Jett Lied again!

 

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Jett Lied again: NEWS PAPERS EXPOSE CAMPAIGN OF FALSE ACCUSATIONS!!

 

Jett Lied again: OCALA, MARCH 26, 2012 – Jett made this outrageous claim at the South Clay County Republican meeting on 3/19/201 — “he’s [Stearns] been claiming a homestead exemption for seven years over in St. Johns County AND in Marion County.  We have the paperwork!”  FALSE STATEMENT!!!

“We have the paperwork!”  PROVIDED NO PROOF!!!

 Jett Lied again

 

Jett Lied again: STEARNS RECORD ON HOMESTEAD IS CLEAN

Both the Ocala Star-Banner and the Gainesville Sun ran stories on 3/25/2012 that Jett lied again about the alleged double exemption.  The articles stated, “But public records indicate that Jett Lied again and is wrong:  Stearns did not, in fact, receive simultaneous homestead exemptions for his Ocala home and a second residence in St. Johns County.”

Jett Lied again to both news pappers

Both newspapers further reported, “Jett acknowledged Friday that he had told voters on the campaign trail Stearns had been enjoying homestead exemptions simultaneously on the Ocala and St. Augustine homes.”

In addition, the newspapers included, “In aseries of emails, Stearns’ spokesman, Paul Flusche, instead accused Jett…of‘lying’ about the alleged double-dipping. ‘The real story is why Mr. Jett Lied again…’”

 

 

Froman old German proverb – “He who lies once is not to be believed twice.” 

For a attempt at political gain Jett Lied again!

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Stearns Good Samaritan Act Approved By House

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North Central Florida’s Congressman
CLIFF STEARNS: Stearns Good Samaritan Act
For Immediate Release March 22, 2012
Contact:  Paul Flusche

 Stearns Good Samaritan Act: APPROVED AS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5, THE PROTECTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ACT

WASHINGTON, MARCH 22, 2012 – The House today approved the language of Rep. Cliff Stearns’ (R-FL) H.R. 3586, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, as an amendment to H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare  (PATH) Act.  Stearns Good Samaritan Act proposal would provide limited civil liability protection to licensed health care professionals providing health care services as a volunteer during a declared national disaster.  Stearns Good Samaritan Act bill is supported by a broad coalition of the medical community, including doctors, nurses, surgeons, pharmacists, and hospitals.

Stearns Good Samaritan Act Inspired by Katrina

On the House floor Stearns stated, “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we saw first hand how much of a demand there is for trained professionals at disaster sites and how there is a need to provide liability protection, this problem is addressed  by the Stearns Good Samaritan Act PROTECTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ACT.  A Baton Rouge newspaper, The Advocate, ran a story in September 2005 about Dr. Mark Perlmutter, who was in the midst of giving a woman chest compressions when FEMA asked him to stop because of issues of liability protection.  CNN ran a story about a doctor who was evacuated to the New Orleans’ airport.  He wanted to ply his profession and heal the sick, but was prevented from doing so because of legal liability.  He said, ‘They told us, you know, you could help us by mopping the floor.’”

“My amendment (the Stearns Good Samaritan Act PROTECTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ACT) would allow medical professionals to volunteer at disaster sites,” added Stearns. “This is limited protection. It still allows victims to sue for serious acts such as criminal misconduct, reckless misconduct, or gross negligence.  It does not cover criminal acts by health volunteers.”  The amendment by Stearns was approved by a vote of 251 to 157 and the PATH Act to which it was added was later approved by the House.

This Stearns Good Samaritan Act is another example of congressman Stearns working for the needs of the people through out our country, not just his own district. 

Stearns Good Samaritan Act approved by house: article edited by web politico

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Jett Lied About Stearns

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Jett Lied About Stearns: Mr. Jett has made the decision to run for the congressional seat held presently by congressman Stearns that is being rezoned. Mr. Jett to boost his own campaign has attempted to spread lies about congressman Stearns for his own political gain.

Congressman Stearns has a good record in congress and has been in charge of committee’s and has help start investigations of corruption in several cases such as the Obama waivers and energy programs.

Statement of facts showing Jett lied about StearnsJett Lied About Stearns

Statement from Paul Flusche, Press Secretary proving Jett Lied About Stearns

Mr.Jett’s claim is totally unfounded — no one is authorized to make any claims or concessions on behalf of Rep. Stearns. He has not communicated with Mr. Jett at any time to get out of the race.

This is a pure and simple political maneuver by Mr. Jett to illegally entrap former friends for vindictive reasons.  His actions as an elected official are contemptuous.  Mr. Jett’s allegations arose from his own solicitations and strategies for compensation to remove himself as a candidateonce he found out that Rep. Stearns would be running in the newly formed district.

The people of Clay County will see through his scandalous attempts to illegally entrap his friends to promote his candidacy.

 

Fact Sheet proving Jett Lied About Stearns

 

Mr. Jett lied about Stearns again

Last night (3-19-12), Jett said:  “I’ll tell you what, he must be confused because he don’t know where he lives – he says he lives in Marion County; he’s been claiming a homestead exemption for seven years over in St. Johns County AND in Marion County.  We have the paperwork.”

Unfortunately for him this time, this is a matter of public record. Congressman Stearns NEVER claimed a double homestead exemption.

According to the Marion County Property Appraiser, Stearns had a homestead exemption on his Ocala home in 2003.

From 2004 to 2006, he claimed the exemption on the property he owns in St. Johns County.

Beginning in 2007, Stearns reclaimed the exemption on his home in Ocala.

The records show no double homestead exemption.

Of course there is no paperwork.  This is another lie by Mr. Jett, but he can’t hide behind the FBI and its policy of not commenting.  This is a matter of public record.

This is a typical attack by him – telling a lie.

More Facts proving Jett Lied About Stearns

 

FACTS Jett Lied About Stearns Confirmed: Stearns never made offer to Clerk of the Court

FACT 1 Proving Jett Lied About Stearns

Clerk of the Court Jett acknowledged Rep.Stearns never made an offer to him to get out of the race.

Confirmed:Radio interview on WSKY Radio with Chip Morris, 3/9/2012

Morris: “Just to be clear, Cliff Stearns neversaid anything to you about this, is that correct?”

Jett: “That is correct.”

FACT 2  proving Jett Lied About Stearns

Clerk of Court Jett said that he never took the alleged offers as being serious.

Confirmed: Truesdell.TV interview, 3/10/2012

Jett: “Do I believe that they would have delivered any of these?  No…”

FACT 3 proving Jett Lied About Stearns

Alleged participants named by Jett all refutehis claims.

Confirmed:Ocala Star-Banner, article by Bill Thompson, 3/9/2012

Jim Horne, former Education Secretary:  “He has chosen to take this to the media and make false allegations about the nature of the conversations.”

Len Curry, chairman of the Republican Party ofFlorida: It is a “blatant lie. It’s nonsense.  It’sgarbage.  I’ve never spoken in to anyone in any form of communications about this congressional race.”

Confirmed: FloridaTimes-Union, article by Matt Dixon, 3/13/2012

Jennifer Carroll,Lt. Governor of Florida: Nottrue, Carroll said.

“I didn’t give any offer.”

 

Matt Justice, Jett’s campaign consultant: “To the contrary,the lieutenant governor encouraged him to run a strong race.”

These are the facts proving Jett Lied About Stearns!

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Politico Botches Iowa Poll to distort Ron Paul Figures (Not Web Politico) We have no connection to Politico!

Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet:

edited by Web Politico Monday, January 2, 2012
Politico Botches Iowa Poll: The establishment media is so desperate to sink Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, they’re brazenly misreporting the results of polls, making it appear as if the Congressman is performing worse than his rivals, when the opposite is true.

Politico Botches Iowa Poll

Politico Botches Iowa Poll
The latest example comes out of Politico, as Politico Botches Iowa Poll result. Politico an establishment mouthpiece  (not Web Politico) which routinely defends the DC status quo. Reacting to the results of the final Des Moines Register opinion poll, Politico hastily sent out a “Breaking News” email alert claiming the outcome showed Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum “climbing to second [place] at 21 percent and Ron Paul in third, with 18 percent.”
Politico Botches Iowa Poll then sent out a revised email shortly afterwards
In reality, Paul took second place with 22 per cent, with Santorum in a fairly distant third with 15 per cent of the vote.

Politico Botches Iowa Poll then sent out a revised email shortly afterwards which read, “[t]his breaking news alert corrects a previous breaking news alert.”

The Daily Caller attempted to contact Politico seeking an explanation as to why the error was made, but their calls were not returned.
Of course, these botched poll numbers will likely be explained away as an ‘accident’, but isn’t it funny how these ‘accidents’ routinely serve to denigrate Ron Paul?

Politico Botches Iowa Poll, Fox News Makes a Habit out of Portraying Ron Paul in a Bad Light

Fox News has made a habit out of making mistakes that portray Paul in a bad light, the most infamous of which occurred when the network attempted to skew Ron Paul’s 2011 CPAC straw poll win by representing it with footage from the previous year’s CPAC event, at which Mitt Romney supporters had loudly booed the result.
A Fox News poll released earlier the same week which asked who would make the best president included many of the potential candidates that Ron Paul trounced in the CPAC straw poll, yet the Congressman’s name was not even included in the survey, Politico Botches Iowa Poll is not the only agenda against the good Doctor.
Perhaps the most brazenly unfair and agenda-driven treatment of Paul occurred after the Ames Straw Poll result when, after Paul almost tied with Michele Bachmann for first place, the establishment media completely ignored him and instead talked up the chances of candidates Paul had easily defeated.

Politico Botches Iowa Poll

 

 

The establishment media is presumably smarting from the fact that their ceaseless smear attacks against Ron Paul have had virtually no effect whatsoever on his chances of performing well in Iowa, to the point where they now have to resort to inventing poll results such Politico Botches Iowa Poll as a attempt to make themselves feel better.
Politico Botches Iowa Poll.

 

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The American Police State is Official in 2012

Web Politico: American Police State is official with H.R. 1540 Law

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National Defense Authorization Act ” H.R. 1540 was signed into law by President Barack Obama as he was on vacation with his family in Hawaii, the police state is official in 2012 America! The constitution means nothing to the traitor’s in our government whom have created a tyranny, all in the name of security! Do the research, the acts that have lead to this agenda are highly contested as to whom the real terrorists are! The tyrannical corporate run US government knows people are waking up to the lies and treachery. The wars we have engaged in are based on lie’s as well as our need for such security and bill’s that totally nullify the constitution our fore fathers drafted to protect us from such tyranny!

American Police State is official; The Real Terrorist


Watch the new film a Nobel Lie, if I was on a jury in a court of Law and the US government was the defendant, they would be found guilty by me for the Oklahoma Bombing! From what we have researched the vast majority of people that have seen this film feel the same way! Police threatened and probably murdered by Fed agents for doing their job trying to find the truth about what really happened! Government agents seen planting the bombs! The list goes on and on! Then we have the underwear bomber whom was admitted to be allowed on the flight by government agent orders! More evidence that American Police State is Official! The 911 bombings are highly questionable as to the facts! December 17, 2011 — A US court has won a default judgement that Iranian officials, including its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, provided help to the 9/11 hijackers behind the worst terror attack on American soil. The lawsuit was filed by the families of the atrocity’s victims. There was no Iranian representation in court. This is pure fiction and a pretence for war with Iran! Is this agenda Rubber stamping a war?

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The US government wants you to think having TSA agents Radiate with scanners, grope and stick their hands down people’s paints is keeping us safe. When the facts are these scanners are radiating the workers whom use them every day at work. We have already had cases of agents getting cancer and the US government and homeland security just cover it up! Rights are violated people are terrorised by this agenda. The TSA has been caught up in so many criminal cases I have not the space here to cover! Child porn, stealing, Rape. and violent road rage are just a few of a epidemic of criminal case’s involving TSA employee’s. We are to believe these people are keeping us safe? The TSA is a huge waste of tax payers dollars at a time we can not afford to be wasteful! The TSA helps make the American Police State is Official!

 American Police State is Official in the once land of the free home of the brave

We are no longer free in America, the government can arrest, detain indefinitely, torture and even kill American citizens with out any due process. We as a nation have sunk to the depths of total tyranny ! The constitution has no meaning and only a few Americans proving they are part of the land of the brave by standing up to this tyranny. Soon all free speech will be lost with new bill’s on the books to silence the web and stop all free thinking and speech! we must act now and take our country back, now that the  American Police State is Official !

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REGULATORY REFORM

NEWS FROM,REGULATORY REFORM edited by Web Politico
North Central Florida’s Congressman
CLIFF STEARNSREGULATORY REFORM
For ImmediateRelease:  July 7, 2011
Contact:  PaulFlusche  (202) 225-5744, (cell)225-7360

STEARNS CRITICIZES INDEPENDENT AGENCIES ON LACK OF REGULATORY REFORM

 

CITES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDY* THAT THE COST OF REGULATIONS TO EACH HOUSEHOLD EXCEEDS COST OF HEALTHCARE REGULATORY REFORM

WASHINGTON, JULY 7, 2011 – “Although the President’s executive order to agencies requiring them to review their regulatory Reform process and existing regulations excluded independent agencies, the Office of Management and Budget requested that they comply in the spirit of removing regulatory & REGULATORY REFORM barriers to economic growth,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL),Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversightand Investigations.  “Unfortunately for the American people, this request was largely ignored.”

During his testimony,Commissioner Robert McDowell of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)pointed out, “The FCC’s rules & REGULATORY REFORM, measured in pages, have grown by almost 800 percent over the course of 50 years, all while the communications marketplace has enjoyed more competition. During this same period of regulatory growth, America’s GDP grewby a substantially smaller number: 357 percent. In short, this is one metric illustrating government growth outpacing economic growth.”

Commissioner Anne Northup of the Consumer Product Safety Commission provided a specific examplewhere excessive regulations & REGULATORY REFORM yielded significant costs without any benefit to the public.  She testified, “A member of the American Home Furnishings Alliance reported thatit spent $13 million dollars on tests, new systems and tracking processes, despite the fact that every single component it used on children’s furniture already complied with the current lead standard. The company was therefore not required to change a single material used in its manufacture of children’s furniture, and there was no corresponding benefit in the improved safety of its children’sfurniture to justify the costs.” Thus no REGULATORY REFORM was needed.

Referring to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, enacted in 1980, Stearns asked each witness if they thought it was still effective or if new legislation was needed to foster the rigorous regulatory and REGULATORY REFORM review process needed to promote economic growth and job creation.

Nearly all the witnesses expressed support for enhanced legislation and all offered to work with the Committee in developing that legislation including the issue of REGULATORY REFORM .

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COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY LEGISLATION

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REP. JIM MATHESON (D-UT) JOINS IN OFFERING CONSUMER PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 2011

COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY LEGISLATION INTRODUCED FOR INTERNET

WASHINGTON, APRIL 13, 2011 – “Assuring consumers a high degree of online privacy will promote greater use of the Internet, allowing it to continue to expand and to thrive,” stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL). “This bill, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, requires covered entities to provide consumers in clear and easy to understand language what information is being collected and how the information is being used.  It also provides incentives for covered entities to enter into strong self-regulatory standards.”  Stearns is Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and serves on the Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over privacy issues.

Stearns has a strong record on privacy.  As former Chairman of the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee where the jurisdiction existed, he held the most extensive congressional hearings on privacy and offered privacy legislation following the hearings.  In the last Congress, Stearns worked with Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, in developing draft privacy legislation.  Added Stearns, “Using my privacy legislation from the 109th Congress as a base, I took the comments submitted to Chairman Boucher and worked with stakeholders on developing this bill.  The introduction of this bill is not the end of the process.  I will continue to work to improve the language to ensure that regulatory distinctions are not being made on like services and that privacy is administered by a single agency, across the entire Internet economy.  I am grateful to Rep. Matheson for extending his support for this bipartisan bill and I look forward to working with Chairwoman Bono Mack on enacting online privacy legislation to protect consumers.”

The Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 specifically would:

·    Require covered entities to notify consumers that their personally identifiable information as defined in the bill may be used for a purpose unrelated to the transaction.
·    Require entities to notify consumers of any material change in their privacy policy.
·    Require covered entities to establish a privacy policy with respect to the collection, sale, disclosure for consideration, or use of the consumer’s information and such policy be made easily available for consumers.
·    Require an entity to provide consumers the opportunity to preclude the sale or disclosure of their information to any organization that is not an information-sharing partner.
·    Provide for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved five-year self-regulatory program and prescribes requirements for a self-regulatory consumer dispute resolution process.
·    Require the FTC to presume that an entity is in compliance with this Act if it participates in an approved self-regulatory program.
·    No private right of action.
·    Full state preemption.

NEWS FROM
North Central Florida’s Congressman
CLIFF STEARNS
For Immediate Release:  May 12, 2011
Contact:  Paul Flusche  (202) 225-5744/ cell (202) 225-7360

COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY LEGISLATION

STEARNS OFFERS DATA SECURITY LEGISLATION/H.R. 1841, DATA ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST ACT (DATA) OF 2011

BIPARTISAN BILL PROTECTS CONSUMERS FROM SECURITY BREACHES INVOLVING THEIR DATA

 

WASHINGTON, MAY 12, 2011 – “This is the information age, and increasingly our personal and financial information is collected and transmitted through the digital economy,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL). “However, this information is used for criminal purposes such as identity theft.  By better protecting our personal data, we can reduce crime and increase public comfort with the digital economy.”

Stearns, joined by Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), offered H.R. 1841, the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011.  Explained Stearns, “This bill represents a bipartisan approach to address growing security concerns, and would protect consumers from security breaches.  As more and more commerce is done electronically, there remains a need for strong and specific security practices for businesses that keep personal information.”

Stearns serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, and he was chairman of the panel earlier when it was the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee.  “As chairman of the subcommittee, I held hearings on this issue and I offered a data security bill. This legislation is based upon this earlier bill.  H.R. 1841 requires the Federal Trade Commission to make regulations requiring each person that owns or possesses electronic data, including personal information, to establish necessary security policies and procedures. Furthermore, it would require institutions to notify consumers of security breaches unless there is no reasonable risk of identity theft.  I look forward to working with Chairwoman Bono Mack (R-CA) on enacting legislation to protect our data.”

COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY LEGISLATION A BILL TO PROTECT  CONSUMORS

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Hearing on Health Care Law

STEARNS CONCLUDES ANOTHER HEARING ON HEALTH CARE LAW – PANEL STAFF UNCOVERS BILLIONS IN SUBSIDIES FOR CORPORATIONS AND UNIONS UNDER THE LAWHealth Care Law

PROFITABLE COMPANIES AND UNIONS GETTING SUBSIDIES FOR EARLY RETIREE BENEFITS

Cliff Stearns: Hearing on Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2011 – Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, held a hearing today on the high-risk insurance pool established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and who cannot obtain coverage.  “Less than a year ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated that 375,000 individuals would enroll in the program by the end of 2010, but it only has 12,000 enrollees.  Yet, even with this very low participation rate, the program is already financially troubled – claims in California alone are expected to be $1 billion, with the federal government paying 70 percent.  Clearly, there will not be enough to cover enrollees in all 50 states. Once again, the health care law is not living up to its claims.”

Hearing on Health Care Law Takes up New Late Breaking Issue

The hearing took up another late breaking issue.  Stearns’ Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee also discovered that under PPACA, unions, corporations, and state public employee systems are receiving subsidies to cover health care costs for their early retirees.  So far, the program has spent $1.8 billion of the $5 billion set aside for these subsidies.  The United Auto Workers received $206 million, General Electric $36 million, and the California Public Employees Retirement System $57 million. 

The one witness for the hearing was Mr. Steve Larsen, the Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.  Stearns asked Larsen, “These are corporations that are profitable…if this is a health care program that is going to work, why would you be taking taxpayers’ money and giving so much out to companies that are very successful and have a very good, profitable history?”  Larsen responded, “Those companies are companies that in fact continue to offer retiree benefits, health benefits for early retirees.” Stearns then asked, “But shouldn’t they have the responsibility of taking care of that themselves, not ask for the taxpayers – basically giving them free money?”  Stearns later noted, “You are always going to run out of money if it’s free.” During the Hearing on Health Care Law.

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CLIFF STEARNS:HIGH RISK POOL REGIME SET UP BY HEALTH CARE LAW

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OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON FRIDAY,HIGH RISK POOL REGIME SET UP BY HEALTH CARE LAW APRIL 1, 2011, AT 10:00 AM IN ROOM 2123 RHOB

 
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31, 2011 –HIGH RISK POOL REGIME SET UP BY HEALTH CARE LAW: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) required the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a temporary high-risk insurance pool program to cover those with pre-existing conditions or who cannot get coverage.  “The Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated that 375,000 individuals would enroll in this program by the end of 2010, but only 12,000 have enrolled,” noted Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL),  Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. “In addition, we have reports that the program is having financial troubles.   In this hearing, we will examine why enrollment in the program is so low, its financial problems, and the overall operations of the program.”

 CLIFF STEARNS HEADS HIGH RISK POOL REGIME SET UP BY HEALTH CARE LAW

On Friday, April 1, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing entitled “The PPACA’s High Risk Pool Regime: High Cost, Low Participation.” The hearing will have one witness: Mr. Steve Larsen, the Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO).

CLIFF STEARNS LEADS THE INVESTIGATION HIGH RISK POOL REGIME SET UP BY HEALTH CARE LAW

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FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

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ABC NEWS AND CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY REPORT ON LOANS TO COMPANIES LINKED TO OBAMA SUPPORTERS AND  FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2011 –  FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM “The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking into the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Guarantee Program and found DOE has ‘treated applicants inconsistently,’” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.  ABC News* and The Center for Public Integrity** today reported that companies linked to fundraisers for President Obama benefited from the DOE Loan Guarantee Program.  ABC News interviewed Stearns for its story, which is scheduled to air on World News with Diane Sawyer this evening, March 30th at 6:30 PM.

CLIFF STEARNS ON  FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

As Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Stearns held a hearing earlier this month on DOE’s use of funding provided under the stimulus bill AND  FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.  Explained Stearns, “Under the stimulus bill, the DOE received about $35 billion to promote job growth, with $2.5 billion for its Loan Guarantee Program. As of now the Department has only spent one third of this money, and only 5 percent of the funds in the Loan Guarantee Program.  With the potential push to spend these funds by the September deadline and the GAO’s finding of inconsistencies, there is significant potential for waste and abuse. I am also concerned with possible waste, fraud, and abuse in relation to these lucrative contracts.”

Stearns is also looking at the case of Solyndra, a California solar power company that received a loan guarantee of $535 million in 2009 to create jobs. In an audit of Solyndra, PricewaterhouseCoopers stated, “”The company has suffered recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows since inception and has a net stockholders’ deficit that, among other factors, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.”  The Center for Public Integrity reports that one investor in Solyndra, George Kaiser, was a significant financial supporter of President Obama.

IS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION GRANTING FAVORITISM IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM?

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