SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2007

 

 

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

 

As I said to Pat Dando, “You were worth waiting for”.  She is a dynamic speaker. She explained the business of the Chamber of Commerce so well.  It is definitely a valuable part of government.  Our communities need goods and services to survive.  Where the plan shopping areas and decide on lactones for other important places for a residential areas.  So many things need to be considered and people of Pat Dando’s caliber are important.  The Chamber of Commerce also attracts new business to a city. 

 

In June at our luncheon we’ll have the pleasure of listening to Mr. George Marotta again along with his associate Jean Wren from the Hoover Institute about “The 30 Most Important Women in the World”.  I am really looking forward as much as you are to find out who they are and what they did to get on list!  Let’s get as many people to come as possible, come and talk republican with us. 

 

Regards,

 

Ellen Longworth,

President, SVRWF

 

 

 

UPCOMMING EVENTS

 

 

 

June 7             Regular Luncheon Meeting, 11:30 AM Social, 12 Noon Luncheon,

Ramada Inn Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale

 

Aug. 9             Board Meeting at the Home of Flinda Prevost, for information call (408) 972 2599.

 

Sept. 6             Regular Luncheon Meeting, 11:30 AM Social, 12 Noon Luncheon,

Ramada Inn Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale

                                   

Sept. 27-30      NFRW Biennial Convention, Palm Springs, September 27-30, 2007

 

Oct. 19-21       CFRW Biennial Convention, Crowned Plaza, Foster City October 19 – 21^, 2007

 

Nov. 17-18      CFRW – Northern Division Conference, Monterey November 17-18, 2007

 

SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2007

 

LEGISLATION

 

California Update from CRWF

 

Budget

According to our Republican lawmakers, the Governor's May budget revision so far is more disappointing than satisfactory. According to most there won't be the budget cuts that are not only expected but necessary. The budget as it looks now will be spending more money than it will be taking in. This budget is still under revision and there is still another month of negotiation before the budget is finalized. At this point we are looking at a deficit of 2.5 billion dollars; this is not good. There are also some good aspects of this budget: no new taxes and no tax increase. There is also an effort to pay off our past deficit which is definitely a positive step. This budget also fully funds both education and transportation. Our Republican lawmakers all share the sentiment that California has no problem with revenue. California is a money making state and every year we take in more money than the year before; the problem is that we spend too much and at some point we have to make cuts.

 

Democrat Rationale? (Article from DailyNews.com included in CRWF newsletter)

If the Democrats have any more influence, there will be government hovering over every aspect of your life. I can picture it now: We all have to spay and neuter our pets so that in 10 years the only place we can get our pets is from breeders who charge over $500 for a pet. We are told that only the most fuel efficient cars can be purchased in this state and the illegal immigrants will have the drivers licenses' to drive them, and everybody has health care that is unfortunately equal only to the quality of education that our children receive and the freeways that are more like parking lots during busy hours.

 

AB 1634 OPPOSE: Levine (D-40). This bill would force every pet owner, who doesn't purchase a permit, to spay or neuter their cat or dog.

 

SB 25 SUPPORT: Abel Maldonado (R-15) introduced a bill, the Senate version of AB 84, that would allow a tax deduction for people who have Health Savings Accounts. The tax deduction would be the same as allowed by federal law. Currently, California is one of a handful of states who do not allow this deduction.

 

National Update from NFRW / Other

 

Keep Informed on Immigration Reform Bill

Please keep informed regarding the Immigration Bill in the Senate (S. 1348) by visiting the below web sites regularly, so that you make an informed decision on the issue.
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/immigration/
http://www.foxnews.com/specialsections/immigration/index.html

 

SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2007

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Regular Member:       $25.00

Patron:                        $40.00

Associate*:                 $15.00

 

Membership dues may be sent to:

 

             Laura Riffle

             1909 Grand Teton

             Milpitas, CA  95035

 (408) 263-0990

 

*A member of another Federated Club or a Republican Gentleman     

 

 

NFRW / CFRW CLUB WEBSITES

 

Check out other federation websites:

National Federation of Republican Women

www.nfrw.org 

California Federation of Republican Women

www.cfrw.org

CFRW Northern Division:

www.cfrwnortherndivision.org

CFRW Advocates Office, Sacramento

Email: advocate@cfrw.org

 

Don’t have a computer?  Visit your local library for free internet access and assistance as needed.

 

 

 

CALIFORNIANS PAY ENOUGH TAXES

 

Among the top twenty “major city areas” for federal tax burden per household, five are in California.  San Francisco comes in second overall with an average federal tax burden of $36,409.  Next is San Jose at $34,577.  Orange County ($27,062), Oakland ($24,818), and Ventura ($24,249) all made the list. The study is here:  

http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr150.pdf

 

FLY YOUR FLAG!

 

Flag Display Days:

Memorial Day – May 28^th

Flag Day – June 14^th

Independence Day – July 4^th

Labor Day – Sept 3^rd

 

POLITICAL QUIZ**

 

1.      Every year during the month of May, Americans mark Memorial Day, Law Day and Loyalty Day. Which observance also occurs annually, always on the third Saturday in May?

2.      How many changes or amendments are there to the constitution?

3.      Who elects congress?

4.      How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

5.      What is the national anthem of the US?

 

Memorial Day is May 28^th

 

 

“In Flanders Field the poppies blow between the crosses row on row”—John McCray

 

 

 

SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2007