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Votes For “Sham” Buffett Tax Instead Of Passing A Budget As millions of Michiganders finish their taxes, liberal Democrat Debbie Stabenow is working to ensure that next year some of them can pay even more money to the federal government, while refusing to pass a budget for the third year in a row.   Stabenow voted this evening in support of the Buffett Tax increase which according to the Wall Street Journal does virtually nothing to the national deficit, and does nothing to create a single job or lower gas prices.  Additionally, newspapers, economists and political commentators around the country have derided this vote as “total gimmickry,” “a ruse,” “a publicity stunt,” “a hoax,” and “a sham.” What’s more – it comes just one day after Senate Democrats, for the third year in a row, ignored the legal deadline of April 15th, established under the Budget Control Act of 1974, to…

NRSC Launches New Web Video Two years ago today – with the help of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow who voted for Barack Obama’s job-killing healthcare bill – President Obama signed his $1.76 trillion healthcare bill into law.  The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today released a web video reminding Michiganders of the broken promises from ObamaCare. Senator Stabenow specifically promised the healthcare bill would reduce healthcare costs for millions of people, but since this legislation has been signed into law, costs have risen by 9 percent and the average premium has risen by $1,300.  Meanwhile, Stabenow and her fellow Democrats claimed the healthcare bill would cost $940 billion, but recently the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report that found ObamaCare would actually cost $1.76 trillion.        Click The Screenshot Below To View The NRSC’s New Web Video Notably, this bill is also hurting businesses throughout Michigan. “Senator…

WITH TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY APPROACHING, THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEBBIE STABENOW’S HEALTHCARE LAW When liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow made President Barack Obama’s intrusive healthcare bill the law of the land, we knew it would force every Michigander to purchase health insurance, but now we are learning that it will give 15 unelected bureaucrats the power to decide which healthcare decisions are best for the people of Michigan.    In fact, the American Hospital Association, along with over 70 medical groups warned Stabenow and her fellow Democrats that the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) could limit seniors’ access to Medicare and even the infrastructure for the entire healthcare system.  Additionally, it’s been reported that the IPAB’s true end game is to arbitrarily control the price of healthcare and decide what type of medical treatments patients in Michigan can receive.  As the Wall Street Journal reports: Public opposition to the Affordable Care Act…

Debbie Stabenow’s Healthcare Law Is Killing Jobs In Michigan  When liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow cast the 60th and deciding vote for President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, it didn’t just cut $550 billion from Medicare but also included a slew of job-killing taxes that are crushing small businesses across the Great Lakes State.  In Kalamazoo, the Stryker Orthopedic Company was forced to reduce its workforce by 5% and notably, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated the healthcare law will kill 800,000 jobs nationwide. QUESTION: “In your estimation, the health care law would reduce employment by 800,000…” DOUGLAS ELMENDORF, CBO Director: “Yes… there would be a reduction of 800,000 workers.” (U.S. House Of Representatives, Budget Committee, Hearing, 2/10/11) QUESTION: “The last question is, it’s been argued and was argued here yesterday with the chairman, that the new health care law will create jobs and increase labor force participation. But if…

Premiums Have Increased Debbie Stabenow Claimed ObamaCare Would Lower Premiums When liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow voted for President Barack Obama’s job-killing healthcare law, she specifically promised the legislation would lower premiums, but nearly two years later families are now paying more money for their health insurance.  FactCheck.org has found that ObamaCare has made healthcare slightly less affordable and it’s causing premiums to go up – not down, as Stabenow and her fellow Democrats claimed it would.  Additionally, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that in 2011 the average healthcare premium climbed from $13,770 to $15,073, which amounts to a 9 percent increase. As the New York Times reports:  “The cost of health insurance for many Americans this year climbed more sharply than in previous years, outstripping any growth in workers’ wages and adding more uncertainty about the pace of rising medical costs.   A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation,…

After Lobbying From White House, Stabenow Gives Obama Key Vote To Help Kill Keystone Pipeline Construction Further burnishing her record as one of the most liberal Democrats in the Senate, and one of President Obama’s most loyal supporters, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today helped the President continue to block construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline which even top labor unions say would create thousands of new American jobs. “If there was ever an example of Senator Stabenow’s willingness to put her loyalty to President Obama, and his failed energy agenda, ahead of what’s best for Michigan and American jobs, it was this vote,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Brian Walsh said today.  “The Keystone pipeline would not only create thousands of new jobs, but it would help reduce our country’s dependence on Middle East oil.  Unfortunately, given the choice between President Obama and jobs, Debbie Stabenow again stood…

ObamaCare Gave The Federal Government The Power To Decide What’s Best For Michiganders Nearly two years ago, Senator Debbie Stabenow supported Barack Obama’s job-killing healthcare bill which gave the federal government the power to decide what type of healthcare services that employers, including religious institutions in Michigan, had to pay for, even if it violated their own personal moral beliefs. This intrusive healthcare law is a clear violation of religious freedom as it forces religious institutions and individuals to choose between violating the law and violating their faith, which Stabenow continues to support.  Her position is completely out of step with most Michiganders. “Time and again when it comes to issues of more government intrusion into our everyday lives – be it the stimulus, ObamaCare, or cap-and-trade – Senator Stabenow chooses President Obama’s side,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Lance Trover.  “Senator Stabenow’s push for more government mandates…

NRSC Launches New Video Highlighting The Failed Promises & Economic Agenda Of Washington Democrats Three years ago today, despite an already skyrocketing federal debt, President Barack Obama – with the help of liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow – rammed their $825 billion stimulus spending bill into law promising Americans that it would create millions of news jobs In fact, Stabenow specifically promised the stimulus would create jobs, but since the legislation was signed into law Michigan has lost over 100,000 jobs because the Obama Administration was determined to spend their way out of this economic crisis instead of targeting the legislation to assist small business owners who are the true job creators of this country. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Notably, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report just yesterday that found that the rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February…

Republicans Point To Mile-Wide Gap Between Stabenow’s Rhetoric Versus Her Record Despite campaigning on the promise of fiscal responsibility, President Obama and Senate Democrats including Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow, have added an additional $4.7 trillion to the national debt in just the last three years – bringing America’s total debt to over $15.3 trillion.  Yet, instead of reversing course on their failed economic policies, President Obama and Debbie Stabenow are doubling-down on their call for higher taxes, more Washington spending and an even bigger federal debt. The President today introduced his annual budget which includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes, much of which has previously been endorsed by Senator Stabenow, while ensuring a fourth straight year of trillion-dollar-plus deficits.  What’s worse – Senator Stabenow and her fellow Senate Democrats have said they do not even intend to pass a budget for the third straight year, clearly recognizing the political peril of…