Bill Nelson Wants to Hear from You

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If you want to send a message to Senator Nelson, please Click here If you don’t want to receive future messages, Click here July 27, 2011 Dear Friends, President Obama asked Americans to contact members of Congress and ask them to reach a fair resolution of the looming government default. He rightly noted that both political parties bear some responsibility for running up the federal debt – so it’s up to both to end this stalemate. Since the President's speech I've heard from thousands and thousands of folks who responded to his call. I also sensed growing support in Congress to avert a first-ever government default early next week. Thus I’m optimistic about quick passage of some $2.7 trillion in savings and spending cuts – cuts that wouldn’t hurt Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Such a solution strikes me as a fair compromise – and, exactly the kind of thing I think we need right now. If you want to pass along your thoughts, just click here to send me an email. Also, feel free to ask others to weigh in as well. Thanks for your thoughts, Unsubscribe | Click here to open in browser Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you want to send a message to Senator Nelson, please Click here to comment regarding this or any other issue.

[David Smith]

It is embarrassing that Mr. Nelson is a member of the Senate Budget Committee that has not come up with a budget in more than two years. What would happen if I did not do MY job at work?

[Joanna B McDermott]

 I sent mine....how do they sleep at night knowing what they are doing to future generations....I for one am sick to death of politicians and would love for real Americans to show up in DC.

[Ed Oertli]

I sent my response to him and similar notes to my other representatives--Marco Rubio and Ander Crenshaw --see below:

Bill,

  You know the budget has grown totally out of control. Do Not Raise the Debt Limit. Force our Government to make the Tough Choices and Right Choices Now—Pay our Troops, Pay Social Security. Go back to local school control. Eliminate the Departments of Education, Energy and Commerce. They have been dismal failures. Then cut across the board all other Departments and Programs especially those that have grown exponentially during the past 10 years. Do not sign-on to pay the Banks Derivative Debts. Re-instate Glass-Stegal.  If you really care about this country, please stand-up for what is right. Taxation through Inflation is not the answer. It is the most insidious tax of all for people on fixed incomes. We need to get our country back to a sound monetary footing and

bring the jobs back (through Lower Taxes) for our Families and our Future. I hope you listen and respond.

Sincerely,

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I would encourage everyone to contact your Reps. now and let them know your thoughts. The more we continue to borrow the worse our future and recovery will be.  

[John Ray]

I sent him an e-mail before this came out, then I replied to this as well.  The various "Click here" blue buttons did not work well on my machine.  Have a good time.  I did not get ugly either.  Hope he has a lot of good staff to read and keep score.

[Larry Self]

Here's my email to him:

 

Senator Nelson,

Honestly, I don't trust that 2.7 trillion figure any more than I trust anyone else's trillion(s) $ figure.  Real cuts are needed to show good faith.  How about an across-the-board salary reduction like most municipalities are having to do.  The city of Jacksonville, Florida employees just recently were given a 3% salary cut.  As much as I hate it, I agree with it.  There are significant less tax revenues, so that's what a responsible government should do.  Why isn't that same responsibility accepted at the federal level for federal employees? What about the president's promise to go through programs and expenses line by line an cut waste?  The crickets are singing about that pledge.

Look, what would convince me you are serious about America's financial health is a Balanced Budget Amendment or something like it that makes it clear that the federal government is going to legally force itself to totally eliminate its indebtedness, totally and completely.  No more debt, at all.  How else does it need to be said to get through to you people?

Anxiously awaiting your robo-letter reply!  Sad (*sigh*).

James Self

[Chuck Morrison]

Senator, only you know for sure what your colleagues have accomplished in increasing the national debt the past 10 years. I have seen no personal benefit growth to me in ten years. Where did all the money go? All those trillions of dollars didn't go to Iraq, to welfare queens or to seniors who won't do their patriotic duty and just crawl off and die.

[Cilla Whitcher]

I just wrote him a very insightful and hopefully helpful note.  I ask him to resign with dignity instead of being kicked out unceremoniously.  Please soneone stip forward to rn against this man.

[Tracy Watson]

I have to admit, I wasn't polite in my reply. I see his reaching out to everyone (I got the email from his office, too) as evidence he wasn't getting as much email and phone calls as he would like, so he decided to generate some. I simply said in my reply, if you want my advice, do what Senator Rubio says.

I don't think they will default, I read the WH has been talking to the big banks letting them know quietly we were not going to default. I can't remember which financial website it was, but it was a news organization, not some fly-by-night site.

[Robert B. Steup]

 

My reply:

NO MORE DEBT!
RETIRE ALL SPENDOCRATS ( Both Democrats and Republicans )
Fire Bill Nelson.

[Gordon Gruhn]

Nice Billie, real nice!