drive up medical expenses for everyone. A reasonable limit of $250,000 in noneconomic damages per patient would help ensure rational trial outcomes, reduce the cost of insurance, address defensive medicine, and promote patient access to health care, especially in rural areas and urban centers.
2. Create efficient division of medical liability trials into two phases. State law should require judges to divide, or “bifurcate,” medical liability trials into two phases upon the request of either party. Trials would be conducted more efficiently and juries could more properly weigh the separate issues of liability and damages under a sensible system that divides liability trials into two phases.
3. Require periodic payments of actual future economic damages. North Carolina should join the 36 other states that allow periodic payment of future economic damages until death. This approach is more fair, more objective, and more methodical. Payment is guaranteed through a trust or an annuity, so there is no financial risk to the patient.
4. Provide for equitable alternatives for appeal bonds. State law should allow defendant medical providers to post appeal bonds in the amount of the judgment or the maximum payment under their liability insurance, whichever is less. Either way, the plaintiff patient still would be assured of receiving payment of the required bond.
5. Create sensible standards for emergency care. By law, emergency room doctors must treat every patient who shows up, facing life-and-death crises involving critically ill patients whose medical histories they don’t know. They often must make split-second decisions with limited information and few good options. Reflecting these realities, state law should require plaintiffs to prove a greater deviation from the standard of care for emergency treatment.
If you would like more information on why Americans for Prosperity supports Senate Bill 33, Click Here to read why we believe it will lower health care costs and improve access to care
AFP-North Carolina fully supports Senate Bill 33 and we hope you will ask your lawmaker to do so as well.
Sincerely,
Dallas Woodhouse, State Director
Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina
Log on to learn more!
AFP North Carolina Website
The North Carolina General Assembly will begin debate this week on an important bill to lower health care costs in North Carolina by reforming Medical Liability laws in our state.
Americans for Prosperity supports these efforts to lower costs to taxpayers and patients by reforming our court system which favors greedy trial lawyers over doctors, nurses, and patients.
Medical tort reform has proven to be very successful in other states; they have seen an increase in the number of doctors and medical professionals as well as lower overall medical costs.
Americans for Prosperity will join with Texans for Lawsuit Reform to provide information to the public about the success of tort reform in the Lone Star State at a luncheon event on Wednesday, March 2 at noon at the Cardinal Club in downtown Raleigh. Please sign up today.
I ask you to contact your lawmakers today and ask them to support Senate Bill 33 which would:
1. Place a Reasonable limit on noneconomic damages. Medical patients who are injured through negligence should be fully and fairly compensated for their injuries, including their economic losses. But damage awards for noneconomic losses are inherently subjective. Because such awards are arbitrary, they are unpredictable – which pushes up the cost of liability insurance. And higher insurance costs drive up medical expenses for everyone. A reasonable limit of $250,000 in noneconomic damages per patient would help ensure rational trial outcomes, reduce the cost of insurance, address defensive medicine, and promote patient access to health care, especially in rural areas and urban centers.
2. Create efficient division of medical liability trials into two phases. State law should require judges to divide, or “bifurcate,” medical liability trials into two phases upon the request of either party. Trials would be conducted more efficiently and juries could more properly weigh the separate issues of liability and damages under a sensible system that divides liability trials into two phases.
3. Require periodic payments of actual future economic damages. North Carolina should join the 36 other states that allow periodic payment of future economic damages until death. This approach is more fair, more objective, and more methodical. Payment is guaranteed through a trust or an annuity, so there is no financial risk to the patient.
4. Provide for equitable alternatives for appeal bonds. State law should allow defendant medical providers to post appeal bonds in the amount of the judgment or the maximum payment under their liability insurance, whichever is less. Either way, the plaintiff patient still would be assured of receiving payment of the required bond.
5. Create sensible standards for emergency care. By law, emergency room doctors must treat every patient who shows up, facing life-and-death crises involving critically ill patients whose medical histories they don’t know. They often must make split-second decisions with limited information and few good options. Reflecting these realities, state law should require plaintiffs to prove a greater deviation from the standard of care for emergency treatment.
If you would like more information on why Americans for Prosperity supports Senate Bill 33, Click Here to read why we believe it will lower health care costs and improve access to care
AFP-North Carolina fully supports Senate Bill 33 and we hope you will ask your lawmaker to do so as well.
Sincerely,
Dallas Woodhouse, State Director
Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina
Log on to learn more!
AFP North Carolina Website
North Carolina General Assembly Report for CTTA
February 15, 2011
(BAD BILL) (senate bill filed S11)
HOUSE BILL 35* Short Title: NC Military Business Center Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Glazier, Lucas, Parfitt, and Brisson (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
H35-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY BUSINESS CENTER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office the sum of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year to support the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). These funds shall be used to sustain business and development and assistance services from 12 offices across the State to connect North Carolina companies with federal contracts worldwide; to support four State community colleges in their efforts to continue statewide business development originating from the five military bases in the State; to strategically position North Carolina businesses to win major service contracts and subcontracts in future military construction at North Carolina bases; to leverage BRAC-related business development and recruitment opportunities; and to continue two existing full-time and one part-time staff positions at the NCMBC and one part-time position at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011. 17
Referred to: Appropriations. February 7, 2011
Summary: (In my opinion)
Though this bill sounds nice, this is not the job of our General Assembly. The focus of our General Assembly should be in the limiting of unnecessary appropriations, not the extension of such practices. The state of North Carolina ranks the highest in the South East for tax burden. The general assembly should be spending its time on cost cutting measures, that make all our businesses more competitive rather than, less competitive measures that favor a few.
(GOOD BILL) (senate bill filed S47)
HOUSE BILL 64* Short Title: Restore Partisan Judicial Elections. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Sager, Dixon, Cleveland, and Jones (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Elections. February 10, 2011
H64-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RESTORE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS TO A PARTISAN BASIS.
02/10/2011 Referred To House Committee On Elections
Summary: (In my opinion)
This is a good bill. This bill allows for the public to be better informed about the overall sentiment of the individual they are electing. Since many voters, are uninformed concerning judicial candidates, this would at least allow the voter to know which party the judicial candidate is affiliated with.
( GOOD BILL) (no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Sanderson
HOUSE BILL 65 Short Title: North Carolina Farmers Freedom Protection Act. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Bradley (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Agriculture. February 10, 2011
*H65-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROTECTING THE FREEDOM OF NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Title. – This act may be cited as the "North Carolina Farmers 4 Freedom Protection Act."
SECTION 2. Findings. – Regulation of intrastate commerce does not fall within the powers of Congress. Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the power to regulate intrastate commerce is a power reserved to the states, as it is not enumerated as a power of the United States.
SECTION 3. Reserved Powers. – All foodstuffs, or products produced for the purpose of consumption as nutrition, food (fruit, vegetables, meat, and spices), vitamins, or supplements, that are produced in and remain within the borders of the State of North Carolina, to include the producers, the means of production, and the produce, shall fall solely under regulatory authority of the State of North Carolina and are not subject to federal regulation.
SECTION 4. Labeling. – In order to fall under the provisions of this act, the packaging of all foods and produce that are produced in and remain within the borders of the State of North Carolina shall be printed, stamped, or otherwise labeled "Made in North Carolina" or "Made in N.C."
SECTION 5. Enforcement Prohibited. – Public employees employed at the federal, State, or local levels, including, but not limited to, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Food and Drug Administration, State Bureau of Investigation, Highway Patrol, sheriff's departments, and municipal and county police departments may not within North Carolina enforce the provisions of the federal statutes upon foodstuffs and produce in intrastate commerce. Violation of this section is a Class 1A misdemeanor.
SECTION 6. The Governor and Attorney General each may enforce the provisions of this act in court by seeking injunctive and other relief.
SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law.
02/10/2011 Referred To Committe On Agriculture
(HB 65 Continued)
Summary: In my opinion
This is a good bill. This bill clearly states both the limitation of federal and state powers in interstate commerce, on food products. This will help our farmers, by not be forced to take part in less profitable practices that do not include other states. Therefore, this will allow farmers to market products grown here to those who live here, at a better price.
Example of fed abuse: Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that dramatically increased the power of the federal government to regulate economic activity. A farmer, Roscoe Filburn, was growing wheat to feed his chickens. The U.S. government had imposed limits on wheat production based on acreage owned by a farmer, in order to drive up wheat prices during the Great Depression, and Filburn was growing more than the limits permitted. Filburn was ordered to destroy his crops and pay a fine, even though he was producing the excess wheat for his own use and had no intention of selling it.
(BAD BILL) (no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Wainwright
House Bill 71
HOUSE DRH50026-SHz-5 (01/13) Short Title: Housing Funds for Indiv. With Disabilities. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Weiss, Farmer-Butterfield, Earle, and Pierce (Primary Sponsors). Referred to:
DRH50026-SHz-5*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING OPTIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINIANS WITH DISABILITIES, BASED ON RECOMMENDATION 3.2 FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TASK FORCE ON THE CO-LOCATION OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS IN ADULT CARE HOMES, AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year and for the 2012-2013 fiscal year to finance additional housing options for individuals with disabilities.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011. 13
02/10/2011 House Filed
Summary: In my opinion
Not the responsibility of our state government. This also allows for more costly duplication within government. Bill would cost $10 Million per fiscal year. (Give aways--how Wainwright keeps getting elected, Lynn C)
BAD BILL ( no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Wainwright
HOUSE BILL 51 Short Title: PTA Parental Involvement/Dropout Prev. Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Lucas and Glazier (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. February 9, 2011
*H51-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PTA PARENT INVOLVEMENT/DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year to continue the North Carolina PTA Parent Involvement/Dropout Prevention Initiative.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.
02/10/2011 House Re-ref Com On Appropriations
Summary: In my opinion
Though this may be a worthwhile cause, it is not the responsibility of the General Assembly to force taxpayers to give to charity. This bill also does not include the percentage of appropriated funds going to the consumer of the non-profit’s services. Bill would cost $500 thousand per fiscal year.
It is important that a bill you like or dislike, gain momentum or be defeated from the time it goes into committee. Bills with a similar House/Senate resolution, are usually the quickest to pass. This is because committees in both chambers have “studied” the proposed legislation.
It is important that everyone be involved in watching for wasteful, over-reaching legislation. The North Carolina General Assembly has a great website that easily allows those concerned, to follow what is being filed and considered in committees.
How to be notified when committees are meeting.
1. Go to the NC General Assembly web site (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/) or just Google NCGA.
2. On middle of the navigation bar, Click on Committees
3. At the bottom of the page click on “Committee Meeting Notices Via E-Mail”
4. There, you can choose from many different committees to follow or choose them all. You must do this for each chamber of the General Assembly, if that is your intent.
5. After clicking on the chamber and the committee you would like to be notified, type in your email address, confirm and subscribe.
If there is a specific bill you are following, this is the best way to follow and either help it get passed of see that it fails. It is almost too late when a Bad bill has made its way out of the committees and almost too late when a Good bill is stuck in a committee and “crossover”* is soon approaching.
*Crossover (non-revenue, non-appropriating bills, must be read before the house / senate by May 12 to be considered in the respective chamber)
Submitted by Mark Griffin
(BAD BILL) (senate bill filed S11)
HOUSE BILL 35* Short Title: NC Military Business Center Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Glazier, Lucas, Parfitt, and Brisson (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
H35-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY BUSINESS CENTER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office the sum of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year to support the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). These funds shall be used to sustain business and development and assistance services from 12 offices across the State to connect North Carolina companies with federal contracts worldwide; to support four State community colleges in their efforts to continue statewide business development originating from the five military bases in the State; to strategically position North Carolina businesses to win major service contracts and subcontracts in future military construction at North Carolina bases; to leverage BRAC-related business development and recruitment opportunities; and to continue two existing full-time and one part-time staff positions at the NCMBC and one part-time position at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011. 17
Referred to: Appropriations. February 7, 2011
Summary: (In my opinion)
Though this bill sounds nice, this is not the job of our General Assembly. The focus of our General Assembly should be in the limiting of unnecessary appropriations, not the extension of such practices. The state of North Carolina ranks the highest in the South East for tax burden. The general assembly should be spending its time on cost cutting measures, that make all our businesses more competitive rather than, less competitive measures that favor a few.
(GOOD BILL) (senate bill filed S47)
HOUSE BILL 64* Short Title: Restore Partisan Judicial Elections. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Sager, Dixon, Cleveland, and Jones (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Elections. February 10, 2011
H64-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RESTORE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS TO A PARTISAN BASIS.
02/10/2011 Referred To House Committee On Elections
Summary: (In my opinion)
This is a good bill. This bill allows for the public to be better informed about the overall sentiment of the individual they are electing. Since many voters, are uninformed concerning judicial candidates, this would at least allow the voter to know which party the judicial candidate is affiliated with.
( GOOD BILL) (no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Sanderson
HOUSE BILL 65 Short Title: North Carolina Farmers Freedom Protection Act. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Bradley (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Agriculture. February 10, 2011
*H65-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROTECTING THE FREEDOM OF NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Title. – This act may be cited as the "North Carolina Farmers 4 Freedom Protection Act."
SECTION 2. Findings. – Regulation of intrastate commerce does not fall within the powers of Congress. Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the power to regulate intrastate commerce is a power reserved to the states, as it is not enumerated as a power of the United States.
SECTION 3. Reserved Powers. – All foodstuffs, or products produced for the purpose of consumption as nutrition, food (fruit, vegetables, meat, and spices), vitamins, or supplements, that are produced in and remain within the borders of the State of North Carolina, to include the producers, the means of production, and the produce, shall fall solely under regulatory authority of the State of North Carolina and are not subject to federal regulation.
SECTION 4. Labeling. – In order to fall under the provisions of this act, the packaging of all foods and produce that are produced in and remain within the borders of the State of North Carolina shall be printed, stamped, or otherwise labeled "Made in North Carolina" or "Made in N.C."
SECTION 5. Enforcement Prohibited. – Public employees employed at the federal, State, or local levels, including, but not limited to, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Food and Drug Administration, State Bureau of Investigation, Highway Patrol, sheriff's departments, and municipal and county police departments may not within North Carolina enforce the provisions of the federal statutes upon foodstuffs and produce in intrastate commerce. Violation of this section is a Class 1A misdemeanor.
SECTION 6. The Governor and Attorney General each may enforce the provisions of this act in court by seeking injunctive and other relief.
SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law.
02/10/2011 Referred To Committe On Agriculture
(HB 65 Continued)
Summary: In my opinion
This is a good bill. This bill clearly states both the limitation of federal and state powers in interstate commerce, on food products. This will help our farmers, by not be forced to take part in less profitable practices that do not include other states. Therefore, this will allow farmers to market products grown here to those who live here, at a better price.
Example of fed abuse: Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that dramatically increased the power of the federal government to regulate economic activity. A farmer, Roscoe Filburn, was growing wheat to feed his chickens. The U.S. government had imposed limits on wheat production based on acreage owned by a farmer, in order to drive up wheat prices during the Great Depression, and Filburn was growing more than the limits permitted. Filburn was ordered to destroy his crops and pay a fine, even though he was producing the excess wheat for his own use and had no intention of selling it.
(BAD BILL) (no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Wainwright
House Bill 71
HOUSE DRH50026-SHz-5 (01/13) Short Title: Housing Funds for Indiv. With Disabilities. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Weiss, Farmer-Butterfield, Earle, and Pierce (Primary Sponsors). Referred to:
DRH50026-SHz-5*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING OPTIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINIANS WITH DISABILITIES, BASED ON RECOMMENDATION 3.2 FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TASK FORCE ON THE CO-LOCATION OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS IN ADULT CARE HOMES, AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year and for the 2012-2013 fiscal year to finance additional housing options for individuals with disabilities.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011. 13
02/10/2011 House Filed
Summary: In my opinion
Not the responsibility of our state government. This also allows for more costly duplication within government. Bill would cost $10 Million per fiscal year. (Give aways--how Wainwright keeps getting elected, Lynn C)
BAD BILL ( no senate bill as of yet) Sponsored by Rep. Wainwright
HOUSE BILL 51 Short Title: PTA Parental Involvement/Dropout Prev. Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Lucas and Glazier (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. February 9, 2011
*H51-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PTA PARENT INVOLVEMENT/DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year to continue the North Carolina PTA Parent Involvement/Dropout Prevention Initiative.
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.
02/10/2011 House Re-ref Com On Appropriations
Summary: In my opinion
Though this may be a worthwhile cause, it is not the responsibility of the General Assembly to force taxpayers to give to charity. This bill also does not include the percentage of appropriated funds going to the consumer of the non-profit’s services. Bill would cost $500 thousand per fiscal year.
It is important that a bill you like or dislike, gain momentum or be defeated from the time it goes into committee. Bills with a similar House/Senate resolution, are usually the quickest to pass. This is because committees in both chambers have “studied” the proposed legislation.
It is important that everyone be involved in watching for wasteful, over-reaching legislation. The North Carolina General Assembly has a great website that easily allows those concerned, to follow what is being filed and considered in committees.
How to be notified when committees are meeting.
1. Go to the NC General Assembly web site (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/) or just Google NCGA.
2. On middle of the navigation bar, Click on Committees
3. At the bottom of the page click on “Committee Meeting Notices Via E-Mail”
4. There, you can choose from many different committees to follow or choose them all. You must do this for each chamber of the General Assembly, if that is your intent.
5. After clicking on the chamber and the committee you would like to be notified, type in your email address, confirm and subscribe.
If there is a specific bill you are following, this is the best way to follow and either help it get passed of see that it fails. It is almost too late when a Bad bill has made its way out of the committees and almost too late when a Good bill is stuck in a committee and “crossover”* is soon approaching.
*Crossover (non-revenue, non-appropriating bills, must be read before the house / senate by May 12 to be considered in the respective chamber)
Submitted by Mark Griffin
ASSESSORS NOT TREATING TAXPAYERS FAIRLY
CCTA CRAVEN COUNTY REPORT—ASSESSORS NOT TREATING TAXPAYERS FAIRLY
February 15, 2011
A recent Sun Journal article informed me of yet another instance of assessors treating the taxpayers unfairly. The first instance in which I learned the assessors were going all out to extort money from the citizens was when Tyker Gonzales appealed to me as CCTA’s Watchdog Chairman to look into the fact that property anywhere near water was being assessed at least $25,000 per acre. I went out to Johnnie Wetherington’s farm and took a look at what he and Tyker Gonzales were talking about. What I found shocked me. I had to walk 200 yards, at least, in a swamp to get to the body of water in question. Turkey Quarter Creek was not even visible from any place on the farm that was dry enough to walk through without getting muddy feet (which I did).
I then went to the assessor’s office and talked to Glen Jones about this situation. He informed me that everyone with property “on” a body of water had been treated fairly because they had all been charged with at least one developable lot valued at $25,000. Huh? Screw a lot of people and it’s ok? He also stated that it was the property owner’s responsibility to use the appeal process, but he would take my inquiry seriously and “they” would go out again and take a look at Mr. Wetherington’s property. I believe Dan Jenkins went out there and changed the assessment to eliminate the “water view” assumption. Well, while he was at it, he decided that much of the farm was commercial because they boarded stock that did not belong to them and had a show ring. The net result was a higher assessment (incidentally, Jenkins did not even go near the creek, did all his discussion in a building and under a tree near the building). That’s when Tyker really went to work and learned that they were screwing a huge number of farmers out of Present Use Value treatment for their farmland as provided for by North Carolina law. They are willing to make the refunds only if the people who have been cheated ask for refund.
While following the letter of North Carolina law, the situation described above could also be expressed differently and still be accurate. Present Use Value refers to valuing a property for tax purposes to reflect what it is being used for “in the real world” now. It’s a farm, so we’ll tax it at a value that reflects what a farm is worth today. However, in order to be taxed on that value (instead of a value that might occur some time in the future if some developer were willing to buy and develop the property in such a way as to cause it to bring in more income thereby causing the property to have more value) the owner must make an application to be taxed on the value of his/her farm today. Huh? Is this reasonable? Maybe North Carolina law needs to be changed.
Next I learned about Mrs. Stott who owns a fairly large tract of land on the Trent River. Her property had been assessed at about $1.8 million dollars because it has potential development value. The county has approved no such development. No infrastructure has been built, and no lots have been laid out. I asked the assessors if Mrs. Stott placed a covenant on her property prohibiting development thereby changing the legal use to which the property could be put, would her assessment therefore have to be reduced? Glen Jones refused to give me an answer.
Now comes the news that the assessors have not followed the law in assessing property of military service members. What next? If a private company’s employees had overcharged its customers, the company could not make amends fast enough. But our county’s employees say they again leave the burden on the citizens to ask for redress. Is this a way to treat our nation’s defenders?
Craven County assessors obviously have a built in bias toward higher taxes. From their perspective, higher taxes are needed to produce the revenue it takes to pay high salaries to county employees, to pay high premiums for health insurance policies for county employees, to make large contributions to county employees’ retirement plans, and so on. Their enlightened self-interest is diametrically opposed to the best interest of the citizens, and they are well aware of it. Are there some county employees whose mindset it is to be a “public servant?” Yes, I think there are, but I think they’re few and far between, and I doubt that any of them have anything to do with the process of taxing our citizens.
Tyker Gonzales has won a major victory for the taxpayers. She has fought to the point that many, many more farmers have obtained Present Use Value treatment for the assessment of their farms as provided by North Carolina law. And she is not stopping there, she and Jason Jones, President of Craven County Farm Bureau and Past Chairman of the Craven County Board of Commissioners are continuing their efforts to get fair tax treatment for farmers and other business people. The BOC granted an unprecedented extension of time for all taxpayers to file.
Tyker Gonzales
February 15, 2011
A recent Sun Journal article informed me of yet another instance of assessors treating the taxpayers unfairly. The first instance in which I learned the assessors were going all out to extort money from the citizens was when Tyker Gonzales appealed to me as CCTA’s Watchdog Chairman to look into the fact that property anywhere near water was being assessed at least $25,000 per acre. I went out to Johnnie Wetherington’s farm and took a look at what he and Tyker Gonzales were talking about. What I found shocked me. I had to walk 200 yards, at least, in a swamp to get to the body of water in question. Turkey Quarter Creek was not even visible from any place on the farm that was dry enough to walk through without getting muddy feet (which I did).
I then went to the assessor’s office and talked to Glen Jones about this situation. He informed me that everyone with property “on” a body of water had been treated fairly because they had all been charged with at least one developable lot valued at $25,000. Huh? Screw a lot of people and it’s ok? He also stated that it was the property owner’s responsibility to use the appeal process, but he would take my inquiry seriously and “they” would go out again and take a look at Mr. Wetherington’s property. I believe Dan Jenkins went out there and changed the assessment to eliminate the “water view” assumption. Well, while he was at it, he decided that much of the farm was commercial because they boarded stock that did not belong to them and had a show ring. The net result was a higher assessment (incidentally, Jenkins did not even go near the creek, did all his discussion in a building and under a tree near the building). That’s when Tyker really went to work and learned that they were screwing a huge number of farmers out of Present Use Value treatment for their farmland as provided for by North Carolina law. They are willing to make the refunds only if the people who have been cheated ask for refund.
While following the letter of North Carolina law, the situation described above could also be expressed differently and still be accurate. Present Use Value refers to valuing a property for tax purposes to reflect what it is being used for “in the real world” now. It’s a farm, so we’ll tax it at a value that reflects what a farm is worth today. However, in order to be taxed on that value (instead of a value that might occur some time in the future if some developer were willing to buy and develop the property in such a way as to cause it to bring in more income thereby causing the property to have more value) the owner must make an application to be taxed on the value of his/her farm today. Huh? Is this reasonable? Maybe North Carolina law needs to be changed.
Next I learned about Mrs. Stott who owns a fairly large tract of land on the Trent River. Her property had been assessed at about $1.8 million dollars because it has potential development value. The county has approved no such development. No infrastructure has been built, and no lots have been laid out. I asked the assessors if Mrs. Stott placed a covenant on her property prohibiting development thereby changing the legal use to which the property could be put, would her assessment therefore have to be reduced? Glen Jones refused to give me an answer.
Now comes the news that the assessors have not followed the law in assessing property of military service members. What next? If a private company’s employees had overcharged its customers, the company could not make amends fast enough. But our county’s employees say they again leave the burden on the citizens to ask for redress. Is this a way to treat our nation’s defenders?
Craven County assessors obviously have a built in bias toward higher taxes. From their perspective, higher taxes are needed to produce the revenue it takes to pay high salaries to county employees, to pay high premiums for health insurance policies for county employees, to make large contributions to county employees’ retirement plans, and so on. Their enlightened self-interest is diametrically opposed to the best interest of the citizens, and they are well aware of it. Are there some county employees whose mindset it is to be a “public servant?” Yes, I think there are, but I think they’re few and far between, and I doubt that any of them have anything to do with the process of taxing our citizens.
Tyker Gonzales has won a major victory for the taxpayers. She has fought to the point that many, many more farmers have obtained Present Use Value treatment for the assessment of their farms as provided by North Carolina law. And she is not stopping there, she and Jason Jones, President of Craven County Farm Bureau and Past Chairman of the Craven County Board of Commissioners are continuing their efforts to get fair tax treatment for farmers and other business people. The BOC granted an unprecedented extension of time for all taxpayers to file.
Tyker Gonzales
FEDERAL WATCHDOG REPORT—February 15, 2011
OBAMA AND STATE DEPARTMENT—MISHANDLED CRISIS IN EGYPT?
Obama should not have “emasculated Mubark” in front of the world. Pressure should have been applied in private call. To make matters worse, various members of the administration gave out conflicting public comments. Our allies think we can not be trusted. Our enemies think we are a joke.
OBAMA RELEASED BUDGET ON MONDAY (Includes 15 Tax Hikes)
President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.73 trillion spending blueprint that pledges $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases. The projected savings would be dwarfed by the $7.21 trillion in cumulative deficits over that 10-year period.
Obama’s new budget projects that the deficit for the current year will surge to an all-time high of $1.65 trillion. For 2012, the administration sees the imbalance declining to $1.1 trillion, giving the country a record four straight years of $1 trillion-plus deficits.
Obama would achieve two-thirds of his projected $1.1 trillion in deficit savings through spending cuts including a five-year freeze on many domestic programs. The other one-third of the savings would come from tax increases, including limiting tax deductions for high income taxpayers, a proposal Obama put forward last year only to have it rejected in Congress.
The Obama budget recommendation, which is certain to be changed by Congress, would spend $3.73 trillion in the 2012 budget year, which begins Oct. 1, a reduction of 2.4 percent from what Obama projects will be spent in the current budget year. The Obama plan would fall far short of the $4 trillion in deficit cuts recommended in a December report by his blue-ribbon deficit commission. Obama’s efforts are timid at best and include new increased spending in several areas including selected areas of education, biomedical research, energy efficiency, high-speed rail and other areas Obama judged to be important to the country’s future competitiveness in a global economy.
THE SPENDING DEBATE BEGINS IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK
This past week the Senate continued debating the Federal Aviation Admin. bill but mostly was in recess while Senate Democrats conducted their legislative agenda retreat in Charlottesville, VA. What emerged from their multiple-day retreat was a clear message that they intend to attack the GOP as they construct their budget cutting Omnibus appropriations bill which will continue the funding of our Federal Government through the end of this fiscal year. (Sept.30, 2011). This Continuing resolution or CR as it is commonly called will be the subject of debate on the House side and some talk on the Senate side this coming week. The Senate Majority Leader said on the Senate floor last week that the Congress needs to concentrate on the “quality of the cuts not the quantity.” He went on to say that the cuts should not “take teachers out of the classroom or police officers off the streets.” This theme will be echoed throughout the halls of Congress beginning this week as the Senate resumes the Federal Aviation administration bill, the House begins action on the Omnibus spending bill and the President submits his annual budget to Congress Monday, Feb. 14.
The House side will begin their debate on the spending bill as early as Tuesday. The Chairman of the Appropriations comm. Cong. Rogers (R-KY) posted the $100B in cuts late last week. You can view them here: http://appropriations.house.gov/_files/ProgramCutsFY2011ContinuingResolution.pdf
The House of Representatives will vote this week on a measure that will begin defunding ObamaCare! That initiative coupled with two proposed pro-life bills make this session of Congress one of the most promising pro-life sessions in many, many years.
PASSING THE HOUSE
February 11, 2011: H.R. 73 passed the House, providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 72) directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth. Passed 255-169, 9 not voting. 100% of Republicans supporting, 91% of Democrats opposing. (Jones voting Yea).
February 10, 2011: H. Res. 79: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. Passed 248-176, 9 not voting. 98% of Republicans supporting, 92% of Democrats opposing. (Jones voting Yea).
PENDING BILLS TO WATCH
H.R. 3: The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) This bill would take away tax benefits for employers who provide health care if the plans offer abortion coverage. STATUS: House Judiciary: Committee Hearings Held on February 8, 2011.
H.R. 10: “The Executive in Need of Scrutiny”: To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law….” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-10
H.R. 140: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011--To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King [R-IA5] with 61 co-sponsors. This bill would end giving U.S. citizenship to the births of illegal aliens, temporary foreign workers and foreign tourists. STATUS: On Jan 24, 2011 the House Committee on the Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
H. R. 308: Large Capacity Feeding Device Act, “To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D.-N.Y.) and 57 Democrat cosponsors, H.R. 308 would restrict -- criminalize, actually -- the transfer and possession by law-abiding citizens of large capacity feeding devices, more commonly known as magazines, that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition
H.R. 358: The Protect Life Act-- To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act. Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), now has 121 co-sponsors. This bill is aimed at those who would get insurance through state exchanges. It would block those consumers from purchasing abortion coverage. STATUS: Feb 1, 2011: House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 374: Life at Conception Act--To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. Sponsored by: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and currently has 61 co-sponsors. STATUS: Jan 20, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 421: Full Faith and Credit Act-- To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Sponsored by: Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA4] and 60 co-sponsors. STATUS: Jan 25, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 483: To create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced a new House bill that would require the mandatory use of E-Verify for all businesses in the United States. The Triple E-VICT Act would help the 22 million Americans who can't find full-time work by ensuring jobs don't go to illegal aliens. STATUS: Referred to House Education and the Workforce Committee on 1/26/11.
H.R. 605: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. Introduced February 10, 2011 Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN3]
S. 91: Life at Conception Act—Introduced by: Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] on January 25, 2011; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill will define personhood from the moment of conception. Sen. Wicker has 13 co-sponsors thus far.
S. 149: A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other purposes. STATUS: Jan 25, 2011: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Democrats are set to fast track the companion legislation (S. 149) to the House bill, as they seek to bypass the committee process and push the bill straight to the floor.
For constant updates check our website: http://www.cctaxpayers.com and our blog at http://cctaxpayers.blogspot.com/.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynn Childs, Federal Watchdog
Obama should not have “emasculated Mubark” in front of the world. Pressure should have been applied in private call. To make matters worse, various members of the administration gave out conflicting public comments. Our allies think we can not be trusted. Our enemies think we are a joke.
OBAMA RELEASED BUDGET ON MONDAY (Includes 15 Tax Hikes)
President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.73 trillion spending blueprint that pledges $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases. The projected savings would be dwarfed by the $7.21 trillion in cumulative deficits over that 10-year period.
Obama’s new budget projects that the deficit for the current year will surge to an all-time high of $1.65 trillion. For 2012, the administration sees the imbalance declining to $1.1 trillion, giving the country a record four straight years of $1 trillion-plus deficits.
Obama would achieve two-thirds of his projected $1.1 trillion in deficit savings through spending cuts including a five-year freeze on many domestic programs. The other one-third of the savings would come from tax increases, including limiting tax deductions for high income taxpayers, a proposal Obama put forward last year only to have it rejected in Congress.
The Obama budget recommendation, which is certain to be changed by Congress, would spend $3.73 trillion in the 2012 budget year, which begins Oct. 1, a reduction of 2.4 percent from what Obama projects will be spent in the current budget year. The Obama plan would fall far short of the $4 trillion in deficit cuts recommended in a December report by his blue-ribbon deficit commission. Obama’s efforts are timid at best and include new increased spending in several areas including selected areas of education, biomedical research, energy efficiency, high-speed rail and other areas Obama judged to be important to the country’s future competitiveness in a global economy.
THE SPENDING DEBATE BEGINS IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK
This past week the Senate continued debating the Federal Aviation Admin. bill but mostly was in recess while Senate Democrats conducted their legislative agenda retreat in Charlottesville, VA. What emerged from their multiple-day retreat was a clear message that they intend to attack the GOP as they construct their budget cutting Omnibus appropriations bill which will continue the funding of our Federal Government through the end of this fiscal year. (Sept.30, 2011). This Continuing resolution or CR as it is commonly called will be the subject of debate on the House side and some talk on the Senate side this coming week. The Senate Majority Leader said on the Senate floor last week that the Congress needs to concentrate on the “quality of the cuts not the quantity.” He went on to say that the cuts should not “take teachers out of the classroom or police officers off the streets.” This theme will be echoed throughout the halls of Congress beginning this week as the Senate resumes the Federal Aviation administration bill, the House begins action on the Omnibus spending bill and the President submits his annual budget to Congress Monday, Feb. 14.
The House side will begin their debate on the spending bill as early as Tuesday. The Chairman of the Appropriations comm. Cong. Rogers (R-KY) posted the $100B in cuts late last week. You can view them here: http://appropriations.house.gov/_files/ProgramCutsFY2011ContinuingResolution.pdf
The House of Representatives will vote this week on a measure that will begin defunding ObamaCare! That initiative coupled with two proposed pro-life bills make this session of Congress one of the most promising pro-life sessions in many, many years.
PASSING THE HOUSE
February 11, 2011: H.R. 73 passed the House, providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 72) directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth. Passed 255-169, 9 not voting. 100% of Republicans supporting, 91% of Democrats opposing. (Jones voting Yea).
February 10, 2011: H. Res. 79: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. Passed 248-176, 9 not voting. 98% of Republicans supporting, 92% of Democrats opposing. (Jones voting Yea).
PENDING BILLS TO WATCH
H.R. 3: The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) This bill would take away tax benefits for employers who provide health care if the plans offer abortion coverage. STATUS: House Judiciary: Committee Hearings Held on February 8, 2011.
H.R. 10: “The Executive in Need of Scrutiny”: To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law….” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-10
H.R. 140: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011--To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King [R-IA5] with 61 co-sponsors. This bill would end giving U.S. citizenship to the births of illegal aliens, temporary foreign workers and foreign tourists. STATUS: On Jan 24, 2011 the House Committee on the Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
H. R. 308: Large Capacity Feeding Device Act, “To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D.-N.Y.) and 57 Democrat cosponsors, H.R. 308 would restrict -- criminalize, actually -- the transfer and possession by law-abiding citizens of large capacity feeding devices, more commonly known as magazines, that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition
H.R. 358: The Protect Life Act-- To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act. Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), now has 121 co-sponsors. This bill is aimed at those who would get insurance through state exchanges. It would block those consumers from purchasing abortion coverage. STATUS: Feb 1, 2011: House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 374: Life at Conception Act--To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. Sponsored by: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and currently has 61 co-sponsors. STATUS: Jan 20, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 421: Full Faith and Credit Act-- To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Sponsored by: Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA4] and 60 co-sponsors. STATUS: Jan 25, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 483: To create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced a new House bill that would require the mandatory use of E-Verify for all businesses in the United States. The Triple E-VICT Act would help the 22 million Americans who can't find full-time work by ensuring jobs don't go to illegal aliens. STATUS: Referred to House Education and the Workforce Committee on 1/26/11.
H.R. 605: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. Introduced February 10, 2011 Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN3]
S. 91: Life at Conception Act—Introduced by: Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] on January 25, 2011; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill will define personhood from the moment of conception. Sen. Wicker has 13 co-sponsors thus far.
S. 149: A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other purposes. STATUS: Jan 25, 2011: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Democrats are set to fast track the companion legislation (S. 149) to the House bill, as they seek to bypass the committee process and push the bill straight to the floor.
For constant updates check our website: http://www.cctaxpayers.com and our blog at http://cctaxpayers.blogspot.com/.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynn Childs, Federal Watchdog
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