Fellow Conservatives: Republicans in Washington will consider a continuing resolution (CR) this week to fund government operations after October 1st when the current fiscal year ends. Its a very bad deal for taxpayers. First, the bill reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank, which is a corporate welfare program that picks winners and losers in the marketplace and provides loan guarantees to foreign companies. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) promised to allow the bank to expire when he became House Majority Leader earlier this year. Instead, hes extending it, which is essentially a massive earmark for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Stop the GOP Surrender – Support Strong Conservatives Second, it fails to place any restrictions on President Obamas plan to grant executive amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants or to stop Obamacare, which has been a total disaster for Americans this year. In August, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pledged to fight for restrictions in spending bills on the activities of the bureaucracy. Will he follow through and do that now? Dont bet on it. CR 2014 The stated purpose for this capitulation is to avoid needless confrontation before the November elections. That way, Republicans can come back and control the budget process with a new Senate majority. But thats not true. The Republican CR expires in December, creating a lame duck session that allows Harry Reid (D-NV) to write a massive omnibus bill. If Republicans were serious about stopping the presidents agenda, they would not be punting these issues into a lame duck session. But thats not all. It gets worse. The CR also paves the way for a new Internet sales tax to be adopted during the lame duck session by allowing the ban on Internet taxes to expire in December rather than making it permanent. This will allow the Democrats to tack on a provision allowing states to tax Internet purchases across state lines. Stop the GOP Surrender – Support Strong Conservatives The GOP leadership vowed to pass a clean CR, but this bill is anything but clean. It includes corporate welfare earmarks for their cronies and sets the stage for a massive, end-of-the-year omnibus bill that will become a liberal Christmas tree. The worst part is that Republicans will pretend to be outraged by all of this after the election as if they had nothing to do with it. The truth is every Republican who votes for this CR is responsible for whats in the bill and for what it helps pass in the lame duck. ELECT CONSERVATIVES This why we need to send principled leaders to Washington. We need more conservatives who hold the Republican establishment accountable. Please support our four endorsed Senate candidates and four endorsed House candidates by making a contribution today. SCF Senate Candidates SCF House Candidates We make it easy to donate directly to these candidates with one simple transaction and 100% of the money goes to their campaigns. We pay all processing fees. The elections are now less than 50 days away and these candidates need resources now more than ever. Lets work together to put a stop to the GOP surrender. Sincerely, Ken Cuccinelli II Ken Cuccinelli II President Senate Conservatives Fund
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:05:26 +0000
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