 President Obama forced to take step back from global climate change treaty
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 Over the weekend in Singapore, President Obama acknowledged that a binding climate change agreement will be an unrealistic outcome from the Copenhagen Summit this winter. Over 192 countries will be participating in the climate change negotiations during the 2009 Copenhagen Summit. The focus of the Summit will now center on reaching a “political deal” that could serve as a framework for a a future global climate change treaty.
The lack of agreement over cap and trade legislation in the United States Congress has led to the postponement of a global climate change treaty. The outrageous cap and trade bill passed by the House this summer has come under intense scrutiny as more research has shown the devastating impact of the bill on the American economy and middle class families. The Senate will probably not consider any climate change legislation until sometime next year.
The majority of Americans have been reluctant to support the United States taking on the economic and financial obligations of leading the world in drastic measures to combat climate change without the commitment of other developing countries. Other large industrial nations like India and China have remained noncommittal to the prospect of signing on to any legally binding international climate change agreements.
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| Keep the Heat on Health Care!
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As health care legislation moves to the Senate over the next few weeks, the NFRW has issued a CAP ALERT on health care reform. Read more here.
UPDATE: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will be pushing for a “motion to proceed” vote this week which would allow debate on the health care bill to begin in the Senate. He needs 60 votes to pass this motion, which could be difficult because of some Democrat and Independent Senators’ objections to certain provisions. If this motion does not pass, it is likely consideration of a health care bill would take place next year.
Make YOUR voice heard on health care reform! Every phone call, letter, email, fax, etc. counts!
CALL OR EMAIL YOUR SENATORS TODAY!
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On the Hill
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 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is preparing to keep the Senate in session through the beginning of next week in order to start the debate on health care legislation.
Liberal members of the Senate are putting pressure on Sen. Reid to stand behind the public option insurance provision in the Senate health care bill.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) will insist that the health care bill is read aloud on the Senate floor.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) is leading the push to bring Guantanamo prisoners to an IL prison saying that it would boost the local economy.
Senator Sessions (R-AL) has vowed to filibuster the nomination of David Hamilton to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
House Republicans are saying Democrats are delaying conference committee on a spending bill because they are afraid the GOP will attempt to stop the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners.
House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is angry at the Obama Administration for the outrageous reporting error on an official website set up to track stimulus dollars.
House Democrats are not speaking out on President Obama’s delay in choosing an Afghanistan strategy. House Democrats are saying they will move a jobs package this year to address rising unemployment.
In the NY-23 race, Hoffman has “unconceded” after the vote margin narrowed during the count of absentee ballots.
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National Federation of Republican Women
House Panel Approves Proposal to Audit the Federal Reserve
Recently, I posted about the calls to Audit the Fed that have been heard around the country over the past two years. I just heard from our friends at Coservative’s For Change that the first step in a process that needs to be taken to audit the federal reserve happened yesterday in Congress. The House Financial Service Committee approved Congressman Ron Paul’s proposal to audit the federal reserve.
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From the Politico:
The House Financial Services Committee has approved Rep. Ron Paul’s measure to drastically expand the government’s power to audit the Federal Reserve.
The measure, based on a Paul proposal that has attracted more than 300 co-sponsors, passed, 43-26, as an amendment to a financial reform bill. Florida Democrat and fellow Fed critic Alan Grayson co-sponsored the amendment with Paul and played a leading role drumming up support for it among committee members. The adoption of this amendment is an extraordinary victory for Paul, whose libertarian, anti-Fed leanings have often been dismissed by the political establishment.
The amendment would give the Government Accountability Office much greater to audit the Federal Reserve, which has a long history of independence from congressional audits. Paul and Grayson beat out a competing measure offered by Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.), who after weeks of negotiations with the pair felt their measure would threaten the Fed’s monetary policy.
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This is a big victory for the conservatives concerned about the federal reserve system. The people are tired, and action is starting to be taken thanks to Representative Ron Paul who is the author of H.R. 1207 (the Audit the Fed bill) and who has been a huge advocate of auditing the federal reserve from sometime.
Here is Congressman Paul’s introduction of the amendment:
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Next WCRW Meeting 11/14: Support our Soldiers
Washington County Republican Women will be holding our upcoming meeting on Saturday, November 14th at 9:00am at the Lake Elmo Inn in Lake Elmo, MN. In honor of Veteran’s Day, our speaker for this month will be Lt. Col. Barb O’Reilly. She will be speaking to our group about the Yellow Ribbon Campagin; why Washington County should become a Yellow Ribbon County, and what WCRW members can do to help support our soldiers!
We are asking all of our members and attendees to invite friends who are currently serving our country in the armed forces or have served in the past so that we can thank them for keeping our country safe. All soldiers and veterans who attend will be entered into our fabulous WCRW Give-away! Also, all guests who invite and bring a soldier or veteran with them to this meeting will be entered in our drawing as well! The winner will be drawn at the end of our meeting, you need to be present to win.
YOU MUST RSVP to the meeting by Thursday, Nov. 12th to Vice President Heidi Schumacher at: [email protected]. Cost of $15 to attend the meeting, also includes a fabulous breakfast! The meeting will begin at 9:00am sharp at the Lake Elmo Inn, 3442 Lake Elmo Avenue N. – Lake Elmo, MN.
