Permanent, Unlimited Bailouts… TARP Forever:

2010 April 20

by admin

The Senate will be voting soon on S 3217 “Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act 2010″ This is the Senate version of HR 4173 which passed in the House of Representatives at the beginning of this year. The vast majority of Tea Party Patriots’ Local Coordinators from all over the country agreed on our most recent weekly conference call that this is a bad bill and we oppose it.

The House Vote for Minnesota Broke Down Like This:

Rep. Michelle Bachmann	N
Rep. Keith Ellison	Y
Rep. John Kline	N
Rep. Betty McCollum	Y
Rep. James Oberstar	Abstain
Rep Erik Paulsen	N
Rep. Collin Peterson	Y
Rep. Timothy Walz	Y

1.) Please contact your Senators first and voice your opposition to this bill. If possible, physically go in person to the local home offices of your two Senators and speak to someone there who will take note of your opinion and pass it on. If you’re not able to go in person, please call, email, fax the offices of both of your Senators.

Al Franken:
(202) 224-5641
(651) 221-1016

Amy Klobuchar:
(202) 224-3244
(612) 727-5220
(888) 224-9043

2.) Call, email, and fax these 8 Republican Senators who are not yet 100% opposed to this bill:

Bob Bennett of Utah (202) 224-5444
http://bennett.senate.gov/public/

Susan Collins of Maine (202) 224-2523
http://collins.senate.gov/public/

Christopher Bond of Missouri (202) 224-5721
http://bond.senate.gov/public/

Saxby Chambliss of Georgia (202) 224-3521
http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm

Bob Corker of Tennessee (202) 224-3344
http://corker.senate.gov/public/

John McCain of Arizona (202) 224-2235
http://mccain.senate.gov/public/

Olympia Snowe of Maine (202) 224-5344
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/

Scott Brown of Massachusetts (202) 224-4543
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/

3.) Write Letters about this issue to your local paper for publication on or before Sunday. Also leave comments on as many news blogs and websites related to this subject as you can find.

Let them know that we do not want the government bailing out or taking over any more private companies. It’s not their money to be spending, and they are exceeding the bounds of the US Constitution.

Here are two Summaries of the Bill:
Dodd’s Summary of S 3217
CBO’s Summary of HR 4173

For more information and analysis:
Heritage Foundation: How To Create Bailouts Forever
RedState: Hidden Danger In Dodd Bill
Heritage Foundation: Dodd Bill Creates Permanent TARP
Real Clear Politics: Connecting The Dots…
Heritage Foundation: Obama: Read My Lips, No More Bailouts