Texas 19th Congressional District

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Comment by Sassia State Director, AZ on October 31, 2009 at 4:18pm

We might be moving to Clyde, TX ... Could you tell me if there is a local group? example 912 group or so?
Thanks so much !

Comment by Caryn Hayes on October 21, 2009 at 8:47pm

I appreciated everything you said and you are right we are going to have to bite the bullet and make hard choices, I am a 67 year old grandmother with 2 granddaughters. My youngest has order to go to Afghanistan and they can't get what they need over there and I am angry.

Comment by Bill Pressgrove W. TX. St. Dir. on October 10, 2009 at 9:19pm

While We Are Watching The Right Hand

I don’t know what would be the best way to approach this subject, but what if I were to tell you that in order for you to pay what you owe for all the benefits we get and what the government is spending right now without a health care overhaul, it would be $349,190.00. That is for all the citizens of the United States, all 300 million of us.

If you do the math, and figure out how much it would cost just the tax payers according, CNN Money.com that would be 156.3 million in 2008 instead of all 300 million of us, we would owe $670,230.33 per tax payer. Now I’m going to ask the real hard question, do you think that you can come up with that much money to fix the current financial situation of the U.S. government and balance the books? Even if we just balanced the budget, we have fiscal exposures totaling $107 trillion. Fiscal exposure is the total of all unfunded mandates, such as; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Prescription Drug programs, and the interest on the national debt.

So while we are watching the right hand playing around with the national health care debate, and even contemplating adding to the fiscal exposure, the real problem is not being addressed or maybe it is being deliberately suppressed. This country is being bankrupted by those we have put into office over the past 50 years. It isn’t a party issue because both parties have been a “party” (no pun intended) to this systematic process. Ever since the Social Security “Trust Fund” was done away with and the funds it produced have been used to supplement the general fund, several similar programs have been initiated like Medicare, Medicaid, and most recently the Prescription Drug Assistance Program. Each of these is either under taxed or unfunded which means it is a drain on the Fiscal Budget of the United States each year. In other words, because these programs make up more than 61% of the budget each year, there is little left for National Defense or any other government purpose and we end up running deficits.

Here’s where the rubber meets the road. I’m 60 years old. I’m one of the “baby boomers”. I have paid into Social Security all of my adult life and Medicare ever since its inception. I can see the handwriting on the wall. If we want to bring this problem under control, the promises that have been made by politicians for so many years to get us to vote for them are going to have to be broken or we are going to cease to be the United States of America. Those who own our debt will mandate changes in our Constitution that will subjugate us to their will, i.e. socialism or even worse communism. We are headed for slavery of the worst kind because we aren’t willing to face up to the fact that if we don’t take the measures we need to take and keep from going bankrupt, we will be at the mercy of our international creditors (mainly China).

We need to bite the bullet and realize that politicians have duped us into thinking that “government” will take care of us in our old age when in reality they have just stolen the money from us and have used it to keep themselves in office instead of doing what is “for the best” of the country. We need to put individuals in office that can make the hard decisions on cutting these unfunded mandates or our fiscal exposure so that our posterity can live in a country that is still free. We need to say, “I will sacrifice so that my posterity can live in freedom.” Maybe if we do, they won’t ever make the same mistake that we have of relying on politicians to take care of us instead of being self-reliant.

I know that this won’t be a very popular paper, but if we are honest with ourselves and if we care for your children and grand children for generations, we will see that we are going to have to be the ones that sacrifice our retirements, free medical for the aged, and a national health care system for everyone just so our posterity can have freedom. In other words, we can’t have our cake and eat it too. May the Lord help us in making the tough decisions we are being forced to make now.

Comment by Bill Pressgrove W. TX. St. Dir. on August 22, 2009 at 3:44pm

From: Darla Dawald
Subject: Fw: About the March on Washington in Sept., Libs are bringing in Union thugs, same weekend
To:
Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 10:04 AM


March and Rally in DC

Dear Regionals:


Please see the attached and be aware. Remember, We are to avoid any violence and also carry video camera's with you at all times. If someone starts trouble immediately contact security or DC Police and Capitol Police.



Do not go out alone...always be out in at least groups of 2. Do not ever encourage or incite things to the thugs to flame or bait them. If you ask for trouble you will get it!

Make sure your leaders or yourself put up a discussion in the state groups so people are aware.

Comment by MARILYN on August 9, 2009 at 5:07pm

Schedule an Office Visit for Health Reform
Use the form to the right to sign up to visit your local congressional district office and show your support for health insurance reform.

Choose a day and time to sign up this week -- we want to have someone at each office throughout the day all throughout the week.

After you sign up, we’ll provide you with all the materials and guidance you'll need for a successful visit.

Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX-19)
Lubbock Office
611 University Avenue, Suite 220 Lubbock TX 79401(Map)
Phone: (806) 763-1611


OPEN HOURS
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5:00 p.m. Closed Closed

Comment by MARILYN on August 9, 2009 at 4:58pm

YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE. WELL, I JOINED THIS AND THEY SENT THIS EMAIL TO ME. LOOKS LIKE WE NEED TO BE THERE. WILL GO BACK AND GET DATES.


Marilyn --

All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false rumors about the President's plan, and it's extremely important that folks like you speak up now.

So we've cooked up an easy, powerful way for you to make a big impression: Office Visits for Health Reform.

All this week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform. You can have a quick conversation with the local staff, tell your personal story, or even just drop off a customized flyer and say that reform matters to you.

We'll provide everything you need: the address, phone number, and open hours for the office, information about how the health care crisis affects your state for you to drop off (with the option of adding your personal story), and a step-by-step guide for your visit.

According to our records, you live near Rep. Randy Neugebauer's office in Lubbock, TX.

Sign up now to visit Rep. Randy Neugebauer's office in Lubbock this week.

(Not your representative, or think there might be another office that's easier for you to get to? Click here to find a different office.)

As you've probably seen in the news, special interest attack groups are stirring up partisan mobs with lies about health reform, and it's getting ugly. Across the country, members of Congress who support reform are being shouted down, physically assaulted, hung in effigy, and receiving death threats. We can't let extremists hijack this debate, or confuse Congress about where the people stand.

Office Visits for Health Reform are our chance to show that the vast majority of American voters know that the cost of inaction is too high to bear, and strongly support passing health reform in 2009.

Don't worry if you've never done anything like this before. The congressional staff is there to listen, and your opinion as a constituent matters a lot. And if you bring a friend, you'll have more fun and make an even greater impact.

Click below to sign up for an Office Visit for Health Reform:

http://my.barackobama.com/OfficeVisit

Wherever you live, these visits matter: Many representatives are pushing hard toward reform, and they are taking a lot of heat from special interests. They deserve our thanks and need our support to continue the fight. But those who are still putting insurance companies and partisan point-scoring ahead of their constituents must know that voters are watching -- and that we expect better.

Earlier this week, the President wrote that "this is the moment our movement was built for" and asked us all to commit to join at least one event this month. This is the way to answer that call, and rise to the challenge of this moment together.

Thank you for going the extra mile when it matters the most,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

Comment by MARILYN on August 7, 2009 at 10:50am

http://www.mrcaction.org/538/petition.asp?CID=538&RID=20925123

Comment by MARILYN on August 3, 2009 at 10:23am

Comment by MARILYN on July 24, 2009 at 10:19pm

I AM FIRED UP!!!!

Comment by Marsha Tucker on July 24, 2009 at 9:49pm

How can I help fire West Texans up?