HOUSE Key Vote Alert - Veto Letter
KEY VOTE ALERT
Signing the Campbell/Ryan Letter to President Bush
The Club for Growth plans to score the signatures of the accompanying letter (see below the fold) to President Bush currently being circulated by Reps. John Campbell and Paul Ryan.
The letter offers support by the signers to sustain any Bush veto on FY08 appropriations bills that go over the President's request.
Right now, the proposed FY08 budget resolution recklessly authorizes more than $23 billion for non-war discretionary spending over the amount proposed by the White House. According to the Heritage Foundation, discretionary outlays have surged 57% from 2001 through 2006. If there was ever a time to start clamping down on spending, it would be now.
If you would like to sign this letter please contact Brad Watson at brad dot watson at mail dot house dot gov.
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The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We strongly support your efforts to restrain Federal spending. The Democrat budget resolution proposes overall discretionary spending of an amount that greatly exceeds what you requested in your FY 2008 budget request. Although the budget resolution can be approved without your signature, spending bills cannot.
Like you, we oppose the large overall increase in Federal spending contained in the FY 2008 budget resolution. Should you veto an FY 2008 appropriations bill because it would contribute to an overall spending level that exceeds your budget request, we will vote to sustain that veto.
