March 2010 | Pearce for Congress

BY Steve Pearce, ON MARCH 31, 2010

We EXCEEDED our Money Bomb Goal!!!

A message from Steve Pearce:

Friends,

Thank you so much for your generous support! We not only met, but exceed our Money Bomb goal - raising OVER $19,910!

With your support, we are finishing this financial quarter strong and will have the resources needed to run a winning campaign.

The contributions we received over the last 24 hours from New Mexicans and conservatives across the country are sending a strong message to the Pelosi-Teague Team that liberal special interest money cannot buy the 2nd Congressional District.

I would be grateful to have your continued support in any way you are able.

Thanks again,

Steve Pearce

We Must Increase Border Patrol Agents & Deploy National Guard to Mexico Border

BY Editor, ON MARCH 31, 2010

For Immediate Release

PEARCE STATEMENT ON MURDER OF ARIZONA RANCHER

HOBBS, NM - Former Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement regarding the murder of rancher Robert Krentz near the Arizona-Mexico border.

"The senseless murder of Robert Krentz on his ranch in Southern Arizona is further proof that the drug violence in Mexico is escalating. Since Saturday, I have heard from New Mexicans in border towns who are increasingly worried to speak publicly or alert Border Patrol to drug smugglers crossing the border out of fear of retaliation.

"We must increase the number of Border Patrol agents on the Mexico border and deploy the National Guard. We also must make sure they have the ability to do their jobs.

"The ability to secure the border will be greatly hindered by the Wilderness Bill, authored by New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman and supported by Congressman Teague. It would essentially move the Mexico border north to Interstate-10. Designating border areas as protected wilderness will prohibit border agents from patrolling the area and would make the area incredibly dangerous.

Off-Shore Drilling: We can create jobs & protect our environment simultaneously

BY Steve Pearce, ON MARCH 31, 2010

For Immediate Release

HOBBS, NM- Former Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement regarding President Obama's energy policy announcement.

You may view maps of the OCS areas in a document here.

"The energy policy announcement today by President Obama is another example of the President being ambiguous, evasive and misleading. The order will lock up more production areas than it releases.

"Under the Administration's plan a majority of areas that are open are being once again closed, this includes the Pacific Coast, the Northeastern Atlantic and Bristol Bay, Alaska.

"The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) plan announced by the President puts 13.14 billion barrels of oil and 41.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas under lock and key. And the highly touted drilling off the Virginia coast is actually postponed until 2012, thereby discarding a lease sale that was scheduled to take place in 2011.

Money Bomb - Tuesday, March 30th

BY Editor, ON MARCH 27, 2010

Send the Pelosi-Teague Team a Message

Match Pelosi's $14,000 Contribution to Teague

Nancy Pelosi has already contributed over $14,000 to Harry Teague's campaign to ensure that she doesn't lose a faithful ally in her reckless and ideological pursuit of the liberal agenda.

Teague’s votes have been bad for New Mexico and damaging to your future. We need to show Pelosi that she can’t buy this district! Help us match Pelosi’s monetary strength with your own generous contribution of:

$25 if you object to Teague voting yes on the failed Stimulus Bill that only increased our deficit.

Representative McCotter - So This Is Change?

BY Steve Pearce, ON MARCH 26, 2010

I have come to know and appreciate Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI), for his passion and dedication to ideas which will transform this nation to an even greater future.

His floor speech is printed here but, with Rep. McCotter the greater beauty is in the telling so we have linked to his speech, given during the floor “5 minute” speeches. One of the things Congress does most successfully is time the floor speeches, so I guarantee you will invest no more than 5 minutes, the government allowance.

Also, please download his brochure and distribute it to your friends. In this dry land, parched for ideas, he is a refreshing wellspring of conceptual thinking.

Health Care Bill Was Rushed - Another Example of a Special Provision

BY Editor, ON MARCH 25, 2010

Congressional committee and party leader staff may be exempted from health care bill

Several articles have been written this week highlighting another example of how the health care bill was rushed. Excerpts are below.

Exempted From Obamacare: Senior Staff Who Wrote the Bill
by Ben Domenech

For as long as the political fight took over the past year, the abbreviated review process on the health care legislation currently pending on President Obama’s desk is unquestionably going to result in some surprises — as happens with any piece of mashed-up legislation — both for the congressmen who voted for it and for the American people.

One such surprise is found on page 158 of the legislation, which appears to create a carveout for senior staff members in the leadership offices and on congressional committees, essentially exempting those senior Democrat staffers who wrote the bill from being forced to purchase health care plans in the same way as other Americans.

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Pearce Calls On Teague To Co-Sponsor Health Care Repeal

BY Editor, ON MARCH 24, 2010

For Immediate Release

Push to replace this legislation with real, cost-effective reforms

HOBBS, NM - Legislation has been introduced to repeal the disastrous health care bill passed by the House of Representatives on Sunday night and signed into law by the President yesterday.

Congressman Harry Teague at the last moment decided to vote against the health care bill after CBS news aired a story highlighting a special deal he may have received in the reconciliation package.

Former Congressman Steve Pearce stated, "if Congressman Teague was sincere in his vote against the health care bill and it was not just a vote to provide political cover, he will join with his colleagues be a co-sponsor of the legislation that would repeal the health care bill."

Pearce added, "I believe that the health care system does need reforms and that Congress should replace the 2,000 page bill that no one read, with smaller bills that deal with one issue at a time."

Reforms that Steve Pearce has suggested include

1. Frivolous lawsuit reform.

Ayn Rand Quote Very Relevant Today

BY Editor, ON MARCH 24, 2010

"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion.
When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing.
When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors.
When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you.
When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice.
Then you may know that your society is doomed."

Ayn Rand - (1905-1982)

Teague voted for health care before voting against

BY Editor, ON MARCH 23, 2010

Below are the 5 procedural votes in which Harry Teague voted with Nancy Pelosi and the liberal Congress to move the HEALTHCARE BILL CLOSER TO FINAL PASSAGE.

Teague voted no on the final passage vote of the Senate version and reconciliation package, but he shows his true colors by helping his liberal colleagues in thwarting the coalition of Republicans and anti-big government Democrats in stopping the Healthcare bill on each procedural vote.

If Harry Teague were truly opposed to the healthcare bill he would have voted against the Pelosi push to move the bill to final passage.

The vote records and info are from thomas.loc.gov.

1. VOTE ROLL 159, H RES 1203     21-Mar-2010      3:03 PM
      QUESTION: Will the House Now Consider the Resolution
      BILL TITLE: Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590 , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , and providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 4872 , Reconciliation Act of 2010

Breakdown of What is in the Healthcare Bill

BY Steve Pearce, ON MARCH 22, 2010

After months of backroom deals, political payoffs, and strong-arm tactics, President Obama and the Democrats have forced the health care bill through Congress. The bill passed the House of Representatives Last night by a vote of 219 to 212.

House Democrats also passed a separate "reconciliation" bill that includes minor changes, but its fate in the Senate will not stop the President from signing the health care takeover later this week.

Some key Provisions in the bill:

Individual Mandate– A new tax penalty against those individuals or families who are required to obtain health insurance but do not do so. It phases-in a flat penalty tax on households of $695 per household member.

Funding for Medicaid Expansions- The Senate-passed health care overhaul bill (HR 3590) expands Medicaid eligibility to all individuals with incomes of $14,404 for an individual or $29,327 for a family of four

Physician owned Hospitals – The bill puts innew rules restricting the growth of physician-owned hospitals, so competition is restricted even more. If we want lower prices and better service, completion is the key.

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