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NICK LAMPSON ALREADY BREAKING PROMISES



The Clear Cut Evidence
Tax Hiker



"I do not believe we need big tax increases."
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Lampson voted to pave the way for one of the largest tax hikes in history. (House Roll Call 377)
 
Lampson 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). 
 
Lampson 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)
 
Showed a commitment to raising taxes immediately after being sworn-in: His first vote elected Pelosi Speaker and his second vote made it easier to impose massive tax hikes on the American people. (House Roll Call 4)

Lampson 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)

Lampson voted to impose a hefty tax increase on tobacco, which will severely burden low-income families and tobacco farmers.  (House Roll Call 787)

Killing Jobs



"We need to cut health care costs for small businesses. It is important to reduce the unfair tax burden on small and family-owned businesses that offer health insurance to its employees and make the estate tax laws fair."
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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)

Lampson 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)

Cut NASA Funding
     
"'NASA contributes to the economy and culture of America while giving students throughout the country an opportunity to dream of discovery,' Lampson said. 'Presenting an opportunity to witness the science NASA will add to the growing momentum in Congress to increase NASA's funding.'" (Fort Bend Now, 03/11/08)
 
"Our space program will continue as one of my highest priorities when I am again elected to Congress. I will lead efforts to help manage the federal budget in order to afford a more robust NASA budget." www.lampson.com
Just a few months after being elected to represent the NASA community Lampson, voted for legislation that would cut the NASA budget and put many jobs in Texas in jeopardy. (House Roll Call Vote 72)






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Lampson 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)
 
Lampson 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).
 
Lampson 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)

Lampson and his Democrat leadership in Washington left town on Veterans Day weekend without passing a vital veterans' housing, healthcare and benefits bill. 

Lampson can't seem to help himself when it comes to paying back Big Labor. This time, Lampson voted to defeat a motion to restore $2 million to the office responsible for investigating union corruption. (House Roll Call 642)

Voted to defy military commanders on the ground and cut off funds for the troops in harm's way. Lampson's vote allowed for a two month funding allowance that would accelerate the Democrat slow bleed strategy. (House Roll Call 333)
Lampson voted to turn over United States homeland security protections to the United Nations. (House Roll Call 14)

Voted to allow convicted felons to receive student loan benefits. (House Roll Call 29)

In a stunning payback to Big Labor for delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions and a Democrat victory on Election Day, Nick Lampson voted to strip away a worker's democratic right to a private ballot.(House Roll Call 118)

Lampson voted for the Pelosi-Murtha "slow bleed" scheme to choke-off funding for American troops in harm's way. (House Roll Call 186)

By voting yes, Lampson voted for a date-certain for retreat and defeat in Iraq and voted to hamstring the mission by allowing Congress to micromanage the war.

Ignoring widespread criticism from the
American Legion and 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.
The bill he supported had been labeled "something of a trick"and an "unruly mess: bad policy, bad precedent, and bad politics"by news publications typically allied with the House Democrat agenda.
 
In his first opportunity to put partisan politics aside for the sake of cleaning up the mess in Washington, Nick Lampson 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, Lampson voted behind-the-scenes to allow FBI bribery suspect Congressman William Jeffersonto sit on the Homeland Security panel and have access to top US secrets.
 
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