by Jane Richey | Apr 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics, Uncategorized
Food stamp fraud has more than doubled since Barack Obama took office in 2009. In 2011, according to the USDA, food stamp fraud was approximately $750 million. The type of fraud noted was derived from selling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits...
by Jane Richey | Apr 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Tuesday that the White House didn’t mislead the public about the dangers of the sequester as he was questioned on the issue by Ed Henry of Fox News. Henry pressed Carney on the administration’s warnings about...
by Jane Richey | Mar 22, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service says it regrets making two $60,000 training videos in 2010 that parodied the popular TV shows, “Star Trek” and “Gilligan’s Island.” In the wake of congressional criticism of the two videos, the IRS said it has taken steps to make “wise use...
by Jane Richey | Mar 20, 2013 | Agenda 21, Politics
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is challenging the stronger standards on fine particulate matter, or soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued in December. NAM filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
by Jane Richey | Mar 19, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on the Obama administration to amend proposed emissions standards for new power plants, saying the regulations, as currently drafted, would devastate the coal industry in their home states. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Joe...
by Jane Richey | Mar 18, 2013 | Politics
Spurred by the Eurozone’s tough economic policies, the Cyprus government has decided to tax people’s bank deposits. This is one of the most bizarre financial moves in recent years and was fueled by the E.U.’s bailout package. Cypriot ministers scrambled to get a...
