Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 --- House Democratic Leader <pelosi wrote: > Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:52:21 -0500 (EST) > House Democratic Leader > <pelosi > iamdunroamin > House Call - March Madness > > House Call > March 17, 2005 > > Republican 2006 Budget: No One is Safe > > Republicans in the House Budget Committee have > thrown together a budget that is just as bad as the > President's. Both budgets leave out the costs of > Republican privatization plans for Social Security, > include extending expensive tax breaks for those who > need them least, give a misleading view of future > needs and resources, drive the nation even further > into debt, and omit the long-term costs of paying > for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, > the Republican budget slashes $20 billion from > Medicaid over five years and targets cuts against > programs for low-income workers such as the Earned > Income Tax Credit effectively waging a war on the > poor. Veterans' benefits, health care for children, > education programs, environmental protections, and > agriculture programs are all at risk. Cutting vital > programs while pursuing massive tax cuts does not > represent the values of the American people. > > You can express your outrage at the Republican > budget priorities in the 2nd Annual GOP March > Madness Tournament on DemocraticLeader.house.gov > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83673 > which pits the Republican priorities head to head. > This online tournament features the most outrageous > and shocking Team GOP agendas for the upcoming year. > The Republican's March Madness has led to a budget > that gives high seeding to special interests and > cuts government programs while making the values and > priorities of the American people the underdog. > > Which Republican special interest do you think is so > shocking that it deserves to be crowned the > Republican " March Madness " Finalist? > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83673 > > > Learn more about the House Republican budget > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83674. > > > Read Leader Pelosi's floor statement > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83675. > > Iraq: 1500 Lives Lost, Billions of Dollars Spent > > This week, as we mark the second anniversary of the > invasion in Iraq, the House approved an additional > $75 billion for military operations in Iraq and > Afghanistan. The request for this massive sum of > money was not included in the normal budget process > and is a clear indication that the Bush > administration was inadequately prepared for this > war. The Administration's mistakes, miscalculations > and misrepresentations on Iraq left our brave troops > without the equipment they need to do their does > safely and effectively. Although the > Administration's failures have already cost our > country billions of dollars and hundreds of lives, > our troops must be given the resources they need and > deserve. To end our military presence in Iraq as > soon as possible, the Administration must provide > the American people with an aggressive plan to > transfer responsibility for Iraq's security to > Iraqis, intensify diplomatic efforts in the region, > and focus on activities that will enable Iraqis to > rebuild their country. > Read Leader Pelosi's floor statement > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83676. > > > Democrats Call for a Return to Ethics > > Democrats are spearheading the fight to restore > accountability in the U.S. House of Representatives. > When the 109th Congress convened for the first time > in January, the first order of business for House > Republicans was to torpedo the bipartisan ethics > process of the House. Then the Republican Leadership > replaced the Chairman and two other Republican > Members of the Ethics Committee, leading the deposed > Chairman to suggest that he was purged for not > protecting Republican interests. This week, Leader > Pelosi introduced a resolution to put together a > bipartisan task force that would make > recommendations to restore public confidence in the > ethics process. Republicans killed the resolution > without debate. Restoring honor and integrity for > public officials should be above partisan politics, > but unfortunately Republicans appear not to be > interested in returning to real, bipartisan ethics > rules. > America needs to believe in the ethics process > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83677. > > > EPA's Mercury Rule Puts Thousands of Children at > Risk > > This week, the Environmental Protection Agency > issued a mercury regulation that disregards sound > science, blatantly violates the law and threatens > public health. Exposure to mercury emissions pose a > serious health threat to our families - even low > levels of mercury can cause severe neurological > disorders in children. But the Administration's rule > will do too little, too late to protect children > from mercury's devastating health effects. Instead, > the Administration's rule implements a dangerous > system that will allow power plants to continue > emitting toxic pollutants for years. Under the > Administration's rule, emissions from power plants > could create mercury " hot spots " where certain areas > are more polluted than others, causing some children > to face a greater risk of brain damage. While > children will pay the ultimate cost under the > Administration's regulation, the big energy > companies will catch a break and continue to buy > their way out of pollution laws. Once again under > the Bush Administration, special interests will > benefit at the expense of the environment and > children's health. America's families deserve > environmental policies that come from sound science, > not political paybacks. > > Read Leader Pelosi's statement > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83678. > > > Learn more about mercury pollution > <http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83679. > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++ > You received this message because > iamdunroamin is a member of the mailing > list originating from > pelosi. To > from all mailing lists originating from > pelosi, send an email to > pelosi with " Remove " in > the subject line. Alternatively, you can > from this newsletter by going to > http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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