Herman Cain update 2-10-2009

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As the legislative sausage called “Economic Stimulus” continues to move through Congress for approval, it still contains a lot more spending than incentives for businesses and workers.

That probably will not change as the legislation moves to conference between the Senate and the House, and the new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office of $838 billion will probably go up and not down.

As expected, Republican Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania voted with all the Democrats to advance the bill. I guess bi-partisan means three Republican votes in the Senate, and no Republican votes in the House as voted on last week.

President Obama and Senator Harry Reid still claim that it will create four million jobs, provide a tax cut for the middle class, and invest in America’s future.

The devil is in the details, and there are a lot of devils in this bill. Many of the detail devils we do not even know about yet, because it is moving so fast.

Because of all the media attention on the hundreds of billions of dollars in the “Stimulus Bill”, the public paid little attention to the $35 billion SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) signed by President Obama. The amount is not the issue by Washington standards, but expanding the eligibility requirements to include adults and higher income families is the issue. It is supposed to be about covering children in low-income families, not about a back door approach to socialized medicine.

We have a whirlwind SCHIP bill passed into law, and a soon to be whirlwind “Stimulus Bill” that is a long way from the rhetoric of President Obama.

Next up on the Democrat controlled whirlwind agenda, the “Employee Free Choice Act”. My latest article (Card Check Lies) makes the case for replacing the words ‘free choice’ with ‘no choice’ in the title. You make the call.

Let’s get ready to HITM harder next time by continuing to build our membership.

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Congressional Contact Info

With today’s technology, many Members of Congress do not even accept “old fashioned” email anymore. Rather, they utilize an internet-based ”web form” system of communications. Below you will find links to a few sites that we have found to be useful. Simply choose the site that works best for you.

This is the Official website of the United States Senate. When sending your message you will be asked to:
1.Select your home state under “Find Your Senators” and click “GO”

(top right corner of page).

2.Click on “Web form” link under Senator’s name.

3.Complete contact info section and write your message.

The Official website of the United States House of Representatives. Here, you can send a message using the web form for your specific Representative. All you need is your full 9-digit zip code which can be found on your drivers license, junk mail, or a utility bill. When sending your message you will be asked to:

1. Select your home state and enter your 9-digit zip code.

2. Complete the steps in the form (contact info., etc.)

3. Write your message.

A link to the web form for President Obama. Simply fill in your contact information and write your message.

Congressmerge.com offers comprehensive contact and profile information for each member of the US House and the US Senate. Just click on your state and you will be taken to a list of the Members of Congress for your state or where you will find links to:

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