- What’s On Your Mind • Noah: Today…
Noah: Today…
In the year 2011, the Lord came unto Noah,
who was now living in America and said:
“Once again, the earth has become wicked and over
-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me.”
“Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing
along with a few good humans.”
He gave Noah the blueprints, saying:
“You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will
start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah
weeping in his yard – but no Ark.
“Noah!,” He roared, “I’m about to start the rain!
Where is the Ark?”
“Forgive me, Lord,” begged Noah, “but things have changed.
“I needed a Building Permit.”
“I’ve been arguing with the Boat Inspector
about the need for a sprinkler system on it.”
“My neighbors claim that I’ve violated the neighborhood by-laws by building the Ark in my back yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the local Planning Committee for a decision.”
“Then the local Council and the Electricity Company demanded a shed load of money for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark’s move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear none of it.”
“Getting the wood was another problem. There’s a ban
on cutting local trees in order to save the Greater Spotted Barn Owl.” “I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls – but no go!”
“When I started gathering the animals the ASPCA took me to court. They insisted that I was
confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodations were too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.”
“Then the Environmental Agency ruled that I couldn’t build the Ark until they’d conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.”
“I’m still trying to resolve a complaint with the
Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I’m
supposed to hire for my building crew.”“The Immigration Dept. is checking the
visa status of most of the people who want to work.”
“The trade unions say I can’t use my sons. They
insist I have to hire only Union workers with
Ark-building experience.”
“To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I’m trying to leave the country illegally
with endangered species.”
“So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10
years for me to finish this Ark.”
“Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine,
and a rainbow stretched across the sky.”
Noah looked up in wonder and asked,
“You mean you’re not going to destroy the world?
“No,” said the Lord.
” The Government beat me to it.”HELLO-TRUTH!
Statistics: Posted by Gary Triplett — Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:07 pm
- Virginia State Government • VA’s House of Delegates agreed – Wants to Mint Its Own Coins
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 590
FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by Delegate Marshall, R.G.
on February 4, 2013)
(Patron Prior to Substitute–Delegate Marshall, R.G.)
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of a metallic-based monetary unit. Report.
WHEREAS, the purpose of money is to provide a reliable measure of value to facilitate the voluntary exchange of goods and services to the economic benefit of society; andWHEREAS, the need to establish a sound money unit was deemed so essential for assuring the success of the United States that Thomas Jefferson personally assumed the task of defining the dollar as a fixed standard of value in his Notes on the Establishment of a Money Unit and of a Coinage for the United States; and
WHEREAS, our nation’s most fundamental principles – equal rights, rule of law, private property rights, individual liberty – still require a dependable dollar to be meaningfully preserved; and
WHEREAS, unprecedented monetary policy actions recently taken by the Federal Reserve through activist intervention in banking and credit markets, including massive purchases of federal debt, have raised concern over the risk of dollar debasement and prompted inquiries into whether a metallic basis for United States currency might engender a more stable money unit consistent with limited government; and
WHEREAS, foreign threats to the United States in the form of sophisticated cyberattacks have begun to target banks and financial institutions, including primary banking service providers based in or operating within the Commonwealth, with the aim of undermining consumer confidence and seriously disrupting the functioning of our nation’s economy; and
WHEREAS, the availability of a trustworthy money unit to facilitate productive economic and financial activity has historically been a major factor in restoring confidence and civil order under conditions of duress, and since the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 10) decrees that “no state shall make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts”; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That a joint subcommittee be established to study the feasibility of a metallic-based monetary unit. The joint subcommittee shall have a total membership of 10 members that shall consist of eight legislative members and two nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: five members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in monetary and financial issues to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in monetary financial issues to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Nonlegislative citizen members of the joint subcommittee shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.
In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall receive testimony from such witnesses and take such other evidence as it deems appropriate and shall consider recommendations for legislation, with respect to the need, means, and schedule for establishing a metallic-based monetary unit to serve as a contingency currency for the Commonwealth.
Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates. Legal, research, policy analysis, and other services as requested by the joint subcommittee shall be provided by the Division of Legislative Services. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission. All other agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the joint subcommittee for this study, upon request.
The joint subcommittee shall be limited to four meetings for the 2013 interim, and the direct costs of this study shall not exceed $17,440 without approval as set out in this resolution. Approval for unbudgeted nonmember-related expenses shall require the written authorization of the chairman of the joint subcommittee and the respective Clerk. If a companion joint resolution of the other chamber is agreed to, written authorization of both Clerks shall be required.
No recommendation of the joint subcommittee shall be adopted if a majority of the House members or a majority of the Senate members appointed to the joint subcommittee (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the joint subcommittee.
The joint subcommittee shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2013, and the chairman shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary of its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2014 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall state whether the joint subcommittee intends to submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a report of its findings and recommendations for publication as a House or Senate document and shall specify the date by which the report shall be submitted. The executive summary and the report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports, and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.
Implementation of this resolution is subject to subsequent approval and certification by the Joint Rules Committee. The Committee may approve or disapprove expenditures for this study, extend or delay the period for the conduct of the study, or authorize additional meetings during the 2013 interim.virginia.png
Statistics: Posted by Gary Triplett — Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:24 pm
- US Federal Government • Enrolled Bill H.R.325 – No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteenTo ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013”.SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEBT CEILING.
(a) Suspension.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on May 18, 2013.(b) Special Rule Relating To Obligations Issued During Suspension Period.—Effective May 19, 2013, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title, is increased to the extent that—
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act.
An obligation shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before May 19, 2013.
SEC. 3. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDGET RESOLUTION.
(a) Holding Salaries In Escrow.—(1) IN GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2013, a House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to be made during such period for the compensation of Members of Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such period.
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a House of Congress, the period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 2013, and ends on the earlier of—
(A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
or(B) the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(3) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The payroll administrator shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to paragraph (1).
(4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE CONGRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
(b) Treatment Of Delegates As Members.—In this section, the term “Member” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
(c) Payroll Administrator Defined.—In this section, the “payroll administrator” of a House of Congress means—
(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and
(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.
Attest:
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.Statistics: Posted by Gary Triplett — Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:07 pm
- Virginia • Summit Archives – Communities of the Northern Piedmont
Summit Archives – Communities of the Northern Piedmont
The WayBack Machine at archive.org archived “www.summit.net” starting in 1999. The first pages of Summit (then: Summit Web Communications Internet Services) were not archived since Summit’s content began in 1995, four years before The Wayback Machine grew to archive the information.
Although outdated, some information found here is still relevant. At any rate, it’s interesting to see the past and compare the many changes around the world over time.
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections, and provides specialized services for adaptive reading and information access for the blind and other persons with disabilities.
We hope you enjoy…
iframeStatistics: Posted by Gary Triplett — Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:22 pm
Tag Archives: No Pay Act
US Federal Government • Enrolled Bill H.R.325 – No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen
To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013”.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEBT CEILING.
(a) Suspension.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on May 18, 2013.
(b) Special Rule Relating To Obligations Issued During Suspension Period.—Effective May 19, 2013, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title, is increased to the extent that—
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act.
An obligation shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before May 19, 2013.
SEC. 3. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDGET RESOLUTION.
(a) Holding Salaries In Escrow.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2013, a House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to be made during such period for the compensation of Members of Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such period.
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a House of Congress, the period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 2013, and ends on the earlier of—
(A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
or
(B) the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(3) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The payroll administrator shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to paragraph (1).
(4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE CONGRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
(b) Treatment Of Delegates As Members.—In this section, the term “Member” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
(c) Payroll Administrator Defined.—In this section, the “payroll administrator” of a House of Congress means—
(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and
(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.
Attest:
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Statistics: Posted by Gary Triplett — Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:07 pm
Source: FULL ARTICLE at gov.summit.net
H.R. 325: No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
By The White House This legislation may soon be signed by the President. Read the text of the legislation or submit a comment
Source: U.S. Government – Read the Bill Here
Have House Republicans Finally Found a Productive Fiscal Strategy?
By Avik Roy, Contributor The Republican decision to pass a temporary extension of the U.S. debt ceiling, without any corresponding spending cuts, could be seen as a capitulation. After all, plenty of GOP politicians had been promising that they would not vote to increase the debt limit without substantial fiscal reforms. But the “No Budget, No Pay Act,” which seeks to extend the debt limit through May, is in fact an encouraging sign that Republicans have become realistic about their political leverage. Indeed, they may have found a way to persuade Democrats to work with them to reduce the deficit.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
Weekly News & Politics Digest, January 25, 2013
- Culpeper • Culpeper town manager fired after closed-door session
Hank Silverberg, wtop.com
WASHINGTON – The town manager of Culpeper, Va. was fired on Tuesday in a 5-2 vote that came after a long, closed-door council session.
No details have been released as to why Kim Alexander was fired, but an earlier report in the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star indicated her investigation of police Capt. Chris Settle had angered some council members.
Alexander will get six months severance pay.
Asst. Town Manager Chris Hively will take over the job in the interim.
The firing was announced in a press release from the town’s spokesman, Wally Bunker, who was reinstated to his job at the same meeting. He had resigned Jan. 16.
Bunker says they can’t discuss any of the details on either decision .
Alexander had served as town manager for just over a year. She came from Dumfries.
Follow @WTOP on Twitter.
(Copyright 2013 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)Chris Hively, acting town manager of Culpeper, Va.,
after Kim Alexander was fired Tuesday.
(Courtesy Town of Culpeper)Statistics: Posted by Concerned — Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:56 am
- What’s On Your Mind • House Passes No Budget, No Pay Act
House Passes No Budget, No Pay Act
Bill would require Senate to pass a budget before being paid
Video from : youtube.comRep. Cantor answers questions with colleagues about “No Budget, No Pay”The House of Representatives today passed the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (H.R. 325 ), a measure that will require Senate Democrats to finally pass a budget, something they failed to do for the past four years. In addition, the measure will temporarily extend the debt ceiling and give both chambers of Congress time to pass a budget and responsibly address our nation’s spending crisis. The bill passed on a bipartisan vote of 285-144 (Roll No. 30 ).
In response to the passage of the No Budget, No Pay Act, Congressman Eric Cantor said, “Today’s vote was the first step towards trying to resolve the nation’s fiscal crisis in a responsible manner. I look forward to working with the White House and Senate to do so. It’s interesting to note, after almost four years having passed, with an economy that has been struggling, the Senate never acted. It took one week in which their paychecks were on the line and now the Senate is going to step up and do the right thing.”
The House has passed a responsible budget in each of the last two years that promotes economic growth and responsibly reduces spending, and will do so again this year. Today’s bill requires the House and Senate to each pass a budget that reflects its priorities and withholds pay if they fail to do their job.
While the House will continue to focus on balancing the budget, Congressman Cantor urged the Senate to act, “We welcome them to this debate about the budget of the nation and look forward to making sure we can begin to reduce the mountain of debt that is facing our children.”Statistics: Posted by Frank Jenkins — Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:41 am
- What’s On Your Mind • This solves serious problems–by Warren Buffet
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:
“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just
pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more
than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible
for re-election.The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds)
took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!
The people demanded it. That was in 1971 – before computers, e-mail,
cell phones, etc.Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year
or less to become the law of the land – all because of public pressure.Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to
a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask
each of those to do likewise.In three days, most people in The United States of America will
have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed
around.Congressional Reform Act of 2012
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no
pay when they’re out of office.2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social
Security.All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into
the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the
American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all
Americans do.4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates in the same health care system as the American people.6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
American people.7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void
effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this
contract with Congressmen/women.Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in
Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their
term(s), then go home and back to work.If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will
only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive
the message. Don’t you think it’s time?THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
Statistics: Posted by Frank Jenkins — Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:13 pm
- What’s On Your Mind • New Scam – Beware
The following was sent to me by a friend:
Just when you think you’ve heard it all. Here comes another scam.
WOW, WHAT NEXT?
This scam is very clever. Be very careful out there! One could easily fall
for this – beware of people bearing giftsThere is a new and clever credit card scam. Please circulate this. Someone
it happened to says it works like this:Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone who said that he was
from some outfit called: “Express Couriers” asking if I was going to be
home because there was a package for me, and the caller said that the
delivery would arrive at my home in roughly an hour. And sure enough, about an
hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a beautiful basket of
flowers and wine. I was very surprised since it did not involve any special
occasion or holiday, and I certainly didn’t expect anything like it. Intrigued
about who would send me such a gift, I inquired as to who the sender is.
The deliveryman’s reply was, he was only delivering the gift package, but
allegedly a card was being sent separately; (the card has never arrived!).
There was also a consignment note with the gift.He then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there
was a $3.50 “delivery charge” as proof that he had actually delivered the
package to an adult, and not just left it on the doorstep where it could be
stolen or taken by anyone.This sounded logical and I offered to pay him cash. He then said that the
company required the payment to be by credit or debit card only so that
everything is properly accounted for.My husband, who by this time was standing beside me, pulled his wallet out
of his pocket with the credit/debit card, and ‘John’, the “delivery man”,
asked my husband to swipe the card on the small mobile card machine which
had a small screen and keypad where Frank was also asked to enter the card’s
PIN and security number. A receipt was printed out and given to us.To our horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday,
$4,000 had been charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at various ATM
machines.It appeared that somehow the “mobile credit card machine” which the
deliveryman carried now had all the info necessary to create a “dummy” card with
all our card details after my husband swiped our card and entered the
requested PIN and security number.Upon finding out about the illegal transactions on our card, we
immediately notified the bank which issued us the card, and our credit/debit account
was closed.We also personally went to the Police, where it was confirmed that it is
definitely a scam because several households had been similarly hit.WARNING: Be wary of accepting any “surprise gift or package”, which you
neither expected nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind
of payment as a condition of receiving the gift or package. Also, never
accept anything if you do not personally know or there is no proper
identification of who the sender is.Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit
card information is when you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction!Pass this on, it may just prevent someone else from being swindled. No
virus found in this message.Statistics: Posted by Frank Jenkins — Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:08 pm
What’s On Your Mind • House Passes No Budget, No Pay Act
House Passes No Budget, No Pay Act
Bill would require Senate to pass a budget before being paid
Bill would require Senate to pass a budget before being paid
Video from : youtube.comRep. Cantor answers questions with colleagues about “No Budget, No Pay”
The House of Representatives today passed the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (H.R. 325 ), a measure that will require Senate Democrats to finally pass a budget, something they failed to do for the past four years. In addition, the measure will temporarily extend the debt ceiling and give both chambers of Congress time to pass a budget and responsibly address our nation’s spending crisis. The bill passed on a bipartisan vote of 285-144 (Roll No. 30 ).
In response to the passage of the No Budget, No Pay Act, Congressman Eric Cantor said, “Today’s vote was the first step towards trying to resolve the nation’s fiscal crisis in a responsible manner. I look forward to working with the White House and Senate to do so. It’s interesting to note, after almost four years having passed, with an economy that has been struggling, the Senate never acted. It took one week in which their paychecks were on the line and now the Senate is going to step up and do the right thing.”
The House has passed a responsible budget in each of the last two years that promotes economic growth and responsibly reduces spending, and will do so again this year. Today’s bill requires the House and Senate to each pass a budget that reflects its priorities and withholds pay if they fail to do their job.
While the House will continue to focus on balancing the budget, Congressman Cantor urged the Senate to act, “We welcome them to this debate about the budget of the nation and look forward to making sure we can begin to reduce the mountain of debt that is facing our children.”
In response to the passage of the No Budget, No Pay Act, Congressman Eric Cantor said, “Today’s vote was the first step towards trying to resolve the nation’s fiscal crisis in a responsible manner. I look forward to working with the White House and Senate to do so. It’s interesting to note, after almost four years having passed, with an economy that has been struggling, the Senate never acted. It took one week in which their paychecks were on the line and now the Senate is going to step up and do the right thing.”
The House has passed a responsible budget in each of the last two years that promotes economic growth and responsibly reduces spending, and will do so again this year. Today’s bill requires the House and Senate to each pass a budget that reflects its priorities and withholds pay if they fail to do their job.
While the House will continue to focus on balancing the budget, Congressman Cantor urged the Senate to act, “We welcome them to this debate about the budget of the nation and look forward to making sure we can begin to reduce the mountain of debt that is facing our children.”
Statistics: Posted by Frank Jenkins — Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:41 am
Source: FULL ARTICLE at gov.summit.net