The following was distributed to all Senate offices today:<\/p>\n
\nKey Vote Alert: H. J. Res. 45, the Coburn Rescission Amendment <\/strong><\/p>\n
Center for Individual Freedom Urges All Senators to Vote \u201cYes\u201d on the Coburn Rescission Amendment<\/strong><\/p>\n
On behalf of its 250,000 activists and supporters nationwide, the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) urges all Senators to vote \u201cYes\u201d on the Coburn amendment to H. J. Res. 45, the statutory debt limit increase.<\/p>\n
CFIF supports numerous aspects of the amendment, including the more than $120 billion in federal spending reductions through the consolidation of duplicative government programs.<\/p>\n
For example, the federal government currently has over 20 programs dedicated to reducing obesity. Because President Obama has pledge to \u201celiminate wasteful redundancy\u201d in our federal budget, all Senators should support the Coburn amendment to reduce the nation\u2019s bloated budget.<\/p>\n
As the Senate considers yet another $1.9 trillion increase to our national debt, it only makes sense that our political leaders should take some strides toward reducing wasteful and duplicative spending. The Coburn amendment is one of many steps needed to reduce our staggering national debt.<\/p>\n
For these reasons and more, CFIF urges all Senators to vote \u201cYes\u201d on the Coburn amendment. Moreover, CFIF also opposes the $1.9 trillion debt limit increase and calls on Congress to further cut spending rather than recklessly add to the nation\u2019s out-of-control debt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n