Video: Mike Pence Speaking Against the Bailout Plan in the House -- May 12, 2009
- "We're not asking for their help with New Jersey or California, they shouldn't be asking our help for Portugal, Spain or Greece."
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Posted by Dr. Pitchfork
Pence has introduced a bill in the House to STOP IMF involvement in the trillion-dollar bailout of Europe's banking system. Throwing a hard right at the Obama administration, Pence said in a recent press release:
“Hoosiers are fed up with taxpayer-funded bailouts and deserve to know we are bailing out Greece and possibly other European countries. If the Obama Administration has its way, the U.S. will contribute to a nearly trillion dollar bailout of European countries with economic crises that are a direct result of wasteful government spending.
“This legislation would require that countries like Greece cut spending and put their own fiscal house in order, instead of looking to the United States for a bailout. We face record unemployment and a debt crisis of our own, and taxpayers should not be forced to bear the risk for nations that have avoided making tough choices.”
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What Would the Bill Do?
According to Pence's office, the European Bailout Protection Act would:
1) Prohibit any funds that have yet to be drawn by the IMF from being used to provide financing to any EU countries until all EU nations are in compliance with the debt to GDP ratio requirement in their own collective growth pact.
2) Require the Treasury Secretary to oppose any IMF loans to EU nations until all EU countries are in compliance with their debt to GDP ratio requirement.
The bill does not permanently prohibit the IMF from lending to these nations; it simply prohibits the U.S. from participating in the proposed European bailout.
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Video: Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) Talks With Neil Cavuto -- May 12, 2009
Bonus Clip: Pence Tells Congress, "Reject this Bailout"-- September 29, 2008
Awesome stuff...worth a few minutes.
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