Respecting Taxpayers through Greater Transparency
 
Co-Sponsor H.R.1981
The Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act

 
Endorsing Organizations:
Concerned Women for America

 
Dear Colleague:
 
Last week, Americans filed their income tax returns, and it is only fitting that we take a hard look at the programs which we have asked the American people to fund.  For millions of Americans, that means making an investment in organizations that they would never fund on their own due to moral objections.  Not only is this not right in and of itself, but in most cases we have not seen accurate data to determine the amount of federal funds these organizations are receiving. 
 
Accordingly, I am proud to introduce the “Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2009.”  This legislation would call for a greater accounting of federal funds spent at the state level on organizations that perform, promote, and refer for abortion services.
 
For those Americans who adamantly oppose abortion, the notion of their money funding such activities is alarming. But too often these organizations are able to hide the amount of federal tax dollars they receive behind inadequate reporting requirements.  Even those who support funding these organizations should agree that taxpayers should be able to easily see how their money is being used.
 
If enacted, this legislation would require each individual state to report the amount of money the state received from the federal government that was paid to an abortion provider.  That report would need to be filed to the Secretary of Health and Human Services at the end of every fiscal year.
 
            I urge you to join me in ensuring that America’s taxpayers are granted the respect and information they deserve by becoming an original cosponsor of the “Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2009.” If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or my Legislative Director, J. T. Jezierski, at 5-5951 or by email at JT.Jezierski@mail.house.gov.
 
Sincerely,
 
PETE OLSON