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"We need to change the provision that guarantees homeland security funding for every state. This only leads to wasted spending on pet projects that have little or nothing to do with homeland security." www.jerrymcnerney.org |
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McNerney voted to continue to waste hard-earned taxpayer dollars on pet projects when he voted against a proposal to impose an immediate earmark moratorium until both parties could come together to fix Washington?s mess of an earmark process. (House Roll Call 32)
McNerney voted in lock-step with the liberal Democrat leadership to fund duplicitous pet projects over critical human intelligence. (House Roll Call 117)
By voting for the Democrats' $124 billion supplemental spending bill, McNerney voted for legislation "stuffed full of pork," according to Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog group. (House Roll Call 186)McNerney voted to allow hidden earmarks to be tucked into the Democrats' SCHIP bill, despite his promise to be part of the "most open Congress in history." (House Roll Call 902)
McNerney seems to be a fan of wasteful spending and bureaucratic tape. McNerney voted to throw away taxpayers' hard-earned dollars on needless and duplicative federal programs. (House Roll Call 936)
McNerney and the Democrat leaders of the so-called, self-proclaimed "most open Congress in history," have closed the door on any possibility for amendments or debate on a series of appropriations bills. As a result, 54 never before seen earmarks were stealthily placed into various appropriations bills at the expense of important funding for our troops, our veterans and hard working Americans. | |
| Wrong On Energy |
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"The United States needs a 'sustainable energy' plan because our economy depends on it ..." www.jerrymcnerney.org |
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McNerney voted in lock-step with his Washington leaders for the Democrats' "No Energy" bill, killing jobs and increasing dependence on foreign energy (House Roll Call 1140).
Roll Call 1136 Fail to Pass Clean AMT
McNerney voted for $6.5 billion in new taxes on American energy producers. Voted for higher energy prices for American consumers. Voted to stifle domestic energy production. And voted to increase America's dependence on foreign sources of energy. (House Roll Call 40) | |
| Payback to Big Labor |
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"I am proud to stand up with Labor to fight for California's wage earners and the working men and women of this country." www.jerrymcnerney.org |
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In a stunning payback to Big Labor for delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions and a Democrat victory on Election Day, Jerry McNerney voted to strip away a worker's democratic right to a private ballot. (House Roll Call 118)
McNerney can't seem to help himself when it comes to paying back Big Labor. This time, McNerney voted to defeat a motion to restore $2 million to the office responsible for investigating union corruption. (House Roll Call 642) | |
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"Our foreign policy needs to be guided by a rational assessment of what actions will result in a more secure homeland." www.jerrymcnerney.org |
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McNerney completely abandoned his responsibility to ensure that our intelligence officials have all of the necessary tools to provide for our national security by allowing the terrorist surveillance program to expire, leaving Americans? security in serious jeopardy (House Roll Call 48and 53)
Jerry McNerney voted against increasing funding for border security. (House Roll Call 471) McNerney then voted against full funding for the construction of the border fence as mandated by Congress. (House Roll Call 490)
By blatantly blocking the renewal of the critical terrorist surveillance program, McNerney prolonged the Democrats? payback to trial lawyers who are filing frivolous lawsuits against the telecom companies who fulfilled their patriotic duty by aiding the government in terrorist surveillances in the aftermath of 9/11. (House Roll Call 73)
McNerney continued to abdicate his duty to protect the American people and instead play political games by voting repeatedly to block a vote on the Senate?s bipartisan Protect America Act. (House Roll Call 116)
McNerney alienated himself from not only the bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who strongly support the Protect America Act, but also the American public as a whole, and he supported a sham FISA bill in hopes of finding political cover from voters who are tired of his bobbing and weaving on the issue of national security. (House Roll Call 145)
This summer, Republicans were able to force a vote to close the terrorist loophole, but McNerney voted for the Democrats' FISA legislation which reverses this course and endangers our nation's security (House Roll Call 1120).
McNerney voted to turn over United States homeland security protections to the United Nations. (House Roll Call 14) | |
| Corruption Hypocrite |
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"When I am elected to Congress, I will support the toughest ethics reform in Congress...no exceptions."
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In his first opportunity to put partisan politics aside for the sake of cleaning up the mess in Washington,
Jerry McNerney went back on his word by voting to give John Murtha a pass on
a significant ethical breach. Murtha threatened to cut off earmarks for
not ONE, but TWO members of Congress who voted against a
Murtha-sponsored project that has been deemed wasteful and a
"boondoggle." (House Roll Call 402)
When he had another chance to take a stand against corrupt behavior, McNerney voted behind-the-scenes to allow FBI bribery suspect Congressman William Jefferson to sit on the Homeland Security panel and have access to top US secrets. | |
| No Access to Healthcare |
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"America is facing a growing healthcare crisis. Forty five million American's have no medical coverage, and those that do see skyrocketing premiums every year. It's hurting our businesses." www.jerrymcnerney.org |
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Voted to restrict seniors' access to life-saving drugs as well as access to their neighborhood community pharmacist. (House Roll Call 22)
McNerney voted against providing affordable health care to uninsured working families. (House Roll Call 10)
McNerney voted to cut Medicare benefits for seniors, ration government-run healthcare and raise taxes to pay for the massive bureaucratic expansion. (House Roll Call 787) | |
| Voted for Tax Hiker |
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"The prosperity of the average American, the consumer is a pillar of our economy. If the incomes of working people decline, markets will shrink. Everyone will suffer." www.jerrymcnerney.org Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-11) won?t be seen as a friend of the taxpayer this fall
after he voted for a record-shattering $3 trillion dollar budget that increases
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McNerney voted for the largest tax increase ever, supporting a devastating $683 billion tax increase, tens of billions of dollars in new wasteful Washington spending and rejecting any reform to solve our nation?s entitlement crisis. (House Roll Call 141)
McNerney voted in lock-step with his liberal Democrat leaders to kill a motion that would have permanently eliminated the onerous marriage penalty and extended the $1,000 child tax credit. (House Roll Call 83)
McNerney had the opportunity to bring a clean Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch to a vote, that would protect 23 million Americans from being hit with a massive tax hike on middle class American families, but instead voted in lock-step with his Democrat leadership, moving one step closer toward imposing a massive tax increase on middle class American families (House Roll Call 1136).
McNerney had the opportunity to pass an AMT patch free of tax increases, but voted with his Democrat leaders to kill it (House Roll Call 1152). McNerney then voted in lock-step with his Democrat leaders to kill a clean AMT patch, instead voting for burdening tax increases that will negatively impact the competitiveness of U.S. businesses and the American economy (House Roll Call 1153).
McNerney and the Democrats broke their "PAYGO" promise by voting to violate PAYGO rules in order to pass a patch for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) that is already so delayed that it will cost over 20 million Americans significant delays in receiving their IRS refunds this year. (House Roll Call 1183)
Voted to raid the wallets of the middle class, saddling taxpayers with a $400 billion tax hike -- the largest tax increase in American history. Voted to reinstate the marriage penalty, resurrect the death tax, and eliminate the child tax credit. (House Roll Call 212)
McNerney lined up once again with the Democrat Leadership to make it easier to raise taxes on the American people. He voted against a motion which would have prevented the IRS from implementing or collecting any new tax increases that the Democrats try to pass. (House Roll Call 605)
McNerney voted to impose a hefty tax increase on tobacco, which will severely burden low-income families and tobacco farmers. (House Roll Call 787)
McNerney voted for a down payment on the "Mother of All Tax Hikes" when he supported the Democrats" package for $72 billion in tax increases. (House Roll Call 1081) | |
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Jerry McNerney (CA-11) and his Democrat leaders have failed to reveal their secret "commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices." In the face of a
slowing economy and soaring cost of living, McNerney and his fellow Democrats
rejected a call to force Speaker Pelosi to tell the American people how she
plans to relieve their pain at the pump (House Roll Call 211).
Despite the nearly 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States today, and
an ever increasing security threat resulting from porous borders, McNerney is
doing the bidding of his liberal leaders in Washington by blocking a vote on a
bipartisan bill aimed at addressing America?s border security and illegal
immigration crisis (Discharge
Petition).
McNerney voted to adjourn the US House of Representatives for a two week Thanksgiving recess, blatantly neglecting to pass a critical housing, health care and benefits bill for our nation's veterans and troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan (House Roll Call 1113).
 McNerney voted for a bill that is widely perceived as a giveaway to the trial lawyer lobby, allowing for an open-ended commitment for frivolous lawsuits in the workplace. (House Roll Call 768)
McNerney put partisan politics above the needs of troops and commanders on the ground by voting for a Democrat-sponsored bill mandating extension of troop deployments overseas. (House Roll Call 795)
McNerney voted to kill a measure to protect state marriage laws from being changed in a courtroom by trial lawyers. (House Roll Call 1056)
McNerney and his Democrat leadership in Washington left town on Veterans Day weekend without passing a vital veterans' housing, healthcare and benefits bill.
McNerney voted yet again in lock-step with the Democrat leadership to block a motion aimed at protecting housing for America's homeless and disabled veterans. (House Roll Call 714)
Voted against the interests of America's small businesses and their ability to create jobs and provide affordable health care to their workers. (House Roll Call 17)
McNerney voted to give federal handouts to illegal immigrants by voting to gut the requirements in the State Children's Health Insurance Program law, which requires states to verify citizenship before providing health benefits. (House Roll Call 787)
McNerney cast a vote which would not only cripple the American mining industry, but also send American jobs overseas, increase America's dependence on foreign resources and undoubtedly endanger America's economic and national security. (House Roll Call 1032)
McNerney voted to defy military commanders on the ground and cut off funds for the troops in harm's way. McNerney's vote to ration funding for the troops allowed for a two month funding allowance that would accelerate the Democrat slow bleed strategy. (House Roll Call 333)Voted for the Pelosi-Murtha "slow bleed"strategy to choke-off funding for American troops in harm's way. (House Roll Call 186)
Ignoring widespread criticism from the American Legionand major news publications from across the country, he made it clear that he believes politicians in Washington can better execute the military's mission than the commanders on the ground.
 Voted to allow convicted felons to receive student loan benefits. (House Roll Call 29)
Voted against increasing college access and affordability for middle- to low-income students, against providing greater resources for Pell Grants, and against deficit reduction on behalf of taxpayers. (House Roll Call 31) |
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