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Blog - Postings by Archive DateXML Blog Postings via RSSAll Postings for:February 2009$13 Extra a Week...the Stimulus of Our Dreams? Posted by: Brown Staff (February 19, 2009, 11:29 AM)
In an article in today’s edition of The Post & Courier, Glenn Smith focuses on the extra $13 dollars a week tax payers will be receiving as a tax credit thanks to the so called trillion dollar stimulus plan passed almost solely by Congressional Democrats last week. Smith lists, in all seriousness, seven seemingly trivial things you can buy with $13 because as he puts it, “$13 isn't chump change.” However, the question remains, is this the real stimulus that most struggling American taxpayers were hoping for? Posted in Economy | View Full Posting
BROWN ADVOCATES FOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS Posted by: Brown Staff (February 13, 2009, 04:24 PM)
I recently joined over 110 of my colleagues as a co-sponsor to a bipartisan House resolution opposing the introduction of "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res 49), unveiled today at a Capitol Hill event hosted by the Free Radio Alliance, would protect all local radio stations in the First District and all over the nation from having incurring additional costs due to the broadcasting of sound recordings on their station. Posted in Technology | View Full Posting
What's in the Democrat's Stimulus Bill? Posted by: Henry E. Brown (February 13, 2009, 01:33 PM)
As Congress debates the "stimulus" bill today, I thought you might want to see exactally what is in this bill. Here is the actual text of the bill. It's more than 1,000 pages, filled with hand-written edits and changes. My good friend Tom Price of Georgia took Americans on a tour of the stimulus bill earlier today, and you can view his web-video below. House Republicans only got the bill at 11 am last night - just over 12 hours from when we are going to vote on the legislation. During that time, staff went through the legislation and produced this summary, which points out how Democrats reduced job-creating tax cuts to add more wasteful Washington spending. Despite all this, the way this bill was put together means that few, if anyone, in Washington knows what is actually in H.R. 1. As you look through the bill, I urge you to email me your concerns about specific provisions. Posted in Economy | View Full Posting
BROWN JOINS AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY IN FIGHT AGAINST THE WASTEFUL AND UNSTIMULATING STIMULUS Posted by: Brown Staff (February 13, 2009, 11:41 AM)
Yesterday, I joined several of my House Republican colleagues in a press conference held by Americans for Prosperity against the so-called stimulus the Democrats are forcing through this week. Over 500,000 people have signed AFP' s petition against a stimulus of this nature and Republicans are in complete agreement that this not the stimulation that the America public so desperately needs.
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White House Job Numbers Don't Add Up Posted by: Brown Staff (February 12, 2009, 08:17 PM)
The Washington, DC publication Politico is reporting that jobs numbers being touted by the White House as the reason why American's should support the Democrats' trillion dollar spending bill apparently don't add up. According to the report, in some cases the discrepency between estimates of jobs created in a state versus those created in each of that state's congressional districts over state the estimated job creation by thousands. You can read more of this report, which includes links to the origional WH documents, here. Jobs aren't rounding errors. House Republicans have a plan to create twice as many jobs at half the cost. Find more information at http://gopleader.gov.
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Money for Nothing: Chairman Rangel on Congressional Democrats' Trillion-Dollar Spending Plan Posted by: Brown Staff (February 12, 2009, 07:22 PM)
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) admits to not knowing what is in the Democrats' trillion-dollar spending package, or whether or not it will work. House Republicans have a plan to create twice as many jobs at half the cost. Find more information at http://gopleader.gov.
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BROWN HAILS OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOMENT AS AUTOMATIC ECONOMIC STIMULUS Posted by: Brown Staff (February 12, 2009, 01:22 PM)
I was very discouraged this week after attended the first House Natural Resources Committee hearing in a series regarding development of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). After making significant steps towards energy independence at the end of the 110th Congress, Democrats are encouraging retroactive steps against offshore exploration and the goal of finding solutions for America’s energy needs.This only further confirms my fear that the recently expired moratorium on off-shore drilling may, in fact, be reinstated by the majority, an action that will prevent the creation of thousands of desperately needed American jobs and keep our country dependent on the oil of foreign and often enemy nations.
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Breakdown of Job Creation in South Carolina under the Republican Substitute to H.R. 1 Posted by: Brown Staff (February 06, 2009, 03:10 PM)
The breakdown below provides a great side by side contrast of jobs created by the Republican and Democrat plans as it highlights the number of jobs that could be created in South Carolina under the House Republican substitute to H.R. 1. These estimates are derived from the results of applying Dr. Christina Romer’s economic analysis to the House Republican substitute which shows that the substitute could create 6.2 million jobs over the next two years. Unlike the House-passed bill, H.R. 1, the substitute contains broadly applicable tax cuts for families and business and does not pick and choose favorites among the states or particular industry sectors through various spending programs. Potential New Jobs In South Carolina:
Under the GOP Plan: 88,000 Under the Democrat Plan: 54,000 GOP Jobs Advantage: 34,000 See the entire chart listing the state by state breakdown of possible job creation with the House Republican’s substitute to H.R. 1. Jobs created by Democrat plan from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/state_by_state_employment_impact/. Republican estimates derived from Christina Romer and David Romer, “The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks” National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 13264, July 2007and Bureau of Labor Statistics, State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings, series catalog SMS0100000000000001. Posted in Economy | View Full Posting
BROWN BELIEVES AMERICANS WERE READY FOR DTV TRANSFER Posted by: Brown Staff (February 04, 2009, 06:02 PM)
BROWN BELIEVES AMERICANS WERE READY FOR DTV TRANSFER
Contradictory to the illogical decision made today to postpone the February 17th digital television transition, I believe the American public was ready for the change. The following numbers from a January Nielsen report confirm just this: • 94.3% of American homes already had one or more TVs ready for change over. • Only 12.8% of TV households in America were exclusively using analog airwaves. • Coupons had been sent to 94.4% of the households only using analog. • Only 800,000 analog airwave households had not yet received a coupon and 600,000 of these homes were on the waiting list. • Meaning only 200,000 households, less than 2% of analog airwave homes or less than .02% of all American TV homes had nothing. Read more of my original release opposing the DTV Delay. Get more information on the DTV Transfer, how it may impact you and steps you can take to prepare for the upcoming transition. Posted in Technology | View Full Posting
BROWN SUPPORTS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE LEGISLATION IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 111TH CONGRESS Posted by: Katie McKinney (February 03, 2009, 04:14 PM)
BROWN SUPPORTS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE LEGISLATION IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 111TH CONGRESS
With new reports describing these difficult economic times being released every day, many Americans have implored their Senators and Congressmen to support and enact fiscally responsible legislation to jump start the economy and provide real support for the average American. Congressman Brown is on the side of the taxpayer and is working to do just that. In the early days of the 111th Congress, Congressman Brown has become a cosponsor to the following pieces of financially conservative legislation, several of which that institute tax cuts to promote growth and economic stimulation: H.J.RES.1: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
H.R.25: Fair Tax Act of 2009 H.R.205: Death Tax Repeal Act H.R.213: Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009 H.R.301: Economic Growth through Tax Stimulus Act of 2009 H.R.379: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2009 H.R.470: Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009 Posted in Economy, Taxes | View Full Posting
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