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CFA WILL RATE House Vote on Defense Appropriations Bill
From Mattie Duppler on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:32 PM
The House is set today to take up the last spending measure it has yet to approve this year, the Department of Defense Appropriations bill, and has loaded it with all the goodies leadership wants to see pass before the end of the year. We sent an alert urging members to vote against this bloated spending package, noting that we will take their votes into account in our annual ratings. From our alert:
Written at the last minute behind closed doors and not made available until late last night, the package delves into areas that are far outside the scope of the bill and extends the Patriot Act, small business loans, doc fix, the surface transportation authorization, unemployment insurance and COBRA.
Not only do these provisions have no place in a defense appropriations, bill, provisions like extension of unemployment benefits create a possible disincentive for individuals to find work, and continue to penalize low-tax productive states while rewarding states that have saddled their taxpayers with high taxes and regulations driving up the cost of doing business.
Click here to read the entire alert.
Comments
Two-month extensions of COBRA and unemployment were added to the Defense Bill because these programs are EXPIRING. The extensions of these programs prior to their expiring will save untold headaches and stress. Businesses, while not being thrilled with being saddled with the COBRA subsidy, have been literally BEGGING Congress to get the extensions passed BEFORE they expire, if they are going to do it at all. There were only a couple of options to buying additional time for these programs before they expired, and the Defense Appropriations Bill was one of the only ways to do it. You should be clapping your hands that the extension was only for 2 months so that the real debate can come in a very busy January and February.
>> Kate Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:41 PM Report Comment
The provisions may have no place in a defense appropriations bill but that seems to be the way Government works. We use bills as 'vehicles' for a compilation of issues all the time. I will say that at least the items included in the bill are in need of attention before the end of the year. I cannot believe the unemployment extension is viewed as a way for the unemployed to 'avoid' going back to work. The unemployed are struggling with so many issues and there is a lack of jobs for them. Taking away benefits will only exasterbate the problem. All of these items need to be passed before years end for the good of all Americans.
>> Jolette Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:03 PM Report Comment