letter to Marco Rubio, July 28, 2011

Sen. Marco Rubio
US Senate
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510

July 28, 2011

Sen. Rubio:

Here I sit writing yet another letter and sending yet another check to my senator that does not seem to give a rat’s behind about suggestions made by their electorate. I have suggested over and over that you allow the American people to help financially with the issue at hand, assuming that you 3 year olds have settled the debt crisis by the time this letter gets to you.

I am assuming by your lack of response that you do not intend to match the 1% of my income that I have continually pledged (and I might add sent) to you to apply to the National Debt. This is sad considering what I make is peanuts compared to your income. By the way, with that being said, I would be happy to send you a copy of my tax return if you would like to see it.

Please forward this check to the appropriate location for deposit and perhaps, this time, you will condescend to communicate with me. I am so glad I haven’t been holding my breath.

With all due respect, I remain

Hastings Henderson

chat with Frank at Rep. Webster's office

I am told by Frank at Rep. Webster's office I will have a letter to publish on this blog next week. If what he tells me if true, you will all be pleased, and I might add, surprised.  I will then concentrate on Sen. Rubio.

2nd letter from Aisling Maes to Sen Marco Rubio

Senator Marco Rubio
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510

July 23, 2011

Sen. Rubio:

Several weeks ago I sent you check and asked that you forward it to the US Treasury to reduce the National Debt.  Since I have not heard back from you I wanted to check in and make sure that you had received my check.

I had also hoped that you would accept my challenge to donate part of your salary to the debt and encourage your staff to do the same.  I have since learned, per my previous letter, that Congressman Daniel Webster (R Fl-8) has been taking a salary from the year 2008 (which actually amounts to about a 2.5% donation of income) and not only that, he is refusing the health insurance offered to house members and supplying his own. Further, he is encouraging his staff to donate part of their earnings to the principal of the debt as well. GOOD FOR HIM. There is a public servant that puts (no pun intended) his money where his mouth is.

I look forward to hearing from you that you have decided to do the same. Further, I look forward to your response to the suggestion I shared which I received from Mr. Henderson in the last letter about setting up a program to let the American public make donations to the principal via the United Way, the Red Cross or the like.

Looking forward to a rapid response, I am,

Aisling Maes

letter from Robert King to Ben Chandler 7/22/2011

Representative Albert ‘Ben’ Chandler
1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

July 22nd, 2011

Representative Chandler,

Good day. I am hoping that you and your staff have looked at my previous letter, which I have attached for your reference. It also seems the Treasury Department has not cashed my last check I sent you, which was 1% of my last paycheck that I am pledging to reduce the national debit.

In short Mr. Chandler, talk is not good enough. Although I encourage and support fiscal responsibility with my tax dollars (the other close to 20% that I give my country every April), I expect more from veterans of Congress. I am confident that if you rise to my challenge of donating 1% of your income directly to United States Treasury, for the purpose of reducing our national debit, others will follow. I would never ask something of you I would not do myself and I would hope that you are as serious of fixing our nation’s economic free-fall as I am.

Enclosed is my check for last week, as this week’s check will be sent along with my challenge another civil servant of Kentucky, Governor Brashear. I appreciate your attention and response to this utmost serious matter.

Regards,


Robert Charles King

Letter to Webster July 20, 2011

Rep. Daniel Webster
US Congress
1039 LHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515

July 20, 2011

Rep. Webster:

Here is my check for the week.

It seems sad that I have had to return my attention to you after you made a promise and then do not seem to want to substantiate said commitment.

With regards and hoping for a response,

I remain,



Hastings Henderson

Letter to the Editor of 8 major Florida Newsppers sent 7/14/2011

July 13, 2011

To the Editor:

Since April, I have asked my Congressman (Daniel Webster, R-8) and both Seantors to accecpt a challange to help reduce the principle on our American Debt by donating 1% of their income to the reduction of the principle of the National Debt. I have sent a check each week to one of them made out to the US Treasury.

Rep. Webster had a staff member, Elizabeth, call me and say he agreed and would accecpt my challange. Further, he would see if his staff would participate as well. I have asked for some indication that this is happening becasue I have friends willing to do the same but don't believe Rep. Webster is doing so. I have gotten no respose since the call I received in early May.

Sen. Rubio has not responded and Sen Nelson says he will look at the challange in merit and get back to me.

The American poeple are not idiots, they realize the debt is a clear and present danger to the United States. Many would be willing to sacrifice a little to help save our country. Consider the results if 150 million donated $1.00 a week (or more) to the PRINCIPLE of the National Debt.


I hope that the people of these great United States will wake up and TELL their public servants to stop acting like they are 3 years old. That’s what I’m doing.  We’ll see if it’s effective.

Hastings Henderson

Letter to Rep. Daniel Webster 7/11/2011

Rep. Daniel Webster
United States Congress
1039 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

07/11/2011

Congressman Webster:

I am so very disappointed in not hearing from Elizabeth after what I had considered to be the wonderful decision on your part to both match my 1% donation to the reduction of the National debt and your decision to ask your staff to do the same.

To this end, I had asked her about providing some type of information to me since many of my friends would be wiling to do this as well, and:

Suggesting that there be a process set up where we, the American people, can directly assist in said reduction by having what ever they can afford be deducted from their pay checks via a trusted charitable organization such as the United Way or the Red Cross. Let’s face facts- the American people are not fools. They (we) realize that this debt is a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the United States.

Sadly, there has been no response from anyone on your staff. I am especially disappointed that she could not, or would not, provide me something to prove to my friends and colleagues that I wasn’t just getting a pile of chacha and frankly, smoke blown up by behind to make me go away.

Well, that’s not going to happen and to this end, the resumption of my send checks to your office. That being said, here is my check for the week, please forward it to the Treasury for deposit.

I have also included copies of the two letters I sent previously.

Regards from your disappointed constituent,



Hastings Henderson

2nd Letter to Congressman Smith from Jack Ingersoll

July 8, 2011


Rep. Chris Smith
Washington DC Office
2373 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
 
Dear Rep. Smith:

Hello again, Congressman. I am writing to you once again in the hopes that you have time to read and consider the challenge I have offered to you regarding contributing a portion of your personal income directly towards the reduction of our national debt.

As a man of modest means, I know a thing or two about budgeting and sacrifice. The past several years have been especially difficult for me financially. My student loan payments are approximately 25% of my after-tax income. A series of unfortunate and sudden medical issues last year left me with several thousand dollars of out-of-pocket expenses that were not covered by insurance. Due to the economic downturn, I have been forced to forgo my previous independence and move back in with my parents. While I am now lucky enough to have full time employment with health insurance, all too often my income is barely enough to get by.

However, in spite of all of this, I have found it to be within my meager budget to contribute toward a cause that I believe in. If someone in my situation is able to contribute, certainly someone on a congressman’s salary can as well.

I have included with this letter a check for $23.09, which is 1% of my latest 2 paychecks, after taxes of course. Again, if you would be so kind as to forward it to the appropriate authorities, it would be much appreciated. I continue to hope that you will accept my challenge, and perhaps encourage your own friends and colleagues to do the same. Please take this chance to show your constituents and the nation as a whole that some politicians are more than talk and lip-service. Again, I thank you for your time and for all you do for New Jersey’s 4th district.
 
Sincerely,


John R. Ingersoll III

letter from Robert King to his Rep Albert ‘Ben’ Chandler, KY

Robert King
Representative Albert ‘Ben’ Chandler
1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

July 6th, 2011

Representative Chandler,

As one of your constituents from the Commonwealth, it is my duty to address the

outrage and fear I have of our national debit. Despite the many letters your office, like
your colleagues in Congress receive everyday, it continues to climb at an appalling rate.
However, unlike most of your constituents, I come to you with a solution. And as my
family raised me, I will not contribute simply as a spectator.
I challenge you, as I am challenging Governor Brashear and Senators
McConnell and Paul, to donate 1% of your income directly to United States
Treasury, in hopes of suffocating this disturbing national debit.

A friend of mine, Hastings Henderson of Orlando, Florida, who might I add shares different political

beliefs than I, first proposed this idea this Spring to his congressman, Mr. Daniel Webster. Mr. Webster accepted Mr. Henderson’s challenge, and is promising to contribute 1% of his salary directly towards the national debit. Representative Webster is encouraging his staff to do the same.

It is important to point out that despite our political differences, Mr. Henderson

and I both agree that the only logical way to eliminate our national debit is to pay the
price ourselves. Neither Hastings nor I earn a substantial income, so we cannot alone.
However, if more Americans (including our leaders in Congress) became more active in
fixing these concerns rather than simply addressing them at slow rate, we can expect
results.

Enclosed is my check of $3.54 dollars, which is 1% of the amount of my last paycheck,

addressed to the United States Treasury specifically to be used against the National Debit.
Some members of congress have seemed to confuse this with a political contribution,
which it most certainly is not. It is my hope that this will be sent to the United States
Treasury, along with your positive response to accept my challenge.
I am not trying to be political here, Representative. I just want immediate results.

I eagerly await your reply and offer only sincere and most kind regards,

Robert Charles King

response to letter from Sen Nelson, sent on a copy of his letter to me

July 5, 2011

Senator Nelson:

I find it hard to believe you actually took the time to read the letter that this check was enclosed with. How absolutely arrogant of you to believe that a check made out to the U.S.Treasury was for your benefit. I would prefer to believe that one of your staff members responded and you never took the time. How disappointing.

The letter, which is attached, asked two things,

1: That you forward the check to the treasury to reduce the National debt. How is that unethical?

And

2: Would you match the 1% of my income I am donating to reduce the National debt. (this was not the case with this first letter, only later ones)

To this end I am resending you my check for the week of 4/21/2011 and this weeks check as well.

Please see that they are forwarded to the US Treasury to reduce the PRINCIPAL of the National Debt.





Hastings Henderson

Reponse for Senator Nelson regarding my first letter: dated 6/15/2011

I find this to be arrogant and pompous and shows that the politicians we elect don't really read what we send to them.  Further my check was returned-The check was made out to the US Treasury, Not to Sen. Nelson.

Dear Mr. Henderson:

Thank you for your recent correspondence. It is inappropriate and unethical for my office to accecpt any financial contribution accompanying corroespondence from constituents. I am returning your contribution and will respond to your petition on its merits alone.

Sen. Bill Nelson