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AFA of PA ACTION ALERT
December 30, 2009
Issues (check corresponding number in ‘Details’ and ‘Action’ Sections)
1.) PA Gambling Expansion
2.) Health Care Bill
3.) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Bailouts
Details
1.) Rather than enjoy a typical extended Christmas break, both the PA House and Senate will reconvene on January 5th. Is the legalization of table games on their agenda?
2.) United States Senators and Congressmen
will be home for a three week break. This would be an excellent time to
contact them about the health care bill. There is more indication that
the House will simply vote on the already passed Senate bill rather than
have the House and Senate versions reconciled in a conference committee.
Remember the Senate version has taxpayer funded abortion. When the House
version was debated, an amendment was introduced by Congressman Brad
Stupak (D-MI) and Congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA) that forbid the use of tax
dollars for abortion. This amendment passed by an overwhelming vote of
240 to 194, but this will mean nothing if the Senate bill (
H.R.
3590 ) is simply moved forward in the House.
Click here for ten more reasons to oppose the so-called health care
bill.
3.) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are the government-owned mortgage companies. In 2008 the American taxpayer ‘donated’ $200 billion to help them through their troubled times. Apparently that wasn’t a large enough ‘donation’ so we gave them another $200 billion this year. But in a sneaky move on Christmas Eve the Treasury rushed to their rescue again!
4.) Two more days and 2009 will be history – unbelievable! Click here to listen to a short summary of 2009 and the incoming 2010. The AFA of PA greatly depends upon end of the year donations by our supporters.
Action Steps
1.) Contact your State Representative and State Senator and ask them to vote ‘no’ on legalizing table games in PA. Click here for contact info; if you do not know who your State Senator and Representative are, key in your zip code in the upper right hand corner of this linked page.
2.) When the Stupak/Pitt Amendment forbidding taxpayer-funded abortion passed in the House several Pennsylvanian Democratic Congressmen voted for it. These were Jason Altmire, Chris Carney, Kathy Dahlkemper, Michael Doyle, Tim Holden, Paul Kanjorski, and John Murtha. All Republicans voted for it. The above Democrats need to be specifically contacted and asked to vote ‘No’ on any ‘health care’ bill that includes abortion. If neither of these are your Congressman, please also contact yours. Click here for contact info for all PA Congressmen. Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, Jr. need to also be contacted and asked to vote ‘no.’ If at all possible, please try to arrange a meeting with your Congressman and Senators Specter and Casey at their District Office nearest you during this Christmas break. If would be great if you could take a few friends or family members with you! Click here for District Office info.
3.) Treasury lifted the $400 billion cap on borrowing by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae at least until 2012! This move was made in spite of the fact that they will post an almost $100 billion loss for 2009. For the rest of the story click here.
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