by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The top Republican on the Senate’s budget panel is prepared to battle Republican Gov. Tom Corbett over proposed cuts to higher education spending. State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, whose district includes the main campus of Penn State, said the state’s colleges...
by Jane Richey | Feb 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Leading by Example and Reducing Spending February 2012 On February 7, I rose from my seat on the House floor and turned toward the center aisle to welcome members of the State Senate as they entered the House chamber for a joint session of the General Assembly. As...
by Jane Richey | Feb 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told skeptical Republican senators Tuesday that it is simply not possible to correct the nation’s fiscal problems without raising taxes. Geithner defended President Obama’s 2013 budget proposal before the Senate Finance Committee...
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
You don’t need to log on to President Barack Obama’s Facebook page to find out who his friends are, and you don’t need to read tea leaves, gaze into a crystal ball, or consult a psychic to learn where his priorities lie. No, you only have to take a look at his 2013...
by Jane Richey | Feb 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The 2013 budget promises $3 trillion in deficit cuts over 10 years, mostly through $1.5 trillion in new taxes and $800 billion in savings counted from the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the savings would be pumped back into the economy, as Obama’s...