As you know, the Senate has failed to pass a budget resolution for
three years running. Now they won't even let the American people do
the job for them.
This afternoon, 200 FreedomWorks members and representatives from tea
party groups across the country met in the Russell Senate Office
building to formally present our plan to balance the federal budget
and cut $9.7 trillion in spending over the next 10 years.
Unfortunately, it seems like the only thing Washington wants to hear
is excuses.
The Democrats who run the Senate Rules Committee were so afraid of the
tea party plan to balance the federal budget that they ordered
committee staff to remove the microphones we had set up for the event
while Capitol Police blocked the doors of our hearing room, which had
been reserved by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) specifically for this event
more than two weeks ago. At the same time, a "suspicious package" was
reported in the room next door and all visitors and staff were barred
from the area.
Although Senator Lee courageously stood up for us, he ultimately
determined that the hearing should proceed without further
interruption or harassment. For that reason we moved to another
location off the Capitol grounds where our commission of 12 volunteer
tea party activists presented their recommendations to a fired-up
crowd.
Senator Lee was also joined there by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Reps. Joe
Walsh (R-IL), Steve King (R-IA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Mick Mulvaney (R-
SC) and Paul Broun (R-GA). Rep. Broun received a standing ovation when
he offered to help draft and sponsor legislation that could eventually
allow our recommended cuts to become law.
Unfortunately, the unexpected location change disrupted live coverage
of our hearing on CSPAN, but please click link below to watch the
video, which provides highlights from this afternoon's events.
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/tha...viction-of-the
For more information about the Tea Party Debt Commission, or to access
the full report presented today, visit
http://www.freedomworks.org/the-tea-party-budget.
Sincerely,
Matt Kibbe
President and CEO, FreedomWorks
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