Veto the Omnibus Bill
February 27, 2009
Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after joining House Republican leaders in sending a letter to President Obama requesting he veto the massive omnibus spending bill:
“In only a few months, Democrats have passed massive spending bills at the taxpayer’s expense. To make matters worse, the manner in which this legislation was forced through Congress was not transparent or honest. For example, the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ spending bill was rushed through Congress without any Member having read it. And, the $410 billion legislation that passed this week contained nearly 9,000 ‘airdropped’ earmarks, most of which were not even considered in committee let alone on the House floor. This is unacceptable.
“House Republicans trust President Obama will veto any spending bill that is not consistent with his campaign commitment to ‘fiscal responsibility and accountability and ensuring that spending commitments are paid for without burdening our children and grandchildren.’ And, since the Democrats’ bill also goes against President Obama’s pledge to ‘slash earmarks to no greater than 1994 levels and ensure all spending decisions are open to the public,’ we urge him to stand by his word.
“We side with the American people who are tired of business-as-usual with Washington’s out-of-control spending habits. Our nation’s families and small businesses are being forced to make sacrifices and cut down on spending and we believe, so should government. American taxpayers deserve better.”
House Republican Reps. Boehner, Cantor, McCotter, McMorris Rodgers, Carter, Sessions, Blunt, Dreier and McCarthy joined Rep. Pence in sending this letter to President Obama.
The Fight Against Fairness Doctrine
February 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC — Following news reports that a leading Democrat member of the United States Senate was calling for hearings to bring “accountability to the airwaves” of American talk radio by imposing the Fairness Doctrine or some “standard” to enforce balance, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence (IN-6), author of the Broadcaster Freedom Act, issued the following statement:
“Every American who cherishes the freedom of our radio airwaves should be troubled to learn that Democratic Senators are planning hearings to show why we need to return censorship to talk radio.
“Congress has no business pursuing hearings on censorship of our radio airwaves. While I denounce any call for censorship, this comes as no surprise since leading Democrats in the House and Senate have openly advocated a return of the Fairness Doctrine.
“Congress should reject any hearings on The Fairness Doctrine or any form of censorship of the American press. Congress should bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act to the floor for a vote immediately and send this Depression era censorship to the ash heap of broadcast history.
“Now is the time for every American who cherishes the dynamic forum of American talk radio to make their voices heard and demand that the Broadcaster Freedom Act be brought up for a vote.
“If the Broadcaster Freedom Act is brought to the floor of Congress it will surely pass because every time freedom gets a vote in the People’s House, freedom always wins.”
Wells County Lincoln Day
February 18, 2009
The Wells County Lincoln Day Reception and Dinner is scheduled for April 18, 2009. The evening starts with a reception honoring State Representative Jeff Espich, from 5:30-6:30pm. Dinner will be served at 6:30. The evening’s special guest will be Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita. Please join your local GOP leadership and fellow Americans for evening of community food, fun, and fellowship. Details as follows below:
Please RSVP, on or before April 11, reception and/or dinner attendance to
Wells County GOP Central Committee
P.O. Box 512
Bluffton, IN 46714
Location:
Tower Life Center
Zanesville United Methodist Church
Zanesville, Indiana
Schedule:
Reception: 5:30-6:30pm
Dinner: 6:30pm (Hog roast)
Dress is casual.
Cost:
Reception/Dinner: $50
Dinner only: $20
Make checks payable to Wells County GOP.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
February 14, 2009
The annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 at 7:30am at the Arts, Commerce and Visitors’ Centre, 221West Water Street in Bluffton.
CONGRESSMAN MIKE PENCE will be the key-note speaker.
The cost for the breakfast is $11.00, which can be paid at the door. They DO need a head count for breakfast, however. Please let them know if you can attend and how many people will be attending with you. You can let them know by:
Calling Brenda Jackson at 824-1520 day or night or online.
Please join us if you can. Men and women of all faiths are invited to attend.
Under Construction
February 10, 2009
Welcome to the new Wells County, Indiana Republican Party’s website. Please excuse our mess while we bring this site up! Thanks for stopping by and please come again
Loading ...