Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman David Schweikert, Congressman Tim Huelskamp, and Congressman Justin Amash released a letter that was sent to GOP House Leadership asking for written explanation for why they were kicked off their respective committees. They also requested the scorecard used to judge their votes. Below is the text of the letter:
December 7, 2012
The Honorable John Boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
232 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Speaker Boehner,
We write to request a full and complete written explanation of the rationale for removing us from our current committee assignments, including any"scorecards” presented to the Steering Committee to justify our removals.
On Monday, we learned that we had been removed from our committee assignments. Some of us learned of this news from a member of the Steering Committee; others never were officially informed and heard of the action from press accounts citing anonymous leadership staffers. To this date, no formal explanation has been given for the removal.
After learning of our removal, it came to our attention that a scorecard was presented to the Steering Committee to make the case for our removal from those committees. On Wednesday morning, Mr. Huelskamp stood before the House Republican Conference and asked to see a copy of the scorecard used to remove us.
Through this past term, we were not aware that any such scorecard existed, nor that the scores would cause us to be removed from committee assignments. We believe this would be valuable information for the entire Republican Conference to know, so that each Member can make a full and complete decision when casting votes in the future. It would also allow us to communicate to our constituents which votes caused us to be removed.
Please provide a full and complete written explanation for our removal, including a copy of the scorecard presented to the Steering Committee meeting, by close of business Monday, December 10th.
Sincerely,
David Schweikert Tim Huelskamp, Justin Amash
U.S. Representative U.S. Representative U.S. Representative
Arizona Kansas Michigan
cc: Republican Steering Committee Members
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Arizona Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash - More Obama Lies & Damn Lies
An Assortment Of Obama's Lies During The Second Debate In His Desperate Attempt To Resurge In The Polls
LIE #1: OBAMA MISLED ON HIS RESPONSE TO LIBYA
THE CLAIM: Obama Gave A Misleading Response About His Reaction To The Terrorist Attack In Libya. OBAMA: "Secretary Clinton has done an extraordinary job. But she works for me. I'm the president. And I'm always responsible. And that's why nobody is more interested in finding out exactly what happened than I did (sic). The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. And I also said that we're going to hunt down those who committed this crime. And then a few days later, I was there greeting the caskets coming into Andrews Air Force Base and grieving with the families." (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, N.Y., 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: The Washington Post 's Fact Checker: Obama Did Not Say "Terrorism" In The Rose Garden And "It Took The Administration Days To Concede That That It Was An 'Act Of Terrorism'" Unrelated To The Video. "What did Obama say in the Rose Garden a day after the attack in Libya? 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this nation,' he said. But he did not say 'terrorism'-and it took the administration days to concede that that it was an 'act of terrorism' that appears unrelated to initial reports of anger at a video that defamed the prophet Muhammad." (Glenn Kessler, "Fact Check: Libya Attack," The Washington Post's The Fact Checker, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: Politico 's Mike Allen: In The Rose Garden, Obama Said "Very Generally, We Will Not Let Acts Of Terror Go Unpunished." POLITICO's MIKE ALLEN: "There's going to be a bunch of fact checks, but just to do a fact check here. When Governor Romney said that Obama had been slow in calling the Libya attack terrorism and the President said 'oh wait a minute, in the Rose Garden, the day after, I referred to an act of terror', Candy Crowley stepped in and said that he was right. It's actually arguable. And I'm looking at the transcript of that White House event the day after and he started by referring to them as selfless acts, which is casted very differently than the sort of very planned action that we now have. Later toward the end, he makes a reference to 9/11 and he says, very generally, we will not let acts of terror go unpunished. So that's going to be an arguable point." (Presidential Debate Wrap-Up, Politico Live, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: In Obama's Rose Garden Remarks, "He Did Not Explicitly Refer To The Benghazi Attack As An 'Act Of Terror,' Though He Did Use Those Words." "Romney said during Tuesday night's debate that it took 14 days for Obama to acknowledge that the attack was a terrorist attack, while Obama and CNN's Candy Crowley agreed that Obama said so Sept. 12 in remarks in the Rose Garden. In those remarks, journalists noticed, he did not explicitly refer to the Benghazi attack as an 'act of terror,' though he did use those words. 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for,' he said." (Josh Rogin, "Obama Did Call Benghazi Attack 'An Act Of Terror' - In Colorado," Foreign Policy 's The Cable, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: The Washington Post 's Fact Checker: "From Our Many Years Of Covering Diplomacy We Would Say There Is A World Of Difference" Between Acknowledging Terrorism And Referring To "Acts Of Terror." "Note: we added this statement to the timeline after Josh Gerstein of Politico asserted that the phrasing 'acts of terror' showed Obama acknowledged 'terrorism' was behind the attack. From our many years of covering diplomacy we would say there is a world of difference, but readers can draw their own conclusions." (Glenn Kessler, "From Video To Terrorist Attack: A Definitive Timeline Of Administration Statements On The Libya Attack," The Washington Post 's Fact Checker, 9/27/12)
THE FACTS: CNN's Candy Crowley Said Governor Romney Was "Right" That Obama Didn't Call Libya A Terrorist Attack. CNN's JOHN KING: "By misspeaking about exactly what the president said the day after, Governor Romney has now, he is in this fact check environment, this should be a problem for the president. This should not be a problem for what Governor Romney said in the debate. Because He was wrong about - the president did generically refer to an act of terror the day after. We are correcting - Candy corrected Governor Romney on the spot. And so we are having a question. What did Governor Romney say as opposed to what did the administration do. So Governor Romney's choice of words there was a poor one. So he's being fact checked, and that takes something away from him. I would make this argument. This is going to be done in studios like this in Washington and New York and we're going to talk about it. Our undecided voters out there in the country and lots of undecided voters in the battleground states that are going to make their decisions based on what happened in Libya or based on who they think is going to have a better economic plan. I vote the latter." CNN's ANDERSON COOPER: "I totally agree. I mean this is a murky situation. I think Candy had it right. Romney clearly got it wrong. On one fact, but there's a bigger story. Surely we're not going to spend a lot of time on trying to start or litigate. "Let's bring in Candy, though. Candy, because this was a moment which obviously now both campaigns are going to be focusing on. Tell us your thoughts during that moment." CNN's CANDY CROWLEY: "Well, you know, again, I heard the president's speech at the time. I sort of re-read a lot of stuff about Libya, because I knew we'd probably get a Libya question, so I kind of wanted to be up on it. So I knew that the president had said, you know, 'these acts of terror won't stand' or whatever the whole quote was. And I think actually, because right after that, I did turn around and say but you are totally correct that they spent two weeks telling us that this was about a tape and that there was this riot outside the Benghazi consulate, which there wasn't. So he was right in the main, I just think he picked the wrong word. They're going to parse and we all know what the definition of 'is' is, but, you know, in the end, I think John's probably right." (CNN's "Debate Night In America," 10/16/12)
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LIE #1: OBAMA MISLED ON HIS RESPONSE TO LIBYA
THE CLAIM: Obama Gave A Misleading Response About His Reaction To The Terrorist Attack In Libya. OBAMA: "Secretary Clinton has done an extraordinary job. But she works for me. I'm the president. And I'm always responsible. And that's why nobody is more interested in finding out exactly what happened than I did (sic). The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. And I also said that we're going to hunt down those who committed this crime. And then a few days later, I was there greeting the caskets coming into Andrews Air Force Base and grieving with the families." (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, N.Y., 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: The Washington Post 's Fact Checker: Obama Did Not Say "Terrorism" In The Rose Garden And "It Took The Administration Days To Concede That That It Was An 'Act Of Terrorism'" Unrelated To The Video. "What did Obama say in the Rose Garden a day after the attack in Libya? 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this nation,' he said. But he did not say 'terrorism'-and it took the administration days to concede that that it was an 'act of terrorism' that appears unrelated to initial reports of anger at a video that defamed the prophet Muhammad." (Glenn Kessler, "Fact Check: Libya Attack," The Washington Post's The Fact Checker, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: Politico 's Mike Allen: In The Rose Garden, Obama Said "Very Generally, We Will Not Let Acts Of Terror Go Unpunished." POLITICO's MIKE ALLEN: "There's going to be a bunch of fact checks, but just to do a fact check here. When Governor Romney said that Obama had been slow in calling the Libya attack terrorism and the President said 'oh wait a minute, in the Rose Garden, the day after, I referred to an act of terror', Candy Crowley stepped in and said that he was right. It's actually arguable. And I'm looking at the transcript of that White House event the day after and he started by referring to them as selfless acts, which is casted very differently than the sort of very planned action that we now have. Later toward the end, he makes a reference to 9/11 and he says, very generally, we will not let acts of terror go unpunished. So that's going to be an arguable point." (Presidential Debate Wrap-Up, Politico Live, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: In Obama's Rose Garden Remarks, "He Did Not Explicitly Refer To The Benghazi Attack As An 'Act Of Terror,' Though He Did Use Those Words." "Romney said during Tuesday night's debate that it took 14 days for Obama to acknowledge that the attack was a terrorist attack, while Obama and CNN's Candy Crowley agreed that Obama said so Sept. 12 in remarks in the Rose Garden. In those remarks, journalists noticed, he did not explicitly refer to the Benghazi attack as an 'act of terror,' though he did use those words. 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for,' he said." (Josh Rogin, "Obama Did Call Benghazi Attack 'An Act Of Terror' - In Colorado," Foreign Policy 's The Cable, 10/16/12)
THE FACTS: The Washington Post 's Fact Checker: "From Our Many Years Of Covering Diplomacy We Would Say There Is A World Of Difference" Between Acknowledging Terrorism And Referring To "Acts Of Terror." "Note: we added this statement to the timeline after Josh Gerstein of Politico asserted that the phrasing 'acts of terror' showed Obama acknowledged 'terrorism' was behind the attack. From our many years of covering diplomacy we would say there is a world of difference, but readers can draw their own conclusions." (Glenn Kessler, "From Video To Terrorist Attack: A Definitive Timeline Of Administration Statements On The Libya Attack," The Washington Post 's Fact Checker, 9/27/12)
THE FACTS: CNN's Candy Crowley Said Governor Romney Was "Right" That Obama Didn't Call Libya A Terrorist Attack. CNN's JOHN KING: "By misspeaking about exactly what the president said the day after, Governor Romney has now, he is in this fact check environment, this should be a problem for the president. This should not be a problem for what Governor Romney said in the debate. Because He was wrong about - the president did generically refer to an act of terror the day after. We are correcting - Candy corrected Governor Romney on the spot. And so we are having a question. What did Governor Romney say as opposed to what did the administration do. So Governor Romney's choice of words there was a poor one. So he's being fact checked, and that takes something away from him. I would make this argument. This is going to be done in studios like this in Washington and New York and we're going to talk about it. Our undecided voters out there in the country and lots of undecided voters in the battleground states that are going to make their decisions based on what happened in Libya or based on who they think is going to have a better economic plan. I vote the latter." CNN's ANDERSON COOPER: "I totally agree. I mean this is a murky situation. I think Candy had it right. Romney clearly got it wrong. On one fact, but there's a bigger story. Surely we're not going to spend a lot of time on trying to start or litigate. "Let's bring in Candy, though. Candy, because this was a moment which obviously now both campaigns are going to be focusing on. Tell us your thoughts during that moment." CNN's CANDY CROWLEY: "Well, you know, again, I heard the president's speech at the time. I sort of re-read a lot of stuff about Libya, because I knew we'd probably get a Libya question, so I kind of wanted to be up on it. So I knew that the president had said, you know, 'these acts of terror won't stand' or whatever the whole quote was. And I think actually, because right after that, I did turn around and say but you are totally correct that they spent two weeks telling us that this was about a tape and that there was this riot outside the Benghazi consulate, which there wasn't. So he was right in the main, I just think he picked the wrong word. They're going to parse and we all know what the definition of 'is' is, but, you know, in the end, I think John's probably right." (CNN's "Debate Night In America," 10/16/12)
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Friday, August 17, 2012
RNC Announces Record July Fundraising Heading Into November
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee raised $37.7 million in the month of July--the best July in the history of the committee. The RNC currently has $88.7 million cash on hand.
"Once again, the RNC has set a monthly fundraising record, illustrating the tremendous enthusiasm for a new direction in this country," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "Both small and major donors have contributed to our fundraising success as they continue to express their support for Gov. Romney and our party. This money allows us to get our message out to voters across this country on the ground and on the air. This momentum will carry us to victory in November, when we defeat President Obama and get America working again."
Background on RNC Fundraising:
2012 Jan-July $158 million
2008 Jan-July $130 million
2004 Jan-July $134 million
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"Once again, the RNC has set a monthly fundraising record, illustrating the tremendous enthusiasm for a new direction in this country," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "Both small and major donors have contributed to our fundraising success as they continue to express their support for Gov. Romney and our party. This money allows us to get our message out to voters across this country on the ground and on the air. This momentum will carry us to victory in November, when we defeat President Obama and get America working again."
Background on RNC Fundraising:
2012 Jan-July $158 million
2008 Jan-July $130 million
2004 Jan-July $134 million
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RNC Launches Obama’s Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline
WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee launches"Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline” marking the time until the Medicare Trust Fund is exhausted and highlighting the timeline of President Obama’s own promises and words. Medicare is on track to go bankrupt in 2024 and while Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan have solutions, President Obama has offered zero plans to fix one of America’s greatest problems and has touted $716 billion dollar cuts to the program as an ‘achievement.’
Check out"Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline” at:
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"As with many things, Barack Obama came to the White House in 2008 promising to reform Medicare. Instead, he is the only president in history to cut the program by over $700 billion to help fund ObamaCare. By his own admission Medicare ‘is going broke,’” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus."The president should have listened to his own words when he said that ‘we should have a serious conversation about Medicare and its long-term liability.’ We cannot continue down this path to Medicare bankruptcy.
"Americans have a clear choice this November. From Day One, Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan will provide the country with a plan that will put Medicare on a sustainable path to protect the program for current seniors and continue to strengthen it for future generations.”
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Check out"Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline” at:
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"As with many things, Barack Obama came to the White House in 2008 promising to reform Medicare. Instead, he is the only president in history to cut the program by over $700 billion to help fund ObamaCare. By his own admission Medicare ‘is going broke,’” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus."The president should have listened to his own words when he said that ‘we should have a serious conversation about Medicare and its long-term liability.’ We cannot continue down this path to Medicare bankruptcy.
"Americans have a clear choice this November. From Day One, Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan will provide the country with a plan that will put Medicare on a sustainable path to protect the program for current seniors and continue to strengthen it for future generations.”
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Mitt Romney These Hands - Ohio
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. But President Obama's comments show that he just doesn't understand who the real job creators are. How can he help small businesses, like those in Ohio, when he doesn't even recognize their value?
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
RNC Calls on the White House to Release All Communications
Between Obama Administration and the President's Jobs Council.
WASHINGTON - Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement calling on the White House to release all communications between the Obama Administration and the President's Jobs Council:
"The White House should release all communications between the Obama Administration and the President's Jobs Council," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "We know President Obama has been too busy fundraising and playing golf over the last six months to meet with the Council in person, but the American people deserve to know if anyone in the administration has even bothered to pick up the phone or send an email for the sake of jobs and the economy.
"The White House says the president had too much 'on his plate' to meet with his Jobs Council in six months. But somehow he had enough time for over 100 fundraisers and 10 rounds of golf. The president claims jobs are his 'number one' priority, yet his track record certainly suggests otherwise.
"The 23 million Americans struggling to find work today deserve better than a president who puts his job before theirs. Families who can barely pay the bills expect their president to fill his schedule with more than just fundraisers and campaign rallies. Sadly, President Obama continues to disappoint them."
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WASHINGTON - Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement calling on the White House to release all communications between the Obama Administration and the President's Jobs Council:
"The White House should release all communications between the Obama Administration and the President's Jobs Council," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "We know President Obama has been too busy fundraising and playing golf over the last six months to meet with the Council in person, but the American people deserve to know if anyone in the administration has even bothered to pick up the phone or send an email for the sake of jobs and the economy.
"The White House says the president had too much 'on his plate' to meet with his Jobs Council in six months. But somehow he had enough time for over 100 fundraisers and 10 rounds of golf. The president claims jobs are his 'number one' priority, yet his track record certainly suggests otherwise.
"The 23 million Americans struggling to find work today deserve better than a president who puts his job before theirs. Families who can barely pay the bills expect their president to fill his schedule with more than just fundraisers and campaign rallies. Sadly, President Obama continues to disappoint them."
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Monday, July 9, 2012
After A Third Straight Weak Jobs Report Showing The Economy Stalling...
Obama's Solution Is To Call For Higher Taxes.
FLASHBACK - President Obama: "The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession." (President Obama, Remarks During An Interview With NBC, Elkhart, IN, 8/5/09)
OBAMA'S SOLUTION FOR THE 23 MILLION AMERICANS STRUGGLING TO FIND WORK IS TO RAISE TAXES ON JOB CREATORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
The Joint Committee On Taxation Found President Obama's Tax Hike Would Raise Taxes On Nearly One Million Households And Small Businesses. "According to JCT, next year 940,000 households within the top 2 percent will report net positive business income and will face marginal tax rates that would be 36 percent or 39.6 percent under Obama's plan, up from 33 percent and 35 percent now. That represents 3.5 percent of taxpayers who have business income and 53 percent of net positive business income, the analysis said." (Richard Rubin, "Obama Plan Means Higher Taxes On Business Profits: Study," Bloomberg, 6/19/12)
Obama's Tax Hikes Would Hit Businesses That Account For 53 Percent Of All Business Income. "President Barack Obama's plan to raise tax rates for the top 2 percent of U.S. households would mean higher taxes on the people who report 53 percent of business income reported on individual returns, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation." (Richard Rubin, "Obama Plan Means Higher Taxes On Business Profits: Study," Bloomberg, 6/19/12)
(Continue reading: www.gop.com/images/research/obama_last_thing_you_w...t.pdf)
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FLASHBACK - President Obama: "The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession." (President Obama, Remarks During An Interview With NBC, Elkhart, IN, 8/5/09)
OBAMA'S SOLUTION FOR THE 23 MILLION AMERICANS STRUGGLING TO FIND WORK IS TO RAISE TAXES ON JOB CREATORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
The Joint Committee On Taxation Found President Obama's Tax Hike Would Raise Taxes On Nearly One Million Households And Small Businesses. "According to JCT, next year 940,000 households within the top 2 percent will report net positive business income and will face marginal tax rates that would be 36 percent or 39.6 percent under Obama's plan, up from 33 percent and 35 percent now. That represents 3.5 percent of taxpayers who have business income and 53 percent of net positive business income, the analysis said." (Richard Rubin, "Obama Plan Means Higher Taxes On Business Profits: Study," Bloomberg, 6/19/12)
Obama's Tax Hikes Would Hit Businesses That Account For 53 Percent Of All Business Income. "President Barack Obama's plan to raise tax rates for the top 2 percent of U.S. households would mean higher taxes on the people who report 53 percent of business income reported on individual returns, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation." (Richard Rubin, "Obama Plan Means Higher Taxes On Business Profits: Study," Bloomberg, 6/19/12)
(Continue reading: www.gop.com/images/research/obama_last_thing_you_w...t.pdf)
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Mitt Romney In America, Anything is Possible
When generations of immigrants looked up and saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time, they surely had many questions and doubts about the life before them, but one thing they knew without a doubt is that they were coming to a place where anything was possible—that in America, their children would have a better life.
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Victory in Wisconsin! => Victory in Arizona!
Monday, June 4, 2012
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