Senate Conservatives Fund: Newsletter 5Dec09

All eyes back on Olympia Snowe The Senate began debating President Obama's health care takeover plan this week. Most of the attention has been placed on several swing-vote Democrats who might oppose the bill. But with the exception of Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT), these Democrats will likely find an excuse to support it. Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) cannot be counted on to do the right thing. They have made up their minds to vote for the bill if necessary and just need an excuse. If Sen. Lieberman holds firm, President Obama will need one Republican to cross the aisle to provide the 60th vote needed to invoke cloture, cut off debate, and pass the bill. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) is the Republican most likely to support the bill. She voted for it in committee and is currently working to make small changes that could be used to justify her support. Sen. Snowe voted against the bill before Thanksgiving so it's very important for Americans to thank her for that vote and encourage her to be strong. Please call Sen. Snowe's Washington office at (202) 224-5344 or send her an email here.

Toomey blasts Obama on the economy President Obama traveled to Allentown, PA this week to promote his failed economic policies. One of the reasons he visited the Keystone State is because conservative former congressman Pat Toomey is mounting a strong challenge to ultra-liberal Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA). Toomey took the opportunity to outline the outrageous spending that has occurred on Obama's watch, including the bailout of AIG, the TARP Wall Street bailout, the stimulus package, and the bailout of the auto industry and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Toomey rejected plans to raise taxes as part of health care and energy reform and proposed three steps reign in federal spending. Terminate the TARP bailout program Cease the stimulus and save any unspent money Create a mechanism to cap federal spending Help us retire Arlen Specter. Contribute to Pat Toomey's campaign.

Conservatives oppose Bernanke Several Senate conservatives, including Jim Bunning (R-KY), Jim DeMint (R-SC), and David Vitter (R-LA) announced opposition this week to President Obama's nomination of Ben Bernanke to serve a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. "Ben Bernanke is an intelligent and well-intended public servant, but the fact is the Fed has failed the American people during his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and I cannot support his nomination for a second term," said Senator DeMint. "Americans want a new Fed chairman who is willing to provide transparency into the Fed's actions, who is willing to accept responsibility for the Fed's mistakes, and who is willing to support true monetary reform that guarantees the soundness of our money." More

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