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Reach Out and Reach Out and TouchTouchYour Your
Congressmembers Congressmembers
and and SenatorsSenators
MeetMeetYourYour
CandidatesCandidates
Checklist – Checklist – Chapter Emphasis Chapter Emphasis
on on RepresentativesRepresentatives
Chapter Checklist:Chapter Checklist:
U. S. House CandidatesU. S. House CandidatesPre-Meeting
• Coordinate with Federation legislative officer and with other chapters in House District
• Tentatively plan meeting around recess schedule
• For Incumbents: contact District Office Scheduler
• For non-Incumbents: contact Candidate scheduler
• Confirm appointment before meeting date
Chapter Checklist:Chapter Checklist:
U. S. House CandidatesU. S. House CandidatesMeeting Planning
• Assemble the group of officers & activists who will meet with Candidate• Have group meet in advance of appointment• Provide candidate questionnaire to group• Review questionnaire• Pick spokesperson & assign other speaking roles• Bring extra questionnaires for the Candidate
Chapter Checklist:Chapter Checklist:
U. S. House CandidatesU. S. House CandidatesAt Meeting
• Introduce yourselves – name, chapter, title• When explaining, assume Candidate knows nothing• Discuss fundamentals of candidate questionnaire issues• Avoid abbreviations (GPO/WEP, CSRS, FERS) or jargon• Relate personal stories about the issues
Post – Meeting• Thank you note• Provide Candidate follow-up answers• Report details of meeting in next newsletter• Report to State Legislative Chair
3 Key Talking Points3 Key Talking Points
Health Care
Entitlements Commission
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District 1: Jay Inslee District 1: Jay Inslee (18,761)(18,761)
Committee: Energy and Commerce
Sub-Committee:
Communications Technology & the Internet
Committee: Natural Resources
Sub-Committees:
National Parks, Forests & Public Land
Water and Power
Select Committee: Energy Independence and
Global Warming
District 2: Rick Larsen District 2: Rick Larsen (10,718)(10,718)Committee: Armed Services
Sub-Committees:
Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
Strategic Forces
Committee: Budget
Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure
Sub-Committees:
Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation
Highways & Transit
Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials
District 3: Brian District 3: Brian Baird/OpenBaird/Open(13,001)(13,001)Committee: Science & TechnologySub-Committees: Energy & Environment (Chair) Research & Science Education
Committee: Transportation & InfrastructureSub-Committees: Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Water Resources & Environment
District 4: Doc Hastings District 4: Doc Hastings (14,429)(14,429)Committee: Natural Resources (Ranking Member)
District 5:District 5: Cathy McMorris-Cathy McMorris-Rogers (17,114)Rogers (17,114)
Committee: Armed Services Sub-Committees: Air & Land Forces Oversight & Investigations ReadinessCommittee: Education & Labor Sub-Committees: Early Child, Elementary & Secondary Education Health, Employment, Labor & PensionsCommittee: Natural Resources Sub-Committee: Water & Power
District 6:District 6: Norm DicksNorm Dicks
Committee: Appropriations (2nd Ranking) Sub-Committees: Defense (Chair) Interior, Environment & Related Agencies (Chair) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs & Related Agencies
District 7:District 7: Jim McDermott Jim McDermott (11,737)(11,737)
Committee: Ways & Means Sub-Committees: Income Security & Family Support (Chair) Trade
District 8:District 8: Dave Reichert Dave Reichert (10,148)(10,148)
Committee: Ways & Means Sub-Committees: Oversight Trade
District 9:District 9: Adam Smith Adam Smith (17,679)(17,679)
Committee: Armed Services Sub-Committees: Air & Land Forces Terrorism & Unconventional Threats & Capabilities (Chair) Committee: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Sub-Committee: Technical & Tactical Intelligence
Senator Patty Murray Senator Patty Murray (147,414)(147,414)Committee: Appropriations
Sub-Committees:
Energy & Water Development
Labor, Health & Human Services
Education Related Agencies
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs & Related
Agencies
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development &
Related Agencies (Chair)
Committee: Budget (#2)
Committee: Health, Education, Labor & Pensions.
Committee: Rules & Administration
Committee: Veterans Affairs
Senator Maria Cantwell Senator Maria Cantwell (147,414)(147,414)
Committee: Commerce, Science & Transportation Sub-Committee: Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries & Coast Guard (Chair)Committee: Energy & Natural Resources Sub-Committees: Energy (Chair) Public Lands and Forests Water & PowerCommittee: Finance Sub-Committees: Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Health Care International Trade, Customs & Global Competiveness Taxation, IRS Oversight & Long-Term GrowthCommittee: Small Business & EntrepreneurshipCommittee: Indian Affairs
Recess PeriodsRecess Periods
Memorial Day Recess: 29 May – 7 June
Independence Day Recess: 3-12 July
Summer Recess: 9 Aug – 10 September (August 17 – State Primary) (November 3 – General Election)
CBO Summary:CBO Summary:The Impact of The Impact of
Trust Fund Trust Fund Programs on Programs on
Federal Budget Federal Budget Surpluses and Surpluses and
DeficitsDeficits
CBO Summary:CBO Summary:The Impact of The Impact of
Trust Fund Trust Fund Programs on Programs on
Federal Budget Federal Budget Surpluses and Surpluses and
DeficitsDeficits
CBO SummaryCBO Summary“While currently federal budget is in deficit, federal trust fund programs (Including CSRS Trust Fund) as a group appear to be running a surplus.”
“Combined income of the trust funds is estimated to exeed cumulative expenditures by $3.4 trillion over next 10 years.”“However, much of trust funds income comes not from sources outside the government, but from credits from one governmental account to another, or intragovernmental transfers.”“If one considers only the portion of their income that represents receipts to the government, the projected deficit is 1.2 trillion over next 10 years.”
CBO Summary (2)CBO Summary (2)“Trust fund accounting is designed to show legal measures of spending authority and outlays, not the government’s receipts and expenditures for such program.”
“Currently, trust fund measures of income and expenditures are distorting the effects that the programs have on the federal budget. “
“Their apparent surplus relies on both actual receipts and the government’s promise to pay money to itself.”
The Significance of Intragovernmental Transfers for the Social Security, Medicare, and Civil Service Retirement Trust Funds in Fiscal Year 2003 (In billions of dollars)
Trust Fund Intragovernmental Surplus or Surplus Transfers from Deficit (-)
or Deficit General Fund to Excluding Trust Fund Intragovernmental Transfers
Social Security 171 95 76
Medicare 27 105 -78
Civil Service
Retirement 35 81 -46
Total 233 281 -47 Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Note: Numbers do not always sum to totals because of rounding.
Portrayal of Trust Fund Programs' Surpluses or Deficits, 2002 to 2012 (In billions of dollars) Source: Congressional Budget Office.
The Bi-Partisan Bills:The Bi-Partisan Bills:
- Invest Money from Unused - Invest Money from Unused Annual Leave into One’s TSP Annual Leave into One’s TSP
- The Telework Act- The Telework Act
““Bi-Partisan Bi-Partisan Budget Budget
Commission”Commission”
National Commission on Fiscal National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Responsibility and Reform
First meeting: April 27Voting Deadline: Dec 118 Members: Bruce Reed, Erskine Boles, Alan SimpsonOpen to Public and on C-Span
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