Republican law makers are preparing for 2015 with bills to -block abortion after 6 weeks and to raise standards to hospital level of facilities providing abortions. -approve without study pipelines and offshore oil drilling-further limit and even eliminate the EPAs already limited ability to enforce and investigate hazardous chemical release into the air and water.-Block Washington DC legalization of marijuana despite the overwhelming number of votes supporting the legalization by the city’s voters. Congress will do this by using their power to provide DC’s budget to not give them funds to implement the law, even though it is projected to pay for itself and more over the succeeding years.-to repeal, not replace, the ACA.the list continues, but except for oil pipelines and offshore oil rigs, I have found no plans to finance the repair of bridges, improve power grid infrastructure, provide incentives for corporations to create and build jobs within the United States, or any other jobs plan.These folks who are fighting for our ‘liberties’ are going to restrict the liberties of women who want to make decisions about whether they are physically, mentally, and financially able to have children, the rights of Americans to know the gov’t is protecting us from corporations who put greed over the safety of US citizens, the liberty of Washington DC citizens to legalize a substance that is not only less addictive and harmful than alcohol and cigarettes, but could also generate a great deal of income for the city itself.Democrats are equally corrupt in their own way, but they are not in power, and they are not the ones who promised a “laser focus” on job creation.Mr. Obama has plans for 2015, and his past performance does not inspire one to optimism, but the GOP has its own plans, and they too, do not inspire optimism in those who read beyond the headlines and media lobbying arms of the parties.Still, I hope I’m wrong and that 2015 will be filled with joy, new hope, and blessings for all.Respectfully,C.
Republican law makers are preparing for 2015 with bills to -block abortion after 6 weeks and to raise standards to hospital level of facilities providing abortions. -approve without study pipelines and offshore oil drilling-further limit and even eliminate the EPAs already limited ability to enforce and investigate hazardous chemical release into the air and water.-Block Washington DC legalization of marijuana despite the overwhelming number of votes supporting the legalization by the city’s voters. Congress will do this by using their power to provide DC’s budget to not give them funds to implement the law, even though it is projected to pay for itself and more over the succeeding years.-to repeal, not replace, the ACA.the list continues, but except for oil pipelines and offshore oil rigs, I have found no plans to finance the repair of bridges, improve power grid infrastructure, provide incentives for corporations to create and build jobs within the United States, or any other jobs plan.These folks who are fighting for our ‘liberties’ are going to restrict the liberties of women who want to make decisions about whether they are physically, mentally, and financially able to have children, the rights of Americans to know the gov’t is protecting us from corporations who put greed over the safety of US citizens, the liberty of Washington DC citizens to legalize a substance that is not only less addictive and harmful than alcohol and cigarettes, but could also generate a great deal of income for the city itself.Democrats are equally corrupt in their own way, but they are not in power, and they are not the ones who promised a “laser focus” on job creation.Mr. Obama has plans for 2015, and his past performance does not inspire one to optimism, but the GOP has its own plans, and they too, do not inspire optimism in those who read beyond the headlines and media lobbying arms of the parties.Still, I hope I’m wrong and that 2015 will be filled with joy, new hope, and blessings for all.Respectfully,C.