Tag: Justin Amash (page 5)

Okay, boys and girls, we have heard that H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, was an A-List priority for the 112th Congress (at least for the House of Representatives).  In fact, it was debated for the past two days, and voted on this evening.  The Democrats attempted to score political points by putting forward a motion to recommit (with instructions) and attaching - to the motion - an amendment calling for the elimination of healthcare benefits for Members of Congress.  Voting for the motion would be tantamount to voting against repeal of ObamaCare, and the motion failed, 185-245.  The vote on H.R. 2 was then taken, and it passed 245-189.  The video is of my Congressman, Justin Amash, giving a floor statement yesterday afternoon in support of H.R. 2 (the text of the statement is below the fold).  Very well done, Congressman.

But Mr. Schostak is a wise man, and he is well aware that the voting delegates of the Michigan Tea Party Alliance (who will carry considerable clout on the state convention floor) require some convincing before they'll buy into his candidacy.  It was with this very thing in mind that he scheduled a couple of events - occurring on December 28th - with the leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, Michelle Bachmann.

My "normal job" here at the Fix Michigan Center of West Michigan is as the Communications Coordinator, which means that I'm supposed to be cranking out one blog per week.  Yeah . . . not so much.  The brutal reality for me this particular election cycle is that I've been heavily involved in a leadership position for the Kent County Republicans in the ground game in Kentwood.  My work is impacting the 3rd Congressional race (Justin Amash), the 72nd and 75th State House races (Ken Yonker and Bing Goei, respectively), and the 12th, 13th, and 19th County Commission races (Harold Mast, Dick VanderMolen, and Shana Shroll).  Of those candidates, only VanderMolen is an incumbent; Mast and Shroll are challengers, and the others are running for open seats.

So far as I know, all six of those races are more or less safely in Republican hands right now, though some of them are tighter than we might care for.  On the other hand, there is one race in Kent County that will be closer than we'd like, that the Democrats want really bad, that the Republicans cannot afford to lose . . . and I've been working on the ground game (to a greater or lesser degree) since May.  Such is the life of a Precinct Delegate.

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This election season, you have the opportunity to send a principled, consistent conservative with a proven voting record to the United States Congress. There's only one such candidate in the Third Congressional District race--and that's Justin Amash. Check out Justin's voting record and see for yourself: http://michiganvotes.org/.

Republican Justin Amash is Michigan's leading advocate of limited government, free markets, and individual liberty. As a state representative, he has set new standards for transparency and accountability. Justin was one of the first two state legislators to list his office expenses, staff salaries, and legislative benefits online. He has also earned a wide following among Michigan voters for posting all of his votes, with explanations and an opportunity for interactive discussion, on his official Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/justinamash.