ran 3.3 miles
Today ends week twenty-five of running against Obama. I ran 27.6 miles this week, averaging 3.94 miles per day.
Representative Jim Jordan’s amendment to the Continuing Resolution will be debated and voted on today. In an article by Netright Daily, without treading through too much waist-deep political jargon that few can understand, this resolution deals with the battle between liberals (who refuse to make significant spending cuts) and conservatives (who refuse to continue spending). If an agreement is not reached by March 4, our government shuts down indefinitely.
Obama’s idea of slashing spending is to not slash at all. Our current national debt is $14.2 trillion and according to Obama’s plan by 2021 it would be projected at $26.4 trillion---an increase of $12.2 billion or 86%. This is not saving. It is not even shaving the tip of the iceberg. The amount of debt proposed by Obama’s budget is larger than the total amount of debt accumulated by the federal government from 1789 to January 20, 2009. Furthermore, if the deficit figures proposed by the budget are realized, all fourteen of the highest deficits in U.S. history will have occurred between fiscal year 2008 to 2021. What is there to argue about the fact that we need to stop spending?
However, amidst all of this irrational debate, Representative Dan Lundgren (R-CA) is opposing Jordan’s spending cuts and sent a letter to his colleagues urging them to vote “No”.
February 17, 2011
Vote NO on Amendment 104
Security & Oversight: Cuts We Can’t Afford!
Dear Republican Colleague:
I urge you to vote no on Amendment 104 to H.R. 1 that would dramatically impact the House’s ability to maintain adequate security and conduct effective oversight. The Amendment’s proposed cuts would also impede on each Member’s ability to communicate and serve his or her constituents.
This amendment would severely restrict the U.S. Capitol Police’s ability to secure the Capitol complex by slashing its budget 11%. A cut of this magnitude would force Capitol Police to face today’s ever-growing security threats with significantly fewer resources and officers.
The Amendment would also hamper the House’s ability to conduct effective oversight and impede on Members’ ability to serve their constituents by cutting committee and Member budgets an additional 11% on top of the 5% cut adopted last month.
In November, we promised a government that would be more efficient, more accountable and more transparent. However, keeping that promise means we need vigilant oversight.
While I support this effort to reduce federal spending, I fear the wholesale approach proposed in this amendment will render the House and its members incapable of upholding our promise to the American people. For these important reasons, I strongly urge you to vote no on Amendment 104.
Sincerely,
Daniel E. Lungren
Chairman
Committee on House Administration
Interpret that for yourself, but all I see between those lines is a representative who wants to sit idly by and kick his feet up in his congressional office while this nation slips further from the loose grip it has on an economic cliff's edge..
1,601.3 miles to go.
Today ends week twenty-five of running against Obama. I ran 27.6 miles this week, averaging 3.94 miles per day.
Representative Jim Jordan’s amendment to the Continuing Resolution will be debated and voted on today. In an article by Netright Daily, without treading through too much waist-deep political jargon that few can understand, this resolution deals with the battle between liberals (who refuse to make significant spending cuts) and conservatives (who refuse to continue spending). If an agreement is not reached by March 4, our government shuts down indefinitely.
Obama’s idea of slashing spending is to not slash at all. Our current national debt is $14.2 trillion and according to Obama’s plan by 2021 it would be projected at $26.4 trillion---an increase of $12.2 billion or 86%. This is not saving. It is not even shaving the tip of the iceberg. The amount of debt proposed by Obama’s budget is larger than the total amount of debt accumulated by the federal government from 1789 to January 20, 2009. Furthermore, if the deficit figures proposed by the budget are realized, all fourteen of the highest deficits in U.S. history will have occurred between fiscal year 2008 to 2021. What is there to argue about the fact that we need to stop spending?
However, amidst all of this irrational debate, Representative Dan Lundgren (R-CA) is opposing Jordan’s spending cuts and sent a letter to his colleagues urging them to vote “No”.
February 17, 2011
Vote NO on Amendment 104
Security & Oversight: Cuts We Can’t Afford!
Dear Republican Colleague:
I urge you to vote no on Amendment 104 to H.R. 1 that would dramatically impact the House’s ability to maintain adequate security and conduct effective oversight. The Amendment’s proposed cuts would also impede on each Member’s ability to communicate and serve his or her constituents.
This amendment would severely restrict the U.S. Capitol Police’s ability to secure the Capitol complex by slashing its budget 11%. A cut of this magnitude would force Capitol Police to face today’s ever-growing security threats with significantly fewer resources and officers.
The Amendment would also hamper the House’s ability to conduct effective oversight and impede on Members’ ability to serve their constituents by cutting committee and Member budgets an additional 11% on top of the 5% cut adopted last month.
In November, we promised a government that would be more efficient, more accountable and more transparent. However, keeping that promise means we need vigilant oversight.
While I support this effort to reduce federal spending, I fear the wholesale approach proposed in this amendment will render the House and its members incapable of upholding our promise to the American people. For these important reasons, I strongly urge you to vote no on Amendment 104.
Sincerely,
Daniel E. Lungren
Chairman
Committee on House Administration
Interpret that for yourself, but all I see between those lines is a representative who wants to sit idly by and kick his feet up in his congressional office while this nation slips further from the loose grip it has on an economic cliff's edge..
1,601.3 miles to go.
