U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy voted to amend the home-buying provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to benefit active-duty service members and other federal employees. The Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act (H.R. 3590), which passed on October 8th by a unanimous vote of 416-0, would extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit deadline by one year to individuals who served outside the U.S. for at least 90 days in 2009. The credit is currently scheduled to expire on November 30, 2009.
“We owe the men and women who protect our country overseas the same opportunities that we share here at home. This credit has helped thousands of Ohioans to purchase their own home,” said Kilroy. “I was proud to support The Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act which will give those who have been stationed or deployed overseas more time to take advantage of the program, while also helping our economy get back on track.”
The Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act would also ensure that service members will not be forced to repay the first-time homebuyer credit if they are called for overseas duty and forced to sell their home within three years of purchasing it.....This is a great plan!
>>>> Looks like there is trouble within the GOP rank and file. While the rest of the country has moved toward the center, Republicans are heading for the extreeeeeeeeeeemeee right. With an election coming up to fill a U.S. House seat for New York, some GOPers don't like a moderate who has emerged.
The Hill:
....Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, who backs abortion rights and has voiced support for gay rights, has drawn a challenger from the right who is running on the Conservative Party line. And though House leaders have urged conference members to donate, many have pointedly refused to back Scozzafava.
The Club for Growth, Concerned Women of America, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) and evangelical leader Gary Bauer have all endorsed Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate.
The divide could foreshadow bigger troubles ahead for a party that hopes to make big gains in the House in 2010 and dreams of taking back the majority. Some members think that will be impossible as long as the party is divided over supporting centrist candidates.....
Looks like teabaggers and extremists are causing upset stomaches in the Republican Party.
With teabaggers and more conservative talk coming from Republicans, will Americans start to shun the GOP?