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NAM DELIVERS DEBT CEILING LETTER TO CONGRESS
The following letter was hand delivered to Congressional leaders today urging them the raise the debt ceiling to avoid adverse impacts on the U.S. Economy. It was signed by dozens of business and industry associations across the nation.
May 11, 2011
Dear Senators Reid and McConnell and Representatives Boehner and Pelosi:
The undersigned associations, which represent a broad swath of the business community and whose members employ millions of Americans, respectfully urge you to raise the federal debt limit. We strongly agree that the failure to increase the statutory debt limit in a timely fashion
could have a significant and long‐lasting negative impact on the U.S. economy.
Raising the statutory debt limit is critical to ensuring global investors' confidence in the
credit worthiness of the United States. With economic growth slowly picking up we cannot
afford to jeopardize that growth with the massive spike in borrowing costs that would result if
we defaulted on our obligations. It is critically important that the United States stands fully
behind its legal obligations.
In making this recommendation, we remain extremely concerned about the level of the federal
debt and large annual budget deficits and remain committed to working with you and the
Administration to address our Nation's fiscal challenges. Tough calls on U.S. spending must be
made as part of a debate about the budget and we agree that restoring balance to our fiscal
position will require that the government spend less and spend more wisely.
We trust that, under your leadership, the Congress will again take the necessary steps to
preserve our nation's financial standing in the world and help ensure that the American
economy continues on its current path toward restored prosperity.
Thank you in advance for considering our request. We look forward to working with you during
the 112th Congress to advance this and other critical legislation.
Carter Wood – NAM ShopFloor Blog
The House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning is marking up H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, legislation to control the unnecessary or excessive litigation costs that afflict health care in the United States. (Committee video. Hearing started at 10:41 a.m.)
In a timely and important contribution to the debate, the American Tort Reform Association has released a new paper,”The Constitutional Foundation for Federal Medical liability Reform.” In a news release, ATRA explained:
The ATRA paper, The Constitutional Foundation for Federal Medical liability Reform, addresses in some detail questions recently raised about whether provisions of H.R. 5 are consistent with the Commerce Clause, the Tenth Amendment, the guarantees of equal protection and due process, and the right to a jury trial.
“Citing more than 100 years’ worth of Supreme Court precedent, the consistent rejection of federal constitutional challenges to state medical liability reforms, and the opinion of the Congressional Research Service itself,” Joyce said, “our paper puts an end to any serious concern or question about the constitutionality of federal medical liability reform.
“With respect to perhaps the most important question about whether the Commerce Clause gives Congress sufficient authority to promulgate medical liability reform for the nation as a whole, it’s not even a close call. Congress has that authority.
Author of the paper is Mark A. Behrens of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., a man who knows his civil liability issues. The National Association of Manufacturers has worked with Behrens and the law firm on numerous occasions over product liability litigation and related issues.
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