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  • Where are the cuts?
    Dec 7, 2012  - In the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, we have heard a lot from President Obama about raising taxes. We know that the President wants to increase taxes but despite all the talk about a “balanced approach” we have yet to see him propose any real spending cuts. After three weeks of negotiations Pr... More
  • KINGSTON VOTES TO STOP TAX HIKE
    Aug 1, 2012  - Without action, every American taxpayer will see their taxes increase effective January 1 when low-tax policies established in 2001 and 2003 expire. The tax hike would take $384 billion out of the economy in 2013 alone and, according to an independent study, cost 710,000 jobs. Just two years ago, Pr... More
  • Tax increases in Obamacare
    Jul 2, 2012  - While President Obama said that "you don't raise taxes in a recession," his signature health care legisaltion does just that. Here are a list of new taxes and tax increases contained in the law: More
  • KINGSTON EARNS ‘FRIEND OF FREEDOM AWARD’
    Jun 27, 2012  - In recognition of his conservative, pro-growth voting record, Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) has been awarded the “Friend of Freedom Award” from the Faith and Freedom Coalition. "In order to restore America's greatness, it is imperative that we have leaders who support public policy that protects ... More
  • Taxmageddon looms
    May 31, 2012  - While a lot of media is focused on what will happen in November, some are more concerned with what will happen in January: Taxmageddon. That’s Washington speak for the largest tax increase in history. From the Washington Post: Next month, university presidents plan to raise the alarm about big sched... More
  • Kingston and Westmoreland Take a Stand Against Misuse of the Tax Code
    May 9, 2012  - The Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) was put in place to provide a tax credit for lower income Americans with children. Unfortunately, because the law only requires an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) rather than a social security number, some illegal immigrants have used the ACTC to il... More
  • ICYMI: Jack urges bipartisan effort for economic growth and job creation
    Apr 18, 2012  - In case you missed it, Jack spoke on the House floor this morning about bipartisan ways to encourage economic growth and put more Americans back to work. click here to watch the video on YouTube Jack's four point plan to encourage economic growth: Enact a Federal budget that provides certainty and s... More
  • Rhetoric v. Reality: Taxes and Income
    Jan 25, 2012  - Courtesy House Ways & Means Committee Despite ongoing claims that high-income Americans pay taxes at a lower rate than middle- or low-income Americans, recent statements in the press and actual data from nonpartisan sources show that that is not the case: 51% Pay No Income Taxes: “In summary, for ta... More
  • POTUS Calls for “Insourcing” Jobs While Clock is Ticking on Keystone
    Jan 12, 2012  - “[W]hen a lot of folks are looking for work it is time for us to step on the gas.” - President Obama at the “Insourcing American Jobs” forum, January 11, 2012 Mr. President, Take Your Foot Off the Brake The president may talk about putting the pedal to the metal, but his actions are pulling the emer... More
  • ICYMI: Main Street Can Show You the Path Out of Debt
    Jan 12, 2012  - By Dan Danner President Obama is preparing, once again, to ask Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling, this time for an additional $1.2 trillion to feed the ever-mushrooming federal government debt. Any American small-business owner who asked a bank to borrow money this way – always asking for ... More