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FW: Another Self-Inflicted Wound to the Economy?
Cutrona, Danielle (Judiciary-Rep) Feb 11, 2013 6:29 PM
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Pere's how Lhe lefL ls messaglng.

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1he counLry ls bearlng down on March 1, Lhe day LhaL deep, damaglng across-Lhe-board
spendlng cuLs - known as Lhe Lhe sequesLer" ln 8elLway parlance - sLarL Lo klck ln.
lf 8epubllcans hadn'L Laken Lhe enLlre economy - Lhe full falLh and credlL of Lhe unlLed
SLaLes - hosLage ln 2011, Lhere would noL be a sequesLer. erlod. Lnd of sLory. WhaL's
more, an overwhelmlng ma[orlLy of 8epubllcans ln Lhe Pouse and Lhe SenaLe voLed ln
favor of Lhe cuLs. AL Lhe Llme, Speaker 8oehner sald he'd goLLen 98 percenL of whaL he
wanLed ln Lhe deal LhaL wroLe Lhe cuLs lnLo law.
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ln Lhe year and a half slnce 8epubllcans demanded - and recelved - Lhe cuLs, Lhey have
rebuffed every efforL Lo subsLlLuLe someLhlng else smarLer, more balanced and less
damaglng Lo Lhe economy ln Lhelr place . 1he presldenL repeaLedly offered slgnlflcanL
spendlng cuLs and changes Lo soclal lnsurance programs, lncludlng Medlcare and Soclal
SecurlLy, as parL of balanced plan LhaL also lncluded new revenues, buL 8epubllcans
always sald no ln order Lo proLecL mllllonalres and speclal lnLeresLs from havlng Lo pay
Lhelr falr share ln Laxes.
!usL monLhs ago, MlLL 8omney and Speaker 8oehner acLlvely advocaLed for closlng Lax
loopholes and ellmlnaLlng glveaways ln Lhe Lax code. 8uL now 8epubllcans are saylng no
ln order Lo proLecL Lhe wealLhy and speclal lnLeresLs llke 8lg Cll and Wall SLreeL. 1hey say
Lhey now prefer spendlng cuLs LhaL sLand Lo klll several hundred Lhousand [obs and could
poLenLlally drag Lhe economy back lnLo recesslon Lo ralslng even a penny more ln new
revenue. !usL monLhs ago, leadlng 8epubllcans llke 8ep. aul 8yan sald Lhese cuLs would
devasLaLe" Lhe counLry, buL now Lhey appear Lo be flne wlLh Lhem.
Pere's a few examples of whaL Lhe cholces we face acLually mean - and whlch slde
8epubllcans are comlng down on:
8epubllcans wlll leL Lhe wealLhlesL Amerlcans keep speclal Lax breaks lnsLead of
fundlng our mlllLary.
8epubllcans wlll klck 70,000 klds off Pead SLarL and flre 10,000 Leachers lnsLead of
endlng glveaways Lo 8lg Cll.
8epubllcans wanL Lo cuL 1,000 l8l agenLs and ald Lo Lhousands of schools lnsLead
of endlng loopholes LhaL allow people llke MlLL 8omney Lo pay a lower Lax raLe
Lhan mlddle class workers.
8epubllcans wlll cuL Lhousands of food safeLy lnspecLors, whlch could shuL down
Lhe enLlre meaL lndusLry, lnsLead of ellmlnaLlng glveaways for corporaLe [eLs and
speclal Lax breaks for horse breeders ln kenLucky (Lhe home sLaLe of Sen. MlnorlLy
Leader MlLch McConnell).
8epubllcans wanL Lo cuL unemploymenL beneflLs and loans Lo small buslnesses
raLher Lhan end Lax breaks for companles LhaL shlp [obs overseas.
We need Lo reduce our deflclL, buL we should do lL ln a balanced, LargeLed way lnsLead of
wlLh blunL, across-Lhe-board cuLs LhaL wlll harm Lhe economy. lnsLead of governlng, Lhe
CC ls only lnLeresLed ln glmmlcks and games. As Lhe resldenL sald agaln lasL week, we
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have goL Lo sLop governlng by crlsls. Cur economy cannoL afford Lo play Lhe CC's games
any longer.
A?GG?E(C-H3I(Cnce agaln we flnd ourselves faclng yeL anoLher crlsls manufacLured by
Lhe CC. lL's Llme for Lhe CC Lo choose sldes: Lhe mlddle class and Lhe mlllLary or
mllllonalres and speclal lnLeresLs.
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CC en Lspanol? noL no fasL.
1he laLesL fronLler ln Lhe CC's war on aborLlon rlghLs.
AnLl-Pagel 8epubllcans ln dlsarray.
CC Congressman lnvlLes 1ed nugenL, who LhreaLened Lhe presldenL's llfe Lo be hls guesL
aL Lhe SLaLe of Lhe unlon.
enLagon Lo offer expanded beneflLs Lo same-sex parLners.
n8A lobbylsL dlsmlsses Lhe ConnecLlcuL LffecL."
A few Lhlngs you mlghL noL know abouL ouLgolng ope 8enedlcL xvl.
Why Lhe CC ls and wlll conLlnue Lo be Lhe parLy of whlLe people.
karl 8ove's laLesL scheme could backflre for Lhe CC.
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