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Dec. 18 – Patriotic Quote

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Founders Daily Quote

Today’s Quote from the Patriot Post

“A good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life.” —George Washington, 1790

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December 18, 2015

House Vote On The $1.1 Trillion Proposed Omnibus Bill

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MEDIA RELEASE

December 16, 2015 For Immediate Release

Contact information:
Kathy Wilmot, Beaver City, NE
Phone: 308 340-3987

The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on the $1.1 trillion proposed omnibus bill.

Kathy Wilmot, representative of Nebraska Eagle Forum released the following statement: “We need to watch closely to see how our Representatives vote. If they vote ‘yes’, funding will be continued for Planned Parenthood and we will continue to bring Syrian refugees to our country. By doing this, our ‘White Flag Congress’ will fail to complete their responsibilities under Article I Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution.” The vote is scheduled for Friday.

The omnibus deal was finalized and made public late Tuesday, just over 24 hours before the latest short-term funding runs out. House Speaker Paul Ryan told lawmakers that making some concessions to the other side is a reality of divided government. “In divided government, no one gets exactly what they want. This is a bipartisan compromise; this is a bicameral compromise,” he said, adding: “I do believe we will have bipartisan votes on both of these bills.”

Wilmot encourages individuals to phone the Capitol Switchboard at 202 224-3121 to let Representatives Adrian Smith, Brad Ashford and Jeff Fortenberry know how they would like them to vote. “If they vote for the omnibus bill with Planned Parenthood funding and with continued acceptance of Syrian Refugees, they are voiding their recent ‘for show’ votes that they touted when they voted against the same things in the past couple of weeks,” said Wilmot.

Additional Information issued by Eagle Forum:
December 16, 2015

On Friday, the House of Representatives will vote on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government for the next year. This bill represents the final opportunity for the Republican-led Congress to rein in the Obama Administration using the powers given them by Article One of the Constitution .

After weeks of negotiations behind closed doors, the results are in, and once again, the American people lose while special interests and the president win. Here are five of the biggest problems with the omnibus:
1. Spending. When Republicans controlled only the House, they got the White House and Harry Reid to impose budget caps in 2011, one of the few accomplishments of John Boehner’s speakership. In October, although having control of both chambers, John Boehner surrendered this one accomplishment. The omnibus spends at these much higher levels set in the final Obama-Boehner budget deal, which was rejected by two-thirds of House Republicans.
2. Life. Planned Parenthood will continue to receive funding. In fact, no pro-life victories can be found in the bill. Republican negotiators are left bragging about their ability to keep pro-life provisions that have been attached to funding bills for years.
3. Immigration. No new restrictions are placed on refugee resettlement programs, sanctuary cities, or President Obama’s lawless amnesties. On the contrary, a provision was slipped in quadrupling H-2B visas in fiscal year 2016, bringing in tens of thousands more low-skilled workers.
4. Environment. In exchange for lifting the crude oil ban, environmentalists are given free rein to advance their destructive agenda. Nothing in this omnibus will stop President Obama from implementing the climate change agreement reached in Paris last week. Furthermore, the EPA can continue imposing new regulations in areas such as water and carbon emissions that will affect our daily lives in many ways.
5. National Security. Our national security will be diminished. President Obama can continue to implement his dangerous deal with Iran. Women will be allowed into combat units, lowering their overall effectiveness and increasing risks to men and women in the front lines.
With less than three days to digest a 2000+ page spending bill, no one should expect Members of Congress to fully understand what they are voting on when the omnibus comes to the floor.

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December 18, 2015