Email from Congressman Michael McCaul 4-17-09

April 17, 2009

Dear Friends,

This week, millions of hard-working Americans filed their taxes and joined together to protest our nation’s tax burden, a reminder of just how much of their hard-earned money goes to Washington.

During these challenging economic times, our nation’s families and small businesses are struggling to make ends meet. As a result, Americans are paying higher taxes to offset out-of-control government spending. The American people know we can’t spend and tax our way back to a growing economy.

In order to create and maintain long-term economic growth, Congress must put politics aside and protect the American taxpayer.

I continue to support a budget that provides $1.2 trillion in tax relief. It also includes provisions to end bailouts, reduce non-defense discretionary spending, and tackle health entitlements, reducing the national debt by more than $6 trillion.

BORDER SECURITY

When I return to Washington next week I will be introducing legislation to increase funding and resources to secure the border, combat violence from Mexican drug cartels, and better enforce existing immigration laws.  I will be touring a part of the border early next week to get a first-hand account of the situation.

DISTRICT EVENTS

I’m going back to Washington energized by so many people who participated in events across the country and in the 10^th District this week.  Together we are sending a resounding message to the Obama administration that we will not tolerate record spending, debt and higher taxes. 

IN THE NEWS

Austin American-Statesman

http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/04/16/0416teaparties.html

Katy Times

http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2009/04/16/news/doc49e4e9b47353b860920458.txt

Banner Press

http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2009/04/15/news/news01.txt

Tomball Potpourri http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/15/tomball_magnolia_potpourri/news/po_as_mccaul_tea_party_4_22.txt

Sealy News

http://www.sealynews.com/articles/2009/04/17/news/news01.txt

See VIDEO from this week’s district events at

http://www.youtube.com/michaeltmccaul

It’s been great to see many of you across the district the last couple weeks.

With best regards,

Michael T. McCaul

Member of Congress

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An email from Michael McCaul 4/3

April 3, 2009

Dear Friends,

This week I continued to stand up for the taxpayers in my district by voting against President Obama’s and Speaker Pelosi’s $3 trillion a year budget.  Unfortunately, it passed.  Over the next five years it will double the national debt.  Over ten years it will triple our debt and raise taxes by $1.4 trillion.  I encourage you to visit my new website, where you can see how quickly our debt is adding up, and view my speech on the House floor before yesterday’s vote.

I voted for an alternative to this massive spending bill called The Path to American Prosperity.  It’s a blueprint for economic recovery that keeps spending and debt under control, keeps taxes low, and still addresses the country’s core needs.  The Republican plan:

• Spends $4.8 trillion less than the Democrats’ budget over 10 years
• Brings spending back down to 20.7% of GDP, in line with the historical average, instead of climbing to 24.5% of GDP as proposed in the Obama budget
• Freezes non-defense/non-veterans spending, instead of increasing non-defense spending by more than 9% as proposed in the Obama budget
• Borrows $3.6 trillion less than the Obama budget over 10 years
• Increases the Defense budget by $5 billion over the cuts in the Obama budget
• Increases Veterans funding by $540 million over the President’s budget
• Institutes pro-growth tax cuts instead of $1.5 trillion in tax increases on small businesses and families as proposed in the Obama budget
• Creates 2.1 million more Jobs than the Democrats’ Budget
• Suspends capital gains taxes through 2010 instead of increasing taxes on investment
• Institutes needed entitlement reforms to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare

Today I am heading back home for the April District Work Period.  Over the next two weeks I hope to see many of you as I travel the 10^th District to discuss our economic situation, and continue to offer solutions.

Free Taxpayer Seminars!

Congressman McCaul will be hosting Taxpayer Seminars on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Representatives from the IRS will be available to answer your tax questions in Tomball and Pflugerville.  There will be presentations on the IRS resources available to you and an opportunity for you to get your general tax questions answered.  Please contact our Austin district office at (512) 473-2357 for more information.

Tomball 6:30-7:30pm

Community Library at Lone Star College, Building 9

30555 Tomball Parkway

Click here for a campus map.

Pflugerville 7:30-8:30pm

Pflugerville Public Library

102 S 10th St

VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!

The address is the same:  www.house.gov/mccaul.

We are proud of our new communication tool  The objective is to give you more ways to be in contact with me, and more ways for me to hear what’s important to you.  Government is all about serving the people, and this new technological tool we have will help us do a better job.  Our new features include:

• News stories featuring my work on big issues are more accessible
• Floor speeches and hearing video are readily available
• A Survey and Blog will give you a new opportunity to voice your opinion and generate discussions
• National Debt Clock

I wish you and your family a great weekend, and a Happy Easter and Passover.

With best regards,

Michael T. McCaul

Member of Congress

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