21 Dec 2009 07:49 Africa/Lagos
FRC Asks - 'Is There No Democratic Senator Who Cares About Life?'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Early this morning, the U.S. Senate voted for cloture on the manager's amendment which includes abortion language that would force the federal government to pay premiums for private health plans that will cover any or all abortions while doing nothing to protect individual conscience rights. Beyond the issue of abortion, the legislation has a myriad of other problems including increasing taxes on families while singling out and penalizing married couples through an increase in the payroll tax. Cuts to Medicare and the expansion of the federal role in personal health care decisions will inevitably lead to rationing of care for patients.
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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins had this to say about the legislation:
"While true health care reform is needed, this legislation does nothing to alleviate the problems facing American families. Under this bill, families face an increasing tax burden that will be used to further devalue human life. A federal government run health care system will create a nationwide abortion network funded by government dollars resulting in the greatest abortion expansion since Roe v. Wade.
"The Senate's cloture vote reflects the whole process leading up to it - ugly, partisan and dangerous. This legislation was drafted by a handful of people, supported by only one political party and will negatively affect every single American citizen.
"What is most disappointing is that while some Democrats in the House of Representatives put the sanctity of human life first and foremost, not one Senator from the Democratic Party could be bothered to stand up for mothers and their unborn children.
"Senators Ben Nelson (D-Nebr.) and Robert Casey (D-Penn.) gave mere lip service to protect the most innocent among us by placing their stamp of approval on government funding for abortion coverage in direct conflict with longstanding policy. I ask them to reverse course in any future votes to move this deadly bill forward."
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Source: Family Research Council
CONTACT: J.P. Duffy of Family Research Council, +1-202-679-6800
Web Site: http://www.frc.org/
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Senate Tax Bill's Defeat is Windfall for Consumers, Economy
11 Jun 2008 01:09 Africa/Lagos
Senate Tax Bill's Defeat is Windfall for Consumers, Economy
NCPA Expert Says Failure to Adopt Windfall Profits Tax Will Keep U.S. Competitive
WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Failure of a Senate bill designed to tax the profits of the largest domestic oil producers and curb speculation in the oil futures market is a windfall for consumers and the economy, according to NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
"U.S. energy policy should focus on the supply of oil and gas, not raising prices for consumers as any windfall profits tax would have done," Burnett said. "The Senate considered this bill despite every government study and economic analysis, all of which prove that a windfall profits tax will only raise prices for consumers, make it more costly to develop and produce oil supplies and increase our dependence on foreign oil."
Burnett points out, for example, that a 1990 Congressional Research Service report estimated the windfall profits tax enacted in the 1980s reduced domestic oil production by 3 to 6 percent and increased oil imports between 8 and 16 percent. He also noted that a windfall profits tax would put U.S. oil and gas companies at a competitive disadvantage in the global energy marketplace.
"All this bill would have done is raise prices to consumers, reduce the value of investors' stock portfolios and retirement funds, and give government a slush fund to play with," Burnett said. "Profits siphoned off by government from domestic oil companies would not be available for investment in new production and refining capacity, but would be spent instead on pet government projects that have nothing to do with providing affordable energy to U.S. consumers."
"In order to lower gasoline prices, U.S. energy policy should focus on increasing the supply of oil and gas to meet world demand," Burnett added.
The NCPA is an internationally known nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with offices in Dallas and Washington, D. C. that advocates private solutions to public policy problems. We depend on the contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations that share our mission. The NCPA accepts no government grants.
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
CONTACT: Leah Gipson of NCPA, +1-972-308-6486, leah.gipson@ncpa.org
Senate Tax Bill's Defeat is Windfall for Consumers, Economy
NCPA Expert Says Failure to Adopt Windfall Profits Tax Will Keep U.S. Competitive
WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Failure of a Senate bill designed to tax the profits of the largest domestic oil producers and curb speculation in the oil futures market is a windfall for consumers and the economy, according to NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
"U.S. energy policy should focus on the supply of oil and gas, not raising prices for consumers as any windfall profits tax would have done," Burnett said. "The Senate considered this bill despite every government study and economic analysis, all of which prove that a windfall profits tax will only raise prices for consumers, make it more costly to develop and produce oil supplies and increase our dependence on foreign oil."
Burnett points out, for example, that a 1990 Congressional Research Service report estimated the windfall profits tax enacted in the 1980s reduced domestic oil production by 3 to 6 percent and increased oil imports between 8 and 16 percent. He also noted that a windfall profits tax would put U.S. oil and gas companies at a competitive disadvantage in the global energy marketplace.
"All this bill would have done is raise prices to consumers, reduce the value of investors' stock portfolios and retirement funds, and give government a slush fund to play with," Burnett said. "Profits siphoned off by government from domestic oil companies would not be available for investment in new production and refining capacity, but would be spent instead on pet government projects that have nothing to do with providing affordable energy to U.S. consumers."
"In order to lower gasoline prices, U.S. energy policy should focus on increasing the supply of oil and gas to meet world demand," Burnett added.
The NCPA is an internationally known nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with offices in Dallas and Washington, D. C. that advocates private solutions to public policy problems. We depend on the contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations that share our mission. The NCPA accepts no government grants.
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
CONTACT: Leah Gipson of NCPA, +1-972-308-6486, leah.gipson@ncpa.org
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