Baron Hill

Well, that's what happens when you build and farm in wetlands.

Will this make up for the tax increases due to Cap and Trade? As real science continues to disprove 'consensus science' one can only reflect on how the House was bullied and B.S'd into approving tax increases on your district. You were voted in to protect such abuses and to make good, sound judgements. .... Good job Baron.

Just want to express my support for leadership and bipartisan efforts in area of fiscal responsibility. The following author expresses my thoughts adequately. Again thanks.

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What is the line-item veto and should President Obama have it?... See More
Posted by sanityinjection on March 4, 2009
http://sanityinjection.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/what-is-the-line-item-veto-and-should-president-obama-have-it/

"It is a truism in Washington that the same issues tend to come up year after year. In that vein, it’s not surprising that there is a new attempt brewing in Congress to give the President the line-item veto."

"Most readers know that the President has the ability to veto bills passed by Congress. However, this power becomes almost useless when it comes to the budget. No President wants to veto an entire huge budget bill, much of which he may agree with, over a number of things in it that he disagrees with. This gave rise to the idea of the “line-item veto”, which would give the President the ability to strike out individual items in the budget instead of having to veto the whole bill. As with a regular veto, Congress could still attempt to restore those items individually or collectively with a vote or votes to override the President’s veto."

"Although a number of state governors have this power with regard to their own state budgets, the idea of applying it on the federal level has been controversial. Congress has usually been opposed to the idea on the grounds that it violates the separation of powers which vests the budgetary power with the legislature, while Presidents, unsurprisingly, have generally been in favor of it. Fiscal conservatives have backed the idea because they feel it will allow a President to cut out some of the waste and pork that Congress pads the budget with."

[Emphasis] ---> "Finally, after the Republicans took over Congress in 1994, they succeeded in passing a law to give the President (Democrat Bill Clinton at the time) the line-item veto in 1996. Clinton was able to use this power for two years, and it is not a coincidence that the combination of a Republican Congress and a President with a line-item veto resulted in significant deficit reductions. Unfortunately, in 1998 the Supreme Court found the line-item veto law to be unconstitutional, agreeing that it violates the separation of powers."

"To get around this problem, the new line-item veto proposal, sponsored by Congressman Paul Ryan (R) and Senators John McCain (R) and Russ Feingold (D), limits the line-item veto power so that the President can only strip out earmarks, not entire budget appropriations."

"Passage of this legislation would put pressure on President Obama to live up to his rhetoric on fiscal discipline. But it would also give him a powerful tool to cut out waste and pork such as some of the nonsense in the current budget bill."

[Emphasis] ---> "The fact that this is a bipartisan effort, and that Republicans want to give this power to a Democrat President, are clues that this is a real attempt at reform and not political game-playing. I completely support this legislation and hope it passes. It is clear that Congress, regardless of which party is in charge, cannot hold the line on spending. Thus if we are going to have any fiscal responsibility we are going to have to empower our President to implement it."

Thanks for your work to support the men and women who keep us safe!

Did Sen. Hill tour the juvenile centers? Hmmm!

debbie, why is it only parents who can "afford tuition"...my parents sacrificed vacations, nice cars, and a nicer home to pay for tuition to catholic k-12 schools.....why is it that our public schools have had BILLIONS of dollars, and yet, they are horrific?...sick and tired of hearing that private schools get more...i paid for all my uniforms, my ... See Morebooks, and all my field trips...public school kids get it all for free...and that is why they don't care...well 75% of of them....nuff said....that was an irresponsible comment by you debbie

Rob--I taught English in the public schools for 35 years so I think I know a little more about them than someone who never darkened their doors.
When I started teaching, I taught four classes with a total of about 130-135 students. It took 40 hours outside of class time to grade one set of essays from all the classes. Our students wrote three in a nine week period. This grading was in addition to preparing for classes, doing other grading, and working at extra-curriculum activities. Our department received national recognition, and universities in our state praised our students--not just the academically gifted students, but those across the spectrum.

When I retired, I taught six classes a day with about 150 students. No longer was it possible to have our students write as often, nor could we find time to work with individual students. However, we kept trying. In our state, students pay for their own books, and we had to drop field trips because we had no money for transportation even when the students paid the fees for the trips.
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Who made an irresponsible comment? I'll put my knowledge and experience in education against yours on any given day. So many people seem to think that, because they were students "in the day," they know all there is to know about public education.

You've taken a very narrow view of my comments, but I can tell you that public schools don't have the Camelot existence you seem to envision. Again, you must reside in Fantasy Land.

Thank you Baron.

even though I disagree with almost everything you have done this term...happy thanksgiving and stay safe.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Baron, been voting for you since 1998:)

ok chris, then you must not see the REAL everyday world I see. I work for an amazing company that pays average to above i would say, noithing great but with lifestyle choices comes more money.......so why is it that my coworkers drive mercedes lexus, and infiniti's....?? I know what they make!! Why?? because they afford the minimum deductions in ... See Morechecks, such as, 401k, life insurance, and health insurance...and spend on the LUXURY....guess what chris, thats the real world...not a "a subsidy is linked"..they are never linked...or else welfare would be fail proof!!!..

You are paying 16% GNP for insurance. No other country that I know of comes close to that.
Some with the best health care pay 6-8% GNP.
Greed in several areas, the largest being insurance companies.
We could be as smart as Taiwan i.e., take a look at other countries for what work well with them, see how that melds with us and our culture, then create our health care system from that fact based foundation.
In the meantime (as in that will never happen) we need to take a step toward health care sanity.... See More
This bill is a small step, but it is progress.
We must take it or condemn our society to being held hostage inside Hotel Healthcare even longer.

Love that Bush! Do you have anything else? Thought so....

Bush Jr. was the most worthless president of my lifetime. Can't think of a single good thing he did. At least Tricky Dick Nixon did pass some good domestic legislation during his terms (OSHA, EPA, etc.). Guess Nixon would even be too liberal for the wingnuts who have taken over the GOP.