The Government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers when it comes to American jobs. Earlier this month, Jared Polis voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (H.R. 2072) and increase its lending limit by $40 billion. I would have voted against it. The Export-Import Bank now has the authority to provide $140 billion in loans to foreign corporations who receive exports from American companies, essentially picking winners and losers from corporate America and putting the American taxpayer at risk.
We have seen the disastrous effects of government intervention in the economy: look no further than Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the failed "stimulus" that was supposed to "jump start" our nation's economy.
Please check out our updated Issues section of the site to read my position on government intervention, "Government Still Picking Corporate Winners and Losers".
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Government Still Picking Corporate Winners and Losers
Eric speaks to Larimer GOP
On Wednesday, Eric spoke at the Larimer County Republican Club in Fort Collins. The Loveland Reporter-Herald covered the event...
"'When I woke up this morning, our country was $3 billion in debt more than it was yesterday, and it will be again tomorrow,' said Weissmann...
"'I'm the Republican who is going to fire Jared Polis... I don't want us to be the generation that breaks our promise to the next generation of a prosperous and free nation.'"
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Eric Weissmann Signs Pledge to Repeal the Estate & Gift Tax
(Boulder, CO) – Eric Weissmann, candidate for Congress in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, Monday signed a pledge to the voters of Colorado and the American people that if elected to Congress he would vote to permanently repeal the federal tax on estates and gifts.
"People spend their lives working hard, paying their taxes on income, property and investments. The federal estate and gift tax punishes small businesses, family farms and individuals who work hard. The tax discourages savings by taxing death," said Weissmann.
"I am glad to join other common sense leaders who believe that we should foster the American dream rather than punish it," said Weissmann. "Repealing the federal estate and gift tax would be an important step in encouraging Americans to save not only for their own future but for future generations."
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