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While SD law enforcement fights drug trafficking and is keeping a close eye on what is happening south of the border, Gov. Mike Rounds is in Pierre pushing the SD Congress and SD Tourism Board to allocate $25,ooo for advertisement in Mexico.
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With the non-stimulus bill just a day away from getting signed into law, I took some time to read up on changes in our businesses and daily lives that we could expect.
The 1st item and the only one I even made it to, was what changes we could expect in health care.
Here is today’s bitter pill prescribed by none other than a Congress run amuck.
According to the new CBO report, the Obama administration can make a hefty dent in their plan to pay for all their outlandish health benefits by sticking it to the self-employed. According to the government bureaucrats, they believe that “mom and pop” operations” such as ours rake in bigger bucks, therefore we shouldn’t be entitled to the same tax benefits of “big” businesses who can better afford health care because of the break they get on the cost of employee insurance. In the new CBO report, the tax deduction now allowed for health insurance would be cut in half, therefore, reaping the government over 200 billion annually.
But, it doesn’t stop there.
Also to be targeted, will be our men and women in uniform and the veterans who have fought for our freedoms. The new provisions laid out would also cut dramatically the benefits they receive while at the same time, increasing the amount they will have to pay for out of their own pockets, regardless of duty status.
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Luke 11:46 ~ And Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
there are 7 parts to this, to see all 7 in auto play click here
Now, read the following quote and then think about everything that has happened since our government allowed the Fed Reserve, a private bank, to take control our country’s money. Then also remember the guy (Tax Cheat Timmy) who is in control of the Treasury right now, was the one in control of the Fed Reserve from 2003 until his cooshy appointment to the Obama Administration…Another little known fact is Geithner‘s 1st job was working for Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham-Soetoro at the Ford Foundation (shady dealings there), where he learned the ins of micro-financing. I encourage all to learn about micro financing and how it has been the demise of many by lending to those who they know who can not afford the loans and ultimately fail to fullfill their responsibility. The WIKi article will also lead you to believe that Geithner and Dunham-Soetoro only met once, this is not true. Research has proven he worked very closely with her.
““If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them, will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter 1802 to Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin
Jovie Lynn Maunders
Jovie is the Great-Granddaughter of our very dear friends Mike & Kathy Miller.
They are currently in Pittsburg where Jovie has now recieved her transplant and so far God has answered our prayers.
Keep up with Jovie’s latest progress @ http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joviemaunders
"God Bless You" and "Thank You" Denny Sanford, for ALL you have done to make this day possible for Jovie!
Passed in the House 246 – 183. Not 1 GOP yes vote and also 7 House Democrats who voted no:
Bright
DeFazio
Griffith
Minnick
Peterson
Shuler
Taylor
Final House voting results here
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In the Senate…
Update 5:48pm Eastern. Snowe and Collins cast their yes votes.
Update 5:51pm Eastern. Specter…Aye.
Update 6:04pm Eastern. Senate will wait for Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown to return from his mother’s wake.
White House supplied him plane to whisk him back to cast the 60th vote.
Vote will be open until 10:30pm Eastern
UPDATE: At 10:50pm EST, the final liberal vote was cast by Sen. Brown of Ohio. The ultimate payoff for the vote: a 1st class ride in the private jet of the White House. I have only one question:
Sen. Brown, where shall the tax payers send the bill for that plane ticket? To your personal residence or to your Senate office?
So let it be written in history books that the “American Government Gone Mad Act of 2009” passed, this 13th day of February, Two Thousand and Nine, with a final vote of 60 – 38
Final Senate voting results here.
Please continue to pray for Sen. Kennedy. Due to his illness he was not able to be in attendance for the vote.
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I had sent a letter to Congresswoman Herseth-Sandlin urging her to make sure the E-Verify citizen check system requirement got added back into the non-stimulus bill.
As I had said in previous posts, the E-Verify was in the original House bill H.R. 1, but was not included in the Senate bill as Sen. “Dirty” Harry Reid would not allow a vote on the amendment to make sure there was a system in place to make sure all jobs & outgoing funds under the non-stimulus package would go to American Citizens and not illegal aliens.
Here is her typical political response that leaves me even more frustrated and angry than I was when I originally wrote to her. I have x’d out my e-mail address, I already get enough hate mail the way it is.
From:Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [mailto:sd00ima@mail.house.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:43 PM
To:xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject:[Norton AntiSpam] Reply from Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Dear Linda:
Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns about immigration policy.
As you know, the issue of immigration is one that is extremely controversial in Washington. The United States of America is a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. The people of South Dakota hold a wide range of views on immigration, but one thing that we all seem to agree on is that the current system is broken. I value your input as these issues continue to be considered.
In October, 2007, The U.S. Senate voted on whether to fully consider a version of the DREAM Act. This legislation, subject to a set of requirements, would authorize an adjustment of legal status for some children of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before they were sixteen years old. Forty-four senators voted against proceeding to the bill and fifty-two senators voted in favor of proceeding. Under Senate rules, this means the legislation was eight votes short of the number needed to proceed further. Earlier in 2007, a number of senators negotiated an agreement on immigration reform, but the Senate was unable to pass a final bill. The U.S. House of Representatives is not scheduled to consider any bill similar to the DREAM Act or the Senate immigration reform legislation.
I am pleased to let you know that during the House of Representatives’ consideration of the Fiscal Year 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill last year, the House adopted with bipartisan support an amendment I introduced to eliminate funding for the visa lottery program under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The purpose of my amendment is to make the administration of our immigration laws more consistent and fair.
I led the effort on this amendment because I believe strongly that national security is too important to allow institutional randomness in our immigration policy. The visa lottery injects a level of unnecessary and irresponsible uncertainty into the immigration process. My amendment is a practical provision that will make our nation safer. In the previous Congress, when the House considered an immigration reform bill, the House adopted a similar amendment I introduced to eliminate the visa lottery program from the Immigration and Nationality Act, and I am pleased to have led this successful effort once again in the 110th Congress.
As you may know, the House and the Senate passed separate immigration reform bills during the previous Congress. On December 16, 2005, the House approved the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437) by a vote of 239 to 182. I supported this legislation because it is designed to prevent illegal immigration by tightening our borders and reestablishing respect for our immigration laws.
The Senate passed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S. 2611) by a vote of 62 to 36 on May 25, 2006. The last Congress did not reconcile the differences between the House and Senate immigration reform bills in a conference committee.
In September 2006, however, the Congress enacted legislation that I supported that adds criminal penalties for the construction of illegal tunnels under the U.S. border and increases penalties for using such tunnels for human smuggling. I also supported legislation the Congress passed to construct a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and enhance technological surveillance of the border.
Because of the importance of keeping our nation safe, I am optimistic that broader immigration reform is possible. I will keep your comments in mind as immigration legislation is considered in both houses of Congress.
Thanks again for contacting me. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Sincerely,Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Member of Congress
One of the stipulations the Liberals have laid out in the stimulus legislation that is going for a vote. Word still is, that the House will vote today and the Senate will vote tomorrow.
SEC. 1607. (a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR — Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that: 1) the State request and use funds provided by this Act , and; 2) funds be used to create jobs and promote economic growth.
(b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE — If funds provided to any State in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such State.
This is just “OH SO WRONG” on many levels. Many states such as Oklahoma have been fiscally responsible and made sure their states “Rainy Day” funds were adequate to offset any recession. The state of Wisconsin has 15 old schools that are not being used, and due to diminishing enrollments, they have said there is no need for them to be rebuilt or even remodeled, but the Federal Govt is saying to them, wait a minute, that is not “OUR PLAN” and thus $9 billion was put back into the bill this week to force states like Wisconsin to mandate construction that is not needed.
While the liberals and the White House claim ALL ear-marks have been removed, there is the $1 billion added back in for Pelosi’s STD program aka “Prevention and Wellness” programs. Also added back in is the $2 billion for ACORN, who is still under federal investigation, and who’s actions as a thug promoter of sub-prime home loans that started the whole mess of the housing crisis.
Also, forget that immediate relief of tax cuts for small businesses and the everyday working “Joe”. Every tax cut/incentive that had previously included “2008” has been removed. Well, unless you are “BIG” business such as GM that gave millions to liberals in campaign donations.
So, Congresswonam Herseth-Sandlin, where is the fiscal responsibility you boast of here? I and millions of others are confused, so please explain the above mentioned as well as the dozens of other ear-marks in this bill that will lead to balanced budgets by 2012. Even your own Congressional finance experts do not agree with you…
Now while the liberals claimed to have worked with the conservatives, as soon as the door was closed and the conservatives were out of the room they went back to work to strip nearly every responsible change made to this non-stimulus bill.
The fact of the matter is, is that we are going to somehow have to swallow this bitter pill. It is clear that liberal heads are swollen with “GREED” touting “We won, Conservatives have no say”.
We are going to have a very long road ahead, so keep those calls to DC going!!!
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2 Peter 2: 2-3 ~ Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
This is outrageous, I have added extra comment where comment is due . . .
Update 12:45pm Eastern. Some new bullet points from Hill GOP staff outline what’s been added and removed:
· $9 billion for school construction was added back in (originally cut by Nelson-Collins)
($9 billion to force school construction that the schools do not want nor need)
· $5 billion increase for the state fiscal stabilization fund (originally cut by Nelson-Collins), making it a grand total of $53.6 billion
( State “PET” profect funding that had been removed like Pelosi’s pet project to save swamp mice in San Francisco)
· $2 billion for neighborhood stabilization program, money for groups like ACORN
( oh yes, can’t cut those home modifications loans so those who never should have gotten home loans can be saved from forclosure for another 6 months)
· $1 billion added back for Prevention & Wellness Programs, including STD education
( I’m sorry, but if you are not responsible enough to abstain or practice safe sex, that should NOT be my tax problem)
· Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research was added back in, leading Americans down the path towards healthcare rationing (63 patient advocacy groups signed a letter voicing their concerns with this provision)
( the day the government tries to tell me or my doctor what kind of treatment I get, is the day I go to jail or die trying to fight it)
(BUT, NOT INFRASTRUCTURE)
· Money for highways and bridges was cut by $1 billion from the House-passed level
( so much for shovel ready projects, well we knew this wasn’t really a shovel ready profect in the way it was sold)
KEY POINTS:
· Tax relief to help middle class families and small businesses was sharply pared back in order to increase government spending. Public opinion over the last 4 weeks has shown that Americans overwhelming believe tax cuts, and not government spending, are a better way to stimulate the economy.
( I want to know when we actually voted on this and what proof they have for their conclusion, talk about living and governing from La-la Land)
· Approximately $75 billion in true tax relief was CUT from the Nelson-Collins package. So, while the overall size of the package may have gotten slightly smaller, the spending actually increased.
( And there you have it, the true test that complete Government Control is only a few short legislative votes away!!! BUH BYE FREEDOM, It was great while it lasted!!!)
Are we really going to take this!!! NOT “I”
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MIDNIGHT UPDATE:
For the night owls who need some stimulus to put you back to sleep, I have the newest releases of the stimulus in the BOX.NET to the lower left. If you prefer to surf & read, please go to the following links for the Senate & the House of Reps . . .these are pdf files
Senate summary Senate Legislation text
House of Reps summary House of Reps summary part 2
House text part 1 House text part 2
If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
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