House of Representatives Two Week 2011 CR Budget Extension Cuts

Republicans Added $1 Trillion to Deficit (Plus Interest on the Debt) Extending Tax Cut - Now Cut $74 Billion from Public Protection Programs



The List of 70 Spending Cuts to be Included in the CR follows:

· Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies -$30M
· Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -$899M
· Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability -$49M
· Nuclear Energy -$169M
· Fossil Energy Research -$31M
· Clean Coal Technology -$18M
· Strategic Petroleum Reserve -$15M
· Energy Information Administration -$34M
· Office of Science -$1.1B
· Power Marketing Administrations -$52M
· Department of Treasury -$268M
· Internal Revenue Service -$593M
· Treasury Forfeiture Fund -$338M
· GSA Federal Buildings Fund -$1.7B
· ONDCP -$69M
· International Trade Administration -$93M
· Economic Development Assistance -$16M
· Minority Business Development Agency -$2M
· National Institute of Standards and Technology -$186M
· NOAA -$336M
· National Drug Intelligence Center -$11M
· Law Enforcement Wireless Communications -$52M
· US Marshals Service -$10M
· FBI -$74M
· State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance -$256M
· Juvenile Justice -$2.3M
· COPS -$600M
· NASA -$379M
· NSF -$139M
· Legal Services Corporation -$75M
· EPA -$1.6B
· Food Safety and Inspection Services -$53M
· Farm Service Agency -$201M
· Agriculture Research -$246M
· Natural Resource Conservation Service -$46M
· Rural Development Programs -$237M
· WIC -$758M
· International Food Aid grants -$544M
· FDA -$220M
· Land and Water Conservation Fund -$348M
· National Archives and Record Service -$20M
· DOE Loan Guarantee Authority -$1.4B
· EPA ENERGY STAR -$7.4M
· EPA GHG Reporting Registry -$9M
· USGS -$27M
· EPA Cap and Trade Technical Assistance -$5M
· EPA State and Local Air Quality Management -$25M
· Fish and Wildlife Service -$72M
· Smithsonian -$7.3M
· National Park Service -$51M
· Clean Water State Revolving Fund -$700M
· Drinking Water State Revolving Fund -$250M
· EPA Brownfields -$48M
· Forest Service -$38M
· National Endowment for the Arts -$6M
· National Endowment for the Humanities -$6M
· Job Training Programs -$2B
· Community Health Centers -$1.3B
· Maternal and Child Health Block Grants -$210M
· Family Planning -$327M
· Poison Control Centers -$27M
· CDC -$755M
· NIH -$1B
· Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services -$96M
· LIHEAP Contingency fund -$400M
· Community Services Block Grant -$405M
· High Speed Rail -$1B
· FAA Next Gen -$234M
· Amtrak -$224M
· HUD Community Development Fund -$530M

(All reductions are compared to the President’s fiscal year 2011 request)

Shut the government down!

Don't Forget It's Importance

Why are We Here?

• Unemployment Rate
• Banking Interest Rates
• Mortgage Foreclosures Numbers
• Government Deficits
• Stock Market Losses up to 50% - Investors, pensions, 401k's & retirements
• Personal & Business Bankruptcies:

 Year    Total                Non-Business          Business
2010    1,596,355        1,538,033               58,322
2009    1,402,816        1,344,095               58,721
2008    1,042,993        1,004,342               38,651
2007       801,269            775,344              25,925
2006    1,112,542        1,085,209               27,333

• Charts:

US Dollar Index:

Liberal Media - Hardly - Corporate Media Alive & Well

Reflections on a Twitter Conversation

In a recent conversation with a self-professed "Independent Constitutionalist battling against the liberals destruction of our nation. Progressive Liberals are traitors to U.S.A. & Constitution!" as written in his Twitter Profile.

I place two additional tweets from my twitter friend:

"As I've said, UNION is now as corrupt & greedy as companies they were first formed against. FACT! #tcot #WIunions #aflcio"

"There's Fed laws now that protect emplys. from unfair conditions. Unions now political. About $ & Power. B-Bye!"

My reflection brings me to a new conclusion: The most important benefit of a union membership today is the political voice they receive from the regional or national representation who speaks to elected officials on behalf of the working people.

And this is exactly what the #GOP would like to eliminate. They wish to eliminate the only voice of the working people of America which can come close to competing with the voice provided to corporations by the recent Robert's Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission.

Supporters of Our US Constitution must stand up for our constitutional right for freedom of association and of assembly.

Words Are Never Enough

I think therefore am ......