NEVADA REPUBLICAN PARTY 10/07/2013

After a week of the Democrat government “shutdown”, it’s enlightening to look at some of the things the Obama administration has been doing since their partial government “shut down”. The administration didn’t think that a partial government shutdown would cause enough pain, so they’ve gone on the attack against private citizens and businesses.

 

Their actions have made it very clear why the Democrats wanted to force this “crisis” on the nation, despite the best efforts of Republicans to make sure that the government was fully funded by the October 1 deadline. The goal has been to inflict maximum pain on Americans, and then blame Republicans for the pain. Here are a few examples of Obama’s childish actions since the Senate Democrats have refused to pass a spending bill:

 

·       In North Carolina, despite public claims that it is interested in creating jobs in America, the Obama administration has directed the closure of private businesses along the Blue Ridge Parkway, including the Pisgah Inn, which employs 100 people. When owner Bruce O’Connell defied the order to close his business, park service patrol cars were dispatched to enforce the closure.

 

·       When the Obama administration barricaded the World War II Memorial in Washington DC, an unprecedented action in any former “shutdown”, Senator Dean Heller, along with Congressmen Joe Heck and Mark Amodei, were on hand to open the barricades and make sure the veterans could see their memorial. Closing the memorial was a senseless thing to do – it cost more to put up the barricades than it would have to just leave it open. Even Democrat congressman Steven Horsford could see that - he decided to stand with the grown ups and joined his colleagues to make sure our veterans had access.

 

·       Right here in Nevada, Obama has refused to allow homeowners at Lake Mead to occupy their own homes, even though they were not required to vacate during the three week Clinton administration shutdown in 1996.

 

·       Despite the fact that less than 20% of the government is actually shut down, the Obama Administration felt the need to take the Amber Alert website offline for the first week of the shutdown, although other government websites such as Michelle Obama’s LetsMove.gov remained up and running. After conservatives pointed out that the dollars spent on barricading memorials or trying to close the ocean would be better spent on helping to find missing children, the website was turned back on, proving that the administration will listen to reason if we speak up.

 

These are just a few examples of the childish and unnecessary actions being taken by an administration that never lets a good crisis go to waste – even if the “crisis” is self-inflicted.

 

And there’s no doubt that it’s the Democrats that have caused this “crisis”. The House of Representatives did its job – multiple times – by sending spending bills to the Senate for approval. Every time, the Senate refused to take action. Since the Democrats shut down part of the government on October 1, House Republicans have continued to send bills to the Senate to fund all or part of the government, but the Senate still refuses to act, continuing to believe that Democrats are scoring political points by hurting their fellow Americans.

 

Democrats claim that House Republicans are being unreasonable, but it is the Republicans that passed bills to fund the government. All that they asked in return was a for a fair implementation of Obamacare, including offering the same consideration to average Americans as businesses, unions, and Congress themselves has received. As the grown ups in the room, House Republicans want to make sure that the fiscal problems in Obamacare are worked out for everyone, not just for the political friends of the Obama administration.

 

Nevada Republicans call on the Democrats to recognize that their refusal to fund the government is damaging ordinary Americans, and that vindictive and unnecessary policies aren’t in anyone’s best interest. Americans want fiscal responsibility, and they want fairness. Unfortunately, it seems like Democrats aren’t interested in either one.