FULLY Repeal ObamaCare - April 2017

The average Ohio Education Association (OEA) employee was paid $43,838 more than Ohio’s average teacher in 2012, as OEA staff and officers raked in an average of $100,553 while the teachers forced to pay received an average of $56,715.Statewide average annual pay was $44,253 in 2012, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. From 2003-2012, the gap between OEA employee pay and pay across all industries in Ohio grew from $45,002 to $56,300.

Dear FreedomWorks member,As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your Members of Congress and urge them to support the Defund ObamaCare Act, which has been jointly introduced as S. 1292 by Senator Ted Cruz (TX) and as H.R. 2682 by Congressman Tom Graves (GA).

Last week, three presidents of the largest unions sent an open letter to Congress demanding reforms to ObamaCare. James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joseph Hansen, International President of UFCW, and D. Taylor, President of UNITE-HERE, have some serious concerns on how ObamaCare will hurt their members.

The scope of NSA spying is broader than anyone would have ever believed and the limits on the agency are more secretive and insubstantial than anyone could have ever feared. 

If you spent any time on Twitter last week, you heard about a movie called Sharknado, a low-budget affair made for the SyFy Network.

Great Op-Ed by conservative Phyllis Schlafly.http://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2013/07/16/common-core-wont-make-kids-smarter-n1641250

Capitol Hill Update, 15 July, 2013House & Senate/Schedule: Both chambers are in session this week, and will remain so until August 2nd.

Marine veteran, Jimmy Rose, hit the stage last week for a performance on the hit show America's Got Talent, belting out an original country tune that eloquently humanized an industry that has been a way of life for his family and friends. The song was titled, Coal Keeps the Lights On. By singing about keeping the lights on, Rose cast a spotlight on the Obama administration's War on Coal, and by extension, a war on the very types of people Rose is singing about.

The startling realization that the NSA has been spying on American citizens is often met with the excuse “I have nothing to hide, why should I worry?” and is subsequently ignored.  There are many strong arguments as to why you should care: privacy should be valued for its own sake, large bureaucratic apparatuses have proven to be untrustworthy, and sweeping domestic surveillance invites ‘Big Brother’ into our society. The strongest argument though, is to point out that now or in the future you may indeed have something to hide and not even know it.