Like all Texans, and all Americans, my heart aches for the losses
dealt by Katrina. Certainly we must do a great deal to assist in
rebuilding this area and supporting nature's victims as they find
their feet. I watched the President's speech from New Orleans, and
echo his sentiments. Likewise, I support the general concept of the
plans he laid forth.
As always, we who you represent, rely on you to assure that these
plans are carried out in a fiscally responsible, transparent,
accountable, and prudent fashion. Should the authorizing legislation
NOT guarantee sufficient results in these areas, I pray you will find
the moral clarity to correct that situation.
Further, I must urge you, find a fiscally prudent method to pay
for such reforms and relief efforts. That method clearly should be
reduced spending in other areas.
Across the board, non-defense cuts are an obvious option, as is
delaying new programs, or simply wiping a few from the slate entirely.
But I'd also warn you not to over-look recent mistakes.
I'll remind you that the Republican Party is made of a variety of
conservatives. Social, fiscal, foreign policy: yet, we all unite under
one tent: fiscal. Truth is half the Democrats out here in the real
world join us on those principals. Here in our own households we have
to live within our needs, and even less as we try to save for rainy
days. We feel you in Washington should do the same.
Of course I say this to reassure you that the recent universal
failing, in the form of a pork-laden Transportation Bill, has not been
missed here in the trenches. Frankly, we were shocked and outraged. It
is not unusual to see those with only a casual interest in politics
feeling disgusted and distrustful of politicians. But to see these
same feelings of abandonment from within the ranks of the party loyal…
I am truly ashamed and disheartened.
Perhaps this is one of the silver linings we might find from
Katrina, an opportunity for you to step back and right recent wrongs.
To repeal this self-indulgent legislation, strip out the pork and free
up those funds for disaster relief.
Knowing full well that such action may not completely cover
costs, I feel without such a gesture, credibility within the party
will be inevitably lost. This is a vital first step in growing the
confidence of our Republican brethren as we approach mid-term
elections. Our faithful need to know you remain with us. We need to
know that we are electing accurate representation.
God speed and God bless,
Austin Moore
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