by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The sluggish implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law has made it “impossible” for businesses to “know the rules of the road,” charges the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in a new scorecard obtained first by The Hill. The nation’s largest business lobby said it...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Obama administration is moving ahead with its greenhouse gas rule for new power plants, a regulation that promises to shift the future of U.S. power generation. EPA will announce the rule Tuesday, a senior administration official confirmed to POLITICO. The...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Two Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports have identified weaknesses in the Internal Revenue Service’s financial reporting controls. A report on information security, detailing the findings of an audit performed between April 2011 and March 2012 and released...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Obama administration has requested $770 million in federal funds to combat the effects of global warming in developing countries, a new congressional report details, continuing its policy of using foreign aid to combat the effects of global warming in the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
A Senate proposal to curb tax credits for the world’s five largest oil companies and extend tax breaks to wind-energy companies faces opposition from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and many who favor increased domestic oil production. “Make no mistake, raising...
