Ron Klein (FL-22) 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, Kagen 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).
Rep. Ron Klein (FL-22) 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
taxes on Americans by $683 billion
(House Roll Call 382).
Rep. Ron Klein (FL-22) proved his loyalty to the trial lawyer lobby
again when he rejected a proposal to protect firefighters who assist families
in their community with the proper installation of child safety seats from
frivolous lawsuits
(House Roll Call 159).
Despite the nearly 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States today, and
an ever increasing security threat resulting from porous borders, Klein 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).
Klein voted to jeopardize our national security when he sided with her democrat leadership to weaken our nation's intelligence laws and to reopen the terrorist loophole (House Roll Call 1119).
Klein 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).
This summer, Republicans were able to force a vote to close the terrorist loophole, but Klein voted for the Democrats' FISA legislation which reverses this course and endangers our nation's security (House Roll Call 1120).
Klein 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). Klein 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).
Klein 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)
Klein 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)
Klein 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)
Klein voted to impose a hefty tax increase on tobacco, which will severely burden low-income families and tobacco farmers. (House Roll Call 787)
In yet another example of Klein's commitment to increase taxes on hard-working Americans, Klein voted to allow yet another tax increase on homeowners. (House Roll Call 947)
Klein refused to permanently repeal the onerous Death Tax, in effect voting for a $1.35 trillion tax hike. Klein's vote seriously jeopardizes family-owned business and farms, and destroys any hope for hard-working families to pass their livelihood onto future generations. (House Roll Call 959)
Klein 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)
Klein and his Democrat leadership in Washington left town on Veterans Day weekend without passing a vital veterans' housing, healthcare and benefits bill.
The number one priority of Congress should be to protect the American people, but unfortunately, Ron Klein is proving he cannot be trusted with this responsibility as he continues to play politics with our national security. Klein voted in lock-step with his liberal Democrat leadership to weaken our nation's intelligence laws and to reopen the terrorist loophole. (House Roll Call 1120).
Klein 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)
Klein failed to protect children in school when he voted against a motion which would have provided funding for schools to cover the fees to do background checks on teachers across the country. (House Roll Call 685)
Klein can't seem to help himself when it comes to paying back Big Labor. This time, Klein voted to defeat a motion to restore $2 million to the office responsible for investigating union corruption. (House Roll Call 642)
Klein 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)
Klein voted to impose another massive tax increase at the expense of America's hard-working farmers, threatening the jobs of more than 5 million American workers. (House Roll Call 746)
Klein voted against full funding for the construction of the border fence as mandated by Congress. (House Roll Call 490)Klein voted to pave the way for one of the largest tax hikes in history. (House Roll Call 377)Voted against a measure that would have eliminated taxpayer-funded small business grants for convicted felons including sex offenders, kidnappers and others. (House Roll Call 224)
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.
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. By voting for the Democrats $124 billion supplemental spending bill, Klein voted for legislation "stuffed full of pork," according to Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog group. (House Roll Call 186)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)
In a stunning payback to Big Labor for delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions and a Democrat victory on Election Day, Ron Klein voted to strip away a worker's democratic right to a private ballot. (House Roll Call 118)Klein voted to allow convicted felons to receive student loan benefits. (House Roll Call 29)Klein 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)Ron Klein 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)Klein voted to turn over United States homeland security protections to the United Nations. (House Roll Call 14)
Klein 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)When he had a chance to take a stand against illegal immigration, Klein voted to allow illegal immigrants to form unions in the United States. (House Roll Call 117)Disregarding an important component of the Civil Rights Act, Ron Klein voted against legislation that would fully protect the rights of faith-based organizations that administer Head Start programs. (House Roll Call 284)Klein voted with Democrat leadership to strip numerous, important immigration enforcement provisions from the Homeland Security Bill. (House Roll call 316)
In his first opportunity to put partisan politics aside for the sake of cleaning up the mess in Washington, Klein 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, Klein 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.
