Conservative Leaders on Harry Reid's Obamacare Shutdown:
"We
urge all Americans to commend Republican leaders and House and Senate
members for standing firm against Democrat intransigence. Encourage
them to continue fighting to end Obamacare."
Americans
know that Obamacare is a law that is hurting people. They have already
seen the President's unequal application of the law, the delays, the
carve-outs, the special favors, the insults to our values. They have
seen the lost jobs, the reductions in hours, and less money in each
paycheck because of rising premiums. They worry that they and their
families will have worse health care and more uncertainty than they had
before. The American people are demanding an end to this terrible law.
It is time to make Washington listen.
Thankfully,
House Republicans are listening. After hearing from their constituents
during August and September, they passed a Continuing Resolution (CR)
that funded the entire government except for Obamacare. Despite heroic
efforts from conservative senators, President Obama and Senate Democrats
re-inserted full funding for Obamacare. In a good faith effort to
negotiate a solution, the House sent over two additional CR's with more
modest Obamacare delay proposals; again President Obama and Senate
Democrats rejected them. They went as far as rejecting a simple request
to form a conference committee to resolve differences. Ultimately, the
inability of President Obama and Senate Democrats to even entertain the
notion of negotiating on Obamacare led to the shutdown of the federal
government.
During
this Obamacare shutdown, we have seen the Obama Administration deploy
federal agents to keep World War II veterans from visiting their
memorial--despite the fact that during previous shutdowns memorials and
monuments remained open. We have seen Senate Democrats unwilling to
come to the negotiating table to listen to the American people, stop
Obamacare, and end the shutdown.
Meanwhile,
House Republicans have soberly done the work of attempting to fund and
re-open the parts of the federal government that typically enjoy broad
support--national parks, veterans, national security, and research
funding. By passing bills on items where there is broad agreement--in
order to continue to debate Obamacare--House Republicans are doing the
serious work to end the shutdown while stopping Obamacare.
Unfortunately, President Obama and congressional Democrats are
continuing to insist that all of government remains shut down.
We
urge all Americans to commend Republican leaders and House and Senate
members for standing firm against Democrat intransigence. Encourage
them to continue fighting to end Obamacare. No procedural gimmicks, no
tricks, no backroom deals. No stealth debt-ceiling increases or
kick-the-can-down-the-road strategies. Now is the time to hold the line
to end Obamacare. We can and must win this fight. Conservatives are
standing with you. The American people are standing with you.
The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Former Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable David M. McIntosh
Former Member of Congress
Indiana
Brent Bozell
Chairman
ForAmerica
Mike Needham
CEO
Heritage Action for America
Chris Chocola
President
Club for Growth
Tony Perkins
President
Family Research Council
Erick Erickson
Editor
RedState.com
Al Cardenas
Chairman
American Conservative Union
Bob Reccord
Executive Director
Council for National Policy
Jenny Beth Martin
Co-Founder
Tea Party Patriots
Amy Kremer
Chairman
Tea Party Express
David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United
Phyllis Schlafly
President
Eagle Forum
Penny Nance
President
Concerned Women for America
Duane Parde
President
National Taxpayers Union
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
President
Constitutional Congress, Inc.
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Former Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop
Former Advisor
President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable Alfred S. Regnery
Former Publisher
The American Spectator
Bill Walton
Chairman
Rappahannock Ventures LLC
Gary Marx
Executive Director
Faith & Freedom Coalition
Mathew D. Staver
Founder & Chairman
Liberty Counsel
Tim Wildmon
President
American Family Association
Ned Ryun
President
American Majority
Morton Blackwell
Chairman
The Weyrich Lunch
Myron Ebell
President
Freedom Action
Susan Carleson
President
The American Civil Rights Union
Gary Aldrich
Chairman of the Board & President
CNP Action, Inc.
Frank Cannon
President
American Principles in Action
Ron Robinson
President
Young America's Foundation
Frank Gaffney
President
Center for Security Policy
Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness
Ken Hoagland
Chairman
Restore America's Voice
Craig Shirley
Biographer
President Ronald Reagan
Diana L. Banister
Director
Citizens for the Republic
Ginni Thomas
Liberty Consulting
Richard Norman
President
The Richard Norman Company
Bob Adams
Founder & President
Revive America USA
Andrea Lafferty
President
Traditional Values Coalition
James Lafferty
Executive Director
Christian Seniors Association
Matt Mackowiak
Executive Director
Fight for Tomorrow
Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus, Inc.
Angelo Codevilla
Professor Emeritus
Boston University
Cindy Chafian
President
The Mommy Lobby
Patrick A. Trueman
Attorney at Law
Beverly Gossage
President
HSA Benefits Consulting
Lee Beaman
Businessman
Nashville, TN
Robert K. Fischer
President
Fischer Furniture, Inc.
Don Racheter, Ph.D.
Iowa Republican Platform Committee
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