The Second Amendment has ensured our right to bear arms and self-protection for more than two centuries. This week, the Second Amendment came under attack when the president issued 23 executive orders which seek to infringe on the very rights the amendment protects. In this newsletter you will find the statement I released this week regarding the president’s assault on the Second Amendment, along with related news clips.
Also in this newsletter, you will find information about a report released this week by the Energy & Commerce Committee regarding their ongoing investigation into green energy stimulus funding. The investigation has found that one out of every four dollars from the 1603 program has benefitted foreign firms. With $16 trillion in debt, we cannot afford to send one out of every four taxpayer dollars overseas for a program that has failed to create the jobs that were promised.
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My Response to President Obama’s Assault on the 2nd Amendment
This week, President Obama is once again exploiting a tragedy for political gain and eroding our constitutional rights for the sake of an extreme liberal agenda. We need to have a serious discussion on how we can prevent troubled individuals from carrying out their insane intentions. But attacking our legal rights and liberties through abusive executive orders destroys the very principles that have protected our citizens from oppressive government power for over 236 years.
Committee Report Exposes Foreign Corporations Benefiting From Green Energy Stimulus Funding
The Energy and Commerce Committee this week released an in-depth report on its ongoing investigation into the implementation of President Obama’s green energy spending program under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The report, “American Taxpayer Investment, Foreign Corporation Benefit,” reveals that foreign renewable energy companies have benefited extensively from the stimulus-created program at the expense of their domestic competition and the American taxpayer. This report follows the committee’s previous report, “Where are the Jobs? – The Elusiveness of Job Creation under the Section 1603 Grant Program for Renewable Energy,” which revealed that job creation is an afterthought of the Section 1603 program and that the program has produced very few long-term jobs at a high per-job cost to taxpayers.
To view a copy of the report, “American Taxpayer Investment, Foreign Corporation Benefit,” click here.
To view a copy of the June 18, 2012, committee report, “Where are the Jobs? – The Elusiveness of Job Creation under the 1603 Grant Program for Renewable Energy,” click here.
More information can be found on this page of the Energy & Commerce Committee website and at FoxNews.com,
In the News
GOP congresswoman: Obama exploiting tragedy for political gain
Daily Caller
North Carolina Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers said in a statement Wednesday that President Barack Obama is “exploiting a tragedy for political gain” and “attacking our legal rights” by issuing a sweeping new slate of gun control regulations, including 23 executive actions.
Fayetteville reaction to president’s gun control plan is mixed
Fayetteville Observer
Republican U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers opposes the president’s ideas. Her 2nd District passes through parts of Fayetteville and Cumberland County. She dislikes that the president is using executive orders to advance some parts of his gun agenda instead of allowing Congress to vote on them.
President’s gun proposals draw contrasting responses
Raleigh News & Observer
Politicians showed no fear in expressing opinions on the plan. Republican members of the area’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives – Renee Ellmers of Dunn, Howard Coble of Greensboro and George Holding of Raleigh – said they didn’t support it, while two of the region’s Democrats – David Price of Chapel Hill and G.K. Butterfield of Wilson – strongly endorsed it.
North Carolina lawmakers divided on President Obama’s gun control plan
ABC12 WCTI
U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC 2nd District) had a different opinion, issuing a statement on her website: “What part of ‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed’ does the president not understand? We have always known of the president’s hostility towards guns and gun ownership, but I am beginning to wonder if anyone in his administration has even read the Second Amendment.”
Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
NBC 17 WXPI
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers responded to the president’s proposals by saying, “President Obama is once again exploiting a tragedy for political gain and eroding our constitutional rights for the sake of an extreme liberal agenda.”
Locals react to Obama’s plan to curb gun violence
CBS 5 WRAL
Rep. Renee Ellmers echoed Burr, adding that she believes Obama is “exploiting a tragedy for political gain and eroding our constitutional rights for the sake of an extreme liberal agenda.”
Daily Caller highlights Ellmers’ response to the president’s gun proposals
The Locker Room – John Locke Foundation
Among the many responses to President Obama’s new gun-control proposals, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers‘statement attracted attention from The Daily Caller.