TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! KANSAS CITY CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER URGES COMPROMISE ON THE QUICKLY APPROACHING FED SEQUESTER!!!
From his latest EC from DC newsletter . . . Kansas City's Congressman urges compromise amid a showdown that could bring government to a halt.
Money quote . . .
Congressman Cleaver: "We must do our jobs and find compromise to avert the across-the-board spending cuts that are looming. These debilitating, indiscriminate cuts will only hurt the economy. A recent study by George Mason University economists projects a loss of 2.14 million jobs, if the sequester is implemented. 51,091 of these jobs would be lost in Missouri alone, according to their analysis."
Check the entirety of Rep. Cleaver's comments on the upcoming sequester from his latest e-mail blast:
SEQUESTER RAPIDLY APPROACHING
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with dozens of new constituents in Odessa and Lexington to listen to ideas and concerns about the future, what is going on in Washington, and what can be done to make sure we are following the best path forward in creating jobs, boosting the economy, and numerous other issues. This was during our ‘Coffee with Cleaver’ meetings – one of my favorite times to meet with people. The desperate need for a farm bill, the impending sequester, and the hateful attitudes in Congress all came up again and again.
The sequester deadline is fast approaching – March 1st. Yet, as I write to you, Congress is out of session. While I always love being back in my district, we should not have come home without action.
We must do our jobs and find compromise to avert the across-the-board spending cuts that are looming. These debilitating, indiscriminate cuts will only hurt the economy. A recent study by George Mason University economists projects a loss of 2.14 million jobs, if the sequester is implemented. 51,091 of these jobs would be lost in Missouri alone, according to their analysis. This employment shrinkage will come from a broad range of occupations, including teachers, nurses, construction and manufacturing workers, small business employees, and law enforcement. Seniors face severe potential impact, as well as other groups, if the automatic cuts begin taking place. For instance, it is estimated that hundreds fewer Missouri women will be screened for breast cancer and more than a thousand veterans will not get needed job training skills. And the Congressional Budget Office believes the sequester will cut national economic growth in 2013 in half.
I also fear serious consideration of the farm bill may not even take place until late spring or summer. So far, there has been no schedule announced for a new markup in the House or Senate Agriculture Committees for the farm bill. That is leaving farmers, ranchers and producers in a terrible state of uncertainty. This is an issue for everyone in Missouri’s Fifth District. The rural/urban connection is critical to all families and our commodities must be protected. A long-term, comprehensive farm bill needs attention and passage immediately.
It is way past time to roll up our sleeves and get to work in Washington. And to do this, we must put aside our partisan bickering and find strategic, responsible ways to cut the budget, raise revenue and control spending.
Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Claycomo, and all of Ray, Lafayette, and Saline Counties. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and also serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus.
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A bit of compromise would be nice for a change.
Wait compromise on what? This was Obama"s idea! Please don't forget that part. Obama wanted sequestration so if it happens he cn say " see look wht the reps dd". Read more and quit watching CNN and any msm you will be better informed if you do.
Boooga boooga booo.....shut up nigger and pay your bills!!!!
The Deadbeat Congressman never runs out if bull crap to spew.
Pay your bills Deadbeat Cleaver!
I don't think the Republicans are going to back down. I think they'll let it happen and try to blame Obama for the crying.
Best thing to do is for Obama to punish Republican leadership by making major govt cuts in THEIR OWN STATES. And close bases in Republican states or move the personnel to Blue state bases.
Cancel military contracts in Southern States. Do to the Republicans what they do to the Democrats. Let the Republicans explain all those job cuts in their home states and among their big corporate contributors!
Cleaver = Piece Of Shit
For three years congress (Repubs or Demos) haven't done much more than collect a paycheck and jerk off the public. To start calling for cooperation at the midnight hour is just a hoot. The dumb ass public needs to make it a point to vote for the non incumbent in November no matter what party they belong to. It is past time to send a message to Washington that we are fed up with the bullshit and expect these politicians to earn their keep.
Let it go into effect. It is not going to cut anything. It is going to cut planned increases. What would else should the government do? The spends more every year. Every year the government gets bigger regardless of who is in charge. It is time the government at least cut spending increases across the board. It would make more sense to go and look at the stupid ways the government spends money and target some programs for real cuts, but this bunch just can't seem to do that so across the board is better nothing.
Again, this is NOT a spending cut, it is a cut in the rate of spending growth.
No I think there are going to be furoughs in March. People either being laid off or cut to 4 days and a 4 day payweek. That may not be a bad idea...lots of govt people are paid more than in private enterprise and unlike regular folks in the real world, have gumment job security.
What will be more fun is when the military gets cut, and some contracting companies get cut. It would be good to not build ships or grounded jets that we don't need.
And what fool has authorized 'mile markers' on interstate highways every 'TENTH of a mile?" On both sides of the divided roadways?
THat, friends, is gumment waste!
CLEAVER so government waste, and human waste. So is Obama.
Cleaver is government waste and human waste. So is Obama. And McCaskill.
"While I always love being back in my district, we should not have come home without action"
Translation--
While I always love being BLACK in my district, cause the color of my skin guarantees my sinecure, I would have liked to have spent another couple of weeks on the public dime, instead of coming home to hear more shit about my car wash, which, by the way, failed because of racism.
And that's why he'll win.
I support Cleaver and McCaskill. Anybody have a better idea?
Look at that NIGGER, with his paw in the air. Looks like he was trying to hale a cab or something. Doesn't he know that good cabbies never stop for a NIGGER, if they can help it...
9:12, yeah, anyone who is NOT Cleaver the Deadbeat or McCaskill the Tax Cheat, both of whom do a lousy job of representing the majority of MO residents, especially on Obamacare.
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