Marsha Blackburn supports using your Social Security contributions as a way of offsetting the Federal Deficit.

Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution.

This resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 393) would establish broad spending and revenue targets

over the next five years. It calls for $871.3 billion in “discretionary” spending (including $50 billion for

supplemental funding of operations in Iraq) and another $1.5 trillion in “mandatory” spending for fiscal

2005. Based on these targets, the “mandatory” spending portion of the budget would increase by 5 percent

over last year, and the total budget — a whopping $2.4 trillion — would increase by 3 percent This

resolution projects that the budget deficit would be cut significantly by fiscal 2009 (from $376.8 billion in

fiscal 2005 to $234 billion in fiscal 2009); however, according to a Congressional Quarterly Fact Sheet,

“Budget Resolution for FY 2005,” these projected deficits are deceptively low due to an accounting sleightof

hand whereby “these deficits are calculated by using the surpluses in the Social Security trust funds to

offset spending on other programs. If these Social Security surpluses are not counted, the projected deficits

in each fiscal year would be $550.7 billion in FY 2005 and $471.8 billion in FY 2009.” The House adopted

this resolution on March 25, 2004 by a vote of 215 to 212 (Roll Call 92).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.

108-3 (Source: The New American, July12, 2004)

Marsha Blackburn Supports Sending Your Jobs Overseas

U.S.-Singapore Trade.

This bill (H.R. 2739) would implement a trade agreement to reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and Singapore. A similar bill, the U.S.-Chile Trade Agreement (H.R. 2738), was presented to Congress at the same time as the U.S.-Singapore Trade Agreement. These are the first in a series of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) that the Bush administration is negotiating, which will culminate in 2005 in the largest and most significant FTA of them all, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The model for the FTAA is the European Union (EU), formerly the “Common Market,” which has grown by design from a supposed free trade agreement into a supranational government for Europe.
The world order architects intend for the FTAA to follow the same trajectory for the Americas. The House passed H.R. 2739 on July 24, 2003 by a vote of 272 to 155 (Roll Call 432).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
108-2 (Source: The New American, December 29, 2003)


U.S.-Chile Trade.

This bill (H.R. 2738) would implement a trade agreement to reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and Chile. The significance of this trade agreement is like that of the U.S.-Singapore Trade Agreement described above. The House passed H.R. 2738 on July 24, 2003 by a vote of 270 to 156 (Roll Call 436).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
108-2 (Source: The New American, December 29, 2003)

WTO Withdrawal.

Representatives Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) sponsored this measure (House Joint Resolution 27) to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization. The WTO is often portrayed as a “free trade” arrangement by its supporters, but it is actually an international bureaucracy that manages trade and imposes its rulings on member nations including the United States — even when those rulings are contrary to U.S. laws. In fact, U.S. membership in the WTO is unconstitutional, since under our Constitution, Congress — not an international body — “shall have the power … to regulate foreign commerce.” That power cannot be transferred short of a constitutional amendment. The House rejected the WTO withdrawal measure on June 9, 2005 by a vote of 86-338 (Roll Call 239).

Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST this bill.
109-1 (Source: The New American, August 8, 2005)

CAFTA.

This bill (H.R. 3045) would implement the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), thereby expanding the devastating consequences of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including the job losses wrought by NAFTA. CAFTA is intended by the Power Elite to be a steppingstone from NAFTA to the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which would include all of the countries of the Western Hemisphere except (for now) Cuba. Like NAFTA, which has already begun imposing its trade rulings on America, CAFTA
and the FTAA would not be genuine free trade arrangements; they would instead manage trade and would gradually exercise more powers on the road to a supranational government modeled after the European Union.

The House passed CAFTA on July 28, 2005 by a vote of 217-215 (Roll Call 443).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
109-2 (Source: The New American, December 12, 2005)

Oman Trade Agreement.

The Oman Free Trade Agreement (H.R. 5684) would reduce most tariffs and duties between Oman and the United States H.R. 5684 was considered under fast track authority, which requires Congress to expedite consideration of presidentially negotiated trade pacts without offering amendments. The Oman agreement is just one steppingstone in the White House’s effort to form a Middle Eastern Free Trade Area (MEFTA) by 2013. These so-called free trade agreements have historically failed because they encourage the relocation of U.S. jobs to foreign countries so that the companies can get cheap labor. Meanwhile, they don’t provide the United States with trade benefits — largely because the people in those countries cannot afford to buy our products — hereby harming the U.S. economy. The agreements also put our economic
destiny in the hands of unelected foreign bureaucrats, such as those at the World Trade Organization. The House passed H.R. 5684 by a vote of 221-205 on July 20, 2006 (Roll Call 392). Such trade agreements damage the U.S. economy and threaten U.S. sovereignty by the imposition of international regulations.

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
(Source: The New American - October 30, 2006)

Peru Free Trade Agreement.

The Peru Free Trade Agreement (H.R. 3688) is another in a series of free-trade agreements to transfer the power to regulate trade (and other powers as well) to regional arrangements. Other examples include the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). However, the Committee on Ways and Means Report accompanying H.R. 3688 noted that “the Peru FTA has become the first U.S. free trade agreement to include, in its core text fully enforceable commitments by the Parties to adopt, maintain, and enforce basic international labor standards, as stated in the 1988 ILO
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.” The ILO, or International Labor
Organization, is a UN agency. The House passed the bill by a vote of 285-132 (Roll Call 1060) on
November 8, 2007. The Peru FTA and other so-called free-trade arrangements threaten our national independence and (as we’ve seen with NAFTA) harm our economy.

Marsha Blackburn voted FOR this bill.
(Source: The New American – December 10, 2007)

Marsha Blackburn Supports the United Nations.

Ban on UN Contributions.

This amendment to H.R. 1950 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005) by Rep

Ron Paul (R-Texas) stated that “none of the funds authorized … by this Act may be obligated or expended

to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.”

The House rejected this amendment to H.R. 1950 on July 15, 2003 by a vote of 74 to 350 (Roll Call 364).

Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST this bill.

108-2 (Source: The New American, December 29, 2003)

UN Dues Decrease.

During consideration of the Commerce-Justice appropriations bill (H.R. 2862), Rep. J.D. Hayworth (RAriz.)

offered an amendment to cut the U.S. “contribution” to the United Nations by $218 million. The

House rejected Hayworth’s amendment on June 15, 2005 by a vote of 124- 304 (Roll Call 253).

Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST this bill.

109-1 (Source: The New American, August 8, 2005)

UN “Reforms.”

On the surface, this United Nations “reform” bill (H.R. 2745) appears to be a conservative” get tough

response to UN corruption. It would withhold up to 50 percent of U.S. dues to the UN unless the UN makes

certain operational changes, and many “conservatives” voted for it. In reality, the legislation calls for

strengthening the UN in the name of “reform.” Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) warned in his June 13 Texas

Straight Talk column that the “reform” bill supports creation of a “Peace building Commission,” which

“will serve as the implementing force for the internationalization of what were formerly internal affairs of

sovereign nations.” The House passed the UN “reform” bill on June 17, 2005 by a vote of 221-184 (Roll

Call 282).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.

109-1 (Source: The New American, August 8, 2005)

Marsha Blackburn Likes To Spend Your Money

Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations.

The final version (conference report) of House Joint Resolution 2 would provide $397 billion in fiscal 2003 for all Cabinet departments and government agencies covered in 11 unfinished spending bills from the 107th Congress. The bills included are: Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, and VA-HUD. The problem with the omnibus approach is that thousands of unconstitutional activities are lumped together with legitimate legislation in one massive bill.
Thus, big government is perpetuated with a minimum of accountability. The House adopted the conference report on H. J. Res. 2 on February 13, 2003 by a vote of 338 to 83 (Roll Call 32).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
108-1 (Source: The New American, July 14, 2003)


Budget Resolution —Final Version.

The final version (conference report) of the budget resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 95) would authorize federal spending for fiscal 2004 of $1,861 billion dollars with a deficit of $558 billion and an increase in the public debt ceiling of $984 billion. This planned deficit of $558 billion dwarfs the previous record federal deficit of $290 billion in 1992. The $984 billion increase in the public debt ceiling authorized in this bill constituted, under Rule XXVII of the House, approval of the debt limit increase bill (House Joint Resolution 51) without having to cast a separate vote just on increasing the debt ceiling. Subsequently the Senate passed H. J. Res. 51 and President Bush signed it into law, increasing the public debt ceiling by $984 billion (for a new total of $7.4 trillion) and giving Congress a green light to continue its fiscally irresponsible ways. This resolution also includes $400 billion for a Medicare prescription drug benefit for 2004-2013. The House adopted the conference report on H. Con. Res. 95 on April 11, 2003 by a vote of 216 to 211 (Roll Call 141).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
108-1 (Source: The New American, July 14, 2003)

Supplemental Appropriations.

The final version (conference report) of this supplemental appropriations bill H.R. 1268) would add another $82 billion to the federal budget for fiscal 2005. The supplemental pending, even if needed and constitutional, should not have been added on to the annual federal budget after the fact, but should have been included as part of the regular appropriations process. The supplemental spending in this bill includes $75.9 billion for defense-related purposes, most of it for the military occupation of Iraq, and $907 million for tsunami victims, the latter clearly unconstitutional. One particularly objectionable element of this legislation is the REAL ID Act, which was added to the supplemental appropriations bill by the conference
committee. The REAL ID Act would authorize the federal government to impose national standards for driver’s licenses and thereby develop a national ID system. The House adopted the final version of H.R. 1268 on May 5, 2005 by vote of 368-58 (Roll Call 161).

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
109-1 (Source: The New American, August 8, 2005)

Supplemental Appropriations.

The Fiscal 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill (H.R. 2346) would provide an additional $96.7 billion in “emergency” funding for the current fiscal year over and above the regular appropriations. Included in the funds for H.R. 2346 is $84.5 billion for the ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, $10 billion for foreign aid programs, and $2 billion for flu pandemic preparation. The House passed H.R. 2346 on May 14, 2009, by a vote of 368-60 (Roll Call 265). The spending is over and above what the federal government had already budgeted, the United States never declared war against Iraq and Afghanistan, and some of the spending (e.g., foreign aid) is unconstitutional.

Marsha Blackburn voted FOR this bill.
(Source: The New American – July 20, 2009)

Conservatives Vs. Liberals

What is the difference between a conservative and a liberal?????

A conservative is someone who can count.
A liberal is liberal with the truth,
liberal with someone else’s money and child’s life.

What do we really have here??????