December 18, 2013, 8 PM
Dear
Members and Friends,
The
US Senate has joined the House in
approving the Ryan/Murray Budget Deal.
Obama
Expected to Sign Bill
Nine
Republicans joined all 55 Democrats to pass the
measure and President Obama is expected to sign it into law.
In the tri-state region, only Senator Pat Toomey
(R-PA) voted against the controversial budget deal.
While
we are disappointed with the final vote, we are not surprised by the
outcome.
We
thank all of you who contacted your Senators and US House member.
If
you wish to feel slightly better about the vote, please read
Larry
Kudlow's outstanding
commentary, as well as a Wall Street Journal opinion piece
(both found below).
They
discuss the merits, as well as the defects, of the bill.
To understand
just how contentious this bill is among conservatives, please read the following
dueling Weekly Standard statements issued by Bill Kristol and Fred
Barnes.
In a center/right coalition, we must learn to
respect divergent points of view without becoming unhinged. The one
thing we should all oppose is an outright 'civil war' on the right.
NJ Assembly Presents Christie
with an Early Christmas Present
The
New Jersey Assembly is expected to approve a Senate Bill,
tomorrow, which would extend reduced in-state tuition rates to children
of illegal immigrants. The bill also contains a host of financial aid
packages which Governor Chris Christie does not
support.
Despite
a campaign promise to sign a Dream Act into law, the Governor has since
promised to veto the Democrat bill because of its budget-busting spending.
What a Scrooge!
Governor
Christie won over 50% of the Latino vote in his race for governor. Many think
he did so solely due to his promise to sign a Dream Act.
But
the Democrat Legislature, whose legislative control Christie
guaranteed by running a bi-partisan-themed re-election campaign, is
foiling Christie's political overtures to the Latino
community.
It's
clear that NJ Democrat leaders are also out to undercut Christie's bid for the
Republican nomination by embarrassing him into vetoing the
budget-buster.
If
only Christie had campaigned harder to win the Senate and the Assembly for
the Republicans (not an unachievable goal in a landslide
victory like he won), the Governor would be sitting pretty. Oh
well, that's vintage Christie.
Take
Action
If you live in Jersey, please call Governor
Christie @ 609-292-6000. Urge
him to keep his most recent promise--a promise to veto the
Dream Act which will arrive on his desk just in time for Christmas. A special
gift to the Jersey taxpayer.
Congratulations to Dom Giordano & PHT on 7 Fishes
Feast!
Dom's Feast of the Seven Fishes went off without a
hitch, Monday night, as a crowd of over 600 fans, celebrities, and entertainers
jammed Vie on Broad Street for a holiday celebration unrivaled
in Philadelphia.
We were happy to see so many members and friends of the
Association--with well over fifty attending.
If you missed it this year, plan on being there next year. If
you like to mingle, you're guaranteed to have a good time.
And if you like to mingle and share your Christmas spirit, it's not
too late! Please join us for our 5th Annual
Christmas Tea Party to be held indoors this year at the Omni Hotel!
Details below.
Upcoming Events
Join us as we attend a special
briefing hosted and sponsored by our Friends at the
Republican Jewish
Coalition
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Threats to US Interests in the Middle
East
featuring
Shoshana Bryen
Senior Director of the
Jewish Policy Center
Thursday, December
19
Registration begins at 6:30PM
Program will begin promptly at
6:45PM
Fox Rothschild
2000 Market Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cost:
No charge for current RJC Members
$10 for non-current, eTeam, and friends
Light refreshments will be
provided!
Shoshana
Bryen has more than thirty years of experience as an analyst of
U.S. defense policy and Middle East affairs. The former Senior Director for
Security Policy at JINSA, Mrs. Bryen was for 17 years author of the widely read
and republished JINSA Reports. She has worked with the Strategic Studies
Institute of the U.S. Army War College and the Institute for National Security
Studies in Tel Aviv, and lectured at the National Defense University in
Washington. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the
New York Sun and Defense News, among other outlets, as well as
in the JINSA Reports.
Please RSVP to Scott Feigelstein at
610-667-1263
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Fifth Annual Christmas Tea Party
Commemorating the 240th Anniversary
of the
Original Philadelphia Tea Party (December 27, 1773)
Friday, December 27, 2013, 5:30-8 PM
The Omni Hotel
Independence National Historical Park
401 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
This year, we are hosting our Christmas Tea
Party indoors at the Omni Hotel in the heart of
Independence National Historical Park.
Dom Giordano will reprise his role as Dr.
Benjamin Rush in a re-enactment of the original Tea Party and we will
collect non-perishable food items for our region's
homeless veterans.
The event, to be held in the hotel's Salon/Lounge, includes a
Cash Bar, plenty of Appetizers, and
Great Company!
Quests may park at the Independence Visitors Center
Garage,
21 South 5th St. for $5 (after 5 PM).
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Hope to see you soon!
On behalf of the Association Board,
Teri Adams
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