Pelosi Names Clyburn, Becerra and Van Hollen to Super Committee

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Pelosi Names Clyburn, Becerra and Van Hollen to Super Committee

Published August 11, 2011

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi named Reps. James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra and Chris Van Hollen to the congressional debt reduction committee created to find $1.2 trillion in budget cuts to go along with a rise in the debt ceiling.

Pelosi’s announcement rounds out the 12-member team of lawmakers who are expected to put everything on the table to come up with the tricky Washington talent of finding budget cuts that allow more spending.

Pelosi’s choice include some of the most political and highest ranking members in the House Democratic Caucus. Each has experience in budget, appropriations and tax-writing.

Clyburn of South Carolina is the No. 3 in the Democratic leadership as assistant Democratic leader and previously served on the appropriations committee. Becerra of California is the Democratic caucus vice chair and was a member of President Obama’s deficit reduction panel. Van Hollen of Maryland is the Budget Committee ranking member and the former head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

“The thrust of the committee must be to grow an American prosperity enjoyed by all Americans,” Pelosi said in a statement. “We must achieve a ‘grand bargain’ that reduces the deficit by addressing our entire budget, while strengthening Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Our entire caucus will work closely with these three appointees toward this goal, which is the goal of the American people.

The three will join talks that are set to begin when Congress returns from its August break. The group will be working on a tight deadline as it has until Nov. 23 to come up with recommendations that both chambers of Congress can vote on before the end of the year.

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee who was selected by Speaker John Boehner to be on the panel, told Reuters Thursday that boosting the sluggish U.S. economy and creating jobs are top priorities. He said he’s not going to rule anything in or out until the group rules on it.

“I am willing to discuss all issues that might help us reduce our short and long-term debt and grow our economy,” Camp said.

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BOOK OF GOMER PARABLE

BOOK OF GOMER PARABLE

These are the generations of Gomer, son of Homer, son of Omer.  And in the days of Gomer, Noah, the Prophet went unto the people saying, “Prepare ye for the flood which is to come, yea, build yourselves a boat, that ye may not perish.

Now, Gomer was a member of the Church and taught Sunday School and played yea, even on the ward softball team.  And Gomer’s wife said unto him, “Come, let us buid unto ourselves a boat as the Prophet commandeth, that we may not perish in the flood.”  But behold, Gomer saith unto his wife, “Worry not, dear wife, for if the flood comes the government will provide boats for us.”

And Gomer did not build a boat.  And Gomer’s wife went unto Noah and she returned saying, “Behold Honey, the Prophet saith unto us, “Build a boat, that we may preserve ourselves, for the government pays men not to grow trees, wherefore the government hath not the lumber to build for you a boat.”

And Gomer answered saying, “Fear not, oh wife, for am I not the star pitcher on the ward softball team?  Wherefore, the Church will provide for us a boat, that we will perish not.”

And Gomer’s wife went again unto Noah, and she returned unto Gomer, saying, “Behold, mine husband, the Prophet saith that the Church hath not enough lumber to build a boat for everyone, wherefore, mine husband, build for us a boat that we might not perish in the flood.”  And Gomer answered her saying, “Behold, if we build a boat, when the flood cometh, will not our neighbors overpower us and take from us our boat; wherefore, what doth it profit a man to build a boat?”

And Gomer’s wife went again unto Noah and she returned, saying, “Behold, the Prophet saith, build unto yourselves a boat, and have faith, for if ye do the Lord’s bidding, He will preserve your boat for you.”  But Gomer answered his wife, saying, “Behold, with this inflation, the price of wood has gone sky high, and if we wait awhile, perhaps the price will go down again.  And then I will build for us a boat.”

And Gomer’s wife went again unto Noah, and she returned saying, “Thus saith the Prophet, build for yourselves a boat RIGHT NOW, for the price of wood will not go down, but will continue to go up.  Wherefore, oh husband, build for ourselves a boat, that we may perish not.”  But Gomer answered his wife, saying, “Behold, for 120 years Noah hath told us to build a boat, to preserve us from the flood, but hath the flood come?  Yea, I say, nay.  Wherefore, perhaps the flood will not come for another hundred and twenty years.

And Gomer’s wife went again unto Noah and returned saying, “The Prophet saith, he knows it has been 120 years, but nevertheless, the flood will come, wherefore, build unto yourselves a boat, for are we not now making monthly payments on our snazzy new four horsepower chariot?  Wherefore, when our payments end, perhaps we shall build ourselves a boat.”

And Gomer’s wife went again unto Noah and returned saying, “Behold, the Prophet saith that we should cut down on our recreation, and our vacations, and even give each other lumber for Christmas, that we might thereby get enough lumber to build a boat.

But Gomer saith unto her, “What a drag! Are we to cease enjoying life, just because we must build a boat?”

Wherefore, Gomer built not a boat.  But behold, one afternoon Gomer heard thunder in the sky and he feared exceedingly and he ran, yea, even to the lumber yard to buy lumber.  But behold, the lumber store was crowded with great multitudes, all seeking to buy lumber, and there was not enough lumber to be found for the multitudes.

And on the same day were all the fountains of the deep opened, and the windows of heaven were broken up, and the floods came and behold Gomer had no boat.  And as the water rose above Gomer’s waist, his wife saith unto him, “Behold, Honey, I told thee so!”

-Author Unknown

http://www.abysmal.com/LDS/Preparedness/Preparedness.pdf