Tag Archives: Washington D.C.

Sep 18 2009

A Message from Senator Richard Burr – Health Care and More!

Email I received today!

Earlier this week, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform proposal. I agree that the need for health care reform is clear and appreciate the Finance Committee chairman’s commitment to working across the aisle on this important issue, but the proposal he put forth fails several crucial tests. In addition to increasing spending and raising taxes, it also cuts Medicare by nearly half a trillion dollars. It makes no sense to jeopardize health coverage for seniors to pay for health care reform. Additionally, this plan is not financially sustainable over the long-term.

Reforming our health care system is important, but it is even more important that we get this right so that our children and grandchildren do not have to spend a lifetime correcting our mistakes. Members of Congress must listen to the concerns of their constituents, rather than focus on arbitrary timelines and rushed solutions.

Also, the House took up legislation this week addressing the Obama Administration’s proposal calling for a complete and immediate federal takeover of student loans by eliminating the successful Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL). This means that students and parents will soon only have one option when it comes to getting a loan to go to college: the federal government. The Senate will be asked to take up this legislation in the coming weeks.

Up to now, students, parents, and schools have benefitted from having a broad choice of lenders for student loans. Competition among private lenders allows for students to seek out and get the best terms and service on their loans. I am opposed to creating a federal monopoly on student loans because it will lead to reduced customer service, more bureaucratic red tape, and no choices as private lenders are squeezed out of the market. It also means American taxpayers will be responsible for putting up $100 billion each year to cover student loans. This takeover will only hurt our students and their families as they pursue a higher education, and I will continue my efforts to prevent such a takeover.

Yesterday, on the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, the Administration decided to abandon an important missile defense program for the defense of NATO and our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. In my opinion, the decision to turn our back on this project was naïve and damaging to our national security interests. In April, the President said—in Prague, no less—that as long as Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile activity remained a threat, we would go forward with the missile defense program. Yesterday’s action stands in direct contrast to that commitment. It is clear to me that an armed Iran still poses a threat, and I am afraid getting rid of this program will only empower Russia and Iran, while our eastern European friends question our reliability as an ally.

Additionally, the Senate passed a resolution I co-sponsored with Senator Hagan honoring High Point Furniture Market on their 100th anniversary this week. Next week we expect to take up an appropriations bill to fund the Department of Interior. For timely updates from Washington, please visit my blog.

Sincerely,

U.S. Senator Richard Burr

You can visit Senator Burr’s page for more information!

Thanks Senator Burr for standing up for North Carolina and its people! We don’t want government control healthcare or no more taxes please.

LINKS:

(1)    Don’t Tax My Mello Yello

(2)     Good aerial view of the 9/12 DC Protest  by The Old Jarhead

(3)    Protest Today In Raleigh on State Colleges and illegal aliens September 17, 2009 by randyedye 

Feb 8 2009

Obama: It’s stimulus or ‘catastrophe’

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President Obama on Saturday morning warned the nation of a “national catastrophe” if Congress does not move quickly to pass and implement his economic rescue plan, even as he lauded the Senate’s movement toward passage of an $827 billion version of the bill.
“Yesterday began with some devastating news with regard to our economic crisis,” Mr. Obama said, referring to the Labor Department report Friday showing the loss of nearly 600,000 jobs in January, which moved the national unemployment rate up to 7.6 percent. Washington Times

Most Americans don’t want this spending bill passed Obama so why don’t you listen to people? Barack is pushing this spending bill down the Americans throats and guess what there is two, yes that right two more spending bill coming behind this one! People this first spending bill will not do anything for unemployment unless you’re already a Fed civilian service worker! I hope that we all keep this in mind and when this Obama spending bill does not help and we have a catastrophe anyways that you will for the first time blame Obama, he is the one wanting this stupid spending bill to push his socialist agenda!
This American will not vote for any Democrat or Republican that backs this Obama spending bill. You people that voted for Obama will now get your black eye peas with fatback until you’re tired of eating such!
Lets make sure that the phones are busy in Washington DC bright and early Monday Morning.

LINKS:
(1) Change and Hope and a “Stimulus” That Will Be the End of Us

(2) Reid blocks bipartisan amendment requiring citizenship verification for stimulus recipients“While it is difficult to believe that Senate leaders might insist that illegal aliens have the same chance at new stimulus jobs as unemployed Americans
By Michelle Malkin

Jan 30 2009

Allege plot to destroy Fannie Mae data by citizen of India

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Makwana, a citizen of India, was fired early on the afternoon of Oct. 24 from his job at Fannie Mae’s data center in Urbana, about 35 miles from the company’s Washington headquarters, according to court records. An affidavit states he was fired for erroneously writing programming instructions two weeks earlier that changed the settings on high-speed computers called servers that are connected to multiple network users.

Before surrendering his Fannie Mae badge and laptop computer at the end of the day Oct. 24, Makwana “intentionally and without authorization caused and attempted to cause damage to Fannie Mae’s computer network by entering malicious code,” according to an indictment returned Tuesday.

The code, if executed this Saturday as planned, “would have resulted in destroying and altering all of the data on Fannie Mae servers,” the indictment states.
Makwana was arrested Jan. 7 and released on $100,000 bond Jan. 8, according to court records.
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Smart government to have citizen of India a muslim country working in such companies. What happen to the so call democrats oversight? We have been warn by Bin Laden that the next attack on America will come from inside our own government….I can see now that would not be that hard for terrorist to do just that. Heck a person can run for president without having to prove citizenship so why shouldn’t it happen?  My question is if this arrest was made on Jan 7th then why did the media hold it until today 30 Jan?   Didn’t want to take any of the spot light off Obama did they!