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Conservative Action Project

The Conservative Action Project, chaired by former Attorney General Edwin Meese, is designed to facilitate conservative leaders working together on behalf of common goals. Participation is extended to leaders of groups representing all major elements of the conservative movement - economic, social and national security.
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July 27, 2009

Dear Senator or Member of Congress:

We, the undersigned, are active in the conservative movement and many of us are leaders of national organizations concerned about America’s future. The organizations which we represent include millions of members in all fifty states. Many of us are active in a myriad of public policy issues, but others are concerned with only certain topics; some involved in think tanks and scholarly or academic organizations, and others are journalists, writers and opinion-makers.

We are writing to ask you to oppose the Obama-Pelosi-Reid healthcare reform bill. If passed, it is our belief that it would have catastrophic effects on the economy due to its squeeze on employers and its addition to the already alarming federal deficit, would result in significant job loss in all sectors of the economy, and will cost the taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars.

We further believe that it is imperative that rationally-minded Republicans and center-right Democrats join together to bring sanity to this debate. We cannot afford to allow the government to bankrupt the country and exacerbate unemployment during these difficult economic times while at the same time burdening our children and grandchildren with extra debt.

Out of all the proposals in the Obama spending spree, the healthcare bill would be the most massive spending bill yet. It would create the largest tax increase in American history, while still adding to our nation’s record debt. By adding the cost of this irresponsible health care bill to the mix, we will have created a deficit of at least $1.8 trillion, which will bury our children and grandchildren in red ink for decades to come.

In short, the bill basically does two things to the nation’s health care system:

A. Increases the cost of care to consumers, and
B. Reduces the quality of care for patients

The bill would be a job killer and put America on the brink of economic meltdown.

1. The bill would add a 1% income tax to all individuals earning over $280,000, 1.5% for individuals over $400,000. For those making over $800,000, the bill would increase taxes by a startling 5.4%.

2. When combined with state, local, and Medicare taxes, in 39 out of the 50 states there would be income taxes of over 50% for top earners.

3. This bill creates a pay-or-play tax, whereby those without acceptable healthcare coverage would pay a tax of 2.5% of their income.

4. Government would tax employers 8% of the average wages for employees for all time when the employer was not offering health insurance coverage, with an exception for companies with a payroll under $250,000. This tax gives direct incentives for employers not to hire workers in a time when unemployment has risen to nearly 10%. This tax would destroy jobs.

5. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that healthcare reform would add over $1 trillion in additional spending over 10 years. In this era of record deficits, we cannot afford to burden future generations with even more debt.

6. CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf stated on July 16th that the future costs of healthcare will increase over time if the bill is passed in spite of the Administration contending that the plan would cut costs.

7. Congress is already interfering with business and raising taxes at an alarming rate: the House's recently passed cap and trade bill will have the effect of taxing businesses and adding to unemployment, while penalizing American families over $175 per year in higher energy prices.

8. Previous legislation, such as the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act (The Stimulus Package) has not yielded the results as promised as unemployment has risen by 2% in the months since its passage.

Please consider the above economic and financial issues when you cast your vote on this important piece of legislation.

We do not believe that any member of Congress with an ounce of fiscal responsibility can vote for this bill, and we hereby ask you to oppose it.

Sincerely,

Tim Phillips President, Americans for Prosperity Tony Perkins President, Family Research Council Grover Norquist President, Americans for Tax Reform Matthew D. Staver Founder and Chairman, Liberty Counsel Ron Robinson President, Young America’s Foundation Brent Bozell President, Media Research Center Tom Winter Editor in Chief, Human Events Richard Viguerie Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com

Jim Martin President, 60 Plus Association Herman Cain President, THE New Voice, Inc. William Wilson President Americans for Limited Government Frank J. Gaffney President, Center for Security Policy Kenneth Blackwell Former Treasurer, State of Ohio Karl Ottosen United States Federation of Small Businesses Alfred S. Regnery Publisher, American Spectator David McIntosh Former U.S. Representative, Indiana

*all organizations provided for identification purposes only