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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

RSC Update

From the Chairman

According to the Democrats’ latest talking points (originated by the far-left Center for American Progress), if the upcoming elections go against them it will be due to massive amounts of foreign money illegally spent on campaign ads by organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Even though the story has been debunked by Factcheck.org, the Associated Press, and even the New York Times, Democrats have tried to use it to gin up support for the DISCLOSE Act once more. This bill – which obstructs the First Amendment rights of private companies and nonprofit groups while giving broad exemptions to labor unions and a few large interest groups – passed the House last summer and could come up in the Senate during the post-election Lame Duck session.

These smears also serve another purpose – to distract people from the fact that 9.6% of the country is still unemployed, spending remains out-of-control, and higher taxes and government mandates threaten to take more money away from struggling families and businesses. Federal spending is nearly twice as high as it was just ten years ago, yet Washington’s insatiable appetite has done nothing to get our economy back on track. We have to cut spending so we can get back on the path to a balanced budget and let Americans get back to work – with more of their own money in their pockets.

Sincerely,

Congressman Tom Price
Chairman, Republican Study Committee

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