“I would like to take this opportunity to applaud you for the efforts of the Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom in encouraging individuals to follow the actions and provide input to members of Congress. I strongly support your “Congress Watch” program.” – Lee Terry, Congressman.
Nebraska representatives and senators in Washington, D.C. continually debate and vote on bills and resolutions pertaining to many issues of importance to fiscal conservatives. The Congressional Quarterly, newspapers, periodicals, and Internet websites record the votes of these elected officials. We believe our membership and the public entitled to examine these voting records, in order to form educated opinions about their Capitol Hill representatives. Too many reps and senators go to great lengths to hide their voting records from their constituents by making excuses and shading the truth about their positions on legislation. These officials rely on their constituents not discovering roll call votes and their consequences. Our project instructs our members how to monitor voting records and lobby their Capitol Hill officials.
Contact your congressman to support Cong. Fortenberry's legislation to allow veterans to cash in their educational benefits for funds to start up small businesses, as many returning soldiers would rather use skills already learned than attend college. Only a third of vets use their benefits to attend college. This legislation will spur job creation and Read more »
Contact your congressman today to oppose the Obama effort to tax employer-based health benefits. Employer-based plans bring help to many employees during health crises, and this system has worked effectively for a long time for American workers. This Obama ruse seeks to push workers into ObamaCare. Call Cong. Lee Terry at 402-397-9944, Cong. Jeff Fortenberry Read more »
NTF Issue Paper: balancedbudget2.doc. 8-11. NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM ISSUE PAPER: PASS THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. BACKGROUND. In 1995, a Balanced Budget Amendment passed the House but failed to pass in the Senate by 1 vote. The U.S. national debt has reached over a massive $14.3 trillion, and our national deficit teeters at $1.65 trillion. Read more »
CONGRESSMAN LEE TERRY 2nd DISTRICT: NEBRASKA LOCAL OFFICE D.C. OFFICE 11717 Burt Str. #106 2331 Rayburn Bldg. Omaha, NE. 68154 Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 402-397-9944 Phone: (202) 225-4155 Fax: 402-397-8787 Fax: (202) 226-5452 112th CONGRESS 1st session NTF voting score: 90 % =================================================== CONGRESSMAN JEFF FORTENBERRY 1st DISTRICT: NEBRASKA LOCAL OFFICE D.C. OFFICE 301 South Read more »
NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM: CONGRESS WATCH BULLETIN. Sen. Ben Nelson 11819 Miracle Hills Dr. #205 Omaha, NE. 68154 Phone: 391-3411 Fax: 391-4725 Sen. Mike Johanns 9900 Nicholas Str. #325 Omaha, NE. 68114 Phone: 758-8981 Fax: 758-9165 THE VOTING RECORD OF YOUR SENATORS: 111th CONGRESS – 2010. 2nd Session. NTF voting scores during this session: JOHANNS: Read more »
Diligently keep current on congressman positions and votes.
Note positions and votes especially on current, controversial issues.
Use these positions and votes as a basis upon which to write your opinion/criticism to your rep or senator or to request clarification or additional information from him.
Thank officeholders for their efforts and conservative votes.
Read periodic bulletins sent to NTF by the National Taxpayers Union, based in Washington, D.C. These bulletins, plus bulletins that we download from the Internet and our own research, annotate important bills and resolutions currently pending in the House and Senate.
Use “How to Write Your Congressman” and other NTF outlines to lobby your senators and representatives.
