Continues To Stand With Obama By Opposing Bipartisan, Common-Sense Measures
In what has become a disturbing pattern, this week liberal Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin voted against two bipartisan jobs bills in two days.
Both of these bills received broad bipartisan support, because they will help protect Wisconsin businesses from more government overreach and job killing regulations. They represent the 24th and 25th bipartisan jobs bills passed by the House, and largely opposed by Baldwin, now awaiting a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
- REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2011 (H.R. 3010): Bipartisan legislation that “requires agencies to assess the costs and benefits” of new regulations on small businesses.
Passed the House by a vote of 253-167 – Baldwin Voted Nay - REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2011 (H.R. 527): Closes loopholes used by federal agencies that allow them to impose costly, job-crushing regulations.
Passed the House by a vote of 263-159 – Baldwin Voted Nay
Notably, Baldwin’s job-killing votes comes on the heels of a new report from Gallup that found our country’s underemployment rate – which measures the percentage of workers who are unemployed with the percentage working part time – has risen to over 18 percent.
“It’s unbelievable that Tammy Baldwin would tell Wisconsinites that she cares about jobs, and then proceed to vote against two bipartisan jobs bills in as many days,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “Unfortunately, this is just another reminder that Baldwin will do anything to protect the unelected bureaucrats and their job-killing regulations.”
