Issue 21
July 30, 2009
Welcome to The Weekly Trunk - The Republican National Committee's weekly email update on all the latest news and political happenings. The goal of The Weekly Trunk is to inform and arm you with the facts you need to spread our conservative message and refute the misstatements of the Democrats.
This week's issue features...
Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
Read Chairman Steele's latest Op-Ed on the Democrats' scheme to promote abortion in their government-run health care experiment.(Michael Steele, "Obamacare Pushes Abortion," Human Events, 7/28/09)
Debunking the Myths
Martin Feldstein, former economic advisor to President Reagan, explains what President Obama's government-run health care experiment will really mean for Americans.(Martin Feldstein, "Obama's Plan Isn't the Answer," The Washington Post, 7/28/09)
Democrats in Disarray
The debate over government-run health care is fracturing the Democrat Party.(Mike Soraghan and Jared Allen, "Deadline Push Dropped After Health Momentum Fizzles," The Hill 7/23/09)
Misstep after Misstep
President Obama has stumbled his way through an attempt to rush government-run health care through Congress.(Kimberley A. Strassel, "How Obama Stumbled On Health Care," The Wall Street Journal, 7/24/09)
"You Can't Handle the Truth"
The Associated Press gives us the truth about President Obama's government-run health care experiment - even if the president won't.(Calvin Woodward and Jim Kuhnhenn, "FACT CHECK: Obama's Health Care Claims Adrift?" The Associated Press, 7/23/09)
What Cost Savings?
The CBO scoring dealt a second blow to the Democrat's government-run health care and their claims it would lower health care costs.(Chris Frates, "CBO Deals New Blow To Health Plan," Politico, 7/25/09)
Physicians Oppose Government-Run Health Care
Government-run health care is a direct threat to the quality of care that Americans receive, according to two past presidents of the American Medical Association.(Dr. Daniel H. Johnson Jr., Dr. Donald J. Palmisano and Dr. William G. Plested III, "Government Threat To World-Class Medicine," The Washington Times, 7/23/09)
Where are the Jobs?
House Leader John Boehner explains how the Democrats' national energy tax will destroy jobs in America.(Rep. John Boehner, "Pelosi's Tax Measure Would Kill Jobs, Raise Utility Prices," The Hill, 7/21/09)
Pay-Go Farce
House Democrats adopted legislation to make them appear committed to fiscal discipline. Don't buy it.(David S. Broder, "A 'Pay-Go' Full Of Loopholes," The Washington Post, 7/22/09)
The Incredible Shrinking President
With every passing week the president's sphere of influence gets smaller and smaller. (Jed Babbin, "The Shrinking President," Human Events, 7/27/09)
Be sure to check out Republican Conference Vice-Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers' (R-WA) new Weekly Republican Response video message here.
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