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Second Congressional District Update
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March 27, 2013
Dear Friend,
Thank you for signing up for my E-Newsletter! This regular e-mail update is a great way for me to keep you informed on issues important to you, and for me to get your feedback. In that regard, I invite you to take the survey below. Please feel free to share this survey and this newsletter with others. You can also e-mail me to share your thoughts on any issue important to you. As your representative in Congress, your input is important to me.
Providing outstanding constituent services is one of my top priorities. We offer many services through our district offices, including assistance with all federal agencies on matters ranging from Veterans’ Affairs and Social Security claims to problems with passports. Please contact me if I can be of service to you.
As a doctor and small business owner for 26 years before coming to Congress, my priorities include stopping irresponsible spending and balancing our budget -- just as every family and small business owner must do -- to spur economic growth and job creation. We must also tackle our nation's debt, which poses a serious and urgent threat to America's future security and prosperity. I will also work to repeal Obamacare and replace it with commonsense healthcare reforms that lower costs without growing government, and that restore the doctor-patient relationship.
I am honored to have been appointed to two important House committees this Congress, the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans Affairs. I am proud to have the opportunity to focus my work in Congress on two critically important issues for our nation – supporting our military and our veterans. We can never thank them enough. This newsletter is a great way to stay up to speed on my work on these committees.
I hope you find this regular newsletter helpful and informative. If you have any feedback or ideas about I can improve it, please let me know.
Again, thank you for the privilege of serving you.
Sincerely,
Brad Wenstrup
U.S. Representative
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Table of Contents:
Constituent Survey
Recent Votes & Legislative Activity
- Floor speech on an American hero
- Hurricane Sandy vote
- No Budget, No Pay Act
- Vote to cut spending and maintain our national defense
- Co-sponsored legislation
Current Events & Topics
- Meeting with UC Clermont students and faculty
- Meeting with veterans at Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, OH
- meeting with students at Southern State Community College in Sardinia, OH
- Listen to the podcast of my interview with Brian Thomas on 55KRC
- Pp-ed on cutting spending and balancing the budge
Coming Up Soon
- Second District Academy Day
- Town Hall Meetings
Serving You
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Constituent Survey
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Recent Votes & Legislative Activity
Floor Speech on an American Hero
I was honored to join Rep. Steve Chabot in honoring the life of Major Tom Griffin, a WWII veteran and a true American hero from Cincinnati. Click below to watch my 80 second video:
No Budget, No Pay Act
I was proud to support the "No Budget, No Pay" Act, a bill that forces each body of Congress to pass a budget and finally engage in a much-needed debate over spending. If either the House or Senate fail to do so -- the Senate hasn't passed a budget in nearly 4 years! -- they do not get paid. Click here to read more.
Vote to cut spending and maintain our national defense
I supported legislation that secured signficant spending cuts, while also providing flexibility to the Department of Defense to support our national security mission. This legislation represents conservatives' next step in a larger strategy to stop irresponsible spending, tackle our nation's debt, and balance the budget. Click here to read more.
Vote to Support the "Path to Prosperity" Budget
This week, I supported a plan to cut spending and balance our budget in ten years. It would also repeal Obamacare, reform our broken tax code, increase energy exploration, and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, all without raising taxes. This budget will put the economy back on the path to recovery and create jobs. Click here to read more.
Co-sponsored legislation
H.J. Res 1: I am proud to co-sponsor H.J.Res.1, which would amend the Constitution to require that the federal government balance their budget every year. The government is not exempt from economic realities, and needs to live within its means just like the hardworking families and small businesses in Southern Ohio.
H.R. 45: To Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
One of my first actions as your representative in Congress was to co-sponsor legislation, H.R. 45, to repeal the president's healthcare law. I believe the law puts too much control in the hands of the federal government and creates a complex one-size-fits-all health system. Nearly three years after enactment, the law has raised taxes, increased premiums, added bureaucratic regulations and substantially increased the cost of healthcare.
H.R. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013
I am a cosponsor of H.R. 351, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, which removes a threat to the health security of America’s seniors that was created by Obamacare. Specifically, the President's health care law created a 15-person panel of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats that can ration care for seniors. H.R. 351 would repeal this panel and ensure that seniors never have to face the waiting lists and rationed care that have affected other nations who have gone down the misguided path of bureaucratic medicine.
H.R. 367: REINS Act
I have cosponsored the REINS Act, which would require that Congress approve all new major regulations proposed by the Executive Branch. As a small business owner, I know first-hand the negative impact of Washington red tape on economic growth and job creation. This important legislation would provide much-needed Congressional oversight and accountability over Washington bureaucrats, and limit the Obama Administration's regulatory overreach that is hurting our economy.
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Current Events & Topics
Meeting with UC Clermont students and faculty
I recently visited the University of Cincinnati Clermont campus to meet with students, staff, and alumni about the federally-funded TRIO Program. Students shared their experiences and insights about the programs, and how TRIO has given many in the community the tools to make their way to a post-secondary institution.
Meeting with veterans at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown
I recently joined local veterans for lunch at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, OH. There was also a roundtable where the veterans discussed issues concerning residents and staff. It was an honor to sit down with these local heroes, and I thank them for their service.
Meeting students at Southern State Community College in Sardinia, OH
I recently visited Southern State Community College in Sardinia, OH, where I met with faculty and local school administrators to discuss issues facing higher education.
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Interview with Brian Thomas - 55KRC
I was recently on the Morning Show on 55KRC with Brian Thomas. Click here to listen.
Rep. Wenstrup Op-ed: Introducing a Fair, Balanced Budget
By Rep. Brad Wenstrup
This week, House Republicans introduced a responsible federal budget. It is a plan to make the cuts and reforms needed to balance our budget in 10 years, which will foster a healthier economy and create jobs. Senate Democrats released their budget this week too, and it provides an opportunity to contrast two very different visions for our future. Rather than cut spending and reform government, the Senate Democrats’ budget never balances – ever. Congress owes the American people a responsible plan for putting our nation back on a sound fiscal path. Republicans intend to deliver on this obligation.
It has been nearly four years since the Democrat-controlled Senate has passed a budget. House Republicans forced them to do so – and to finally engage in an honest debate about spending and debt – by passing the “No Budget, No Pay Act.” This legislation was based on a simple concept: either Congress passes a budget, or nobody in Congress gets a paycheck.
The House then passed legislation necessary to keep the federal government operating and maintain our national defense. Importantly, this bill maintained previous across-the-board spending cuts, bringing the portion of annual spending that Congress controls each year below last year’s level. With an unsustainable national debt of over $16.5 trillion, this is by no means a war-winning victory. But it is an important step toward reversing our alarming spending trajectory, and hopefully the first of many to come.
This bill also reduces funding needed by the Administration to implement Obamacare. I want to fully repeal this law and replace it with health care solutions that work. As a doctor, I know it will undermine our health care system, our economy, and our liberty. The privacy and trusting relationship between doctors and patients is being stripped away by Washington. Additionally, quality care for the American people will become less available rather than more available. That is why one of my first actions as your representative was to co-sponsor H.R. 45, a bill to fully repeal Obamacare. Unfortunately, the president and Democrat-controlled Senate are fighting every day to defend the president’s misnamed “Affordable Care Act.” In the last Congress, conservatives in the House voted to repeal or defund Obamacare thirty times, only to be blocked. That is by no means a reason to give up, but it reminds us that we need to work together every day to build the support necessary to overcome the Senate’s and the president’s support for Obamacare.
As a doctor, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, and now your representative in Congress, I believe in the idea of service to others. And I know that right now, the Administration and the Democrat-controlled Senate are doing a grave disservice to America’s future generations. They continue to borrow from our children and grandchildren to fund irresponsible spending, without any plan or intent of repaying those debts. That is not only irresponsible; it is immoral.
These challenges are urgent. The crisis caused by our national debt and deficits must be dealt with now. The House is taking the lead, and I will be at the forefront of this effort. We need a Senate and a president who are prepared to join us.
*Update: The House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res.25, the FY2014 House Budget Resolution, on March 21.
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Coming Up Soon
Second District Academy Day
As your representative in Congress, I have the privilege of recommending high school students for our nation's military academies. I invite parents and students to join me for our first Academy Day on April 13th at Anderson High School. For more information, please click here.
Town Hall Meetings
I will be hosting town hall meetings at UC Clermont University in Batavia, and Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. I look forward to having the opportunity to meet with constituents to hear their concerns, as well as discuss my first few months in office. For more information, please click here.
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Serving You
I am honored to serve the people of Ohio's Second Congressional District, and am always happy to hear from you. We are open for business! If you would like to contact me with your thoughts or views on any federal legislation, need help with a federal agency, or are interested in a Capitol tour, please visit my website at www.Wenstrup.House.gov, or contact me at one of my offices. Also, you can connect with me on Facebook and Twitter.
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