Getting Ready for the Veto

Congress.org presents: MEGAVOTE for January 12, 2015 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization – Passage
• House: Healthcare Employer Mandate – Passage
• House: Keystone XL Pipeline  – Passage

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline Act
• House: Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
• House: Regulatory Accountability Act

Recent Senate Votes:
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization – Passage Vote Passed (93-4, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate passed a bill that would extend the Terrorism Insurance Act for six years, through 2020, and raise the threshold of insured losses at which federal assistance kicks in, reducing the share of losses that federal assistance will cover and increasing the amounts that the government recoups from the insurance industry. It also would clarify that certain entities, or so-called "end users", who trade in derivatives are not subject to margin requirements for those derivatives.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
Slam dunk time for politicians, making plans to give away taxpayer money. It is what hey are best at, giving away money for well intentioned causes, after of course taking that money from someone.

Recent House Votes:
Healthcare Employer Mandate – Passage Vote Passed (252-172, 5 Not Voting)
This bill would modify who is covered as a full-time employee under the employer mandate in the 2010 health care law by replacing the 30 hour-a-week threshold with 40 hours per week. It also would change how companies calculate how many of their employees can be counted under the employer mandates’ 50-employee threshold.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
Mr. Scott's vote is hardly surprising and in line with promises from the President to veto any things to do with modification of ACA.  He can do all the changes he wants with executive actions, but if elected officials try it, veto man is there to defend his own lawlessness.

Keystone XL Pipeline  – Passage Vote Passed (266-153, 1 Present, 9 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill that would immediately allow TransCanada to construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities known as the Keystone XL pipeline, including any revision to the pipeline route within Nebraska as required or authorized by the state. It also would consider the January 2014 environmental impact statement issued by the State Department sufficient to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
Thank you Mr. Scott, that anybody would vote against this proves that there are folks out there that do not care what the impact of environment activism is.

Upcoming Votes:
Keystone XL Pipeline Act - S.1
The bill would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
This an opportunity to expose just how much Harry Reid was protecting the President by tabling every piece of legislation that might twist the President's nipple. Just watch, veto man will trot out some lame reason that he has to kill the thing. Does not matter how obscurely in the minority he is.  Just how obtuse can these Democrats be? 

Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act - H.R.37
The bill would make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes.
Job promotion plans created by politicians that ignore their own debt effect on the economy.  What a waste of time. Business creation is out paced by business failure these days, that is due to debt impact by taxation. Here is a plan, quit looking for ways to give money away, start looking for ways to cut government cost, cut taxes, and create motivation to work by making it harder to survive without working. 

Regulatory Accountability Act - H.R.185
The bill would reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.
Here's a another plan, add sunset rules to all new legislation that has cost or taxation impact. Don't package the items, put them each up for votes every three years, take away the temptation approve somebody else pork so you can be sure to get your own. Forget the concept that government is supposed to be benevolent, it's purpose if to protect the people, that's it.

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