by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
At 6:17 this evening in a 113 to 85 vote the House passed the Corbett transportation/gas tax hike bill. Lee James again voted for the bill. Last night Senator Scott Hutchinson voted against the same...
by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
President Barack Obama strongly backed the use of the “nuclear option” in the Senate to end filibusters of nominations and seemed to push for a broader end to the use of filibusters to stall legislation as well. “If you have a majority of folks who believe in...
by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Health Care
Many GOP governors have been criticized for refusing to participate in the wild and ill-conceived expansion of the Medicaid program under Obamacare. There is good reason. While the expansion is underwritten by the Federal government in the near term, in the out years...
by Jane Richey | Oct 31, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
New Year’s Day was tough for taxpayers. Thirteen tax increases kicked in. The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases. Those hikes combined with six tax increases from...
by Jane Richey | Oct 30, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Hundreds of coal industry workers and supporters gathered Tuesday in front of the U.S. Capitol as a parade of coal-state lawmakers assailed the Obama administration as waging a “war on coal” with new environmental rules. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency...
by Jane Richey | Oct 17, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Politics
Heritage Foundation: To hear Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tell it, America’s long national nightmare is over. Except…it’s not. Our national nightmare isn’t the government shutdown; it’s Obamacare. Congressional leaders have been...
