[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 145 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 145

       Designating April 15, 2011, as ``National TEA Party Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2011

     Mr. Vitter (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating April 15, 2011, as ``National TEA Party Day''.

Whereas the deficit, as of April 15, 2011, is the third consecutive deficit in 
        excess of $1,000,000,000,000 in 3 years, and in the history of the 
        United States;
Whereas the taxpayers of the United States understand that the so-called 
        ``Stimulus Bill'', the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
        (Public Law 111-5), included a laundry list of spending projects that 
        has only increased our national debt;
Whereas passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
        Law 111-5) was undertaken with guarantees of restricting unemployment to 
        levels equal to or less than 8 percent, yet unemployment rates have 
        consistently exceeded 8 percent;
Whereas Congress should pass, and the States should ratify, a balanced budget 
        amendment to the Constitution to ensure structural reform that will 
        force Congress and the President to balance the budget;
Whereas future bailouts of Wall Street have been codified by the Dodd-Frank Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203);
Whereas the taxpayers of the United States understand that the bailouts of Wall 
        Street by the United States Government have been ineffective and a waste 
        of taxpayer funding;
Whereas the Federal Government must borrow approximately 40 cents of every 
        dollar of Federal spending, causing our Nation to continue on an 
        unsustainable path of increasing debt;
Whereas Congress should enact permanently lower tax rates and a simpler tax code 
        so that taxpayers and business owners no longer face heavy compliance 
        costs and the uncertainty of tax rates that increase automatically;
Whereas the taxpayers of the United States agree that the United States 
        Government should stop wasteful spending, reduce the tax burden on 
        families and businesses, and focus on policies that will lead to job 
        creation and economic growth; and
Whereas taxpayers in the United States are expressing their opposition to 
        efforts to raise taxes, the unsustainable debt, the failure to enact 
        systematic budget reforms, and skyrocketing spending by the United 
        States Government by organizing ``Taxed Enough Already'' parties, also 
        known as ``TEA'' parties: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates April 15, 2011, as ``National 
TEA Party Day''.
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