by Jane Richey | Dec 4, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
From the Heritage Foundation: When President Obama put forth his first offer on the fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said, “You can’t be serious.” We could say the same thing to the Speaker after his counteroffer yesterday. In a letter signed by House...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
From the National Taxpayer Union: Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, introduced by Representative Eric Cantor (with 162 cosponsors). The bill is the House’s latest legislative attempt to...
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...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The House-passed line-item veto bill, which has been endorsed by the White House, is on life support in the Democratic-controlled Senate. More than four months after the House approved the measure, co-sponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and...
by Jane Richey | May 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The House on Wednesday passed a reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, 330-93, despite strong resistance from conservative lawmakers. Not one Democrat opposed the bill, while 93 Republicans rejected it, including members of the GOP leadership team. The legislation...