Omnibus spin, 2015 – Georgia 06 Congressman Dr. Tom Price really doesn’t want to talk about immigration!
I am a pro-enforcement immigration activist and conservative independent voter who lives in the 6th District of Georgia. Below is my congressman’s ( Dr. Tom Price ) most recent newsletter which arrived in my inbox today.
There is a link at the bottom to a Fox News interview he did yesterday.
I hope you read the newsletter and watch the short video interview, but let me eliminate any needless suspense: Price avoided the topic of immigration like measles and the interviewer went along with him. I would bring this up at his next town hall meeting, but he stopped doing in person town halls in 2013 during the last amnesty battle. Now, he sticks to “tele-townhalls” and “Facebook town halls.”
We started noting the “new” Tom Price several years ago when we also learned of his growing friendship with Paul Ryan. In an August interview in the local newspaper, Price got quite arrogant and “Ryan-ish” when the young reporter pressed questions on immigration. That very short interview is worth reading.
For the most part, the Georgia 6th is run by and for Establishment Republicans, as is the entire Georgia state government. But there is a growing group of voters who are paying attention activlely searching for a replacement for Rep.Tom Price. Count me in that group.
According to DHS, Georgia ranks number seven in the nation in our population of illegal aliens, with more victims of borders than Arizona. English is an optional language in the Peach State and the Chamber of Commerce cabal runs the state capitol. I have known Tom Price for more than a decade. I want new representation in Wasjhington D.C. . I didn’t leave my congressman. My congressman left me.
Below is the Price newsletter. The video interview is ten minutes.
“Looking Ahead to a New Year
Congress returns on January 5th with a fresh opportunity and obligation to put forward and seek to advance a bold agenda that addresses key economic, fiscal, and national security challenges facing our nation. Part of having a successful effort in the new year is restoring order to our budget and appropriations process. That would not have been possible had Congress not completed the appropriations process for this current fiscal year before adjourning earlier this month.
For all the issues that were unfortunately not addressed or included in the end-of-year spending bill Congress passed, there were several key victories that we were able to achieve. In an interview yesterday on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,” I outlined a few of those items as part of a broader discussion about the work ahead for Congress:
“We didn’t get all that we wanted, and there’s no doubt about that. That’s what happens in divided government. But, again, what we did get were real, positive things. Keeping spending down to a level lower than 2008. That’s a big thing. Ending the oil export ban that’s been in place over 40 years. That’s a big thing. Putting the reins on the EPA and the IRS so that they can’t do some of the egregious things that they’ve been doing over the past couple of years. Those are big, big things. Now, that’s not the be all and the end all. We understand that. But the American people are going to see in 2016 a positive contrast. People who are interested in solving challenges, and who’s getting in the way. And that’s what the next year’s going to be all about.”
Indeed, 2016 will be about presenting real, positive solutions that speak to the American people’s priorities. As I discussed during Sunday’s interview, we were able to secure a much needed increase in funding for our national security in the recent appropriations bill, but there is more that must be done to ensure our military has the resources and flexibility to complete its missions, to protect the American people from the threat of terrorism while supporting America’s interests and allies abroad.
At the same time, there are incredible challenges here at home as well – particularly as it relates to health care:
“…the American people understand and appreciate that the health care system is moving in a direction that they don’t want or recognize. It’s lowering the quality of care. It’s decreasing access to care. It’s increasing the cost of care, decreasing choices. That’s not what the American people want. So we need a president that will assist us, help us to repeal and replace Obamacare and move in the direction of patient centered health care where patients and families and doctors are making medical decisions, not Washington, D.C.”
A busy year awaits, and, as Chairman of the House Budget Committee, I look forward to the balanced budget we will present to the American people being an important part of our efforts to advance real, positive solutions:
“At the Budget Committee, what we’re going to do is put forward a positive budget that solves the challenges that we face, that balances within a 10-year period of time, saves trillions of dollars, gets us on a path to paying off the debt and not raising taxes. That’s what the American people want. And in so doing, we’ll identify the large areas where we need to reform programs. So, saving and strengthening, securing Medicare and Social Security and Medicaid, putting in place an energy policy that makes us energy independent, and then recognizing the incredible importance of providing for the national defense. This is, again, a very dangerous world, and we’ve got to make certain that our men and women who stand in harm’s way have all of the resources and equipment that they need to be able to protect us.”
At the end of the day, a balanced budget, an orderly appropriations process, and a set of specific solutions to the myriad of challenges facing our nation will have the added benefit of reasserting Congress’ proper role in the governing of our nation so that we fight back against the Executive Branch’s attempts to usurp authority:
“We need to have balanced branches of government. And so for the Congress, what we need to do is claw back some of that responsibility, rightful responsibility, constitutional responsibility, and that happens in the area of budgeting and that happens in the area of appropriations. And we need a president that recognizes that and recognizes that the two branches are distinct and that they need to work together.”