Rep Jerry Lewis on HR 1207

[Allan Bartlett]

So I have a friend that works for the ranking Republican of the Appropriations Committee Jerry Lewis of California. I noticed that Rep Lewis had not yet co sponsored HR 1207 yet. So I sent my friend an email nicely asking if her boss would co sponsor Ron Paul's "Audit the Fed" bill. She sent it on to a person on the staff who handles these things I guess and this is the response she got back from a Lewis staffer...

"JL is usually reluctant to sign on to bills before they go through
committee, or until they're done being subject to riders, poison pills,
etc. It gets a lot of constituents scratching their heads, but once
they understand that JL knows how much modification a bill which sounds
good initially can undergo, they understand that he's not hostile to an
idea just because he doesn't cosign. I get it too -- I know that
chairman Frank gets to play with Ron Paul's bill... and that's likely to
result in some interesting modifications to the original text of 1207."

 

[acptulsa]

He may share a name with a clown, but that's one of the most honest, forthright and sober things I've seen out of a Congressman's office since--well, since ever.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Yeah, but the regime in charge, which is the ultra subservient to the Banks and Wall st are not bringing it to committee, so it must be co-sponsored. It's blatantly obvious, the democrats that want to control everything in people's lives and regulate everything, turn a blind eye to 1207, which proves they too, are Bought and Paid for by Campaign Contributions and future political profiteering.

JL is using a very weak point for a paramont and urgent bill. I guess you can just vote for $800 BILLION without reading a bill, but to AUDIT a Corrupt Banking Cartel Oliarchy is questionable at best.

I thought Jerry Lewis was a Representative of people for his district? How many have contacted him, NOT to endorse 1207 and Audit THE FED?

How many have? This "Spliting Hairs" semantics by Politicians is their way to weasel out of committent to what the people want and desire their elected officisl to perform.

Jerry Lewis - another Comedian opening his mouth spewing unjustifiable garbage!

 

[LittleLightShining]

He may share a name with a clown, but that's one of the most honest, forthright and sober things I've seen out of a Congressman's office since--well, since ever.

If they can get it to 218 it will go right to the floor, right? Doesn't it bypass committee tinkering?

I agree with what you said. Very respectable response.

 

[PhantomSTi]

Of course Jerry "I Support the Bailout" Lewis wouldn't actually sponsor something worth a damn. I had a friend in High school that use to work (or maybe she still does work in his office) and she was the BIGGEST Neocon shill I've ever met.

So, none of this surprises me in the least. I fax bombed him not to support the banker bailout, yet of course much like Feinstein he didn't give a damn what the people thought that elected him. I just created my HR1207 video and uploaded it to youtube, maybe I should send that to him?

YouTube - Audit the Fed

 

[Njon]

If they can get it to 218 it will go right to the floor, right? Doesn't it bypass committee tinkering?

218 is a majority, but I don't think that moves it out of committee unless all 218 of those people (or 218 of any House members, including non-co-sponsors) sign a discharge petition.

 

[cjhowe]

Him signing onto the bill before it gets tinkered with will demonstrate support for amendments returning the bill back to the original language. By Lewis sitting on the sidelines he's demonstrating either that he does not support the bill or he supports it being adulterated.

 

[AuH2O]

Whenever a politician tells you something, always ask yourself "How does he benefit if I believe him?"

 

[eduardo89]

He should co-sponsor this bill if he believes in it. If we get the 218 we need, theres no way Barney or Pelosi can touch it...wouldn't it make sense for Lewis to co-sign since we're so close, therefore ensuring it can't be watered down