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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Graves: Businesses aren't going to hire until they get everything they want
In the accompanying Fox Business video, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. says what has been pretty evident fro a long time, businesses do not plan to hire anyone until everything has been lined up exactly the way they want it.
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These are the programs that Republicans House have proposed cutting with annual savings: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million Save America's Treasures Program. $25 million International Fund for Ireland . $17 million Legal Services Corporation. $420 million National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million Hope VI Program.. $250 million Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion Eliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually. U.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million John C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000 Community Development Fund. $4.5 billion Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million Essential Air Service. $150 million Technology Innovation Program. $70 million Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. $125 million Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million Beach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings. New Starts Transit. $2 billion Exchange Programs for Alaska , Natives Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts . $9 million Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion Title X Family Planning. $318 million Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million Economic Development Administration. $293 million Programs under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion Applied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million Energy Star Program. $52 million Economic Assistance to Egypt . $250 million U.S. Agency for International Development. $1.39 billion General Assistance to District of Columbia . $210 million annual Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual Presidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years. No funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services. Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually. IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years. Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total savings. Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees. $1.2 billion savings over ten years. Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings. Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress. Eliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings. Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings Eliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings. USDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings. Subsidy to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). $93 million annual savings. Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings. Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings. Ready to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings.. HUD Ph.D. Program. Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act. TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years
I can't hire people to build houses when people are out of work, about to lose their healthcare, and trying to keep food on the table with $4/gallon gasoline, and, certainly do not have the money to buy a new home.
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These are the programs that Republicans House have proposed cutting with annual savings:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million
Save America's Treasures Program. $25 million
International Fund for Ireland . $17 million
Legal Services Corporation.
$420 million
National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million
National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million
Hope VI Program.. $250 million
Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion
Eliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
U.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million
Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million
Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million
John C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000
Community Development Fund. $4.5 billion
Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million
Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion
Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million
Essential Air Service. $150 million
Technology Innovation Program. $70 million
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. $125 million
Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million
Beach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings.
New Starts Transit. $2 billion
Exchange Programs for Alaska , Natives Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts . $9 million
Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion
Title X Family Planning. $318 million
Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million
Economic Development Administration. $293 million
Programs under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion
Applied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion
FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million
Energy Star Program. $52 million
Economic Assistance to Egypt . $250 million
U.S. Agency for International Development. $1.39 billion
General Assistance to District of Columbia . $210 million annual
Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual
Presidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years.
No funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million
End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually.
IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total savings.
Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees. $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings.
Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress.
Eliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings.
Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings
Eliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.
USDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings.
Subsidy to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). $93 million annual savings.
Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings.
Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings.
Ready to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings..
HUD Ph.D. Program.
Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years
They need to do some serious work towards getting businesses to hire since these companies are doing nothing but holding onto huge reserves.
I can't hire people to build houses when people are out of work, about to lose their healthcare, and trying to keep food on the table with $4/gallon gasoline, and, certainly do not have the money to buy a new home.
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