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Congressman Dean Heller
Second District of Nevada
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Important E-News Update
Knowing that many Nevadans are concerned with wasteful federal spending, I wanted to share some information regarding a new initiative my colleagues and I have started. This initiative is called YouCut, and its purpose is to help put an end to wasteful government spending.

YouCut is a project that Republicans in the House have designed to defeat out of control spending in Congress. YouCut encourages people to vote online or via cell phone for one of five issues that, if implemented, would cut wasteful federal spending. The item on the list that receives the most votes is then offered on the House floor for a straight up-or-down vote.

YouCut voters have helped offer more than $155 billion in spending cuts. Here are some examples of programs that I have voted to cut through the YouCut project.

Eliminate Federal Employee Pay Raise ($30 billion savings)
Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ($30 billion savings)
Sell Excess Federal Property ($15 billion savings)
Prohibit Hiring New IRS Agents to Enforce Health Care Law ($15 billion savings)
Taxpayer Subsidized Union Activities ($1.2 billion savings)
Prohibit Stimulus Funding for Promotional Signage (tens of millions)
Prohibit Sleeper Car Subsidies on Amtrak ($1.2 billion savings)
Require Collection of Unpaid Taxes From Federal Employees ($1 billion savings)
Reduce Government Employment to 2008 Levels ($35 billion savings)

To vote for new ways to cut federal spending or to submit your own ideas, I encourage you to visit http://republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut/. The YouCut initiative recently received its 2,000,000th vote which is a testament to the overwhelming response and outcry by the American public. I hope that every Nevadan will take the time to vote so that we can finally end Washington D.C.’s reckless spending.
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