by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Still no resolution on continually raising debt ceiling in this Democrat-approved arrangement. US government needs to spend LESS money: The proposal would fund the government through Jan. 15, 2014, and put off the debt ceiling until Feb. 7, 2014, with the Treasury...
by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Senate leaders jump-started negotiations over a compromise bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling late Tuesday after House Republicans’ efforts to pass their own alternative crumbled in embarrassing fashion for GOP leaders. Senate Majority Leader...
by Jane Richey | Oct 8, 2013 | Health Care
The health care law has been a national flashpoint for the past four years, especially in recent days when the government shut down in part because of opposition to the law. But even with all that attention, polls show that most Americans don’t understand what’s in...
by Jane Richey | Oct 8, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Over the past few weeks, Democrats have indicated that they have no intention of negotiating over Obamacare, opting instead to shut down the government. They are justifying their obstinacy by asserting that Obamacare is the law of the land. Well, if that is the game...
by Jane Richey | Sep 29, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
House Republicans approved a stopgap spending bill that delays ObamaCare in an early-morning Sunday vote that increases the chances of a government shutdown. The high-stakes GOP move intensifies a game of chicken with Senate Democrats with just 48 hours to go before...