by Jane Richey | Jan 8, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
In a brief speech on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) hailed the war on poverty, endorsed government welfare programs, and said the “safety net has to be something for all of us.” “Maybe the word welfare should be changed...
by Jane Richey | Jul 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
There is a lot of talk about economic “safety nets” these days, but according to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), what liberals really mean by that is “hammock.” “Conservatives believe that every person who comes to America or is born here, they have a ladder that they are...