[Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS

Wed Apr 22 11:29:57 PDT 2009

Bear stated:

"So it's safe to assume that the Republican Congressman from Idaho is 
taking a wide stance in favor of  the issue of teabagging?"

Word is, Bear, that Crapo (pronounced "CRAP-OH") stronly urges teabagging 
as, apparently, it stimulates his package.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> So it's safe to assume that the Republican Congressman from Idaho is 
taking a wide stance
> in 
> favor of  the issue of teabagging?
> 
> 
> > 
> > -----Original message-----
> > 
> > From: "Crapo News Release (Crapo)" newsclips at crapo.senate.gov
> > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:13:56 -0700
> > To: 
> > Subject: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE                                                          CONTACT: 

>  
> Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150
> > 
> > April 15, 
2009                                                                       

>  
>                                Lindsay Nothern (208) 344-1108
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
> > 
> > Sends letter to Idahoans rallying today
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Washington, DC - In a demonstration of support, Idaho Senator Mike 
Crapo told Idahoans 
> who
> are protesting high federal deficits and tax increases through "tea 
parties" today that he

> supports their efforts and has the voting record to demonstrate that.  
He also noted the
> similarities between today's events and his protest 15 years ago when he 
dumped the U.S.
> Tax Code into the Boston Harbor.  As a freshman Congressman in 1994, 
Crapo joined with a
> handful of other members of the U.S. House of Representatives to toss a 
copy into the
> Harbor, re-enacting the famous protest by American colonists.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Crapo addressed today's tax rallies through a written letter, as he 
was unable to
> participate in person; he is hosting forums on federal health care 
reform in Coeur d'Alene

> and Lewiston.  He sent letters through staff members attending the 
events.  The letter
> reads as follows:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Many Americans are joining together today across the nation to take a 
stand against the
> injustice of excess taxes and spending.  These are historic events that, 
as you know,
> mirror the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773, in which the colonists 
demonstrated their
> frustration and displeasure with the extent of the British Parliament's 
sovereignty over
> the colonies.  While today's gatherings around the country focus on 
excessive spending, a
> common theme then and now is unfair taxes.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Those of you gathered here today are suffering the burden of the 
extreme spending that
> the
> federal government has engaged in over the past year.  Let me recount 
the unbridled
> spending legislation passed by Congress since last spring, every one of 
which I opposed
> and voted against:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > *        The Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill,
> > 
> > *        The 2008 stimulus bill which included the rebate checks,
> > 
> > *        The Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Continuing Resolution,
> > 
> > *        The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (otherwise 
known as TARP 1 and

> TARP 2),
> > 
> > *        The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (otherwise 
known as the
> stimulus bill of 2009),
> > 
> > *        The Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > These seven pieces of legislation total a staggering 3.2 trillion in 
taxpayer dollars.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I opposed and voted against each one of these.  In fact, each time a 
vote came up, I
> warned that while Idahoans and Americans across the country were cutting 
back on their
> spending during difficult times, Congress and the Administration were 
proposing to further

> increase federal spending to unprecedented levels and increase the 
public debt, placing an

> additional debt burden of tens of thousands of dollars on the head of 
every single
> American.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > This is your money; you deserve to see clearly how spending decisions 
by the Congress
> are
> reflected in a rising national debt that will be placed on our children 
and grandchildren.

>  To no avail, I reminded my colleagues that we have relied far too 
heavily on spending and

> debt creation in hopes that we can revive the economy.  In fact, small 
business creates 90

> percent of the jobs in our economy, not the federal government.  We need 
to increase
> incentives for business and rework our tax policy to encourage job 
creation and new
> investment in the American economy.  The last thing we need during these 
difficult
> economic times is a tax increase.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > $3.2 trillion represents grossly-inflated and fiscally-irresponsible 
expenditures of
> taxpayer dollars.  We cannot spend ourselves into prosperity.  Tripling 
federal programs
> is not the answer to economic stimulus, and it's certainly not the 
answer to sustainable
> growth of small business-the heart and soul of our economy.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Debts in the trillions; expiring tax cuts; unchecked entitlement 
growth-it's government
> run amok, or, as many here in Idaho have heard me say over the past few 
months:  hold on,
> Big Government is back.  Back in 1994, when I was a Member of the House 
of
> Representatives, I joined a few of my colleagues in the Boston Harbor on 
the very ship on
> which the original Boston Tea Party was held for a re-enactment of that 
event.  At that
> time, we physically threw the Internal Revenue Code in Boston Harbor.  
My friends, today,
> you are having another Tea Party because we must continue to remain 
vigilant and active
> against excessive, unfair and outrageous government spending and 
taxation.  My feelings
> about taxes remain unchanged.  Limited government is best, and taxpayers 
know better than
> Congress how to allocate their hard-earned dollars.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I commend you all on your efforts today.  Continue to let your elected 
officials know
> how
> you feel about how your hard-earned taxpayer dollars are being spent, 
not just today, but
> until your voices are heard and change truly happens.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > To directly link to this news release, please use the following 
address:
> > 
> > http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=311507
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > # # #
> > 
> > .......................................................................
> > 
> > This is generated from an unattended mailbox. If you have constituent 
comments or
> information you would like forwarded to Senator Crapo, please do so at 
the Senator's
> website, http://crapo.senate.gov<http://crapo.senate.gov/>. Comments 
sent to this e-mail
> address will not be responded to.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> This message was sent by First Step Internet.
>            http://www.fsr.com/
> 
> 
> =======================================================
>  List services made available by First Step Internet, 
>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.   
>                http://www.fsr.net                       
>           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> =======================================================
> 

"So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to 
have fun doin' it.  Lord, let your laughter ring forth.  Be outrageous, 
ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can 
produce.  And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer 
joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it 
was."

- Molly
Ivins

---------------------------------------------
This message was sent by First Step Internet.
           http://www.fsr.com/