Betty McCollum Votes Against Audit of the Federal Reserve!

Ever since the government started printing money the last few years, there have been cries to audit the Fed.  Since the Fed operates in a black box, American's have to trust they are making good decisions with our money.  Many don't think the Fed is making good decisions, and want transparency into the Fed's operations.

One good thing about Betty McCollum, she wants transparency!  Yes, she does (when it suits her)...

From Betty's statement of record on H.R. 3606:

Moreover, H.R. 3606 would allow large banking institutions with hundreds of billions of dollars in assets to de-register and escape SEC regulations that ensure corporate transparency, integrity, and accountability.


Brilliant, Betty wants transparency in banking...but not of the Fed.

In a press release, Betty describes her role on a board that sought transparency in international financial institutions:


Congresswoman McCollum is the former board chair (2007-2008) of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB), an international organization of parliamentarians dedicated to increased accountability and transparency in International Financial Institutions and multilateral development financing. 


In a hearing on Medicaid fraud, Betty accuses Governor Pawlenty administration of not being open on negotiated Medicaid contracts, but loves Governor Dayton's transparency:

For eight years, the Republican administration of Governor Tim Pawlenty negotiated Medicaid contracts with health plans with little to no transparency. If the terms of these contracts were negotiated poorly or if they allowed waste and abuse to take place, then this committee has an obligation to investigate. Unfortunately, those members of the Pawlenty administration responsible for negotiating on behalf of taxpayers are not here to testify.

Starting in January 2011, Democratic Governor Mark Dayton's administration took action to increase transparency, accountability, and value for taxpayers. Commissioner Jesson is here to testify and she is to be commended for implementing reforms that should be a guide for every other state – particularly in states where for-profit managed care organizations may be extracting massive taxpayer funded profits.

In Betty's 2010 Newsletter, she brags about the transparency that the Wall Street Reform Act will provide (banks again):


"The time when Wall Street is allowed to gamble with the economic security of the American people is over. With these reforms a new age of financial accountability and transparency is about to begin. This legislation protects taxpayers and their retirement funds, college accounts, and home mortgages from risky decisions by CEOs, lenders, and speculators," said McCollum.


Another statement by Betty on financial system reform, and demonizing banks:


"Rebuilding the American economy and putting people back to work requires a financial sector that is regulated and required to behave responsibly. The era of Wall Street gambling with the economic security of the American people is over, and a new age of financial accountability and transparency is about to begin. The passage of this legislation protects taxpayers and their retirement funds, college accounts, and homes from risky decisions by CEOs, lenders, and speculators. This is an excellent bill which needs to become the law."


So transparency of private financial institutions, domestic and international is good, but auditing the Fed is bad?  Thankfully, the bill to audit the Fed passed 327-98!  If Betty didn't have double-standards, she wouldn't have standards at all!


Keep up the work constituents of MNCD4; every bit helps.  From letters to the editor, tweets, facebook, blogs, Hernandez yard signs, telling your neighbors etc...spread the word on what Betty hasn't done for MNCD4.  

If you are new to this blog, read how Betty McCollum denies God in Congress, supports the terrorist group Hamas and is anti-Israel.  Or just ask yourself, with the recent revelation of voter fraud in St. Paul, why would Betty McCollum deny voter fraud is a problem?  But more importantly, what has Betty done for MNCD4? 

If you Betty know how you feel, you can let her know on Twitter@BettyMcCollum04 or on her Facebook pages:

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MN Rep D Betty McCollum Answers Question Without Answering Question at WBL Debate!

This is from the White Bear Area Chamber of Comm Cand. Forum on 9/21.  Here we have Betty McCollum at it again.  It's obvious they were given the questions in advance, so one would think Betty would be prepared to answer the question...



You can see the hamster spooling up to full power as Betty struggles to start her response.  Betty continues on with DFL rabble-rowser nonsense.  Uhm, sure Betty...tell that to the millions still unemployed, and businesses who see flat revenues as a victory!  Tell that to the businesses that are to nervous to do anything because of the uncertainty of government regulations and taxes.

Betty, you say you talk to businesses?  Sure you do, I read about it in your press releases!  And the ones you talk to (nice businesses, I am familiar with some of them) are getting federal money.  Well, I DO to.  I work with small and mid-size manufacturers and distributors in my real job, and I don't hear the positive spin you are putting on.  I hear how they are nervous, and don't know what is coming next.  I hear how they can't get loans, how they are losing customers because they are going out of business, how they had to let staff go and are concerned about healthcare reform.  It is like you read right from the DFL script.  Gee, why would that be hard to believe?

What was really surprising is, you never answered the question.  "What are you doing in Washington to fix the economy"?

Sputnik?
Then China?
What are you talking about?
Clean technologies?

I agree, we need to get to clean technologies...but, that is a ways down the road, and the government can't be subsidizing clean technologies (which the DFL wants to do, but that is another topic).  In the meantime, we need the government to stay out of business, not a cheerleader for more policies on business.  What was the question Betty?

Teresa Collett, then proceeds to slap Betty down...

Betty, I am optimistic about our future too, that is after Nov. 2nd!

Keep up the work constituents of MNCD4; every bit helps.  From letters to the editor, tweets, facebook, blogs, Collett yard signs, telling your neighbors etc...spread the word on what Betty hasn't done for MNCD4, and if you are new to this blog, read how Betty denies God in Congress, supports Hamas and is anti-Israel.  Or just ask yourself, with the recent revelation of voter fraud in St. Paul, why would Betty McCollum deny voter fraud is a problem, and what has Betty done for MNCD4?  

Betty McCollum MN Rep D Supports Nancy Pelosi 100%!!!

Today was a big day in MNCD4!  Our current congresswoman, the intellectual flyweight, Betty McCollum debated her challenger Teresa Collett.  This wasn't the televised event that Betty McCollum chickened out on, but a debate that was sponsored by the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce.


There were a couple important things to come out of this debate.  First, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, there is a clear choice for MNCD4.  


Collett, a University of St. Thomas law professor, took shots at McCollum for supporting President Obama's health-care initiative and for backing various approaches, such as the federal stimulus package and last year's "Cash for Clunkers'' rebate program, aimed at reviving the economy.


"The simple fact is that we need new leadership and we will get this country back on track,'' Collett said.

Collett said voters should reject members of Congress who voted for the health-care bill so Congress can repeal it and replace it with something better.

Spot on Teresa!  If you think Health Care Reform the way it stands now is going to deliver the way Betty McCollum, Nancy Pelosi and Obama promised, please read my post.  We were told the following, all of which are disputed by many think tanks.  Rates weren't supposed to increase, but they are.  The uninsured will be put in Medicaid, but Dr.'s are leaving Medicaid in droves; this changes the quality of care.  Taxes will increase (there are 17 new taxes) to pay for Health Care Reform.  The national debt will actually increase.  We were promised we could keep our health insurance, but 17 million people will lose it, and some big companies are considering eliminating their healthcare plans and paying the fine.  


Reader, do you agree Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doing a great job?  Do you think she is taking America down the right track?  Where are the jobs?  What about the increasing national debt?  What about the economy?  These are things Bush can't be blamed for; the Democrats have been in control of Congress since 2006!  Think about where we are at; think long and hard.  Has Nancy Pelosi done a great job?  How about a good job?  I don't think so.


Recently there is talk about whether or not Nancy Pelosi will retain her position as Speaker of the House.  This question leads us to the second important item to come out of this debate, and that is where Betty McCollum stands on Nancy Pelosi.  


According to the Pioneer Press, Teresa Collett said, "The simple fact is that we need new leadership and we will get this country back on track,''  


And then we have Betty who stands behind Pelosi 100%.




Pelosi has a 39% approval rating in MNCD4!  Uhm, that isn't very good, and is lower than Obama, especially when she is half a country away!  But Betty backs Pelosi 100%!  This year, Betty has voted 100% with Pelosi!  Is that good for MNCD4, or is that good for San Francisco?  Isn't this part of the problem in Washington?  There is no disputing Pelosi is one of the most powerful women in Washington, but by voting 100% with Pelosi, isn't that just pushing through her agenda?  Again, how is that good for MNCD4?


As Betty said on Pelosi, "I'm going to support a leader who brings people together to move this country forward.''  


Betty, thanks for clearing that up.  Move this country forward?  I would say you have moved us backwards over the last 4 years!  And you are right, Pelosi has brought people together; Conservatives and Tea Party members!  Seriously Betty, concentrate and think hard...focus Betty.  Over the last year people have become pissed off; me included, thus this blog.  Now here is your test Betty... Over the last year we have heard of...

• people that didn't pay much attention to politics (me), to becoming very informed
• Democrats turning Republican or Tea Party
• Independents turning Tea Party or Republican
• Liberals turning Tea Party or Republican

What is missing Betty?  Let me answer this for you.  What we haven't heard is Republicans, Independents or Tea Party people say, "Hey, things are going great, I like the direction the country is headed in, I am voting Democrat"!

Keep up the work constituents of MNCD4; every bit helps.  From letters to the editor, tweets, facebook, blogs, Collett yard signs, telling your neighbors etc...spread the word on what Betty hasn't done for MNCD4, and if you are new to this blog, read how Betty denies God in Congress, supports Hamas and is anti-Israel.  Or just ask yourself, with the recent revelation of voter fraud in St. Paul, why would Betty McCollum deny voter fraud is a problem, and what has Betty done for MNCD4?  

Betty McCollum Screwed MNCD 4 With Healthcare Reform Vote

Betty McCollum, you were so proud of your vote for Obamacare when you rammed it through without reading it.  Your office claimed your district supported it and wanted it, but that isn't what I see here or here.  This is a bill MNCD 4 and America did not want!  Polling this week says 56% of registered voters are in favor of repealing it!

One can only assume you didn't read the bill, because your pal Nancy Pelosi said, "Well, we have to pass the bill to see what is in it".



What I find really troubling is the lies that you sold us on this bill.  Let's start with the first one.  You said on your website:

"Making health insurance affordable for middle class and small businesses-one of largest tax cuts for health care in history - reducing premiums and out‐of‐pocket costs."


That is a great line when you are trying to buy votes, but today reality sets in when insurers announced they need to raise premiums due to the Healthcare Reform that YOU passed!

From CBS News today:
"Health insurers across the country are planning to raise premiums for some of their customers in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports, and they are in part blaming President Obama's health care reform package for the rate hikes. 


Aetna Inc., some BlueCross BlueShield plans and other smaller carriers have asked regulators to approve premium increases of between one percent and nine percent to pay for the bill's early benefits..."



Wait, that wasn't supposed to happen; you said premiums would go down, not up!  Betty McCollum, you are a liar!  If you lied about this, what else did you lie about?  Or didn't you know, because you had to read the bill to see what is in it?

Now Betty, here is another lie you told.  In the same statement you present another benefit of Healthcare Reform:

"Reducing the deficit by $130 billion over next ten years, and by $1.2 trillion more over the following decade; reining in waste, fraud and abuse, paying for quality over quantity of care."

On May 12th, the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) released this:

"The director of the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the health care reform legislation would cost, over the next ten years, $115 billion more than previously thought, bringing the total cost to more than $1 trillion."



Let me get this straight Betty; you said a savings of $130 billion over 10 years, and the accountants said there would be a cost increase of $115 billion over the same time frame.  Hmm, sounds like another lie Betty!  Should've read the bill!

You also claim how this will benefit Medicare, but the reality is, Dr.'s are leaving Medicare in droves because of the cuts that were made in Medicare payments.  Another lie Betty! Should've read the bill!

But the real kicker to this comes from Senate Majority Leader, Nevada Senator Harry Reid.  On July 21, Senator Reid sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Service Kathleen Sebelius, the Senate Majority Leader complains that ObamaCare’s cuts to Medicare will “result in a net reduction in payment to Nevada’s hospitals when they are unable to absorb such a cut.” Furthermore, he questions the method used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to calculate the payments to hospitals, and is “very concerned about potential effects on beneficiary access if this regulation is finalized without adjustment.”


Betty, if Harry has the same concerns about the effect Obamacare will have on Nevada's hospitals, shouldn't we have the same concerns for Minnesota?  Stand up for us Betty, and repeal healthcare reform!

This video gives a nice synopsis of Obamacare...





Betty McCollum, you lied about insurance premiums going down, budget savings and medicare.  That is all I am going to cover for now, but if you lied about those, what else did you lie about?  Betty, you should've read the bill, but as a well known intellectual lightweight, you should've asked someone to read it to you.

Keep up the work constituents of MNCD4; every bit helps.  From letters to the editor, tweets, facebook, blogs, Collett yard signs, telling your neighbors etc...spread the word on what Betty hasn't done for MNCD4, and if you are new to this blog, read how Betty denies God in Congress, supports Hamas and is anti-Israel.  Or just ask yourself, with the recent revelation of voter fraud in St. Paul, why would Betty McCollum deny voter fraud is a problem, and what has Betty done for MNCD4?  

Another from Betty's last town hall

Awesome video from last falls healthcare town hall.  Sue Jeffers asks questions of Betty, and Betty looks like a deer in headlights; then makes excuses to go on her show!!!  Priceless.

YouTube - Rep. Betty McCollum Health Care Town Hall 8/31/09

Betty McCollum says her constituents wanted this bill; who are these people?  Would've loved to have been there to see this; to me it seems like constituents are telling her they don't want it.  As she reads her speech, everything she talks about how great Obamacare is, we have seen are not true and were all lies.  

I know this video was edited, but based upon what we can see regarding the # of people in the room, and the amount of negative comments and boos, this must be the reason Betty doesn't do town-halls anymore.

Hold Betty McCollum accountable in 2010.