Curt Clawson in 2015 State of the Union address
On Civil Rights:
Promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes
Clawson emphasized a belief on his part and on the part of other likeminded, new congressmen, that American needed to promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.
And he used his experience as a basketball player at Purdue to encourage cooperation in Washington.
Source: NPR.org on Tea Party 2015 State of the Union response
Jan 20, 2015
On Energy & Oil:
Keystone XL pipeline must be completed
Clawson--speaking on behalf of Tea Party Express--said all new government programs and increases to federal debt or taxes were wrong. He said that the
small-business and corporate tax rates should be cut in half, and that the Keystone XL pipeline must be completed.
Source: NPR.org on Tea Party 2015 State of the Union response
Jan 20, 2015
On Health Care:
Lift the economic shackles of ObamaCare
Rather than address Obama's plans directly, Clawson said all new government programs and increases to federal debt or taxes were wrong. He said that "we need to
lift the economic shackles of ObamaCare," that the small-business and corporate tax rates should be cut in half.
Source: NPR.org on Tea Party 2015 State of the Union response
Jan 20, 2015
On Immigration:
The law must be followed, but our house is your house
Curt Clawson, in the official Tea Party Express State of the Union response, blamed undocumented immigrants for the plight of 10 million unemployed Americans and emphasized legal immigration.
Transitioning to Spanish, he said, "Todos creemos en Dios, la familia, el trabajo, y la libertad. Hay que respetar la ley. Pero, ustedes son bienvenidos con nosotros. Todos somos iguales. Por supuesto. Nuestra casa es su casa,"
which means, "We all believe in God, the family, hard work, and liberty. The law must be followed. You are all welcome with us. We are all equal. Of course. Our house is your house.""As we respect our immigration laws--we've also got to
be fair to the more than 10 million Americans currently struggling to find good jobs!" Clawson added. "To do this, we need to secure our borders first. This is important for fairness--and security--for all Americans."
Source: ThinkProgress on Tea Party 2015 State of the Union response
Jan 20, 2015
On Jobs:
Undocumented immigrants cause 10 million unemployed
President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night barely touched on immigration. The official Tea Party response attacked the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US and focused on the president's latest move in the absence of
Congressional action: "Passions still fly on immigration," Obama said. "But surely we can all see something of ourselves in the striving young student, and agree that no one benefits when a hardworking mom is taken from her child, and that it's possible
to shape a law that upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants."During the official Tea Party Express State of the Union response, Rep. Curt Clawson (R-FL) blamed undocumented immigrants for the plight of 10 million
unemployed Americans and emphasized legal immigration. "Success for our nation also means embracing diversity--including legal immigrants--and the millions waiting in line legally to begin their own American Dream," Clawson said.
Source: ThinkProgress on Tea Party 2015 State of the Union response
Jan 20, 2015
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