Congressional Voting Record, Day 586-595

Day 595, 10:53 • Published in USA USA • by PigInZen

Periodically I will be posting my voting record in my newspaper. The permanent link to my voting record (online) with links to the eRep laws can be found here.

Day 586
Tax Change: lower import taxes on Gifts from 25% to 10%
YES
Accepted 31-13
A 25% import tax rate essentially means no imports occur. Lowering the rate to 10% could increase the amount of imports and thus bring more tax receipts to the US Government.

Transfer 99,999 USD to CBO
YES
Accepted 45-0
The CBO buys gold at a discounted rate and sells it on the Monetary Market. Regular injections of USD keep the exchange rate at 50 USD = 1 gold.

Day 587
Tax Change: lower Import tax on Houses from 25% to 7%
YES
Accepted 26-20
See justification for lowering Gift import taxes above.

Transfer 99,999 USD to CBO
YES
Accepted 44-1
See justification for regular USD transfers to CBO above.

Alliance with China
YES
Accepted
China could develop into a strategic ally of the US; currently the only major ally of the US in Asia.

Day 588
Tax Change: Raise import tax on Grain from 1% to 7%
YES
Accepted 27-16
1% import taxes on goods and RMs we produce is too low for domestic producers. Domestic producers cannot compete with foreign wages in some countries.

Transfer 863 RON to CBO
YES
Accepted 45-1
There is no need to hold foreign currency in the US Treasury.

Day 589
Trading Embargo with Hungary
YES
Accepted 45-1
Should have been enacted long ago. Until Hungary stops attacking nations friendly to the US it should remain in place.

Day 590
Transfer 99,999 USD to CBO
YES
Accepted 47-1
See justification for regular USD transfers to CBO above.

Day 591
Transfer 644 GRD to CBO
YES
Accepted 44-0
There is no need to hold foreign currency in the US Treasury.

Day 592
Alliance with Croatia
YES
Accepted 45-2
Croatia is strategically located between the PEACE nations of Hungary and Serbia.

Buy Hospital to be placed in Kansas
YES
Accepted 45-2
Kansas has been officially declared the last line of defense.

Alliance with Bosnia and Herzegovina
YES
Accepted 32-9
Bosnia and Herzegovina is strategically borders Serbia and is in need of protection.

Transfer 93 IDR to CBO
YES
Accepted 42-1
Again, no need to hold foreign currency.

Change Minimum Wage from 1 USD to 5 USD
NO
Rejected 2-43
Minimum Wages only affect the 0 skill workers. Most employers pay more than 1 USD as it is.

Day 593
Change New Citizen message
YES
Accepted 38-3
A welcome change to the New Citizen greeting that directs them to the Welcome section of the eUS forums.

Alliance with Israel
YES
Accepted 39-2
Borders Turkey, a PEACE nation. Considering the amount spent to free Israel from Turkish occupation this Alliance is a no-brainer.

Transfer 152 FRF to CBO
YES
Accepted 43-1
Again, no need to hold foreign currency.

Day 594
Change New Citizen message
YES
Accepted 44-1
Minor edits needing approval.

Transfer 70,000 USD to Fort Knox Federal Reserve
YES
Accepted 41-2 (pending)
See justification for regular USD transfers to CBO above.

Day 595
Alliance with Greece
YES
Accepted 15-1 (pending)
Shares a border with Turkey, has a High Iron region. A valuable ally.


Thanks for reading and thanks for electing me Massachusett's representative to Congress.