by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As Congress takes up the second slice of relief money for Superstorm Sandy, the influential Club for Growth said Monday it will seek to punish the lawmakers who support the $51 billion package because it includes wasteful spending and pork that have nothing to do with...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Explaining why he has no choice but to demand an increase in the legal limit on the national debt, President Barack Obama said at a Monday press conference that Congress orders him to spend money. “This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending,” Obama said. “They...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
In its monthly statement for December, released Friday, the U.S. Treasury says the federal government balanced its budget during the month, bringing in roughly $270 billion in revenues while making roughly $270 billion in expenditures. Yet, the Treasury also says that...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
From Associated Press: A published report says Pennsylvania legislators collected $3.9 million for work-related expenses for food and lodging in the last two-year session, including one House member who received more than $55,000. Rep. Dom Costa, who received more in...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Pennsylvania distributed more than $690 million in overpayments of unemployment compensation money between July 2011 and June 2012, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Benefit Accuracy Measurement program. Overpayments are usually the result of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 13, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Obama administration said on Saturday that it will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to sidestep the debt ceiling. “Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of...
