Today Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling that the new health care law is largely upheld including the individual mandate which will become a tax. “I am disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a majority of the Obamacare law, including the individual mandate, which the Supreme Court stated is a new tax on the American people. While the Supreme Court may have ruled that the individual mandate is constitutional, the American people unders...
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Dear Neighbor, This week the House passed, with my support, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. The bill cuts total spending by $111 billion in FY2012. The savings are divided as follows: Reduces non-security discretionary spending below 2008 levels, which saves $76 billion. Makes $35 billion in cuts to non-veterans, non-Medicare, non-Social Security mandatory spending. Holds FY12 Defense Budget to the Republican Budget level of $530 billion. The bill, of which I was a cosponsor, also sets a s...
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