DEMOCRATS' IMPENDING TAX INCREASESUnless Democrats take action, hard working Americans will face the largest tax increase in the nation’s...
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“All of the national organizations representing the nation’s public school districts do not support the Senate version of the...
“What I told the prosecutors and what I will tell you and what I spoke to them about is...
“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” –Milton Friedman Background The first round of quantitative...
Reports indicate that certain states, including Illinois and New York, failed to send absentee ballots to overseas military personnel...
Background Last week the Congressional Oversight Panel released a report on the contracting authority exercised by the Treasury Department...
“It’s awful hard to say it’s [$1.2 trillion stimulus] working…but if the dog hadn’t stopped would it have caught...
On October 8, 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS) reported that 95,000 jobs were lost in the month...
Today, the Obama administration is expected to release a report highlighting the Democrats fiscal irresponsibility. While only preliminary estimates,...
Background Recently, President Obama made news when he admitted public schools were not good enough for his children,...
Continuing (Resolution) Unsustainable Spending: With the adjournment of the House of Representatives, Democrats put aside the priorities of the...
“President's Economic Record No Cause for Celebration.” —Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Press Release, July 2003
Today, the national unemployment rate stands at a painful 9.6 percent. Unfortunately, reports indicate that the Obama administration, through...
“It is all about a four—letter word: jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs. We are all about jobs.” —Speaker Nancy Pelosi,...
“I’m also a mother. I’m a wife. I’m an American veteran, and I’m one of your middle-class Americans. And,...
“The TARP is not ended by [the Dodd-Frank Act]…[t]here is some money left unobligated and I intend to press...
“It’s about jobs. In its life, [the healthcare bill] will create 4 million jobs—400,000 jobs almost immediately.” –Speaker Nancy...
September 23, 2010, marks the six-month anniversary of ObamaCare becoming law. In those six months, President Obama has travelled...
"[W]e have to pass the [Healthcare] bill so you can find out what’s in it." —House Speaker...
“I’m not kidding when I say I just had the greatest frappacino (sic) ever at Kalamoun University north of...
“I am absolutely committed to fiscal responsibility." ...
"The Recovery Act has worked." - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (SFGate, June 5, 2010) Background...
“Because of this investment, nearly 400,000 men and women will go to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges,...
Background On June 17, 2010, the House voted to approve H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act...
Even as the Democrats’ much-hyped “Recovery Summer” continues to demonstrably fizzle, the Obama administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill...
This week, President Obama announced another economic “stimulus” plan. With unemployment nationally at 9.6 percent, and over 9 percent...
“First, and most obviously, the economy is doing much better today than it was when I last testified to...
"The Recovery Act has worked." --House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (SFGate, June 5, 2010) CLAIM #1 –...
With the nation’s unemployment rate nearing 10 percent and millions of American’s struggling to make ends meet, the Democrats...
"Everybody agrees that the recession is over." --Larry Summers, (ABC's This Week, December 13, 2009) CLAIM...
“Jobs must be our Number One focus in 2010.” –President Obama, State of the Union address, January 2010 BackgroundAs...
“Welcome to Recovery” –Treasury Secretary Tim F. Geithner, (Op-Ed, August 3, 2010) CLAIM #1 – A January 2009...
“We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet,” and “in my view we have...
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort...
“It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital...
"Addressing the challenge of our national debt requires bold leadership and tough choices from members of both parties. Our...
“I'm absolutely confident that the policies that we put in place are sending the economy and the American public...
“If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the opportunity to create...
ObamaCare cuts $575.1 billion from Medicare, according to President Obama’s chief actuary. These cuts will affect all aspects on...
August 24, 2010, is the first day of school for many children in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, many parents...
“We’re focused on submitting [Colombia Free Trade Agreement] as soon as possible for congressional consideration.” —President Obama, July...
“[The stimulus bill] is a crucial first step in a concerted effort that we have to jumpstart the economy....
“These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems,...
For the past 20 months, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waged a non-stop assault on U.S. jobs...
“[Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement] is the right thing to do for our country…It will strengthen our commercial ties and...
Small employers are the engines that drive the economy. One of the biggest myths is that ObamaCare does not impact...
“American taxpayers and their representatives in Congress have an absolute right to know what the Government’s specific expectations and...
Current Status of HSAs: Enacted in 2003, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) combine a tax-free account to pay for routine...
“The consumers suffer when the laws of the country prevent the most efficient entrepreneurs from expanding the sphere of...
On Friday, July 30, 2010, the House is expected to consider H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act. This legislation represents...
"Government is a guarantor of liberty and is compatible with liberty only if its range is adequately restricted to...
Under ObamaCare, states had the option to administer their own high risk pool for people who are sick or...
On July 14, 2010, the president’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released its fourth quarterly report on spending from...
“If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us.” —Barack Obama,...
The Department of Treasury announced today that the annual federal deficit for FY 2010 rose above $1 trillion during...
“Voters are overwhelmingly opposed to any policy they perceive as increasing taxes on energy and have little interest in...
ObamaCare provided $5 billion for high risk pools over two years for sick people who can’t qualify for health...
“You never want a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to...
Since May, House Democrats have been trying to pass $84.2 billion supplemental spending bill. The ostensible purpose of the...
"In politics, you can say all sorts of things that have no relationship with reality." --Thomas Sowell...
Majority Leader Hoyer confirmed in a speech last week that Democrats intend to raise taxes on upper-income wage earners—tax...
“[T]here's no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.” –Vice President Joe Biden, June...
“[The proposed resolution authority is] a workable proposition for anything short of these biggest banks." –Paul Volker, June,...
Refusing to Budget for Political Cover: House Democrat Leader Steny Hoyer has finally admitted the sad truth that Democrats...
"From the beginning, the effort has been bedeviled by a lack of preparation, organization, urgency and clear lines of...
"We have got to protect the incumbency in the House. We have got to protect the incumbency in the Senate...
"The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work." --Thomas Sowell...
On May 31, 2010, the Israeli Defense Forces intercepted six ships referred to as the "Free Gaza" flotilla. ...
Today, President Obama will attempt to sell his health care plan to the public in a national tele-townhall meeting. ...
"The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem." --Milton Friedman BACKGROUND: On May...
"The new Democratic strategy seems clear enough: try to capitalize on the unprecedented oil spill disaster unfolding in...
Today, June 4, 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their May Employment Report. At first glance, the news...
Based on press accounts of the modifications made to the tax extenders bill (H.R.4213), scheduled to be on the...
"Today, I offered my amendment, which would literally dismantle don't ask don't tell ... it does say the two things...
On Monday, May 24, 2010, the White House submitted a legislative proposal to allow the president to move rescission packages...
According to press reports, Democrats continue to round up votes for yet another stimulus bill (H.R. 4213). In typical...
"The biggest beneficiary of [financial] reform is Wall Street itself." --Lloyd Blankfein, chairman of Goldman Sachs, April 27, 2010...
Next week, the House is expected to take up billions in dollars in spending, and tax increases, marketed by...
"We have done nothing more than to buy time until we have brought order to these competitive differences and...
On May 12, 2010, Sens. Kerry (D-MA) and Lieberman (I-CT) introduced the Senate Democrats' cap-and-tax legislation. According to...
"Mr. Chairman, we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly at Fannie Mae." -Rep. Maxine Waters...
On Sunday, May 9, 2010-the same day the EU and the IMF announced a new $1 trillion deal to protect...
The House is scheduled to consider H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 the week of May...
"Greece is going to default despite all the talk, despite the liquidity package. Martin Feldstein, Harvard...
At least 18 states - AL, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, LA, MN, MS, ND, NE, NV, SC,...
"These two entities-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these...
"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." -Milton Friedman BACKGROUND: On December 11, 2009, House...
"Deficits of this size are serious, and ultimately unsustainable." -Peter Orszag, President's Director of the Office of...
MYTH #1 - The bill does not provide bailout authority.REALITY: TARP II authorizes the FDIC to use resources to...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new analysis of ObamaCare, confirming that our nation's health care...
"The Dodd bill has unlimited executive bailout authority...That's something Wall Street desperately wants but doesn't dare ask for." --Rep....
"It is hard to imagine a more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the...
“This is the worse Supreme Court decision since the Dred Scott case.” –Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)BACKGROUND BACKGROUND In...
"If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us." -...
Judge’s Decision Ignores Established Legal Precedent Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference,...
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One of the provisions in ObamaCare that has received the most media attention is the mandate that insurance policies...
April 15, 2010 "I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will...
"Addressing the challenge of our national debt requires bold leadership and tough choices from members of both parties. Our...
"And when this exchange is up and running, millions of people will get tax breaks to help them afford...
This week President Obama hosts a 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC. The summit has an admirable goal...
"... U.S. fiscal policy is on an unsustainable path to an extent that it cannot be solved by minor...
"If at the end of the day we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes." -Paul Volcker, President's Chairman...
"I don't take options off the table when it comes to U.S. security, period."
“From all indications, we’re going to see $3 gas again this summer.” — John B. Townsend...
"The more the state 'plans' the more difficult planning becomes for the individual." --F.A. Hayek BACKGROUND: On...
"And when this exchange is up and running, millions of people will get tax breaks to help them afford...
Background On March 15, 2010, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), a reported Countrywide Financial "Friend of Angelo," distributed a modified version...
Background Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil. With encouragement from Congressional...
FLOOR SITUATION On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the House is scheduled consider H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of...
H.R. 4872 includes a reconciliation provision to alter federal student loan programs by eliminating the Federal Family Education Loan...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of important numbers relevant to Democrats' Senate bill combined with the proposed...
Have the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats dipped to a new level to secure votes for their government takeover...
"[Rising federal debt] leaves us very vulnerable to a global rise in interest rates that might be substantially beyond...
This information is based on CBO's preliminary analysis of the Senate-passed health care takeover (H.R. 3590) along with the...
BACKGROUND In a desperate rush to pass their government takeover of healthcare before President Obama departs for Asia on...
"These negotiations will be on C-Span, and so the public will be part of the conversation and we'll see...
I knew at the time that changing my vote at the 11th hour may have been tantamount to political...
"But if people had any idea of the damage he's [Rep. Barney Frank] done [by promoting the ‘affordable housing...
"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any...
On February 22, 2010, the President released a summary of his latest health care proposal in advance of the...
SUMMARY On February 23, 2010, the House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act...
On February 18, 2010, the President signed an executive order (EO) to establish the "National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and...
"But understand-understand if we don't take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the...
"But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And...
Yesterday, the White House released its budget for FY 2011. The budget spends $3.83 trillion in FY 2011 and...
Background In 1977, the Carter Administration signed the New Jobs Tax Credit (NJTC), one of four programs of the 1977...
"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street." ...
- Obama on Democrat Health Care Plan: "I want everyone to take another look at the [health care] plan...
BACKGROUND: On January 21, 2010, President Obama announced the "Volcker Rule." The details of the so-called Volcker Rule have...
With unemployment at 10 percent and the Obama Administration reeling from the public distaste for its fiscally irresponsible...
Under intense pressure to address reckless spending, record deficits, and exploding debt, the Administration will reportedly announce a...
"[Obama] is being failed by his economic team...We may have to sacrifice just two more jobs [Tim Geithner and...
Facing political fallout from this Administration's reckless spending spree, President Obama will reportedly use the State of the Union...
Background: In light of Sen.-elect Scott Brown's special election win last week, some Democrats have begun...
"The economic miracle that has been the United States was not produced by socialized enterprises...It was produced by private...
On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti. There is major damage to Port-au-Prince,...
"Asking liberals where wages and prices come from is like asking six-year-olds where babies come from. " Thomas Sowell BACKGROUND:On...
Administration Weakens Security in 2009 Vows to Close Guantanamo: In his first days in office, President Obama recklessly ordered the...
The New Year has seen Democrats once again retreat behind closed doors to finalize a single version of their...
BACKGROUND AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On November 18, 2009, Senator Harry Reid and the Senate Democrat leadership introduced the...
While Democrats' latest back-room deal is being reported as a moderate compromise due to minor concessions being made...
"The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the...
"I will not sign [health care legislation] if it adds one dime to the deficit-now or in the future. ...
“I remain opposed to transferring Guantanamo detainees to Illinois, or anywhere in the U.S., while awaiting more detailed information...
While Democrats' latest back-room deal is being reported as a moderate compromise now that press reports indicate the Medicare...
President Obama's recent "jobs summit," and Speaker Pelosi's renewed focus on yet another "jobs bill" full of additional government...
"The irony of this late-breaking Medicare proposal is that it could be a bigger step toward a single-payer system...
For over two years, Democrats have stalled action on approving the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Although free trade creates...
While Democrats allege that their government takeover of health care will create a fairer and more equal society, provisions...
“Like a lot of my Democratic colleagues, I was too slow to appreciate the recklessness of Fannie Mae and...
President Obama's "jobs summit," coupled with Friday's release of November jobs numbers, once again raise serious questions about the...
10%: Unemployment rate for the month of November. 17.2%: Rate of underemployment, accounting for the unemployed and those who...
"Statistics mean little for those who have lost a job, taken a pay cut, or watched their loved ones...
"These delays in the patient presenting with symptoms and cancer being diagnosed at a late stage inevitably costs lives. ...
BACKGROUND On December 1, 2009, President Obama is expected to announce his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during a...
Since passage of the Democrats' trillion dollar "stimulus," more than 2.8 million jobs have been lost and unemployment stands at...
"Obama's plan will save a typical family up to $2,500 on premiums..."- Obama campaign handout, "Questions and Answers on...
BACKGROUND: During a time of high unemployment-a twenty-six year high of 10.2 percent, Democrats refuse to enact job creating...
On November 18, 2009, President Obama arrived in South Korea, the final stop on his Asia trip. Although free...
"It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this...
"It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of...
"The best minds are not in government. If they were, business would steal them away." -President Ronald Reagan...
"We have grave concerns that the real effect of the provisions would be to create a new federal entitlement...
On November 13, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and four conspirators will face...
"Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those...
Background: As part of spending reforms included in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress enacted a sustainable...
“We are trying on every front to increase the role of government.” –Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), October 26, 2009...
"If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it, and we will call it...
Even as Speaker Pelosi and President Obama attempt to trump the endorsement of purported seniors' advocacy organization AARP for...
"Our team is working with members of Congress every day on this issue (health care), and it is my...
Today, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent, the highest level in 26 years. Rather than working with Republicans...
While Speaker Pelosi attempts to tout AARP's endorsement of her government takeover of health care, some may view it as...
"The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the...
The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the 118 new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created...
"Either you're a voice for the elderly or you're an insurance company-choose one....They put themselves forward as non-biased observers,...
On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. ...
FLOOR SITUATION On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat leadership introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care...
On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. ...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of important numbers relevant to Speaker Pelosi's 1,990-page health care bill:...
The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm young...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm State...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm rural...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm individuals...
The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...
In order to assist Members, staff, and interested parties seeking to read and review Speaker Pelosi's government takeover of...
"I will not sign [health care legislation] if it adds one dime to the deficit-now or in the future. Period....The...
Many may find the release of House Democrats' health "reform" legislation the week of Halloween particularly apt, as the...
In order to assist Members, staff, and interested parties seeking to read and review the health “reform” legislation (H.R....
BACKGROUND AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat leadership introduced H.R. 3962,...
According to press reports, Democrats are planning to attach legislation to increase the national debt ceiling to the Fiscal...
“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.” --Milton Friedman...
Eight months ago the President signed a $787 billion "stimulus" bill that had been rammed through the House without...
"The cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the federal budget. This rising...
"There's an inherent conflict of interest....They're ending up becoming very dependent on sources of income."- Former AARP Executive Marilyn...
Even as he campaigned on a platform of change and transparency, an examination of Barack Obama's comments during the...
STATUS On September 17, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, by...
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