HB1204-The Arkansas Blank Check Act (aka the cigarette tax) was passed by the house. This bill will go into the General Fund which in turn could go to illegal aliens. Governor Beebe has already mentioned funding about 20 other health programs. According to the AR legislative website, HB1204 was referred to Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation. You can view the bill here:
www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009 HB1204
Here is the list of members of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation. This bill is being hurried and will likely be voted on by Tuesday:
www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Pages/CommitteeDetail
Chair Senator Paul Miller 870-368-7329
Vice Chair Senator Bobby Glover 870-552-7150
Senator Sharon Trusty 479-880-9576
Senator Terry Smith 501-321-0066
Senator Steve Faris 501-865-3333
Senator Denny Altes 479-646-8981
Senator John Paul Capps 501-268-8117
Senator Larry Teague 870-845-5303
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There is a bill written by Jim Nickels that would allow the contractors licensing board to punish contractors that knowingly hire illegals HB1383. While so far this appears to be a good bill, it doesn't require businesses to use any verification system. When Petit Jean Poultry was raided by ICE and caught hiring over hundred illegals (including a 14 year old girl), they simply denied knowing the workers were illegal. A larger immigration reform bill that will include requiring businesses to verify their workers will be needed. We hope that Rep Nickels and other sponsors of HB1383 will support immigration reform legislation that takes away the "we didn't know excuse" from corrupt businesses.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009=HB1383
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You can call the AR senators here and demand they vote against the Porkulus Measure:
Blanche Lincoln http://lincoln.senate.gov/services_state_offices.htm
355 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4843 Fax (202) 228-1371
912 West Fourth St. Toll Free 1-800-352-9364
Little Rock, AR 72201(501) 375-2993 Fax (501) 375-7064
Mark Pryor http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/
Little Rock Office 500 Clinton Ave Toll Free: 877 259 9602
Suite 401Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 324-6336 Fax: (501) 324-5320
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2353 Fax: (202) 228-0908
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