Inland Republicans: Delegation mostly slams Obama’s speech

By Ben Goad

The Press Enterprise

WASHINGTON — The central initiatives laid out in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night seem tailored to address Inland Southern California’s largest problems: unemployment and the home foreclosure crisis.

Yet the details of his plan raised concerns from some area officials and came under harsh fire from members of the region’s predominantly Republican congressional delegation
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Tax cut extension plans split Inland delegation

By Ben Goad

The Press Enterprise

WASHINGTON – As the debate over extending a soon-to-expire payroll tax cut and benefits for the unemployed nears a crescendo in Congress, few corners of the nation have more at stake than does economically battered Inland Southern California.

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You can’t blame local leaders in Temecula for feeling betrayed by Gov. Brown and Democrats in Sacramento, who robbed them of a tool to ensure local jobs went to legal workers.  I wrote the law that created E-Verify so businesses would have a simple and free way to make sure the workers they hired were legally here.  I guess Sacramento Democrats are opposed to common-sense solutions.

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Ken Calvert was just named a Taxpayer Hero by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW).  According to the CCAGW, this is a testament to Ken’s “willingness to stand up for American taxpayers.”  The designation is based on a number of significant votes identified by the CCAGW during the second session of the 111th Congress.
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