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Bean Dismayed By Congressional Irresponsiblity
Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) released the following statement after being one of only 18 “no” votes on H.R. 3631, the Medicare Premium Fairness Act:
9/25/2009
Bean Supports Passage Of Student Loan Simplification & Savings Bill
Citing the pressing need for streamlining and simplification of the student loan process, Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) joined her colleagues in the House today to pass the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA), H.R. 3221, by a vote of 253 to 171. SAFRA meets Pay-As-You-Go principles and reduces subsidies to private lenders by $87 billion over ten years. Savings are achieved by converting all new federal student lending to the stable, effective, and cost-efficient Direct Loan program, saving taxpayers $10 billion over ten years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
9/17/2009
House Passes Major Fiscal Responsibility Proposal
Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) joined her House colleagues today in passing H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 2009 by a vote of 265-166. This tough pay-as-you-go law would require the government to offset changes in mandatory spending with either an increase in revenue or a spending cut somewhere else, to prevent runaway increases in the federal deficit.
7/22/2009
Bean And New Dems Meet With President Obama
United by shared goals and shared priorities, Congresswoman Melissa Bean and the New Democrat Coalition, the House’s largest coalition of centrist Democrats, met with President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday afternoon to discuss strategy for the coming year. 3/11/2009
Bean Supports Audit Bill
Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) spoke on the House floor today in support of H.Res.40, a provision requiring regular hearings on waste and abuse in government and strengthening audit requirements. Bean was a cosponsor of the legislation and voted in favor of the bill. It passed unanimously 423-0.
1/14/2009
Bean Gets Chamber 'Spirit Of Enterprise' Award
Washington, D.C. - For the third year in a row, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has recognized Congresswoman Melissa Bean’s work on behalf of small businesses by bestowing her with the “Spirit of Enterprise” award.
4/9/2008
Bean Is 'Fiscal Watchdog'
Libertyville - Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) was proud to accept the “Fiscal Watchdog” award from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce during a meeting in Libertyville earlier this month.
1/16/2008
Bean: Fiscal Responsibility is Back
Washington, D.C. - The 110th Congress has brought fiscal responsibility back to Washington, Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) declared Thursday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.
11/1/2007
Congresswoman Melissa Bean Hails Return to Pay-As-You-Go Budget Rules January 5, 2007
Washington, D.C. - Today Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) voted to restore “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) budget rules designed to restrain congressional deficit spending. The effort to restore fiscal responsibility and help slow the rapid growth of the national debt has long been a priority for Bean. This morning she spoke in favor of the change before a majority of the House agreed to restore PAYGO rules that were successfully adhered to in the 1990s, but later abandoned.
Bean Votes in Favor of Lower Taxes for Middle Class Families December 7, 2005
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-8) voted for the Stealth Tax Relief Act (HR 4096) to protect average American families from unreasonable tax hikes. The bill includes a one-year fix of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) which will spare more than 17 million middle class families from its onerous tax increases.
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