Daily Archives: March 6, 2010

Paul Schrader: Fundraiser

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Please join the friends of Paul Schrader for a fundraising dinner honoring Paul Schrader, Candidate for Sheriff. 6:00pm to 9:00pm Reception and dinner ongoing. $20.00 donation for dinner. Please RSVP your attendance to Judith Schrader at (909) 732-5680 or via email to:

sheriffpaul@charter.net.

You may also stop in without an RSVP. You can visit the web site at http://www.sheriffpaul.net and prepay for this event by going to the donation page. Thank you for your support. Paul Schrader

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Senator Barbara Boxer: Dropouts

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March 05, 2010

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This week General Colin Powell, America’s Promise Alliance Chair Alma Powell, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan launched an exciting new campaign to reverse the high school dropout crisis in America. Over the next ten years, the Grad Nation campaign will mobilize individuals, organizations, and businesses to ensure that 90 percent of today’s fourth-graders graduate high school on time.

Today more than one in three American students fails to graduate from high school. Young people who drop out are twice as likely to be unemployed, three times as likely to live in poverty, eight times more likely to wind up in prison, and twice as likely to become the parent of child who in turn drops out. Continue reading →

Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack: Tax Relief

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Bono Mack Introduces Tax Relief Bill for Those Left without Work

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to help provide tax relief for Americans facing extreme financial pressure in these tough economic times, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today introduced legislation (H.R. 4718) to suspend federal income taxes on those Americans who have been forced to collect unemployment compensation due to the loss of jobs and/or inability to find a new job as a result of the current tough economic climate.  Bono Mack issued the following statement: 

 

“This legislation offers tax relief to individuals and families who have been hardest hit by this economic crisis and helps them with additional resources to make ends meet during these tough times,” said Bono Mack.  “Over 10% of Americans are currently unemployed and over 14% of local residents in Riverside County.  This bill will provide help at a time when individuals and families need it the most. 

“Relieving the tax burden is an important part of the pro-growth policies that will help get our economy running again and get more Americans back to work.” 

Click here for a PDF of H.R. 4718, the Stop Unfair Taxes Act of 2010. 

Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack: Health Care

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Bono Mack:  Partisan Health Care Overhaul is Wrong Approach

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Emphasizing overwhelming opposition to the partisan health care bill to initiate a government-run overhaul of America’s health care system, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today sent a letter to the President and Congressional Democrat leadership calling for a meaningful, bipartisan approach that will make health care more affordable and accessible to the American people. 

 

“Congress should be focused on improving our health care system for every day Americans, not on scoring political points and pursuing a massive overhaul of health care that Americans have clearly rejected,” said Bono Mack.  “The Majority has the opportunity to do the right thing and work with all Members of Congress on health care reforms that are in the best interest of the American people, instead of putting the government in charge of medical decisions that should be made by patients and their doctors.

 

“As the daughter and granddaughter of physicians and Representative for a district that would greatly benefit from real health care reform, I urge the Majority leadership to reconsider this reckless decision to move ahead with such a partisan and fundamentally flawed piece of legislation.  This is not the ‘bipartisan’ approach that was promised. 

“It is my hope that the Majority changes direction and reaches beyond partisan politics to craft a more balanced and effective bill that improves our health care system at a price we can afford.” 

View Bono Mack’s letter to the President and Congressional Democrat leadership calling for a meaningful, bipartisan approach to health care reform.  

 

Congressman Darrell Issa: Townhall

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Senator Robert Dutton: CARB

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Larry Venus
March 4, 2010
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Dutton Calls on Air Board to Freeze Anti–
Warming Measures Until Jobs Impact
Report is Complete
Air Board has missed its own deadline, refused
to set completion date

SACRAMENTO–Senate Republican Leader–elect Bob Dutton (R–Rancho Cucamonga) has sent a letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chairwoman Mary Nichols calling on her to suspend implementation of AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, until a “valid, peer–reviewed economic analysis has been completed.”

Senator Dutton sent the letter to Mary Nichols after learning that CARB has yet to redo its initial flawed economic analysis by a promised Dec. 31, 2009 deadline. Last week CARB staff acknowledged that the new economic analysis has yet to be completed. Further, staff said they didn’t know when it would be done. (View my letter)

“Mary Nichols and CARB continue to drag their feet on what should be priority number one–the potential impact their actions will have on jobs,” Senator Dutton said. “So while CARB barrels forward to implement anti–global warming measures, they do so completely ignorant of the true economic impact their actions will have on Californians’ jobs and our economy.”

A key study from Sacramento State University economists estimates that the cost of AB 32 could be as high as 1.1 million lost jobs and a 10% reduction in the state’s economy.

Senator Dutton introduced legislation last year, SB 295 that would have required CARB to redo its flawed economic analysis. The bill was killed by Democrats in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee after Mary Nichols assured the majority party that SB 295 was unnecessary because the new economic analysis would be completed by Dec. 31, 2009.

“Mary Nichols and CARB should be held to the same standard they expect California businesses to follow,” Senator Dutton said. “We can do that by immediately suspending implementation of AB 32 until the revised economic analysis is complete.”

Congressman Darrell Issa: Health Care

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Issa Plays Hardball

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) last week, outlined his common sense health care solution, H.R. 3438, “the Access to Insurance for All Americans Act,” with Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s “Hardball.”

We Can Help Those Who Cannot Afford Insurance
“I don’t speak for my party; I do speak for the 49th Congressional District. I can tell you that if we had a bill before us that said we would augment, in all 50 states, people who cannot afford insurance through a means testing, we would come up with a scheme to augment them – like we do with SCHIP and some other areas…as long as they really can’t afford it, we’re willing to help and those who can afford it should be told they better buy it and stop going to emergency rooms saying they have no insurance.”

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Congressman Buck McKeon: Health Care

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Article of Interest:  
Health Care

Earlier this week, the President made his final push for passage of his new health care plan, pointedly telling Congress he wants to see its passage before Spring district work period in April.  That’s only three weeks away.

Recent polling data, however, shows a majority of Americans are still against  government intrusion into their health care. It seems that Democratic Members are taking notice, as the number of retirements in the party continues to rise.

Seasoned former White House speechwriter for President Reagan, Peggy Noonan, even called this past year a “disaster,” in a recent article that I think is worth your time to read.

“What a Disaster Looks Like”
Peggy Noonan  (The Wall Street Journal Op-Ed)
March 5, 2010

It is now exactly a year since President Obama unveiled his health care push and his decision to devote his inaugural year to it—his branding year, his first, vivid year.

What a disaster it has been.

At best it was a waste of history’s time, a struggle that will not in the end yield something big and helpful but will in fact make future progress more difficult. At worst it may prove  . . . Continue
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Congressman Joe Baca: Health Insurance

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REPEALING ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS FOR HEALTH INSURERS

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Last week, I joined my colleagues in a bipartisan effort in the House of Representatives to support legislation that will create greater competition in the health insurance market, and end the unfair antitrust advantage that health insurers have relied on to exorbitantly raise premium rates.  H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, was approved by the House with a 406 to 19 vote.

The passage of this legislation is an important victory for hard working American families.  For too long the health insurance industry has been allowed to play by a different set of rules.  By repealing the blanket antitrust exemption given to insurance companies, this bill restores competition and transparency to the health market. Continue reading →