by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A recent study on this program’s lack of checks and balances prompted state representatives to require new income eligibility verification for the Weatherization Assistance Programs and Low Income Heating Assistance Program. House Bill 1991 aims to deflect funds from...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his annual address to Congress on Tuesday, and he did very little to give lawmakers much confidence about where the U.S. economy is heading. Bernanke told members of Congress that recent economic data points...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Ten widely cited climate scientists say the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline should include a “serious” evaluation of how enabling Canadian oil sands development will affect the planet’s climate. Their new letter is part of an effort by...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Agenda 21, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As the Department of Defense (DoD) faces drastic budget cuts, the last thing the military needs is to be forced by President Obama to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on an expensive green energy agenda. This week President Obama’s green regime at the Pentagon will...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Former Vice President Cheney made a rare trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to give House and Senate Republicans a dire assessment of what $500 billion in cuts to the Pentagon budget would mean for national security. Cheney’s appearance came amid a concerted lobbying...
by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Republicans and Democrats seized on a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs to level election-year charges that underscored the deep political divide over how to avert the looming crisis. Roughly five months until the...
