Idaho Democrats are proud to have a President that recognizes the priorities of the people he serves. Idaho will benefit from President Obama’s focus on building a country and economy where we reward hard work and responsibility, where everyone does their fair share, and where everyone plays by the same set of rules.
Our Idaho Democratic Legislators our working on similar priorities right here in our state. With their Restore Ethics and Accountability Initiatives to re-build Idahoans trust and faith in their government and job creation bills to put Idahoans back to work and build Idaho businesses.
The President, just like our own Idaho Legislators, are encouraging a bi-partisan partnership to accomplish our goals. It is only by working together that we can accomplish what we must to return our families to and communities to prosperity. As President Obama said in his State of the Union address, “As long as we’re joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common resolve, our journey moves forward, our future is hopeful, and the state of our Union will always be strong.”
We look forward to the next year and the accomplishments we can achieve for the people of Idaho through focus and partnership on priorities that will put Idahoans back to work, enhance our education system, and restore responsible government.
“While Mitt Romney throws $10,000 around casually in friendly debates and calls $1500 temporary little Band-Aids, his economic record and policies failed middle class families. Mitt Romney’s record as governor of Massachusetts certainly wouldn’t win any bets – as 47th of 50 in job creation, his failed leadership led the state in the wrong direction. His work in the private sector isn’t worth a bet either – he made hundreds of millions of dollars laying off thousands of workers and bankrupting companies. And his economic plan as a candidate only offers middle class families a $54 tax cut. Voters shouldn’t bet 50 cents on Mitt Romney’s record or leadership – and it’s definitely not worth $10,000.”
DNC National Press Secretary Melanie Roussell:
Idaho Democrats won City Council races throughout the state!
Excerpt from DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse, Election Night 2011: A Repudiation of Extreme Republican Policies, A Victory for the Middle Class- Last night, we saw voters come out to the polls to defeat Republican initiatives and Republican candidates across the country in a full-scale repudiation of extreme and divisive Republican policies, and party leaders like Mitt Romney, from immigration and women’s reproductive rights to ballot access and the treatment of public employees. Whether in the West, Northeast, Midwest, South, or any corner of our nation, the American people see Republicans and the extreme-policies for which they are advocating as out of step with the vast majority of Americans. Voters are tired of Republican attempts to balance our economic recovery solely on the backs of the middle class without asking the wealthiest and special interests to pitch in and pay their fair share. And they’re tired of the Republican Party’s anti-women, anti-worker, anti- immigrant, and anti-middle class policy positions, which are falling flat with voters and do not bode well for their electoral prospects in 2012. Unfortunately that’s all they seem to be getting from state elected officials, Republicans in Washington, and the Republican presidential candidates on the campaign trail.
Ohio Stands Up For Working Families
Perhaps the most watched race of the night was Issue 2 in which Ohio voters struck down SB 5, the anti-workers’ rights measure…
Mississippi Personhood Defeat a Victory for the Health of Women and Their Families
In Mississippi last night, Republicans tried to pass Amendment 26, the so-called “Personhood” Amendment, a dangerous measure that would restrict a woman’s right to choose even in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother. … Republicans should take note that Americans will not let them pass these divisive initiatives that would move our country, and the rights of women, backward.
Maine Voters Come Out On the Side of Democracy
In Maine, we saw voters cast their ballots in support of reinstating same-day registration, a nearly four-decade’s long policy in the state that the Republican legislature did away with in June.
A Rebuke to Anti-Immigrant Republicans in Arizona
The recall of Russell Pearce, the Arizona State Senate President and Republican leader who authored SB 1070, the divisive and extreme anti-immigration policy in Arizona, shows that Americans aren’t embracing the anti-immigrant rhetoric prevalent in the Republican Party.
Here are the five main components of the plan, and details on how some of the programs the President has proposed would affect Idaho:
1. TAX CUTS TO HELP AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESSES HIRE AND GROW
• The President’s plan will cut the payroll tax in half to 3.1% for employers on the first $5 million in wages, providing broad tax relief to all businesses but targeting it to the 98 percent of firms with wages below this level. In Idaho, 40,000 firms will receive a payroll tax cut under the American Jobs Act.
2. PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND MODERNIZING AMERICA
3. PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK FOR AMERICANS LOOKING FOR JOBS
• The President’s plan will expand the payroll tax cut passed last December by cutting workers’ payroll taxes in half next year. A typical household in Idaho, with a median income of around $47,000, will receive a tax cut of around $1,460.
5. FULLY PAID FOR AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT’S LONG-TERM DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN
• To ensure that the American Jobs Act is fully paid for, the President will call on the Joint Committee to come up with the additional deficit reduction necessary to pay for the Act and still meet its deficit target. The President will, in the coming days, release a detailed plan that will show how we can do that while achieving the additional deficit reduction necessary to meet the President’s broader goal of stabilizing our debt as a share of the economy.
For more about the plan and how it would affect communities across the country, visit AmericanJobsAct.com
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