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Tax day is a reminder for Hispanics to vote republican
This Tax Day is a clear reminder for Hispanics of why supporting President Trump and Republicans in November is important.... Continue Reading »
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Este día de impuestos es un recordatorio que los hispanos deben votar por el GOP
Este día de impuestos es un claro recordatorio para los hispanos de por qué es importante apoyar al presidente Trump y a los republicanos en noviembre.... Continue Reading »
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Americans Across The Country Are Reaping The Rewards Of The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
From Arizona To Colorado, small businesses, working families and middle-class taxpayers around the U.S. get to keep more of their money thanks to President Trump’s tax cuts... Continue Reading »
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🎶 the tax man's knockin' on your door🎶
Minnesota Democrats want folks to believe they’re fighting for the little guy, but their decision to go against the will of everyday Minnesotans to vote in-favor of... Continue Reading »
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President Trump Delivers Tax Day Wins For Michigan Families
Families across the Great Lakes State can breathe a little bit easier this Tax Day, because President Trump and Republicans followed through on their promises.... Continue Reading »
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President Trump Delivers Tax Day Wins For Georgia Families
Families across the Peach State can breathe a little bit easier this Tax Day.... Continue Reading »
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President Trump Delivers Tax Day Wins For Illinois Families
Families across the Prairie State can breathe a little bit easier this Tax Day.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Research: Protect Your Paycheck
As President Donald Trump returns to the land of 10,000 lakes to tout the continued success of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, I wanted to make sure you saw the latest...... Continue Reading »
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Protect Your Paycheck
Democrats may talk about taxing the wealthy but their tax hikes would hit low- and middle-class Americans the hardest... Continue Reading »
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President Trump Delivers On Tax Day
Tax day is less painful this year as families across the country are reaping the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act... Continue Reading »
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Good news for parents on Tax Day
Nobody likes having to file taxes, but thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Americans will feel quite a bit of relief this year.... Continue Reading »
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Fail Friday: House Dems 1st 100 Days Report Card
The House Dems first 100 days report card is in, and they're seriously failing the American people.... Continue Reading »
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SCOOP: Dems to “move on and really deal with hard issues,” release 2019 budget
Now that the Special Counsel’s investigation is “a chapter that’s closed,” even Rev. Al Sharpton thinks Democrats need to “move on and really deal with hard issues.”... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on Sanders “Berning” A Hole in Nevada’s Pocket
Bernie Sanders returns to the Silver State as a failed presidential candidate with absurd policies that reach further into the pockets and lives of Nevadans.... Continue Reading »
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Statement on Sen. Peters ‘no’ vote on compromise
Gary Peters chose resistance over paying federal workers and re-opening the government once again. STATEMENT:... Continue Reading »
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Sorry, Federal workers, Dems just aren't that into you
Michigan Democrats like Elissa Slotkin, Haley Stevens, and Gary Peters aren't interested in getting federal workers back to work, it's all about resistance.... Continue Reading »
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Moderate Dems are open to negotiating an end to the shutdown. But not Jason Crow
A number of moderate House Democrats and members of the Problem Solvers caucus are rebelling against Nancy Pelosi's refusal to negotiate an end to the shutdown.... Continue Reading »
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Is 'resistance' still more important than Israel?
Why would Democrats block this bill?... Continue Reading »
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Statement on Ralph Northam's State of the Commonwealth speech
Ralph Northam and Virginia Democrats want your taxes to go up... Continue Reading »
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"Radical Centrist"? Hickenlooper says failed tax increases tarnished his legacy
Today marked the final day of Gov. Hickenlooper's administration in Colorado and brings the self-described "radical centrist" one step closer to the 2020 Democratic... Continue Reading »
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As Republicans move to protect tax cuts, Boysko remains silent
Where does Democrat Jennifer Boysko stand?... Continue Reading »
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Democrats already gearing up for tax hikes
Remember when Democrats ran on raising your taxes?... Continue Reading »
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Job Growth Continues To Soar In States With Critical House Races
As Democrats around the nation criticize the GOP tax cuts, they ignore the benefits these cuts are having in their own districts... Continue Reading »
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Coming to Phoenix: “Armageddon”
That’s what Kyrsten Sinema’s pal, D.C. elitist Nancy Pelosi, predicted for the GOP-led historic tax cuts. Boy, was she wrong.... Continue Reading »
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What do you think, Sinema and O'Halleran?
So what do Kyrsten Sinema and Tom O’Halleran think about today's announcement?... Continue Reading »
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For Tennesseans, Tax Reform is Money in the Bank
Yet, with all of this good news, Phil Bredesen has still chosen to parrot Nancy Pelosi’s doomsday warnings about the tax cuts.... Continue Reading »
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Virginia Democrats dig in against tax cuts as good news piles up
The news just keeps getting better. Why are Democrats digging in?... Continue Reading »
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And the Good Economic News Continues for Arizonans
Today, the Washington Examiner announced that all 425 congressional districts have benefitted from the historic tax cuts, thanks to GOP leadership.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Eli Lilly Opens $75M Facility Citing Tax Reform
It looks like Eli Lilly and Company thinks tax reform wasn’t “wrong for Hoosiers.”... Continue Reading »
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6 Months Later: A Story Of Success
In 6 short months the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act has delivered tax cuts to hardworking Americans, helped small business soar and jumpstarted job growth... Continue Reading »
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After 6 Months Of Tax Reform, Here Are The Top 6 Dem Lies About The Bill
Lie #1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will deliver a “devastating tax hike” to the American people... Continue Reading »
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Another Day, Another Round of Good News for Virginia Manufacturing
Tim Kaine missed a golden opportunity to prove to Virginians that he’s willing to work with Republicans when he decided to obstruct tax reform.... Continue Reading »
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Another Day, Another Round of Good News for Hoosier Manufacturers
More good news for Hoosier manufacturers, no thanks to Joe Donnelly.... Continue Reading »
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"If Every Instinct You Have Is Wrong, Then The Opposite Would Have To Be Right"
Joe Donnelly said tax reform was "wrong for Hoosiers." The jobs numbers tell a different story.... Continue Reading »
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Young Americans on GOP Tax Cuts
Tax Cuts aren't just benefitting the old and rich.... Continue Reading »
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Donnelly Would Totally Repeal Your Tax Cuts
At a press conference this morning, Senator Donnelly was asked once again about his decision to obstruct President Trump’s signature piece of legislation.... Continue Reading »
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Good luck with this one, IN Dems!
This morning Nancy Pelosi said out loud what we’ve known all along: if she becomes Speaker of the House again, tax cuts are the first thing on the chopping block.... Continue Reading »
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Do-Nothing Donnelly Doesn't Care About Your Tax Cut
Senator Donnelly has made it clear that he could care less about the positive impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has made on Hoosiers.... Continue Reading »
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Ohio Has President Trump, Not Sherrod Brown To Thank For Their Growing Economy
Sen. Sherrod Brown opposed the tax cuts that have spurred job growth and put money back into the pockets of everyday Ohioans... Continue Reading »
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
While many Hoosiers have already received some kind of benefit in the form of a pay raise, bonus, employee benefit, or new jobs due to tax reform.... Continue Reading »
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Virginia Democrats unanimous - lower taxes are terrible
But Virginia Democrats are anything but happy about it. From the top of the ticket to the bottom, Democrats are fuming that people are getting bigger paychecks.... Continue Reading »
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The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act By The Numbers
Today marks the last time Americans will have to file under the old, broken tax code, here is what the new law is already doing... Continue Reading »
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Spring is Here in Indy, Want to Grab Ice Cream?
The tax reform wins for Hoosiers keep on coming.... Continue Reading »
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Congresswoman Brooks Discusses Tax Reform with First Farmers Bank & Trust
Congresswoman Susan Brooks had a discussion with First Farmers Bank & Trust to discuss the impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has had on Hoosiers in her district.... Continue Reading »
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You Want 🍟’s With That Salt, Senator Donnelly?
This morning McDonald’s announced that they’re tripling the amount of tuition money employees can receive for college education.... Continue Reading »
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Floridians Are Lovin' It 🍟
With McDonald’s over 400,000 employees nationwide, Florida is impacted by the announcement, as Florida was ranked #3 in the country for the most locations.... Continue Reading »
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Spice Up Your Life with More Bonuses for Hoosiers
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to put more money into Hoosiers’ pockets.... Continue Reading »
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Democrats want the AMT back. What about Tim Kaine?
Tim Kaine said the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was highway robbery. Does he support his fellow Democrats’ efforts to take Northern Virginia to the cleaners?... Continue Reading »
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Another Day, Another Tax Reform Win for Hoosiers
Another day, another tax reform win for Hoosiers. Yesterday, Centaur Gaming announced that 2,000 full-time and part-time employees will receive $500 bonuses.... Continue Reading »
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Trump’s High Energy Tax Cut Is Causing Low Energy Costs
Dozens of utility companies are already passing along savings from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to customers across the country... Continue Reading »
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More Crumbs for Hoosiers
Yesterday, Westfield-based IMMI announced a $500 bonus for all full-time and part-time employees thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.... Continue Reading »
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Not One Penny and Joe Donnelly's Liberal Lies
Today the far left organization Not One Penny is in Indianapolis to echo Chuck Schumer, Joe Donnelly, and Nancy Pelosi’s falsehoods about tax reform.... Continue Reading »
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Crumbs Everywhere
Two more major Virginia employers are paying out bonuses and investing more in their employees thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.... Continue Reading »
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Dems Fret Over So Many Americans Benefiting From Tax Cuts
To the chagrin of Democrats, tax cuts are benefiting the American people... Continue Reading »
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Poll find massive swing in tax cut approval
It would seem that reality is quickly outstripping the Democrat talking points. Polling done by the American Action Network found a massive swing in opinion on tax r... Continue Reading »
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Dear Dems: Don’t Put #Resistance First On Infrastructure
Democrats need to put obstruction and resistance aside and work with President Trump on a rural infrastructure plan... Continue Reading »
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Another Tax Reform Win for Hoosiers
While Joe Donnelly is busy trashing President Trump’s tax cuts, local small businesses in Indiana are handing out bonuses and employee benefits.... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Feckless Foreign Policy Emboldened Russia
Russia’s 2016 meddling didn’t occur in a vacuum... Continue Reading »
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While 10th CD Dems trash tax cuts, Majority of Americans approve of new law
This may come as a shock, but every Democrat running in the 10th Congressional district is opposed to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and they didn’t do much to hide it.... Continue Reading »
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Crumb Apocalypse Continues in Va.
The “crumb” apocalypse continues apace. Just days after we delivered delicious Valentine’s Day crumb cakes to Tim Kaine’s office, another company announces goodies f... Continue Reading »
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The Proof Is In The Paycheck
90 percent of Americans will see an increase in take home pay by the end of February thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs act... Continue Reading »
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Crumbs
"These don't represent highway robbery, they're a delicious bakery treat!"... Continue Reading »
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Workers Are Getting A Raise In The Wake Tax Cuts And Jobs Act
Many workers have seen bonuses and pay increases as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs act... Continue Reading »
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Dear Dems: Don’t Be A Pothole On The Bridge To Infrastructure Solutions
Will Democrats follow through on their promise to work with President Trump on infrastructure solutions?... Continue Reading »
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Is it still highway robbery, Tim Kaine?
The good news from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just keeps coming. Payne Trucking in Massaponax is giving its employees bonuses of up to $750.... Continue Reading »
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A Few Extra Bucks
Today CVS announced increased pay and additional employee benefits, and Tyson Foods announced bonuses for their employees in response to the passage of tax reform.... Continue Reading »
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Indiana Seeing a lot More Than Crumbs, Senator Donnelly
Two months ago, Senator Donnelly decided to stick with old pals Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren and vote against putting money back in the pockets of Hoosiers.... Continue Reading »
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Florida Seeing a lot More Than Crumbs, Bill Nelson
Two months ago, Bill Nelson decided stick with old pals Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren and vote against putting money back in the pockets of hard-working Florid... Continue Reading »
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Great Day to Be a Hoosier
It’s a great day to be a Hoosier! You can add two more Indiana companies to the 300+ companies who’ve already announced higher wages and bonuses from tax reform.... Continue Reading »
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HEY NANCY, WHY SO CRUMMY?
Despite Nancy Pelosi’s disparaging rhetoric over $1,000 bonuses, President Obama recognized the difference even $40 saved from tax cuts made for American families... Continue Reading »
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More good tax cut news; Tim Kaine hardest hit
Today brought another round of good news from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.... Continue Reading »
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A FedEx note for Tim Kaine
It’s not just national companies benefiting from tax reform. As we pointed out yesterday, benefits of tax reform reach all the way down to local Virginia firms.... Continue Reading »
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1.5 Billion Reasons to Vote Joe Donnelly Out of Office in 2018
It’s already been a big week for Hoosiers as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Act continues to bring higher wages, bonuses, and capital investments to Indiana.... Continue Reading »
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More Good Tax Cut News From Virginia Businesses
They may not make national headlines, but they are making a big difference in the lives of their employees.... Continue Reading »
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DWS and Nancy Pelosi's Delusional Tax Reform Town Hall
The steady stream of good news flowing into Florida as a result of tax reform proves that Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Wasserman Shultz were dead wrong to oppose it.... Continue Reading »
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Tax Cut Results By The Numbers
The impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just one month after its passage... Continue Reading »
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Thanks a Latte for Nothing, Tim Kaine
Here are a few headlines that Tim Kaine hopes you missed in the last 24 hours.... Continue Reading »
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The Real-World Consequences Of Schumer’s Political Stunt
After red state Democrats voted to hold the Federal Government hostage, their constituents and the nation felt the negative impact... Continue Reading »
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The #SchumerSellout: The Backlash Continues
Senator Schumer is continuing to get flak from liberals and mocked by pundits for ending the government shutdown without getting anything in return... Continue Reading »
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Joe Donnelly is Talking Out of Both Sides of His Mouth
Senator Donnelly had some contradictory remarks about the #SchumerShutdown this evening, to say the least.... Continue Reading »
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Schumer Shutdown WTAS: Dems Hoisted By Their Own Petard
Schumer surrenders, shattering senseless shutdown standstill... Continue Reading »
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Joe Donnelly - Tone Deaf on Chuck Schumer
The Schumer shutdown allowed Senator Joe Donnelly to play political games with non-controversial issues.... Continue Reading »
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Democrats Force Shutdown Over DACA Deal Despite Their 2013 Declarations
In 2013, President Obama refused to negotiate with republicans concerning any policy demands until the government was reopened... Continue Reading »
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Schumer Shutdown: Democrats Take The Blame
Senate Democrats are facing criticism for shutting down the government and putting illegal immigrants over Americans... Continue Reading »
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Donnelly - put your money where your mouth is
Last night was an example of how political games can have a major effect on the people of Indiana and this great nation.... Continue Reading »
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Save CHIP? "Mr. Kaine? No."
Just a few weeks ago, Tim Kaine was warning that a government shutdown was a major threat to the Commonwealth, and he would oppose it.... Continue Reading »
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Bernie Denied This Quote Slamming A Gov. Shutdown Was Him, So We Found Video
“That doesn’t sound like [me]” a blundering Bernie bellowed... Continue Reading »
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The Schumer Shutdown’s Devastating Effect On Children’s Healthcare
By voting against funding the government, Democrats are hurting kids who rely on the Children’s Health Insurance Program for healthcare... Continue Reading »
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What's at Stake in Virginia
Here’s what’s at stake in today’s Senate vote on the continuing resolution.... Continue Reading »
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Hypocrite Kaine Gets on the Shutdown Train
Bad news for Federal employees in Northern Virginia: Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have both announced they won’t vote for a continuing resolution to keep the government... Continue Reading »
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Conor Lamb Walks The Liberal Party Line And Opposed Tax Cuts For Pennsylvanians
Lamb is acting as a mouthpiece for Democratic leadership and their deceitful smear campaign against tax reform... Continue Reading »
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Democrats’ Hypocrisy Over A Government Shutdown
In the past, Democrats repeatedly stressed how harmful a government shutdown would be to the American people... Continue Reading »
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Tax Reform’s $1.3 Billion Irma Relief
Florida Power & Light, the Sunshine State’s largest utility company, announced that following the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, they will no longer bill customers for the...... Continue Reading »
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Obama-Era Program Dramatically Increased The Costs Of Embassy Construction
Obama’s State Dept. prioritized “architecturally distinguished” embassies designed by celebrated architects... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to McCaskill: Missouri Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Claire McCaskill’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with her.... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to Baldwin: Wisconsin Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Tammy Baldwin’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with her.... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to Casey: Pennsylvania Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Bob Casey’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with him.... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to Brown: Ohio Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Sherrod Brown’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with him. After the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, more than 100...... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to Stabenow: Michigan Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Debbie Stabenow’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with her. After the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, more than 100...... Continue Reading »
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No Thanks to Nelson: Florida Seeing Benefits of Tax Bill
Senator Bill Nelson’s vote against tax reform is starting to catch up with him. After the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, more than 100 businesses...... Continue Reading »
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Key States Up For Grabs In 2018 Are Reaping The Benefits Of Tax Reform
Democrats running in 2018 in states won by President Trump are going to have some explaining to do as to why they opposed tax cuts... Continue Reading »
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A Question for Tim Kaine
Why doesn’t Tim Kaine want Virginians to have bigger paychecks?... Continue Reading »
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What does McCaskill think about bonuses for Missourians? No comment.
Good news for 1,200 Missourians – Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Springfield-based banking company, announced that it will give a $1,000 bonus to full-time employee... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world...and I feel fine
After Senator Jon Tester and his fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and “the end of the wo... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world...and I feel fine
After Senator Heidi Heitkamp and her fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and “the end of th... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world...and I feel fine
After Senator Claire McCaskill and her fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and “the end of... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world...and I feel fine.
After Senator Tammy Baldwin and her fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and “the end of the... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world...and I feel fine
After Senator Bob Casey and his fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and “the end of the wor... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world... and I feel fine.
After Senator Debbie Stabenow and her fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and...... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world... and I feel fine.
After Senator Bill Nelson and his fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and...... Continue Reading »
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The end of the world... and I feel fine.
After Senator Sherrod Brown and his fellow Democrats derided the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Nancy Pelosi going as far as to call it “Armageddon” and...... Continue Reading »
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Nancy Pelosi’s Armageddon Is Here, And It Brought Bonuses
Companies are promising bonuses, investment, and pay raises in the wake of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act... Continue Reading »
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Tequila Shots and Lime Chasers for Mexico Joe’s Tax Reform Lies
Middle class Hoosiers will be getting bigger paychecks next year.... Continue Reading »
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Tequila Shots and Lime Chasers for Mexico Joe’s Tax Reform Lies
Middle class Hoosiers will be getting bigger paychecks next year.... Continue Reading »
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Michigan already benefiting from tax reform
I’m sure by now you’ve seen that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed and is headed to President Trump’s desk for his signature.... Continue Reading »
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About That AT&T News
I’m sure by now you’ve seen that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed and is headed to President Trump’s desk for his signature.... Continue Reading »
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About that AT&T News...
I’m sure by now you’ve seen that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed and is headed to President Trump’s desk for his signature.... Continue Reading »
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Pelosi Allies Murphy & Crist Vote Against Middle Class
Today, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a once-in-a-generation tax reform package that will create jobs and put money back in the pockets of...... Continue Reading »
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FLASHBACK: Democrats Once Opposed Holding Government Funding Hostage
Democrat leadership previously criticized the tactic of threatening a govt shutdown, saying "it's the politics of idiocy," and "staggeringly irresponsible."... Continue Reading »
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Why don't Warner and Kaine want Virginians to get bigger paychecks?
Why don’t Mark Warner and Tim Kaine want Virginians to have bigger paychecks?... Continue Reading »
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Tester Chooses Schumer Over Montanans
Senator Tester voted against giving American workers and families a tax cut.... Continue Reading »
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Middle-Class Americans Are Getting A Tax Cut In Their Stockings This Christmas
Yet another promise kept for President Trump... Continue Reading »
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Heitkamp Chooses Schumer Over North Dakotans
Senator Heitkamp voted against giving American workers and families a tax cut.... Continue Reading »
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Brown Chooses Schumer Over Ohioans
The Republican-led Senate has now passed the largest tax cut of the last three decades.... Continue Reading »
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McCaskill Chooses Schumer Over Missourians
Senator McCaskill voted against giving American workers and families a tax cut.... Continue Reading »
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Manchin Chooses Schumer Over West Virginians
Senator Joe Manchin voted against giving American workers and families a tax cut.... Continue Reading »
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Casey Chooses Schumer Over Pennsylvanians
Senator Casey voted against giving American workers and families a tax cut. By... Continue Reading »
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Baldwin Chooses Schumer Over Wisconsinites
The Republican-led Senate has now passed the largest tax cut of the last three decades. While Republicans worked tirelessly to deliver tax cuts by Christmas for...... Continue Reading »
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Stabenow Chooses Schumer Over Michiganders
The Republican-led Senate has now passed the largest tax cut of the last three decades.... Continue Reading »
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Nelson Chooses Schumer Over Floridians
The Republican-led Senate has now passed the largest tax cut of the last three decades.... Continue Reading »
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Taxes: Compare and Contrast
It’s a big day for taxes in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Richmond, Terry McAuliffe rolled out his final two-year budget proposal this morning... Continue Reading »
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RNC Targets Brown on Tax Cuts, Launches PaycheckPresident.com
Check out the press release below announcing a new RNC website, PaycheckPresident.com, that allows visitors to learn more about the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...... Continue Reading »
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Stabenow Repeating Democrats' Rhetoric Bashing Tax Cuts, But Are They Accurate?
While Republicans are hard at work passing tax cuts for the American people by Christmas, Senator Debbie Stabenow is being a real Scrooge.... Continue Reading »
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Dems Are Repeating The Same Rhetoric Bashing Tax Cuts, But Are They Accurate?
Spoiler alert: The answer is no... Continue Reading »
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Trump’s Agenda Fuels “Red Hot” Job Market, Economy Soars Across Industries
Beating expectations, the U.S. labor market added 228,000 jobs in November and consumers are more confident than ever about the state of the economy... Continue Reading »
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Democrats Continue To Spread Lies & Crazy Rhetoric About GOP Tax Relief
Democrats falsely claimed that the Republican House Bill included a tax break on private jets... Continue Reading »
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Red-State Democrats Put Party Before Constituents By Voting Against Tax Reform
Senate Democrats representing states Trump won voted against a higher income and more job opportunities for their constituents... Continue Reading »
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America’s Complex Tax Code Is A Burden To Small Businesses
The House and Senate Tax Relief Plans simplify the tax code and cut tax rates for small businesses, helping them invest and grow... Continue Reading »
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Nelson brings leading tax reform opponent to Florida
While Senator Bill Nelson refuses to say whether or not he will support the Republican tax plan, his appearance in Florida with one of its leading opponents...... Continue Reading »
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Democrats Don’t Let Facts Get In The Way Of Criticizing Tax Reform
If the Republicans’ tax reform is so bad, why do Democrats keep lying about it?... Continue Reading »
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Reps. Kildee & Levin Say No to Tax Cuts, Choose Pelosi Over Michigan
Michigan Reps. Dan Kildee and Sander Levin voted against middle-class tax relief today, choosing loyalty to Nancy Pelosi and petty politics over their...... Continue Reading »
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Rep. Ryan Says No to Tax Cuts, Chooses Pelosi Over Ohio
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan voted against middle-class tax relief today, choosing loyalty to Nancy Pelosi and petty politics over his responsibility to hard-working Ohioans.... Continue Reading »
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Democrats Would Rather Lie And Defend Unpopular Policies Than Support Tax Cuts
In an effort to defend the unpopular individual mandate, Democrats are making false claims in an attempt to derail tax relief... Continue Reading »
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Senator Brown's Tax Reform Hypocrisy
After the Washington Post gave Democrats four Pinocchios for their lies about the Republican tax plan and the left-aligned Tax Policy Center was forced to retract...... Continue Reading »
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Senator Stabenow's Tax Reform Hypocrisy
After the Washington Post gave Democrats four Pinocchios for their lies about the Republican tax plan and the left-aligned Tax Policy Center was forced to retract...... Continue Reading »
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Senator Nelson's Tax Reform Hypocrisy
After the Washington Post gave Democrats four Pinocchios for their lies about the Republican tax plan and the left-aligned Tax Policy Center was forced to retract...... Continue Reading »
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Senate Democrat's Tax Reform Hypocrisy
Senate Democrats have supported key components of the Senate tax relief bill in the past, which they now conveniently oppose…... Continue Reading »
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Tax Reform By The Numbers
Tax relief for Americans of all walks of life... Continue Reading »
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The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Reduces Tax Burdens For The Middle Class
Democrats are desperate to paint the GOP tax bill as bad for the middle-class but in reality, it reduces their tax burden and eliminates deductions that favor the wealthy... Continue Reading »
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The Trump Jobs Market Is “Very Strong”: Another Month Of Solid Economic Growth
Most jobs created in a month this year, unemployment hit a 17-year low, and consumer confidence hit a 17-year high... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About Trump’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Business leaders and members of Congress are praising The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act after it was introduced today... Continue Reading »
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Low- And Middle-Income Earners Stand To Gain From President Trump’s Tax Cut Plan
President Trump’s tax relief proposals will benefit low- and middle-income earners in a big-league way... Continue Reading »
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Trump’s Tax Reform Will Help End Offshore Tax Loopholes & Create Jobs
President Trump’s tax framework would discourage offshoring and corporate inversions, spur investment, and create over one million jobs... Continue Reading »
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President Trump's Tax Relief Will Ease The Tax Burden On Low-Income Americans
President Trump’s tax framework will expand the Child Tax Credit, double the standard deduction, and raise wages for hard working Americans... Continue Reading »
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President Trump’s Tax Relief Is A Big Win For Small Business
President Trump’s tax framework provides much needed relief for small businesses that have been disproportionately hurt by the broken tax code... Continue Reading »
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Democrats Were For Tax Reform Before They Were Against It
Democrats would rather score political points than work with President Trump to fix our broken tax code... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About Trump’s Tax Reform Plan
Praise for the unveiling of President Trump’s tax proposal is rolling in ... Continue Reading »
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Support For Tax Relief Crosses Party Lines, Will Democrats?
Tax relief is tremendously popular across the country, particularly in states where Senate Democrats face tough reelection battles... Continue Reading »
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You Get A Tax! You Get A Tax! And You Get A Tax!
As Democrats rally around Senator Bernie Sanders, a closer look at his policy proposals reveals he wants to raise taxes…on everyone... Continue Reading »
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A Match Made In Caracas
Bernie Sanders’ government takeover of health care funding will eventually leave the government without any funds... Continue Reading »
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Leveling The Playing Field
Tax reform would ensure that no corporation or individual, no matter how wealthy, is given an unfair advantage in U.S. tax law ... Continue Reading »
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Democrats May Soon Be Eating Their Words On Tax Reform
In the past, many Democrats have supported the tax reform goals President Trump put forward... Continue Reading »
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The U.S. Tax System Needs Fundamental Reform
The U.S. tax code has not been reformed since the 1980s, and this relic is costing taxpayers and the U.S. treasury billions each year... Continue Reading »
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America Can't Afford Obama's Legacy Of A Skyrocketing National Debt
The National Debt And Deficit Skyrocketed During President Obama's Term, Which Earned Him The Title Of "Undisputed Debt King" ... Continue Reading »
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Dems' Obstruction On Tax Reform: Heavy On Hypocrisy, Light On Substance
Even Though Democrats Agree With Much Of President Trump's Tax Reform Package, They're Sticking To Their Strategy Of Obstruction That Was Hatched In 2016 ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement On Tax Day
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on Tax Day:... Continue Reading »
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RNC Calls on Clintons to Pay Millions They Would Owe Under Hillary's Tax Plan
As a verifiable member of the 1%, Clinton should put her (considerable) money where her mouth is and pay what she would owe under her new tax proposals. ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement On President Obama's FY2017 Budget Proposal
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement responding to President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year: ... Continue Reading »
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Do Hillary’s Tax Hikes Pay for Her Big Spending Proposals? Not Even Close.
According to a new study by the Tax Foundation, Clinton’s tax proposals will shrink the economy, slow economic growth, drive down wages, and kill the equivalent of h... Continue Reading »
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What Hillary Clinton's Spending Plans Mean for You
Hillary has proposed $1.2 Trillion in new spending with no plans to pay for it. ... Continue Reading »
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Hillary Proposed $16 Billion In New Spending For Every Minute She Spoke
In a little over half and hour of speaking, Hillary proposed a whopping $515 Billion in new spending over the next decade. That amounts to over $16 billion for every minute she spoke. ... Continue Reading »
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Hillarynomics: Doubling Down on Policies of the Past
Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign is off and running, and while her high-minded “economic vision” claims to look to the future, she’s really doubling down on the past. ... Continue Reading »
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Aren't We Taxed Enough?
Today is Tax Day, our annual reminder of how much of our hard-earned money is sent to Washington, DC, and spent recklessly by a bloated federal government. More than that, Tax Day reminds us that our tax code is overly burdensome and unnecessarily complex. Take a look at "Tax Day By the Numbers" to get the full picture. ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on Tax Day
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on Tax Day.... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Most Political Budget Yet
The New York Times: Obama's Budget Is "More Utopian Vision Than Pragmatic Blueprint" And Is "Politically Improbable." "President Obama presented a budget on Monday that is more utopian vision than pragmatic blueprint. It proposes a politically improbable reshaping of the tax code and generous new social spending initiatives that would shift resources from the wealthy to the middle class." (Julie Hirschfield Davis, "In Budget, Obama's Unfettered Case For Spreading The Wealth," The New York Times , 2/2/15) ... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Budget By The Numbers
$50.3 Trillion: Total Spending From FY2016 To FY2025 In Obama's Proposed Budget. (OMB, 2/2/15)... Continue Reading »
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CBO Director Predicts Future Of Debt & Deficits That “Could Not Be Sustained”
January 27, 2015
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An “Unsustainable” Future
Within 25 Years The CBO Expects Debt Held By The Public To Exceed GDP And "Would Continue On An Upward Trajectory Thereafter." "When CBO last issued long-term budget projections (in July 2014), it projected that, under current law, debt would exceed 100 percent of GDP 25 years from now and would continue on an upward trajectory thereafter-a trend that could not be sustained." ("The Budget And Economic Outlook: 2015 To 2025," Congressional Budget Office, 1/26/15)... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on the National Debt Increase
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement on the national debt surpassing $18 trillion.... Continue Reading »
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$18,000,000,000,000
Under Obama's Watch, The National Debt Has Now Surpassed $18 Trillion. (U.S. Department Of The Treasury, Accessed 12/2/14) ... Continue Reading »
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The Seven Trillion Dollar Man
The National Debt Has Now Increased By Nearly $7.1 Trillion On Obama’s Watch. (U.S. Department Of The Treasury, Accessed 8/1/14) The National Debt Was $10.63 Trillion When Obama Took Office And Now Stands At $17.69 Trillion. (U.S. Department Of The Treasury, Accessed 7/24/14)... Continue Reading »
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Sign the Declaration for Constitutional Spending
The Obama Administration’s economic policies have failed. They add an average of $3.7 billion to the national debt every day. Since entering office, President Obama has added a total of nearly $17 trillion to the federal debt -- that’s over $54,000 of debt for every American. ... Continue Reading »
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Response To Biden's Speech At GWU
With Vice President Joe Biden speaking at George Washington University, wanted to make sure you saw the RNC’s Research Department blog post titled, “Biden In Economic Fantasyland... Continue Reading »
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The IRS Awards Its Worst
More than 2,800 Internal Revenue Service employees who recently had been disciplined received performance bonuses totaling more than $2.8 million between Oct. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2012, a government audit found.... Continue Reading »
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Another Obama Budget Bites The Dust
Obama's FY2015 Budget Failed Nearly Unanimously In The House Of Representatives, Garnering Only Two Votes. "The House on Wednesday handily rejected a GOP budget alternative based on President Obama's 2015 spending blueprint. It was defeated 2-413, following a pattern seen in recent years in House votes to overwhelmingly reject Obama's budget proposals. Today's vote is just slightly better than the unanimous vote against Obama's budget in 2012." ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on House Republican Budget
The American people deserve a government that spends our money fairly and responsibly. Under President Obama and the Democrats, we’ve had the opposite: a government that squanders our money unfairly and irresponsibly. Americans are calling for an end to the reckless spending, and Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget answers that call. It treats working families fairly and will strengthen our economy.... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO): "I Do Believe A $17 Trillion Dollar Debt Is Irresponsible. I Do Believe That." "Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill railed against the national debt speaking in Kansas City as part of her 'McCaskill on Main Street' tour on Wednesday. … 'I do believe a $17 trillion dollar debt is irresponsible. I do believe that,' McCaskill said, while adding that she supported raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment insurance." (Andrew Kaczynski, "Democratic Senator: Debt Is Going To Make U.S. 'Not A First-Tier Nation Anymore'," BuzzFeed, 3/19/14)... Continue Reading »
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Criticism Builds For Obama's Political Budget
President Obama released his 2015 budget proposal on Tuesday, and the best way to understand it is as a campaign-strategy memo to return Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. After the rude four-year interruption of a GOP House, Mr. Obama is revving up the tax and spend engines to turn out Democrats this fall and change the debate away from ObamaCare.... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Budget By The Numbers
Obama Claims He Built His Budget For Future Generations, But It's A Future Mired In New Debt, New Spending, And Higher Taxes.... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Political Budget
Obama Disregards Compromise And Debt And Opts For A Partisan Budget Blueprint As Democrats Prepare For A Tough 2014... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
A Look At The Numbers Behind Obama's Sputtering Economy And The ObamaCare Debacle... Continue Reading »
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CBO: Long-Term Deficits And Debt “Unsustainable”
Publicly Held Debt Is Expected To Reach Over 110 Percent Of GDP By 2038, Equaling The Percentage After WWII. “As a result, public debt would reach roughly 110 percent of GDP by 2038, CBO estimates, about equal to the percentage just after World War II.” (“The Budget And Economic Outlook: 2014 To 2024,”... Continue Reading »
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State Of Obama’s Union: Debt
After Five State Of The Union Addresses, Obama Says One Thing And Does The Opposite On Debt... Continue Reading »
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RNC Launches Robocalls Against Democrats To Demand Veterans Receive Their Benefits
Today the Republican National Committee (RNC) is launching robocalls to the constituents of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senators Mark Begich, Mary Landrieu, and Kay Hagan. Launched when these Democrats are likely to be in their districts today, these calls urge their constituents to demand these Democrat leaders stop playing politics and stand up for veterans who deserve their benefits. The calls follow a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to ensure our veterans receive their benefits.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Chairman Priebus: “Democrats’ Debt Limit Doubletalk”
Democrats refuse to sit down at the negotiating table with Republicans because they insist that funding the government and raising the debt ceiling aren’t subject to negotiation. Republicans believe this is an opportunity to get our fiscal house in order, but Democrats just want to up the limit on their credit card. And bizarrely, they claim that’s the way it’s always been done.... Continue Reading »
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Democrats’ Debt-Limit Doubletalk
Democrats refuse to sit down at the negotiating table with Republicans because they insist that funding the government and raising the debt ceiling aren’t subject to negotiation. Republicans believe this is an opportunity to get our fiscal house in order, but Democrats just want to up the limit on their credit card. And, bizarrely, they claim that that’s the way it’s always been done.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Reveals Democrats’ Doubletalk In New Video: “Did I Say That?”
Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is releasing a debt ceiling flashback, “Did I Say That?”, highlighting key Democrats who were once opposed to raising the debt ceiling now changing their tune and refusing to negotiate with Republicans.... Continue Reading »
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How Quickly They Forget
Then-Senator And Current Secretary Of State John Kerry In 2004 On The Detriment Of Increasing The Debt Limit: “With So Much Of Our Debt Owned By Other Nations, U.S. Diplomatic And Trade Negotiators Face Increased Difficulty In Making Demands Of Major Creditor Nations.” KERRY: “What is more, with so much of our debt owned by other nations, U.S. diplomatic and trade negotiators face increased difficulty in making demands of major creditor nations. How do you go to a country that holds so much of your debt while your economy is closely linked to theirs and start to make the powerful argument about nuclear proliferation or human rights, democratization, and other issues that are of importance and great consequence to our country?” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Weekend Hits
This weekend, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus joined Tucker Carlson on “Fox and Friends Saturday” and Shannon Bream on “America’s News HQ” to discuss Harry Reid's government shutdown and the failed leadership of President Obama and his Democrat allies. ... Continue Reading »
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On The Debt Ceiling, Revisiting The Record
On The Debt Ceiling, Obama And The Top Democrats Of 2013 Should Listen To Their Own Advice From Years Past... Continue Reading »
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For the White House, Shutdown is a Game
Today, the White House learned the hard way that the definition of a political gaffe is accidentally telling the truth. In the latest look into the White House's warped view of reality, a senior official proudly boasted that it “really doesn’t matter” to them how long the shutdown lasts because they think that they are "winning" the shutdown.... Continue Reading »
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The Democrats’ Shutdown
Senior Obama Administration Official, On The Government Shutdown: “It Doesn’t Really Matter To Us” How Long The Shutdown Lasts. “Said a senior administration official: ‘We are winning...It doesn't really matter to us’ how long the shutdown lasts ‘because what matters is the end result.’”... Continue Reading »
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New RNC Video: Error 404
This week Democrats shut down the federal government, refusing to give Americans reprieve from the trainwreck that is Obamacare. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is highlighting the President’s rosy Rose Garden speech versus the reality that is error messages, “please wait” signs and elevator hold music. See the new video, “Error 404.”... Continue Reading »
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“Why Would We Want To Do That?”
The House Of Representatives Is Pursuing Spending Bills That Will Fund National Parks, Veterans Benefits, And The National Institutes Of Health. “The House is set to consider five spending bills Wednesday that would fund various portions of the federal government impacted by the government shutdown. Among the areas that would be funded include several that have entered the shutdown spotlight, such as national parks, veterans benefits and the National Institutes of Health.”... Continue Reading »
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RNC Will Pay To Keep WWII Memorial Open
This afternoon RNC Chairman Reince Priebus visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC to announce that the Republican National Committee would cover the cost of keeping it open for the next 30 days. Blaming the government shutdown, the Obama administration ordered the memorial barricaded, keeping out World War II veterans who traveled to Washington from across the country. When the House Republicans proposed legislation to keep open the nation’s parks and monuments, President Obama promised to veto it.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement On The Continuing Resolution
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on the Continuing Resolution... Continue Reading »
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Sign the pledge: Tell Senate Democrats: Dismantle ObamaCare now and Don’t Shut Down The Government!
This weekend, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives listened to the American people and passed a continuing resolution that keeps the government running, delays ObamaCare for a year, and repeals the medical device tax.... Continue Reading »
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Senate Dems risk government shutdown
As you’ve not doubt read or heard, there’s much talk lately about the possibility of a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t pass—or the president doesn’t sign—a continuing resolution to fund the government.... Continue Reading »
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Democrat Family Feud
Today, Senate Democrats Are Expected To Again Threaten A Government Shutdown By Rejecting Any Delay Or Change To ObamaCare. "The bill now moves back to the Senate, where Reid is expected to scrap the two healthcare amendments with a single vote on Monday, when the Senate returns, and return the "clean" CR, yet again, to Boehner and House Republicans. 'To be absolutely clear, the Senate will reject both the one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act and the repeal of the medical device tax,' Reid said in a statement." ... Continue Reading »
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Americans Overwhelmingly Disagree With Obama And Pelosi On Debt Ceiling
Bloomberg Headline: “Americans Reject By 61% Obama Demand For A Clean Debt Vote”... Continue Reading »
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In a battle between Ted Cruz and Harry Reid, we must stand with Senator Cruz
In a battle between Ted Cruz and Harry Reid, we must stand with Senator Cruz.... Continue Reading »
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#SenateMustAct
The House has passed a bipartisan bill to accomplish two goals that are in line with the will of the American people: (a) end the ObamaCare train wreck by defunding it and (b) keep the government open and running. Now it’s up to the Senate to do the same.... Continue Reading »
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CBO Confirms: Obama’s Current Debt Path Is Unsustainable, Entitlements Must Be Reformed
On The Current Fiscal Path, The U.S. National Debt Would Reach 100 Percent Of GDP By 2038, “More Than In Any Year Except 1945 And 1946.” “The gap between federal spending and revenues would widen steadily after 2015 under the assumptions of the extended baseline, CBO projects. By 2038, the deficit would be 6½ percent of GDP, larger than in any year between 1947 and 2008, and federal debt held by the public would reach 100 percent of GDP, more than in any year except 1945 and 1946. With such large deficits, federal debt would be growing faster than GDP, a path that would ultimately be unsustainable.” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Debt Dodge
Just Last Week, Obama Admitted That There Is A "Long-Term Problem" With Medicaid And Medicare. PRESIDENT OBAMA: "So we don't have a problem in terms of spending on education. We don't have a problem when it comes to spending on research and development. We do have a long-term problem that has to do with our health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid."... Continue Reading »
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The White House Is Copy And Pasting Its Way To Government Shutdown Despite Bipartisanship In Congress
Obama And The White House Are Adopting A “More Confrontational” Approach To Budget Talks With Congress, Which Includes The Possibility Of A Government Shutdown. “Senior White House officials are discussing a budget strategy that could lead to a government shutdown if Republicans continue to demand deeper spending cuts, lawmakers and Democrats familiar with the administration’s thinking said Thursday. The posture represents a more confrontational approach than that of this spring, when President Obama decided not to escalate a fight over across-the-board reductions known as sequestration in an earlier budget battle with Republicans.” (Zachary Goldfarb and Paul Kane, “White House Hardens Stance On Budget Cuts Ahead Of Showdown With Republicans,” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Out-Of-Control Government
In March 2010, The Cincinnati IRS Unit Responsible For Overseeing Tax-Exempt Groups Began Targeting Conservative Organizations. "The targeting of conservatives by the IRS started earlier and was more extensive than the IRS acknowledged last week, according to a draft IRS inspector general report obtained by ABC News. As we reported on 'Good Morning America' this morning, the IRS began targeting 'Tea Party or similar organizations' in March 2010. That was when the Cincinnati-based IRS unit responsible for overseeing the applications for tax exempt status starting using the phrases 'Tea Party,' 'patriots' and '9/12' to search for applications warranting greater scrutiny."... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Out-Of-Control Government
"Senior GSA Officials Pressured Subordinates To Accept Federal Technology Contracts With Higher-Than-Necessary Prices And Unfavorable Terms." "Senior officials from the General Services Administration pressured subordinates to accept federal technology contracts with higher-than-necessary prices and unfavorable terms, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday." ... Continue Reading »
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Another Year Of Kicking The Social Security “Can Down The Road”
NOW: Like Last Year, Social Security Is Expected To Dry Up In 2033. “Meanwhile, the trustees kept their projections for Social Security programs unchanged. They continue to estimate that the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund will exhaust its reserves in 2016 and the other Social Security trust fund that pays benefits for retirees will pay full benefits until 2035. If the two Social Security trust funds were combined by Congress, the trust funds would continue to pay benefits until 2033.” (Damian Paletta and Louise Radnofsky, “Medicare Trustees Dial Back Funding Concerns,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/31/13)... Continue Reading »
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Rosario Marin: Furloughs Were Unnecessary Pain, Nonsense
Sometimes I cannot help but wonder out loud, just precisely what were they thinking. I am talking about last week’s almost comical, if it was not so painful, air traffic controller furloughs at the FAA, which created more than 1,000 flight delays.... Continue Reading »
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White House Doubles Down On Opposition To Sequester Flexibility
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Doubled Down On The White House's Opposition To Flexibility In Sequestration Cuts.... Continue Reading »
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Sequestering Common Sense
Democrats Have Thus Far "Resisted Bills Giving Them The Ability To Choose, Within Sequestration's Broad Parameters, How To Allocate The Cuts." ... Continue Reading »
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Will there be more smarter cuts?
Feigning calamity and holding Americans hostage on the tarmac, Obama and the Democrats have now retreated from their political stunt after the public caught on to their act. Their vote on the “FAA fix,” is an admission by the Democrats that smarter sequester cuts are possible, just as the Republicans have been saying. The questions is – are they willing to put political gamesmanship aside and make smarter cuts on other important issues?... Continue Reading »
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Memo To @PressSec On FAA Furloughs: “The Obama Administration Made A Terrible Miscalculation”
Chicago Tribune: “Somewhere Between The Oval Office And A Snarled Airport Near You, The Stunt Pilots In The Obama Administration Made A Terrible Miscalculation.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Fiasco Aviation Administration
Bloomberg Government Found That The FAA "Has More Than Enough Air Traffic Controllers To Manage Furloughs Without Flight Delays." "The Federal Aviation Administration has more than enough air traffic controllers to manage furloughs without flight delays, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis of the agency's staffing data." (Matthew Hummer, "FAA Has Room For Furloughs Without Flight Delays: BGOV Insight,"... Continue Reading »
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Happy Tax Day!
While Obama Advertised His Budget As One That Raised $580 Billion In Taxes, The Actual Number Exceeds $1 Trillion. “President Barack Obama’s budget plan would increase taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade, including a new tax on cigarettes and familiar proposals to increases taxes on the wealthy and some corporations. The president said his plan includes $580 billion in tax increases to help reduce government borrowing. But the tax hikes don’t stop there. Obama’s budget proposal would also impose an additional $400 billion in tax increases. Much of it would be used to pay for more spending.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video “Smoke and Mirrors”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new web video, "Smoke and Mirrors," on the heels of President Obama’s disappointment of a budget proposal. Barack Obama claims ‘the numbers work’ inside his FY 2014 budget; however, the President’s own debt charts tell a different story. With the help of a little ‘smoke and mirrors,’ Barack Obama managed to move his budget from busted to balanced in a single year.... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Smoke And Mirrors Budget
Obama Said That "There's Not A Lot Of Smoke And Mirrors" In His FY 2014 Budget. OBAMA: "That's what my budget does, that's why I'm so grateful for the great work that this team has done in shaping the budget. The numbers work, there's not a lot of smoke and mirrors in here." ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Budget By The Numbers
CLAIM: Obama Said That "There's Not A Lot Of Smoke And Mirrors" In His FY 2014 Budget. OBAMA: "That's what my budget does, that's why I'm so grateful for the great work that this team has done in shaping the budget. The numbers work, there's not a lot of smoke and mirrors in here."... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on President Obama’s Budget
Today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Budget Keeps Doubling Down On IPAB
Obama’s 2014 Budget: “Strengthen The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) To Reduce Long-Term Drivers of Medicare Cost Growth.” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Budgets: Blowing Minds For All The Wrong Reasons
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Promised That Obama's FY 2014 Budget "Will Blow Your Mind." WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY: "I can promise everyone here that this President's budget will be so much more detailed than anything you've seen from the Republicans, it will blow your mind." ... Continue Reading »
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WH Never Sure Of Sequester Impact On White House Staff
In case you missed this from today’s White House briefing… seems even though the White House is always sure about their sequester scare tactics, they are NEVER sure of the impact of the sequester on White House staff.... Continue Reading »
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Likely Voters Agree With The House GOP Budget Over The Senate Democrat Budget
Nearly Twice As Many Likely Voters Preferred The Kinds Of Fiscal Policies Embraced In The House GOP Budget – No Tax Increases, Significant Spending Cuts, And A Balanced Budget – Than Those Embraced In The Senate Democrat Budget. (The Hill Poll, 1000 Likely Voters, MoE 3%, 3/14/13) 55 Percent Of Likely Voters Preferred Ho... Continue Reading »
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Obama: What Debt Crisis?
Obama Says There Isn't A Debt Crisis, No To A Balanced Budget In An Interview With ABC News, Obama Said That "We Don't Have An Immediate Crisis In Terms Of Debt." OBAMA: "And, so, we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. In fact, for the next ten years, it's gonna be in a sustainable place. The question is, can we do it smarter, can we do it better? And- you know, what I'm saying to them is I am prepared to do some tough stuff. Neither side's gonna get 100%. That's what the American people are lookin' for. That's what's gonna be good for jobs. That's what's gonna be good for growth." (President Barack Obama, Interview With ABC's George Stephanopoulos, 3/13/13)... Continue Reading »
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A Budget Too Far
The Senate Democrat Budget Is Toxic Even To Its Own Members The Senate Democrat Budget, As Introduced By Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Will Seek To Raise $1 Trillion In New Taxes Over The Next Decade. "Sen. Patty Murray's new budget plan will raise tax revenues by nearly $1 trillion while cutting spending by the same amount over the next decade, according to people familiar with the proposal." (Manu Raju, "Patty Murray Budget: $1 Trillion In New Revenue," Politico, 3/12/13) The Senate Democrats' Fiscal Blueprint "Would Never Bring The Budget Into Balance." "Senate Democrats are drafting a federal budget blueprint that would raise nearly $1 trillion in new taxes over the next decade and slice roughly $1 trillion more from projected spending, according to Democratic aides familiar with the document. But the framework would never bring the budget into balance, potentially putting Democrats on the defensive as Washington enters a new phasein the ongoing battle over the swollen national debt." (Lori Montgomery, "Senate Democrats Prepare To Roll Out Budget Blueprint," The Washington Post, 3/11/13)... Continue Reading »
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Old Budget Habits Die Hard
Senate Democrats Assume Their Budget Responsibilities For The First Time In Four Years And Are Ready To Tax And Spend As Usual This Week, Senate Democrats Will Debate Their First Budget In Four Years. "Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee say they hope to keep the focus during this week's expected marathon markup on setting a sound course for the country's fiscal future. Though such issues have dominated the national political conversation since 2008, this week marks the first time in four years that members will actually debate a budget resolution, with proceedings expected to kick off Wednesday." (Humberto Sanchez and Niels Lesniewski, "First Budget In Four Years For Senate Democrats," Roll Call, 3/9/13)... Continue Reading »
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Democrats To Obama: Sequester Your Talking Points
"The Obama Administration Has Overreached Three Times In The Past 10 Days In Attempting To Illustrate The Negative Impact Of The Sequester Spending Cuts In The Short Term…" "The Obama administration has overreached three times in the past 10 days in attempting to illustrate the negative impact of the sequester spending cuts in the short term, giving fodder to those seeking to play down the impact of the cuts." (Brian Montopoli, "Obama Administration Struggles To Illustrate Pain From Sequester," CBS News, 3/6/13)... Continue Reading »
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it's getting embarrassing...
Another day, another round of embarrassing stories for the White House. First Washington Post’s Fact Checker proves another Obama sequester claim false and then Ezra Klein has a column pointing out the Obama White House has declined to take the opportunity to fix the sequester the smart way. See both below.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video "The First Step"
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new web video “The First Step,” highlighting Democrats in Washington who believe that we do not have a spending problem. Our nation’s problem is spending and the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one.... Continue Reading »
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The Six Trillion Dollar Man
"Less Than Two Months Into President Obama's Second Term, New Numbers Show The National Debt Increased By More Than $6 Trillion Since He Took Office. It's The Largest Increase To Date Under Any U.S. President." (Mark Knoller, "National Debt Up $6 Trillion Since Obama Took Office," CBS News, 3/1/13)... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Sequester Takes Effect
"Sequester Spin Gets Ahead Of Reality." (Karen Tumulty and Lyndsey Layton, "Sequester Spin Gets Ahead Of Reality," The Washington Post, 2/27/13) "The Descriptions Of The Post-Sequester Landscape Coming From The Obama Administration Have Been Alarming, Specific - And, In At Least Some Cases, Hyped." (Karen Tumulty and Lyndsey Layton, "Sequester Spin Gets Ahead Of Reality," The Washington Post, 2/27/13)... Continue Reading »
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Reid's Joke Of A Bill
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Unveiled The "American Family Economic Protection Act" To Replace The Sequester. "Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, unveiled the American Family Economic Protection Act -- legislation to replace the indiscriminate, across the board federal spending cuts known as 'the sequester' with an alternative deficit reduction proposal that includes a balanced mix of spending cuts and revenue increases." (Press Release, "Summary Of The American Family Economic Protection Act," Senate Finance Committee, 2/27/13)... Continue Reading »
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Poking Holes In Obama’s Sequester Report
A Closer Look At Obama's State-By-State Sequester Report Reveals That "Some Of The Scariest Stuff Is Going To Happen In Slow Motion - If It Happens At All." "Read President Barack Obama's state-by-state breakdown of the sequester and you get a dire message: The sky is going to fall on March 1. But a closer read of the detailed reports shows that some of the scariest stuff is going to happen in slow motion - if it happens at all." (David Nather, "Is Obama Telling The Truth About Sequestration?" Politico, 2/25/13)... Continue Reading »
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Sequestration By The Numbers
In Fiscal Year 2013, The Cuts That Result From Sequestration - $85 Billion - Would Equate To A 2.3 Percent Cut To The Federal Government's Overall Budget, Or 2.3 Cents On Every Dollar That The Government Spends This Year. (Doug Elmendorf, "Looming Policy Decisions May Have A Substantial Effect On The Budget Outlook,"Congressional Budget Office, 2/6/13; "The Budget And Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 To 2023," Congressional Budget Office, 2/5/13)... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Ubiquitous Façade
Obama: "I don't know why it is in this town folks leave stuff to the last minute. There is no other profession, no other industry where people wait until the 11th hour to solve these big problems. And obviously, it creates a lot of uncertainty in our economy." (President Barack Obama, Interview With WJZ (CBS), 2/20/13)... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video "The Obama Sequester"
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new web video "The Obama Sequester," showing President Obama's hypocrisy with the upcoming sequester cuts. The sequester came from President Obama and now he has decided to place blame on Congress rather than provide a solution of his own. He was for sequestration before he was against it.... Continue Reading »
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Speaker Boehner Op-Ed: “The President is raging against a budget crisis he created”
“A week from now, a dramatic new federal policy is set to go into effect that threatens U.S. national security, thousands of jobs and more. In a bit of irony, President Obama stood Tuesday with first responders who could lose their jobs if the policy goes into effect. Most Americans are just hearing about this Washington creation for the first time: the sequester. What they might not realize from Mr. Obama's statements is that it is a product of the president's own failed leadership…... Continue Reading »
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Spending Problem - What, Me Worry?
In A Senate Appropriations Hearing, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Said "No," The Nation Does Not Have A Spending Problem. SEN. TOM HARKIN (D-IA): "Thank you, Madam Chair. I think, first of all, I want to disagree with those who say we have a spending problem. Everyone keeps saying we have a spending problem. And when they talk about that, it's like there's an assumption that somehow we as a nation are broke. We can't afford these things any longer. We're too broke to invest in education and housing and things like that. Well look at it this way, we're the richest nation in the history of the world. We are now the richest nation in the world. We have the highest per capita income of any major nation. That kind of begs the question, doesn't it? If we're so rich, why are we so broke? Is it a spending problem? No."... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
Today, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Said "No," The Nation Does Not Have A Spending Problem. SEN. TOM HARKIN (D-IA): "Thank you, Madam Chair. I think, first of all, I want to disagree with those who say we have a spending problem. Everyone keeps saying we have a spending problem. And when they talk about that, it's like there's an assumption that somehow we as a nation are broke. We can't afford these things any longer. We're too broke to invest in education and housing and things like that. Well look at it this way, we're the richest nation in the history of the world. We are now the richest nation in the world. We have the highest per capita income of any major nation. That kind of begs the question, doesn't it? If we're so rich, why are we so broke? Is it a spending problem? No."... Continue Reading »
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Republican Committees Launch ‘Uncle Sam’ Effort
The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a joint effort today to remind Democrats that even if they don’t want to admit it, spending in Washington is a problem.... Continue Reading »
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#ASingleDime
OBAMA: "Tonight, I'll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. Let me repeat - nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth."... Continue Reading »
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The Real State of Our Union
Before you sit down and listen to President Obama's State of the Union Address tonight, you may want to reconsider the REAL state that our nation is in. American families are hurting; many are unable to find work and others have simply given up looking. Obama's only solution is to raise our taxes, pushing American families deeper into an economic hole. Check out our infographic below to get a clearer picture of the current state of our union after four years of Barack Obama in the White House.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video "58 Trillion Dimes"
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new web video "58 Trillion Dimes," highlighting President Obama's blatant hypocrisy when claiming he won't raise the debt "a single dime." We've been down this road before with President Obama, who claimed that his policies and plans, including Obamacare, wouldn't cost "a single dime" when in fact our national debt has increased by trillions of dollars.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video “When In Doubt, Raise Taxes”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new web video ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address, “When In Doubt, Raise Taxes,” highlighting Democrats’ insistence on always raising taxes instead of solving the real problems at hand.... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
SEN. ROGER WICKER (R-MS): "The President a few days ago proposed a 'balanced approach' to paying for sequestration in another way involving revenue increases and a different approach to making the budget savings. What would be the score of the President's proposal in this regard?" CBO DIRECTOR DOUGLAS ELMENDORF: "So Senator, we have not seen a specific proposal, so I don't know what it would be - " SEN. WICKER: "You know I haven't seen a specific proposal either, so it's hard to score that speech that the President made, isn't it?" ELMENDORF: "Yes, Senator."... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
CNBC's MICHELLE CARUSO-CABRERA: "Does the country have a spending problem?" REP. STENY HOYER (D-MA): "Does the country have a spending problem?" CARUSO-CABRERA: "Yeah." HOYER: "The country has a paying for problem. We haven't paid for what we bought. We haven't paid for our tax cuts. We haven't paid for the war." CARUSO-CABRERA: "How about what we promised? Are we promising too much?" HOYER: "Absolutely." CARUSO-CABRERA: "Okay." HOYER: "If we don't pay we shouldn't buy." CARUSO-CABRERA: "So how is that different than a spending problem?" HOYER: "Well, we spent a lot of money when George Bush was president of the United States in the House and Senate, which were controlled by Republicans, we spent a lot of money." CARUSO-CABRERA: "Okay so that's eight years and now another eight years with a lot of spending. So now we're going on 16 years of a lot of spending now."... Continue Reading »
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@RNCResearch Will Be Live Tweeting The State Of The Union
Tomorrow, @RNCResearch will be live tweeting Obama's State Of The Union address. @RNCResearch is waiting for Obama to once again "pivot" back to jobs and the economy. We'll also be updating this blog with live fact checks throughout the night.... Continue Reading »
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CBO Confirms That Obama Is The Undisputed Debt King
As a result, federal debt held by the public is projected to remain historically high relative to the size of the economy for the next decade. By 2023, if current laws remain in place, debt will equal 77 percent of GDP and be on an upward path, CBO projects (see Summary Figure 1).... Continue Reading »
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Breaking The Bank … And The Law
Under current law (31 U.S.C. §1105(a)), the President is responsible for developing and submitting a consolidated budget to Congress no later than the first Monday in February prior to the start of the fiscal year. …Although it is not legally binding, the President's budget proposal initiates the congressional budget process and provides Congress with recommended spending levels for agency programs, projects, and activities funded through the annual appropriations acts and other budgetary measures.... Continue Reading »
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Defense Secretary Nominee Doesn't Know What U.S. Spends on Defense
SEN. LINDSAY GRAHAM: "What percentage of GDP do we spend on defense?" HAGEL: "Well, we are I think it is probably 5% now in that area. In our budget, our discretionary budget.... Continue Reading »
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A Tax-And-Spend Budget
Senate Democrats Have Not Passed A Budget Since 2009. "House Republicans are planning to raise country's borrowing limit for three months, with a promise to raise it again if Senate Democrats pass a budget. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) promised Sunday that it would happen. If it does, it would be the first time since 2009 that Senate Democrats have passed a budget." (Rachel Weiner, "Why Senate Democrats Haven't Passed A Budget," The Washington Post, 1/22/13)... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
Today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Dodged On The Amount By Which Obama Wants To Increase The Debt Ceiling. REPORTER: "If Congress today, since we've already gone over the debt ceiling, if Congress today wanted to legislate on this. I'm confused about - I'm just saying - in a hypothetical perfect world, if they were going to do this today. I'm not sure I understand whether the president has signaled how long a duration he is seeking, what dollar amount for the debt ceiling, how would they act if he is not negotiating and he hasn't suggested what it is he would sign?" WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY: "Look there is a long tradition here of Congress acting to raise the debt ceiling. This is a power that they have given themselves to do. And the point is, without drama and delay. A monthly extension is drama. Congress should simply do its job. We are not going to negotiate over extending the debt ceiling." (White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, Press Briefing, Washington, D.C., 1/17/13)... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on President Obama’s Press Conference
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on President Obama’s press conference... Continue Reading »
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No Room For Debate On The Debt Ceiling?
Today, Obama Said He Would Not Tolerate Debate On Raising The Debt Ceiling. OBAMA: "These are bills that have already been racked up. And we need to pay them. So while I'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they have already racked up." (President Barack Obama, Presidential Press Conference, Washington, D.C., 1/14/13)... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Woodward Says Democrats Are In A "Civil War" Over Fiscal Cliff
Today, Bob Woodward Stated That "There's A Civil War In The Democratic Party" Over The Fiscal Cliff. BOB WOODWARD: "There's a civil war in the Democratic party. You had Nancy Pelosi on saying, 'oh, we're not going to change the eligibility age for Medicare,' and down at the White House they very much want to do that."... Continue Reading »
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With Friends Like These
Biden Told House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) During The Debt Ceiling Negotiations "You Know, If I Were Doing This, I'd Do It Totally Different." "You know, if I were doing this, I'd do it totally different, Biden told Cantor during one of the private asides they frequently had after the meetings."... Continue Reading »
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Thelma, Louise, & Geithner
Today, Secretary Of The Treasury Tim Geithner Couldn't Promise That Obama And The Democrats Wouldn't Send The Nation Off The Fiscal Cliff. FOX's CHRIS WALLACE: "Last question, can you promise that we will not go over the cliff?" TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER: "No, I can't promise that. That's a decision that lies in the hands of the Republicans that are now opposing increases in tax rates. If they recognize the reality that we can't afford to extend those tax rates, then we have the basis for an agreement that will be very good for the American people." WALLACE: "And the president bears no responsibility? It's all up to the Republicans?" GEITHNER: "Chris, ask yourself this question: why does it make sense for the country to force tax increases on all Americans because a small group of Republicans want to extend tax rates for two percent of Americans? Why does that make any sense? There's no reason why that should happen. We can't afford those tax rates. That's like the deep tragic lesson of the last decade. We can't afford them, so we're not going to get through it - we're not going to the end now without a recognition from Republicans of that basic reality. And that's going to be the responsible thing to do. And my judgment is they are going to do it because there's no alternative to that."... Continue Reading »
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Putting The Pedal To The Metal
FLASHBACK: Obama Said "If We Want To Get Serious About Fiscal Discipline … We Will Also Have To Get Serious About Entitlement Reform." OBAMA: "Along with defense and interest on the national debt, the biggest cost drivers in our budget are entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security -- all of which get more and more expensive every year. So if we want to get serious about fiscal discipline, and I do, then we're going to not only have to trim waste out of our discretionary budget -- which we've already begun -- we will also have to get serious about entitlement reform."... Continue Reading »
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WaPo, AP, Politico, USA Today ... Democrats Debate Themselves And Reality Over Fiscal Cliff
WaPo Editorial: "Mr. Obama's Time To Lead On Entitlements"... Continue Reading »
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The Thelma And Louise Democrats
"Call Them The Cliff Jumpers. A Growing Bloc Of Emboldened Liberals Say They're Not Afraid To Watch Defense Spending Get Gouged And Taxes Go Up On Every American If A Budget Deal Doesn't Satisfy Their Priorities." ... Continue Reading »
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The Obama Book: Budget & Tax Chapter
In preparation for this election, RNC Research compiled an authoritative account of the Obama presidency in what has become known as “The Obama Book.” While the book itself is 15 chapters long, we wanted to share with you the Budget & Tax Chapter that highlights all of Obama’s fiscal failings in office. This is part of our Ten for Ten series running through the essential facts that people need to know and posting some of our mainstay documents that people need to see ahead of election day. ... Continue Reading »
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More Than Just Some
Today, Obama Said “Some Of The Businesses We Encourage Will Fail.” OBAMA: “Today, there are thousands of workers building long-lasting batteries and wind turbines and solar panels all across the country. Jobs that weren't there four years ago. And sure, not all technologies we bet on will pan out. Some of the businesses we encourage will fail. But I promise you this, there is a future for manufacturing here in America. There's a future for clean energy here in America. And I refuse to cede that future to other countries.” ... Continue Reading »
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Dead Batteries Draining Tax Dollars
The Obama Administration Spent $158,556 For Every Job Created By Their Electric Vehicle Battery Program. "The Obama administration's advanced battery manufacturing program through the federal stimulus package cost $158,556 per job created, and many of those jobs likely were temporary, according to an analysis released today by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota." (Press Release, "Grassley, Thune: Administration's Battery Program Cost $158,556 Per Job Created,"... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Debt Clock Goes Tick-Tock
Obama's Treasury Department Is On Par To Hit The Current Debt Borrowing Limit By The End Of This Year. "U.S. Treasury officials say they still expect the government will hit the current debt borrowing limit at the end of this year."... Continue Reading »
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Obama Fact Checked On His Debate Sequestration Claims
Obama: “First of all, the sequester is not something that I proposed. It’s something that Congress has proposed. It will not happen.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Defense Priorities: Wrong For Ohio
Obama’s FY2013 Defense Budget Would Result In The Loss Of 794 Jobs Across Ohio, Including 209 Full-Time Positions And 485 Part-Time Positions. “According to a news release from the Ohio Adjutant General’s Office, ‘The net result of the proposed Air Force reductions and National Guard mitigation efforts involving Ohio is that 794 total jobs will be lost throughout the state. Of that, 309 are full-time positions and 485 are part-time positions.’” ... Continue Reading »
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The Obama White House Is Already Backpedaling On Obama’s Debate Sequestration Comments
Fox News' Bret Baier: "So, Apparently 'Will Not Happen' Has Become 'Should Not Happen.'" FOX NEWS' BRET BAIER: "Megyn you mentioned the sequester earlier, the massive cut to the Defense Department, the Pentagon, that's coming up on January 2. The president said tonight that the sequester will not happen. That was a key moment. And it did make news. Well now, the White House, the campaign is back-peddling. David Plouffe saying in the Spin Room just behind you, pressed on this, he said repeatedly to reporters, everyone in Washington agrees the sequester quote should not happen. And asked again, and he said it should not happen. So apparently 'will not happen' has become 'should not happen.' We'll see what happens with that." ... Continue Reading »
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ObamaCare’s Medicare Cutting Board
ObamaCare Created IPAB “To Cut Medicare.” “That’s the job description for the 15 members of the Independent Payment Advisory Board — the new panel created by President Barack Obama’s health care law to come up with ways to cut Medicare spending if it grows too fast.” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Tax Plan: Fleecing Florida
Today, Obama Will Be In Miami, FL, For A Campaign Event. "When Obama appears at the fundraiser, 'Estamos Unido/We are One,' at the J.W. Marriott in Miami on Thursday, he'll have a little help in terms of star power. He'll be joined by actress Eva Longoria, his campaign's national co-chairwoman." ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Tax Plan: Wrong For Ohio
THEN: Obama In Columbus, OH, 11/2/08: “Because the last thing we should do in this economy is raise taxes on the middle-class.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama's FY2013 Budget Through 2022. ... Continue Reading »
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The Other $4 Trillion
THE CLAIM: Obama: "I've Proposed A Specific $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan." OBAMA: "I've proposed a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. ... The way we do it is $2.50 for every cut, we ask for $1 in additional revenue." ... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Election-Year Lie That Never Dies
THE CLAIM: Today, Obama Presented As Fact The Notion That There Are "Tax Breaks To Corporations That Move Jobs And Profits Overseas." OBAMA: "He says there's no way that he would close the loophole to give -- that gives oil companies billions each year in corporate welfare. Any tax breaks to corporations that move jobs and profits overseas, he had never heard of such a thing. Who knew? Who knew?" ... Continue Reading »
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Biden: “Yes We Do” Want To Raise A Trillion In Taxes
Today, Biden Said "Yes We Do" Want To Raise Taxes By A Trillion Dollars. BIDEN: "On top of the trillions of dollars of spending that we have already cut, we're gonna ask - yes - we're gonna ask the wealthy to pay more. My heart breaks, come on man. You know the phrase they always use? Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess what? Yes we do in one regard. We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super wealthy. That's not a tax raise, that's called fairness where I come from." ... Continue Reading »
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Obama Hits Romney's Military Spending But Ignores His Own Military Commanders' Call For Sequestration Relief
Obama Criticized Mitt Romney For His Plan To Protect Funding For U.S. National Security. OBAMA: "So, all of this is possible. Now, in order for us to do it, we do have to close our deficit, and one of the things I'm sure we'll be discussing tonight is, how do we deal with our tax code, and how do we make sure that we are reducing spending in a responsible way, but also how do we have enough revenue to make those investments? And this is where there's a difference because Governor Romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut, on top of the extension of the Bush tax cuts, so that's another $2 trillion, and $2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn't asked for. That's $8 trillion. How we pay for that, reduce the deficit and make the investments that we need to make without dumping those costs on the middle-class Americans I think is one of the central questions of this campaign."... Continue Reading »
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12 Obama Debate Lies And Counting…
THE CLAIM: Obama: "I've Proposed A Specific $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan." OBAMA: "I've proposed a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. ... The way we do it is $2.50 for every cut, we ask for $1 in additional revenue." ... Continue Reading »
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Sequestration’s “Chilling” Effect In Virginia
"Virginia Job Losses Under Sequestration Could Be Permanent." ... Continue Reading »
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Things Seniors Won't Hear Today From Obama
Obama Will Address The AARP Today. "Questions about Medicare and Social Security will be front and center in the presidential campaign next week when President Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan address the senior group AARP in back to back sessions on Sept. 21." ... Continue Reading »
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21 Dems Opposed To Obama's Tax Hikes
#21 - Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Is "Floating A Six-Month Extension Of Current Rates … ." "Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois is floating a six-month extension of current rates combined with budget cuts so lawmakers have time to reach a grand bargain deal early next year."... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Sequestration
Obama Outlined $109 Billion Worth Of Cuts Set To Take Effect In FY2013 . "The White House Office of Management and Budget said in the report to Congress today that it would have to chop $109 billion from government programs in fiscal 2013, split evenly with $54.7 billion coming from defense and $54.7 billion from programs outside defense, including an $11 billion reduction, or 2 percent, from Medicare."... Continue Reading »
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Geithner: “The Goal Is Territorial”
At A Campaign Event Today, Biden Criticized Territorial Taxation As One That Will Create 800,000 Jobs Abroad. BIDEN: "In addition to that, now what has Governor Romney called for? Governor Romney has called for - his great concern about jobs - he's called for a new - what they call, and a lot of you students will know this - a territorial tax. And that means that any company who picks up or starts off an American company in China or anywhere else in the world will only have to pay the taxes in that country, and never have to pay a penny in tax for any American - for - one single penny in American taxes. Well, let me tell you what that means. A study shows that, if we have that territorial tax, it will create 800,00 jobs. All of them in China, Indonesia, all of them abroad."... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama's FY2013 Budget Through 2022.... Continue Reading »
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One Term, Four Trillion-Dollar Deficits
"It Estimated That $192 Billion Was Added To The Deficit In August, Crossing The Symbolically Important Trillion-Dollar Threshold."... Continue Reading »
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Independent Analysts Agree
The Washington Post' s Glenn Kessler: "The Repeated Claim That Obama's Budget Reduces The Deficit By $4 Trillion Is Simply Not Accurate. … Virtually No Serious Budget Analyst Agreed With This Accounting." ... Continue Reading »
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GLARING OMISSION #23: Obama’s Own Jobs Council And The Fiscal Commission Recommended Moving To A Territorial Corporate Tax System
THE GLARING OMISSION: Biden Says That A Territorial Corporate Tax System Would Ship Jobs Overseas... Continue Reading »
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GLARING OMISSION #22: Biden Fails To Mention The $716 Billion Obama Cut From Medicare
THE GLARING OMISSION: Vice President Biden Says That Mitt Romney Would Cut Medicare... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s “Record” Week
FLASHBACK: In An October 24, 2008 Campaign Ad, Candidate Obama Said The Question Is Not "Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago," But Rather "Will Our Country Be Better Off Four Years From Now?" OBAMA: "At this defining moment in our history, the question is not, 'Are you better off than you were four years ago' - we all know the answer to that. The real question is, 'will our country be better off four years from now?' How will we lift our economy and restore America's place in the world?"... Continue Reading »
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LIE #8: Mitt Romney Will Cost Medicare Beneficiaries
THE LIE: John Larson Says The Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Will Cost Seniors.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Is Ready To Go Off The Fiscal Cliff
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Is Ready To Go Off The Fiscal Cliff And Allow Taxes To Increase On The American People. “In the latest turn of events, Sen. Patty Murray, a leading Senate Democrat, said Monday that no deal will be cut until Republicans agree to raise taxes on high-income households. ‘If we can't get a good deal, a balanced deal that calls on the wealthy to pay their fair share, then I will absolutely continue this debate into 2013 rather than lock in a long-term deal this year that throws middle class families under the bus,’ Murray said in prepared remarks at the Brookings Institution.” ... Continue Reading »
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Glaring Omission #9: DNC Governors Don’t Mention The Seniors Obama Hurt
THE GLARING OMISSION: Democrat Governors Fail To Mention The Seniors That Will Lose Their Health Care Because Of ObamaCare THE TRUTH: ObamaCare Kicks Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seniors Off Of Medicare Advantage... Continue Reading »
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GLARING OMISSION #8: In 2008, Emanuel Mentioned The Debt/Deficit But Not Tonight
THE GLARING OMISSION: In 2008, Mayor Rahm Emanuel Talked About The Dangers Of “A Record Deficit” And “$4 Trillion In New Debt.”... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases "$16 Trillion"
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Republican National Committee in conjunction with Romney for President releases "$16 Trillion" on the heels of the national debt surpassing 16 trillion dollars. Since moving into the White House, Barack Obama has added over 5 trillion to the national debt amid his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Big Idea: Higher Taxes
FLASHBACK - Obama In August 2009: "The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession."... Continue Reading »
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Obama Is For Debt Lovers
Obama In Virginia, 2010: "We see an America where we don't pass on a mountain of debt to the next generation. And we will attack the trillion-dollar deficit that I inherited when I took office." ... Continue Reading »
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Senator Barack Vs. President Obama
In 2005, Then-Sen. Obama Attacked President Bush for Not Tackling Medicare And Called It "The Real Crisis" That "Is Breaking Down Rapidly." OBAMA: "The only thing I'd add, and then I'll turn it over to Dick is to talk, is to mention that despite the President staking his domestic policy agenda in his second term on Social Security reform, the real crisis in terms of funding is not Social Security, it's Medicare. Which is breaking down rapidly and this most recent legislation exacerbates that fiscal crisis. And that's something for some reason the president seems entirely unwilling to tackle." ... Continue Reading »
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Outlook Not So Good
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Is Predicting The Fourth Straight Deficit To Exceed $1 Trillion At $1.1 Trillion. "Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts are projecting a $1.1 trillion federal deficit for 2012, the fourth straight year the government's shortfall will exceed $1 trillion." ... Continue Reading »
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Hundreds Of Billions In Cuts To Medicare Are Just The Beginning
Obama's Then-Office Of Management And Budget Director Peter Orszag Referred To The Independent Payment Advisory Board As "The Single-Biggest Yielding Of Power To An Independent Entity Since The Creation Of The Federal Reserve." "The significance of this new advisory board goes well beyond the immediate question of how to rein in Medicare costs. Mr. Orszag, who declined to be interviewed, has said that the board represented, for Congress, the 'single-biggest yielding of power to an independent entity since the creation of the Federal Reserve.' In other words, the Medicare Board isn't only a means of cutting government spending; it is a means, too, of wresting the constitutional responsibility for budgeting away from powerful committee chairmen."... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Neglect Of Ohio’s Air National Guard Continues
Today, Obama Will Land At Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base In Ohio, Which Would Lose More Than 200 Jobs Under Obama’s Budget. “The proposal also shows Rickenbacker Air National Guard base losing six of its 18 refueling aircraft and about 200 of its 1,150 jobs. That would have a big effect on the Ohio National Guard as well, Ashenhurst said, but wouldn’t lead to a base closure.”... Continue Reading »
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A Plan To Do Nothing
Obama Said If We Don't Fix Medicare "We'll Either Have To Cut Medicare, In Which Case Seniors Then Will Bear The Brunt Of It, Or We'll Have To Raise Taxes, Which Nobody Likes." OBAMA: "So here's what's going to happen if we don't change the delivery systems and change some of the incentives -- we'll have a choice. We'll either have to cut Medicare, in which case seniors then will bear the brunt of it, or we'll have to raise taxes, which nobody likes."... Continue Reading »
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Ignoring The Gorilla In The Room
Biden Cited Medicare As A "Gorilla" And Said We Have "To Put All Of It On The Table" In Terms Of Reform. BIDEN: "Social Security is not the hard one to solve. Medicare -- that is the gorilla in the room, and you've got to put all of it on the table." RUSSERT: "Everything?" BIDEN: "Everything -- you've got to."... Continue Reading »
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Team Obama Spends Sunday On Defense
Fox's Chris Wallace: "That is the argument that the Obama campaign makes - that the $716 billion is all in cuts to providers and insurance companies and it will have no effect on benefits or services to the beneficiaries. Let me ask my question. Medicare's own actuary, own actuary of Medicare - not of the Romney campaign - says that is impossible. That you can't have the same services for $716 billion less. And let's put up some of what the Medicare actuary says. They say that 15 percent of Medicare providers will be unprofitable by 2019. 25 percent of Medicare providers will be unprofitable by 2030. And the Medicare actuary concludes - this is his quote - in practice Medicare providers could not sustain continued negative margins and, absent legislative changes, would have to withdraw - withdraw - from providing services to Medicare beneficiaries, merge with other provider groups or shift substantial portions of the Medicare costs it to their non-Medicare non-Medicaid providers. In other words, according to the actuary, Medicare patients, millions of them will lose access to Medicare benefits."... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Plan For NH: Cut Medicare
Speaking In Rochester In 2008, Obama Said That He Would Tell The American People "What They Need To Hear," Not Just "What They Want To Hear." OBAMA: "You know at the beginning of this campaign I said to my staff, and I said to my supporters, 'We're not just going to run the same old textbook Washington campaign, not this time. Not now, it just won't do.We're not just going to tell the American people what they want to hear, we're going to tell them what they need to hear.'" ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Launches Obama’s Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline
The Republican National Committee launches “Countdown to Medicare Bankruptcy Timeline” marking the time until the Medicare Trust Fund is exhausted and highlighting the timeline of President Obama’s own promises and words. Medicare is on track to go bankrupt in 2024 and while Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan have solutions, President Obama has offered zero plans to fix one of America’s greatest problems and has touted $716 billion dollar cuts to the program as an ‘achievement.’... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Medicare problem
A little insight into Obama’s Medicare problem – hypocrisy and no plan. Obama Attacked McCain For Making Medicare Cuts To Pay For His Health Care Plan: “It Ain't Right.” BuzzFeed: President Obama often fends off attacks he cut Medicare to pay for ObamaCare. But in 2008, Obama was himself attacking John McCain on parallen terrain, saying his plan cut 800 billion dollars from Medicare to pay for his health care reform plan. ... Continue Reading »
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Tick Tock: Obama's Countdown To Medicare's Bankruptcy
2005: Then-Sen. Obama Attacked President Bush for Not Tackling Medicare. OBAMA: "The only thing I'd add, and then I'll turn it over to Dick is to talk, is to mention that despite the President staking his domestic policy agenda in his second term on Social Security reform, the real crisis in terms of funding is not Social Security, it's Medicare. Which is breaking down rapidly and this most recent legislation exacerbates that fiscal crisis. And that's something for some reason the president seems entirely unwilling to tackle."... Continue Reading »
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Audaciously Avoiding Leadership
From Obama's The Audacity Of Hope: "[T]he Two Main Government-Funded Health-Care Programs - Medicare And Medicaid - Really Are Broken …" "As vital as it may be to raise the wages of American workers and improve their retirement security, perhaps our most pressing task is to fix our broken health-care system. Unlike Social Security, the two main government-funded health-care programs - Medicare and Medicaid - really are broken; without any changes, by 2050 these two entitlements, along with Social Security, could grow to consume as large a share of our national economy as the entire federal budget does today. The addition of a hugely expensive prescription drug benefit that provides limited coverage and does nothing to control the cost of drugs has only made the problem worse. And the private system has evolved into a patchwork of inefficient bureaucracies, endless paperwork, overburdened providers, and dissatisfied patients."... Continue Reading »
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Obama Would Know...
Today, Obama Said "Five Trillion Dollars Is A Lot Of Money, Even In Washington." OBAMA: "Now keep in mind, five trillion dollars is a lot of money, even in Washington. Our entire defense budget is a little over half a trillion dollars a year so this tax cut would be like giving the equivalent of the entire defense budget in tax cuts, a lot of it going to very rich people, every year for ten years."... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases "Achievement"
The Republican National Committee is releasing "Achievement" to shed light on President Obama's cuts to Medicare. While demagoguing the Romney-Ryan approach to saving Medicare, President Obama is the only one to actually cut over $700 billion dollars from current retirees--and he thinks it's an 'achievement.'... Continue Reading »
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Pulse Check: Medicare Disadvantage
After ObamaCare, Obama Promised Seniors That Their Medicare Advantage "Benefits Won't Change." OBAMA: "First and foremost, what you need to know is that the guaranteed Medicare benefits that you've earned will not change, regardless of whether you receive them through Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Your guaranteed benefits will not change. Eligibility won't change. Medicare will continue to cover your costs the way it always has."... Continue Reading »
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“Mark My Words … It Is Going Broke”
August 15, 2009: Obama Said “Mark My Words – If We Do Nothing, At Some Point Medicare In About Eight To Nine Years Goes Into The Red. Somebody Mentioned It's Going Broke – Yes, It Is Going Broke.” OBAMA: “And what's going to end up happening is -- mark my words -- if we do nothing, at some point Medicare in about eight to nine years goes into the red. Somebody mentioned it's going broke -- yes, it is going broke.... Continue Reading »
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In Your Own Words
Today, Obama Said On Deficits "My General Rule Is, If I Do Something, And It Doesn't Work, And Then I Do It Again And It Doesn't Work Again, I Stop Doing It. I Stop Doing It. I Try Something Else." OBAMA: "And by the way, the deficits kept on going up, so by the time I walked in to office we had a trillion dollar deficit. Why would we want to try that again? I don't know about you but my general rule is, if I do something, and it doesn't work, and then I do it again and it doesn't work again, I stop doing it. I stop doing it. I try something else." ... Continue Reading »
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The Worst Kind Of Hypocrite
President Obama Told ABC's Jake Tapper That One-Third Of ObamaCare's Funding Comes From Medicare Cuts And He Would Veto Any Attempt To Repeal Them. ABC's JAKE TAPPER: "One of the concerns about health care and how you pay for it -- one third of the funding comes from cuts to Medicare." BARACK OBAMA: "Right." TAPPER: "A lot of times, as you know, what happens in Congress is somebody will do something bold and then Congress, close to election season, will undo it." OBAMA: "Right." TAPPER: "You saw that with the 'doc fix'." OBAMA: "Right." TAPPER: "Are you willing to pledge that whatever cuts in Medicare are being made to fund health insurance, one third of it, that you will veto anything that tries to undo that?" OBAMA: "Yes. I actually have said that it is important for us to make sure this thing is deficit neutral, without tricks. I said I wouldn't sign a bill that didn't meet that criteria."... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers: Kitchen Table Edition
Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare.... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Downgrade
Presiding Over Loss Of Triple-A Bond Rating "Really Haunts The Administration." "But what really haunts the administration is the very real prospect, stoked two weeks ago by Standard & Poor's, that Barack Obama could go down in history as the president who presided over his country's loss of its gold-plated, triple-A bond rating."... Continue Reading »
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Highlights From RNC Conference Call on Obama's Defense Cuts
"What we're seeing here are these defense cuts which are disproportionately hitting our armed services. It is a Washington deal which is really the latest failure in Washington. Here's what this really means to Virginians - over 200,000 hard working men and women in Virginia are at risk of losing their jobs because of this deal. these are jobs that are feeding families, they're providing customers for small businesses, they really form the building blocks for our economy and that's one of the reasons I opposed this deal from the beginning, because it disproportionately targeted our military which is already getting cuts of nearly $500 billion dollars. And then if this so called commission or super committee failed, not only were there no spending cuts but if they failed half the cuts were going to come from the paramount responsibility of the federal government which is our national defense. And also be devastating to jobs in Virginia, Northern Virginia, where President Obama is coming in today, as well as Hampton Roads and elsewhere in Virginia, but Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads will be the hardest hit.... Continue Reading »
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Politics in Mansfield?
So what came first, the White House being clueless Obama was landing at an air base he was closing or the contrived “mission” for the base?... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Clueless White House
WH Spokesman Jay Carney Was Not Aware That Air Force One Will Land At An Ohio Air Base That Obama Wants To Eliminate. REPORTER: "Can you talk a little bit about why the president is going back to the same area of Akron, Ohio tomorrow that he has visited before? And in Mansfield the local paper is reporting if President Obama has his way his Air Force One arrival would be one of the final flights into the Mansfield airport, because the president wants to do away with the mission for the 800 guardsmen at the Mansfield." WH Spokesman Jay Carney: "I'll have to take the question, I'm not aware of that particular issue. In terms of why is he going to Ohio and Akron -" REPORTER: "But that area of Ohio, Mansfield and Akron, I mean he was just there on the bus tour." CARNEY: "There is not an inch of Ohio that the president does not love to visit. It's a great state, my wife's home state." REPORTER: "In terms of Mansfield, can we get you to take that question?" CARNEY: "Sure. I'm not aware of even the policy implications or what issue this is." ... Continue Reading »
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Obama's Clueless White House
WH Spokesman Jay Carney Was Not Aware That Air Force One Will Land At An Ohio Air Base That Obama Wants To Eliminate. REPORTER: "Can you talk a little bit about why the president is going back to the same area of Akron, Ohio tomorrow that he has visited before? And in Mansfield the local paper is reporting if President Obama has his way his Air Force One arrival would be one of the final flights into the Mansfield airport, because the president wants to do away with the mission for the 800 guardsmen at the Mansfield." WH Spokesman Jay Carney: "I'll have to take the question, I'm not aware of that particular issue. In terms of why is he going to Ohio and Akron -" REPORTER: "But that area of Ohio, Mansfield and Akron, I mean he was just there on the bus tour." CARNEY: "There is not an inch of Ohio that the president does not love to visit. It's a great state, my wife's home state." REPORTER: "In terms of Mansfield, can we get you to take that question?" CARNEY: "Sure. I'm not aware of even the policy implications or what issue this is."... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: The Danger of Obama’s Inaction on Sequestration
"Only a handful of legislative days remain to resolve the devastating cuts to our military, known as sequestration, before the campaign trail becomes the sole focus of political activity.... Continue Reading »
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How Will Obama Mark The 47th Anniversary Of Medicare?
CBO: ObamaCare Cuts $741 Billion From Medicare. “One interesting number buried deep within the CBO reports: $741 billion. That’s how much the government would save from cutting subsidies for supplemental Medicare insurance, according to the new estimates. But that’s a jump from the original estimate of $500 billion over 10 years.”... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Mid-Session Downer
PROMISE: Obama Pledged To Cut The Deficit In Half By The End Of His First Term. OBAMA: "And that's why today I'm pledging to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in office." ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Statement on the Senate Democrats' Vote to Raise Taxes
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on the Senate Democrats' vote to raise taxes "Today, Democrats in the Senate voted for a disastrous plan to raise taxes on small businesses and job creators. Once again, Democrats have put their tax-and-spend agenda ahead of creating jobs for Americans," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Obama's Sequestration State-By-State
Obama’s FY 2013 Budget Cuts Defense Spending By $487 Billion Over The Next Ten Years. “An array of military programs, from fighter jets to retiree benefits, would be nicked to squeeze savings in the Pentagon's $525 billion budget for 2013, according to officials and documents released Monday. The proposed 2013 budget represents the Pentagon's first installment in a plan to reduce its projected spending by $487 billion over 10 years. Congress must approve the changes.”... Continue Reading »
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Gambling On Amonix
TODAY: “Amonix Solar Manufacturing Plant In North Las Vegas, Heavily Financed Under An Obama Administration Energy Initiative, Has Closed Its 214,000-Square-Foot Facility 14 Months After It Opened.”... Continue Reading »
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By The Numbers: Obama’s Plan To Raise Taxes
CBS News' Scott Pelley: "This Is The Worst Economic Recovery America Has Ever Had ." PELLEY: "This is worst economic recovery America has ever had. We've been looking for hopeful signs, but today the chairman of the Federal Reserve threw a cold splash of reality on those hopes. Ben Bernanke said any improvement in unemployment will 'likely be frustratingly slow.' Well, yes, to say the least."... Continue Reading »
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Fiscal Cliffnotes For Democrats
Testifying Before The Senate Banking Committee, Bernanke Warned That Fiscal Cliff Inaction Would Result In A "Shallow Recession." BERNANKE: "That recovery could be endangered by the confluence of tax increases and spending reductions that will take effect early next year if no legislative action is taken. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that if the full range of tax increases and spending cuts were allowed to take effect, a scenario widely referred to as the fiscal cliff, a shallow recession would occur early next year and about one-and-a-quarter million fewer jobs would be created in 2013."... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama's FY2013 Budget Through 2022.... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Dems Desert Obamanomics
THEN - President Obama, 2009: “The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession.... Continue Reading »
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Obamanomics Outsourced
Nearly Half Of Obama’s $2.4 Billion Devoted To Advanced Vehicle Batteries Went To Foreign Companies. “Nearly half of the $2.4 billion in federal grant money awarded Wednesday to stimulate the U.S. economy and boost the production of hybrid and electric vehicles went to six companies with ties to places as far away as Russia, China, South Korea and France. ... But because so few American companies have the necessary technology, much of the money will initially go toward manufacturing electric vehicle batteries overseas.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases: "Obama-Biden Hypocrisy on Debt"
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee releases "Obama-Biden Hypocrisy on Debt" a reminder of the Obama/Biden "promise gap" when it comes to spending. In 2008, when Joe Biden visited Maumee, Ohio, he was puzzled about the size of the national debt. Today, when Barack Obama goes to the very town where Biden once asked 'Who are these guys?' the president can tell them it was under their administration that America had three consecutive trillion dollar deficits and added over $5 trillion to the national debt.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases: “Obama-Biden Hypocrisy on Debt”
The Republican National Committee releases “Obama-Biden Hypocrisy on Debt" a reminder of the Obama/Biden “promise gap” when it comes to spending. In 2008, when Joe Biden visited Maumee, Ohio, he was puzzled about the size of the national debt. Today, when Barack Obama goes to the very town where Biden once asked ‘Who are these guys?’ the president can tell them it was under their administration that America had three consecutive trillion dollar deficits and added over $5 trillion to the national debt.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases Web Video: "Unpatriotic Debt"
The Republican National Committee released a new web video “Unpatriotic Debt” highlighting Barack Obama's "promise gap" on lowering the debt and deficit. Four years ago today at a campaign event, Candidate Obama said that adding $4 trillion to the debt was "irresponsible" and "unpatriotic." During his three years in office the "undisputed debt king" has added over $5 trillion to the national debt and has racked up the largest deficits in U.S. history.... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Obama By The Numbers
$45.4 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022.... Continue Reading »
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Is The Debt King Listening?
Tomorrow, Obama will visit Minnesota where he will deliver remarks at Honeywell, but perhaps he should read what Honeywell’s CEO has to say about the national debt first. David Cote, who was also a member of Obama’s fiscal commission, has encouraged the nation to become serious about its fiscal problems and reign in the debt to avoid another recession and boost the economy long-term. Is the debt king listening?... Continue Reading »
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A Second Helping Of Pinocchios For Carney’s “BS”
The saga of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s fairy tale claims of Obama’s “fiscal constraint” and “responsible stewardship” of the nation’s finances continues. Today, the author of the original column that spurred Carney’s claims said that the White House’s citation of his research was “disingenuous” and agreed that they deserved the Pinocchios that they were awarded. After Carney attempted to highlight disagreements between fact checkers on the issue, The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler took another look and reaffirmed his ruling: “Three Pinocchios.”... Continue Reading »
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Sorry Jay, You Asked For It
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Admitted The Administration Doesn’t Have A Plan To Fix The Explosion Of Federal Debt Looming In Our Future. REP. PAUL RYAN: “Because we got 10,000 people retiring every day, and healthcare costs going up…” TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER: “That’s right. We have millions of Americans retiring every day, and that will drive substantially the rate of growth of healthcare costs. You are right to say we’re not coming before you today to say we have a definitive solution to that long-term problem. What we do know is, we don’t like yours.” ... Continue Reading »
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“Do Not Buy Into The BS”
Citing A MarketWatch Commentary, Obama Claimed, “Since I’ve Been President, Federal Spending Has Risen At The Lowest Pace In Nearly 60 Years.” OBAMA: “And I’m running to pay down our debt in a way that is balanced and responsible. After inheriting a $1 trillion deficit, I signed $2 trillion of spending cuts into law. My opponent won’t admit it, but it's been starting to appear in places -- real liberal outlets like the Wall Street Journal -- since I’ve been President, federal spending has risen at the lowest pace in nearly 60 years. Think about that. Think about that.” ... Continue Reading »
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Three Pinocchios For Carney’s BS
Earlier this week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters to “not buy into the BS” concerning Obama’s record of reckless spending and touted a column by Rex Nutting at MarketWatch which claimed that Obama has increased federal spending at the slowest pace in 60 years. Obama repeated the column’s claims at campaign events on Thursday in Iowa and California. After Carney urged the press to “check it out,” The Washington Post’s Fact Checker did and found deep flaws in Nutting’s methodology. Carney’s spin earned Three Pinocchios and reaffirmed that Obama’s spending has reached the highest levels since World War II.... Continue Reading »
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Obama Now To The Left Of Pelosi On Tax Cuts
On Wednesday, Rep. Nancy Pelosi(D-CA) Asked For The Bush Tax Cuts To Be Extended For Incomes Below $1 Million. “Is House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi abandoning President Barack Obama in his effort to raise taxes on households making more than $250,000? It sure sounded that way on Wednesday. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Ms. Pelosi called on Republicans to pass a permanent extension of Bush-era tax levels for the middle class. The only group Ms. Pelosi singled out for a tax increase was people earning $1 million or more.” (John D. McKinnon, “Pelosi Pushes Tax Hike For Those Making $1 Million Or More,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/23/12)... Continue Reading »
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Jay Carney Tells Reporters How To Do Their Job With Bogus Facts
Today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tried to tell reporters on Air Force One how to do their jobs when it comes to reporting on President Obama’s spending binge. According to Carney, this means ignoring the facts of the President’s record and bowing down to a column in Market Watch by Rex Nutting which asserts that President Downgrade has exhibited tremendous fiscal restraint compared to his predecessors. In as much as this fairytale requires a clarification, recall that Obama once promised a net spending cut to the federal budget (which never happened) and read for yourself the facts below.... Continue Reading »
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More Debt As He Dithers
“The White House Has Put The Final Touches On A Nifty New Website Offering Guidelines On How Parents Can Reinforce Money Lessons With Their Kids, Starting As Young As Age Three.” (Dan Kadlec, “What President Obama Wants You To Tell Your Kids About Money – And When,” Time, 5/22/12)... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: President Downgrade
In 2009, Moody’s Warned The U.S. Could Lose Its Triple-A Rating If The Deficit Was Not Controlled. “Under the most pessimistic scenario put forward by Moody's, the U.S. would lose its top rating in 2013 if economic growth proves anemic, interest rates rise and the government fails to dent the deficit or recover most of its assistance to the financial sector.”... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Not A “Net Spending Cut”
PROMISE: In 2008, Obama Promised A “Net Spending Cut” To The Federal Budget By Going “Through The Federal Budget Line By Line, Page By Page.” OBAMA: “But there is no doubt that we've been living beyond our means and we're going to have to make some adjustments. Now, what I've done throughout this campaign is to propose a net spending cut.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Call with Fmr. Sen. Sununu and NH Sen. Maj. Leader Bradley
"If you look around the world at what's happening in Europe, what's happening in the financial markets, the seriousness of this issue, dealing with the budget, dealing with the debt really cannot be overstated. And the facts are that Barack Obama has undermined America's financial future like no other president in history. Five trillion dollars in new debt in the last three years. A $2.6 trillion healthcare takeover whose cost keeps going up. That isn't any campaign rhetoric, that's the White House and CBO budget analysis of the cost of the global healthcare takeover. And maybe most important and worst of all, Obama has provided no plan and very little expression of interest in addressing these issues. He's certainly issued the talking points. But his budgets have shown no substantive plans or goals to address the exploding costs of the Baby Boomer retirement.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Conference Call with U.S. Rep Dennis Ross
"The president did not create our debt problem. I'll be the first to admit that it has been a Republican and Democrat issue for the last 30 years at least but the president has spent the last three years ignoring it. He has offered a budget. He just couldn't get a single Democrat to vote for it in either the House or the Senate. He complains about the hand he was dealt, then gambles with money borrowed from China in trying to address our economy."... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from RNC Conference Call on Obama’s Historic Debt and Deficits
"College students across Missouri and across the country are going to be heading home pretty soon for the summer and entering the workforce. It is important to note that the massive amount of debt that President Obama will be leaving this generation is unmistakably enormous and something that this generation and future generations will now have to deal with. There's no doubt that President Obama is the undisputed Debt King of the last five presidents despite the fact that President Obama has repeatedly promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term."... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Conference Call with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner
"As the presidential race heats up in Ohio and people turn to the issue of the president's record and their grave concerns about the economy. People in Ohio are struggling..."... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Call with Fmr. U.S. Rep. Davis and VA Del. Comstock
"We need serious leadership. In the speech that Governor Romney is giving today out in Iowa really sets out the way a serious leader who has great experience in the private sector of having run things and understands the economy and can turn things around and has a record in the private sector in philanthropy and as governor of turning things around."... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Conference Call with U.S. Rep. Joe Heck on Obama’s Historic Debt and Deficits
"There is no greater issue that we're facing in Washington that our debt and deficit. In fact, as you've all heard said many times before when then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen was sitting before the House Armed Services Committee and he was asked what is the single greatest threat to the security of the United States. The senior military advisor to the president didn't say a nuclear Iran and he didn't say a resurgent Russia. He didn't talk about a growing China. His answer was the national debt so when you have the senior military advisor to the president standing up and saying look the biggest threat that we face to our national security is our debt, we've got to sit up and take notice. Unfortunately, President Obama has no rationale to offer for his own reelection and no record of achievement to run on in the area of debt and deficit. All he has is a record of broken promises."... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conference Call with CO Treasurer Stapleton on Obama’s Historic Debt and Deficits
"I think there is a great opportunity in this election cycle particularly for Governor Romney to highlight differences between himself and President Obama on the record of our economy and job growth and economic management. I think that it is important to recognize that in order to run for reelection as president it's important to have a rationale for one's reelection and President Obama , in my opinion, has a woefully inadequate record of both job growth and economic recovery in the United States. We have 23 million plus people out of work in this country and in Colorado the unemployment rate is just under 8 percent and nationally it's just over 8 percent and unfortunately our deficits are growing much larger.... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conference Call with CO Treasurer Stapleton on Obama’s Historic Debt and Deficits
"I think there is a great opportunity in this election cycle particularly for Governor Romney to highlight differences between himself and President Obama on the record of our economy and job growth and economic management. I think that it is important to recognize that in order to run for reelection as president it's important to have a rationale for one's reelection and President Obama , in my opinion, has a woefully inadequate record of both job growth and economic recovery in the United States. We have 23 million plus people out of work in this country and in Colorado the unemployment rate is just under 8 percent and nationally it's just over 8 percent and unfortunately our deficits are growing much larger.... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Debt Day 2
Today the RNC is again messaging on the deficit and debt with an op-ed in the Union Leader from Chairman Priebus, a series of conference calls in battleground states and a research piece talking about what Obama’s failure to address the debt means for future generations of Americans. Yesterday we kicked off the week of joint messaging with a web video “Empty Promises: Debt and Deficits”. – Kirsten... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: Not On His Watch
THEN: Obama Recognized That If We Failed To Control Our Debt, It Could Lead To A Double-Dip Recession. OBAMA: “It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from RNC Conference Call on Obama’s Historic Debt and Deficits
"College students across Missouri and across the country are going to be heading home pretty soon for the summer and entering the workforce. It is important to note that the massive amount of debt that President Obama will be leaving this generation is unmistakably enormous and something that this generation and future generations will now have to deal with. There's no doubt that President Obama is the undisputed Debt King of the last five presidents despite the fact that President Obama has repeatedly promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term."... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases New Web Video: “Empty Promises: Debt and Deficits”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new web video "Empty Promises: Debt and Deficits" demonstrating President Obama's repeated broken promises when it comes to spending. Barack Obama promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term but has run trillion dollar deficits every year since. Now, as he's campaigning for a second term, he's making the same empty promises he made four years ago.... Continue Reading »
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What an Obama Spending Crack Down Looks Like
The White House today announced they are “cracking down” on conference spending – capping all conferences at the low, low price of $500,000 (unless they are granted “special permission”).... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: 0-99
For The Second Year In A Row, Obama’s Budget Has Failed To Receive A Single Vote In The Senate. “In a 99-0 vote, all of the senators rejected the president’s blueprint. It’s the second year in a row the Senate has voted down Obama’s budget. Obama's 2012 budget failed 97 to 0 last May after Obama himself last April said he wanted deeper deficit cuts.” ... Continue Reading »
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A Litany Of Broken Promises In Columbus
THEN: In 2008, Obama Promised Ohioans To Tighten The Belt On Fiscal Spending. OBAMA: “I won't stand here and pretend that any of this will be easy - especially now. The cost of this economic crisis, and the cost of the war in Iraq, means that Washington will have to tighten its belt and put off spending on things we don't need. As President, I will go through the federal budget, line-by-line, ending programs that we don't need and making the ones we do need work better and cost less.” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks, Columbus, OH, 11/2/08)... Continue Reading »
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Three Years With No Budget: What, Me Worry?
“In A Stunning Backtrack,” Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) Canceled A Scheduled Vote On A FY2013 Budget Bill. “In a stunning backtrack that virtually guarantees Congress for the third year will be unable to produce a budget, Senate Democrats’ top budget writer Tuesday canceled this week’s expected votes on a 2013 fiscal blueprint.”... Continue Reading »
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Axelrod’s World Of Make Believe
Obama Strategist David Axelrod: “I think everybody recognizes we had deep problems that welled up over a year that are going to take a while to deal with, and they want to know that we’re moving in the right direction. It is hopeful that the last quarter, in terms of job creation, was the best we've had in six years. The last quarter, in terms of manufacturing, was the best we've had in two decades. People get that things are moving in the right direction; the last thing they want to do is go back to the same policies that bankrupted the country, punished the middle class, and put our economy in a tailspin.”... Continue Reading »
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The Tax King Cometh
Obama’s Budget Would Result In “Monumental” Tax Increases. “The only thing that you can be certain will become law in this budget if Mr. Obama is re-elected is the monumental tax increase. His plan would raise tax rates across the board on anyone or any business owners making more than $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. These are the 3% of taxpayers that Mr. Obama says aren't paying their fair share, though that 3% pays more in income tax than the rest of the other 97%.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Tax Day Statement
"President Obama and his fellow Democrats have been terrible stewards of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars, and Tax Day serves as a painful reminder of their fiscal recklessness," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement on the Buffett Tax Vote
"Today's vote on the Buffett Tax is another in a long line of rejections of Barack Obama's politically driven economic policies. Instead of focusing on big things to fix our economy, he's focusing on the small things--cynical political gimmicks that divide the country--exactly the thing he derided when he ran for president in 2008," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.... Continue Reading »
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“You Can’t Spin That Vote”
This morning, former U.S. Comptroller David Walker criticized Obama for his lack of leadership on the budget, and willingness to play politics rather than embrace real solutions. Obama’s two budgets have been unanimously rejected by both the House and the Senate, a show of bipartisanship which the White House can’t spin its way out of.... Continue Reading »
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Just More Words: The Sixth Spin
Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace: “In the last week the President has made a couple of major speeches and devoted his entire weekend media address to the Buffet Rule. When the President introduced the Buffet Rule last September he said it was a matter of fairness and, and this is the quote, ‘we also stabilize our debt and deficits for the next decade.’ But here's the math: the Buffet rule that millionaires should pay a minimum tax of 30 percent would bring in $47 billion, $47 billion over the next decade while the President's budget adds $6.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. David, according to one estimate, the money you would get from the Buffet Rule would cover just 17 days of the increased deficit under the Obama budget.”... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Politico’s Jim VandeHei Says The Buffett Tax Is “Total Gimmickry”
Politico’s Jim VandeHei: “It's total gimmickry. It’s 1% of what you need to actually take care of the deficit. There’s a big danger for President Obama in that they become so insanely political in an insanely political culture. Almost everything they do now is either -- targeted at a very specific subset of voters that they want to win. Everything is going to be about Hispanics and women. Watch - every single day, you're going to see some event, some message, aimed directly at them. Not about having a serious policy debate. He’s not offered tax reform when he could have offered tax reform. Did not offer budgets when he could’ve offered budgets. You might love the guy and there’s many things that I get that people like about him as president, but in this season, he has made the calculation to be extremely political because they think it’s going to be a close election and they need to target these demographics. The idea that the Buffett Rule, that that is going to do anything to change the problems that the country has either with the tax code or the pile of deficits is --.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Welcome to New Hampshire, Vice President Biden
"Vice President Biden is in New Hampshire today to talk about the 'Buffett Rule.' The 'Rule,' which is really just a tax, has one purpose in the eyes of Democratic operatives: divide and distract voters.... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022.... Continue Reading »
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We Know What You Said Last Summer
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Said That The Obama White House Has Never Made The Case That The Buffett Tax Would Solve The Deficit And Debt Problem. WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY: “Let me be just clear. The fact that the money saved by eliminating these tax advantages that the wealthiest have here, or reducing the tax advantages the wealthiest have here, does not by itself reduce the deficit doesn’t make it not worth doing.” CNN’S JESSICA YELLIN: “The question is, the White House position seems to have moved so I’m just trying to …” CARNEY: “The position is- what we’ve made clear from the beginning is that there’s obviously savings here and that is an aspect of why it is important to do it. We have never made the case that this element of tax reform would by itself solve our deficit and debt challenges. Obviously we never made that case because the president put forward a comprehensive plan to deal with our deficit and debt challenges, of which tax reform was only a part.”... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Chairman Priebus: “The Buffett Ruse”
"The Buffett Rule won't balance the budget. It won't prevent a debt crisis. It won't help the economy. It won't get you a job..."... Continue Reading »
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The Buffett Tax: Politics, Not Math
OBAMA’S CLAIM: President Obama Claimed That The Buffett Rule Would “Stabilize Our Debt And Deficits For The Next Decade.” OBAMA: “What I’ve said is this is a very simple principle that everybody should understand: Warren Buffett’s secretary shouldn’t pay a lower [sic] tax rate than Warren Buffett. A teacher making $50,000 a year, or a firefighter making $50,000 a year or $60,000, shouldn’t be paying a higher tax rate than somebody making $50 million a year. And that basic principle of fairness, if applied to our tax code, could raise enough money that not only do we pay for our jobs bill, but we also stabilize our debt and deficits for the next decade. And as I said when I made the announcement, this is not politics; this is math.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from RNC Conference Call on the Buffett Tax
"We're obviously talking about the president's yet another trip down to South Florida and lucky for him he added in a public event so now we can all take a part in paying for these fundraisers that he's conducting around Florida. Instead of spending the entire day today in Florida talking about the economy, President Obama is going to give a short speech in Boca on his Buffett tax hike and then attends three of those fundraisers I just mentioned all on the taxpayer dime.... Continue Reading »
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Warren Buffett Takes Issue With Obama Policies
Today, Obama travels to Florida where he will speak about the Buffett Rule. But Buffett, one of Obama’s favorite names to drop, has been vocal in his opposition to several of Obama’s policies. Perhaps, Obama should check Warren Buffett’s stances on these issues first.... Continue Reading »
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White House Offers Third Attempt At Phony Buffett Tax Spin
OBAMA: "What I've said is this is a very simple principle that everybody should understand: Warren Buffett's secretary shouldn't pay a lower [sic] tax rate than Warren Buffett. A teacher making $50,000 a year, or a firefighter making $50,000 a year or $60,000, shouldn't be paying a higher tax rate than somebody making $50 million a year. And that basic principle of fairness, if applied to our tax code, could raise enough money that not only do we pay for our jobs bill, but we also stabilize our debt and deficits for the next decade. And as I said when I made the announcement, this is not politics; this is math." (President Barack Obama, Remarks By The President At DNC Event, San Diego, CA, 9/26/11)... Continue Reading »
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The Buffett Tax’s Bad Day
National Journal: The Buffett Rule Won’t Get You a Job. “On the seventh and final page of its background report on the Buffett Rule, out this morning, the Obama administration finally dives into what it calls “the economic rationale” for imposing a new minimum tax rate on millionaires. If you’re an unemployed American, that placement should be your first red flag. The second should be the rationale itself. Once you read it, you’ll realize the Buffett Rule has nothing to do with helping you, or 13 million other Americans looking for work as of March, find a job.” http://bit.ly/HYu2HH... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases Web Video “Same Tired Rhetoric”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new web video "Same Tired Rhetoric" showing President Obama recycling the same scare tactics he used last year to demean the House Republican budget. Even though his own 'budget' has not received a single vote in Congress in the last two years, he's all too willing to continue attacking House Republicans for their leadership. It's telling that his own Press Secretary Jay Carney admitted today that "He could have, and did in many ways give the same speech last year at this time."... Continue Reading »
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Three Times Debbie Wasserman Schultz Says She Expects The Senate Democrats Will Take Up A Budget
Last night, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz insisted that it was “simply not true” that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has refused to bring a budget to the Senate floor. Maybe she should have checked to see what Reid actually said: he doesn’t plan to bring a budget to the floor this year and the White House is just fine with that.... Continue Reading »
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Just More Words: Prof. Obama’s Odyssey
Treasury Secretary Geithner: “You Are Right To Say We’re Not Coming Before You Today To Say We Have A Definitive Solution To That Long-Term Problem.” SEC. TIMOTHY GEITHNER: “What our budget does is get our deficits down to a sustainable path over the budget window. Why do they take off again? Why do they do that?” REP. PAUL RYAN: “Because we got 10,000 people retiring every day, and healthcare costs going up…” GEITHNER: “That’s right. We have millions of Americans retiring every day, and that will drive substantially the rate of growth of healthcare costs. You are right to say we’re not coming before you today to say we have a definitive solution to that long-term problem.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement on President Obama’s Criticism of the House Republican Budget
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement in regards to President Obama's recent criticism of the House Republicans' budget plan:... Continue Reading »
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First Place Is First Loser
“[Today], The United States Gets A Distinction No Nation Wants -- The World's Highest Corporate Tax Rate.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s “Not A Single Dime” Tax Pledge Gets Broken Again
President Obama Made A Repeated Pledge Not To Raise Any Taxes On Families Making Less Than $250,000... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement On The Path To Prosperity Budget
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement regarding the House Republicans' budget:... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI Chairman Priebus: “Obama’s New Debt Record: Why We Can’t Afford a Second Term”
As of today, the president who promised to cut the deficit in half has now racked up more new debt than any of his predecessors-and in less time.... Continue Reading »
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#NotBetterOff: The Next Generation
PROMISE: Obama Pledged To Cut The Deficit In Half By The End Of His First Term. OBAMA: “And that's why today I'm pledging to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in office.”... Continue Reading »
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In TV Interview, Obama Challenged About Local Defense Cut In Pennsylvania
“Tonight, President Obama is responding to plans to close the 911th Air lift in Moon. The Air Force is phasing out the C-130 program, effectively closing that base in Moon. Local lawmakers have been fighting to keep it open, arguing the 911th outperformed bases not slated for closure. In a one-on-one interview with KDKA Political Editor John Delano today, the President says when it comes to military budgets, tough decisions have to be made.”... Continue Reading »
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The Economy In 2013
Obama Admitted He Wants To Raise Taxes In 2013 If He Is Reelected. OBAMA: “That is a reasonable proposition. So, when you hear folks saying ‘Well, the president shouldn’t want massive job killing tax increases when the economy is this weak.’ Nobody’s looking to raise taxes right now. We’re talking about potentially 2013 and the out-years.” ... Continue Reading »
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House Democrats Are Undercutting Obama’s Efforts To Strengthen IPAB
Today, The House Energy And Commerce Committee Agreed Unanimously To Repeal The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), An Unaccountable Board Of Unelected Bureaucrats That Could Cut Medicare Benefits. “The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial cost-cutting panel in President Obama’s healthcare law. The committee agreed by a voice vote to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a 15-member panel tasked with cutting Medicare payments to doctors if the program’s overall spending grows too quickly.”... Continue Reading »
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In NH, Obama Will Repeat 2008 Rhetoric About Increasing Energy Taxes
In New Hampshire, Barack Obama Will Call For Increasing Energy Taxes. “President Obama intends to press lawmakers Thursday to quickly strip billions of dollars in oil industry tax breaks, remarks that will come during his second energy-themed speech in two weeks aimed at blunting GOP attacks over gasoline prices. Obama will speak Thursday afternoon at Nashua Community College in the swing state of New Hampshire. ‘In Nashua, the President will ... reiterate his call to repeal the unwarranted $4 billion in annual subsides handed out to oil and gas companies, and will urge Congress to take a vote on the repeal in the coming weeks,’ a White House official said ahead of Obama’s remarks.”... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conference Call with Former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
At the end of the day, a president who has been in power for three years has to run on what he has done. It's a little too late to be talking about what he is going to do...... Continue Reading »
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Why Did Obama Sign The Payroll Tax Cut In Private?
Obama spent a lot of time making political hay out of the payroll tax cut, but when Congress passed it, Obama signed the bill in private without a bipartisan signing ceremony. Is that because actually touting a bipartisan piece of legislation would get in the way of his campaign and election year politics?... Continue Reading »
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Just More Words: Tardy On Tax Reform
“‘Secretary [Timothy] Geithner Will Conduct A Pen And Pad Briefing To Discuss The Release Of The President’s Framework For Business Tax Reform …’”(... Continue Reading »
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Raising Taxes: The Promise Obama Keeps
Obama has failed to deliver many promises during his three years in office, but there seems to be one he is intent on keeping: his promise to raise taxes. Released today, Obama’s corporate tax plan would raise taxes by $250 billion – and that’s on top of the $1.9 billion of new taxes his FY2013 budget imposes.... Continue Reading »
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“Thumbs Down”
On The Week President Obama Broke His Promise To Cut The Deficit In Half By The End Of His First Term, It’s No Surprise 59 Percent Of Americans Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Federal Budget Deficit. “He received poor marks on his handling of the federal budget deficit, with 59 percent of poll respondents expressing disapproval.”... Continue Reading »
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ObamaCare Gets A Booster Shot
Obama’s 2013 Budget Would “Strengthen The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) To Reduce Long-Term Drivers Of Medicare Cost Growth.”... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Sen. Sessions and Rep. Ryan: “President Obama’s Gimmicky Budget Would Commit U.S.
““President Obama has delivered the last budget of his term…Each of the four proposed more than $1 trillion in higher taxes on hard-working families and businesses, along with trillions in new spending and borrowing instead of a real strategy for growth and jobs. None of the four offered a credible plan to lift the crushing burden of debt, committing current and future generations to diminished prosperity and a nation in decline.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Chairman Priebus: “Obama’s Budget Deficit of Trust”
“President Obama's budget is hypocrisy in hard copy… “Obama pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term. He officially broke that promise, by unveiling a budget with the fourth consecutive deficit in excess of a trillion dollars. By the end of 2012, the national debt will exceed $16 trillion and by 2022, a whopping $25.9 trillion.... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying: No Valentines For Obama’s Budget
Los Angeles Times: Obama “Offers No Real Solution To The United State’s Long-Term Fiscal Problems.” “The day after the Greek Parliament approved another round of deep spending cuts in the face of violent protests, President Obama released a budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that offers no real solution to the United States' long-term fiscal problems.” ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It: Secretary Of Defense Says Huge Debt And Deficits Are National Security Threats
Secretary Of Defense Leon Panetta: “Senator, first of all, I’m abiding by the law, the law that was passed by Congress that required reductions that we proposed. And I think, you know, just to your comment, we have tried to step up to the plate and do our duty here. I think, in weighing how you address this issue, you’ve also got to take into consideration the national security threat that comes from the huge deficits and the huge debt that we’re running. We’re running a debt now that is comparable to our GDP. At some point, the Congress and the President have to address that larger issue. What I’m doing here is basically doing my part as dictated by the Congress.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI:Highlights from Conference Call with Mario Diaz Balart (FL-21) on Obama’s 2013 Budget
“As we all know, yesterday the president unveiled his 2013 budget proposal…There are some things that frankly amaze me. The president breaks his promise of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term, doesn’t even attempt to do so. It shatters his obligations to confront the nation’s spending driven debt crisis that is really pretty much upon us already. He doesn’t address the upcoming bankruptcy of critical programs. These are programs that are threatened for bankruptcy, whether it’s Social Security or Medicare, threatening the health and retirement security of our current and future seniors and again he doesn’t even deal with that reality...he assumes that they are perfect and there is nothing that has to be reformed.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Obama’s Budget Games
“Gene Sperling’s sports metaphors collided so often during the White House budget rollout that it’s a wonder the man didn’t pull a hamstring.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Editorial: “Obama’s Budget Plan Leaves Debt Bomb Ticking”
“The best test of a budget proposal these days is whether it reins in the national debt, which is projected to equal a troubling 74% of gross domestic product this year. The last time the publicly held debt was that high as a percentage of the economy was in 1950, when the nation was still paying off the stupendous amount of money it had to borrow to fight and win World War II.... Continue Reading »
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Schumer: If Administration Considers $250,000 Rich, Why No Buffett Rule For Them
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) questioned the Treasury Secretary this morning about why they are proposing tax increases for those making $250,000 a year but the Buffett Rule begins at $1 million. It’s an interesting question, if the Obama administration considers $250,000 “rich”, why does the Buffett Rule begin at $1 million? On the flip-side, if $250,000 isn’t rich but middle class as Senator Schumer says, then why does the administration want to raise taxes on the middle class?... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About Obama’s Budget
Bloomberg’s Julianna Goldman: “What It Really Does Is It Fleshes Out The President’s Blueprint For His Campaign.” “The White House says that this budget fleshes out the President's blueprint for America, but what it really does is it fleshes out the President’s blueprint for his campaign. He’s essentially putting deficit-reduction on the back burner.” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Budget By The Numbers
“This Budget Has $1.9 Trillion In Tax Increases/Revenue Raisers And It Still A) Adds $6.7 Trillion In New Debt From 2013 To 2022, And B) Has Debt As A Share Of GDP Rising From 74.2 Percent This Year To 76.5 Percent In 2022. Wow.”... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement on President Obama’s 2013 Budget
“With his new budget, President Obama has failed the American people. After three years of record annual deficits over $1 trillion each, Obama will rack up another $1.3 trillion in debt in fiscal year 2012. He has officially broken his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus."... Continue Reading »
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RNC Releases “My Daughter’s Future” Web Video
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is out with a new web video “My Daughter’s Future” ahead of President Obama’s 2013 budget proposal. Even though his budget failed to receive any votes in the US Senate last year, he’s back with the same failed spending and tax increases that we’ve seen the last three years. Instead of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term—like he promised—President Obama is adding another trillion dollar mortgage to our children’s future.... Continue Reading »
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Key Points From The Obama Budget Coverage…
On Friday, the administration previewed the Obama budget to be released this morning. Below, please find some of the key takeaways from this weekend’s coverage. From officially failing to keep his promise to cut the deficit in half to marking the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits, the Obama budget demonstrates that the president simply doesn’t care to address the debt crisis in America:... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Trust Deficit
Tomorrow, President Obama will unveil his new budget, revealing a $1.33 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2012 and a severe leadership deficit in the White House. ... Continue Reading »
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“No Opinion”
In today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney revealed that Obama has “no opinion” on whether the Senate should pass a budget. It has been over 1,000 days since the Senate Democrats passed a budget. Obama will release his FY2013 budget next week (late, again), which is expected to repackage his failed deficit proposal from last fall.... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail - Obama By The Numbers
$45.1 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021. ... Continue Reading »
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Budget Resurrects His Failed $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike
Today, President Obama’s FY2013 is officially late, again, as the White House shirks its legal obligation to submit a budget by the first Monday in February. Last night, The Wall Street Journal reported that we won’t be missing much as the president intends to repackage his failed deficit proposal from last fall as his FY2013 budget. That proposal included a $1.5 trillion tax hike that many Democrats rejected and failed to outline a plan for containing the nation’s budget-busting entitlement programs.... Continue Reading »
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Cheap Shots
“President Barack Obama Has Left Unanswered A Major Question About His Buffett Rule Tax On Millionaires: Just How Much Money Would It Raise?” “President Barack Obama has left unanswered a major question about his Buffett Rule tax on millionaires: Just how much money would it raise? Administration officials are not releasing projected revenues from the much-hyped plan named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett. During the State of the Union address, Obama tied his proposal — which would tax those earning $1 million at a minimum of 30 percent — to cutting a deficit estimated to top $1.1 trillion for the fourth straight year. But for the moment, the White House wants to keep the attention focused on Obama’s argument that it’s unfair to tax Buffett’s secretary at a higher rate than her boss.” ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Obama White House Admits Buffett Rule Is Purely For Politics
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “A couple of questions here. First of all, are we going to get any details, is the public going to get any details about the so called Buffett Rule before the budget, or is it going to be in the budget?”... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Obama Can’t Run On Unpopular “Legislative Accomplishments”
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “The President echoing the themes from the State of the Union. We can't go back to those policies of George W. Bush.”... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: The Buffett Ruse
“Remember the moment in 2008 when Charlie Gibson of ABC News asked Senator Barack Obama why he would support raising the capital gains tax even though ‘revenues from the tax increased’ when the rate fell? Mr. Obama's famous reply: ‘I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.’ Well, we were warned…"... Continue Reading »
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Budgets?! We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Budgets!
Obama And The Democrats Have Lowered The Bar For Fiscal Discipline ... Continue Reading »
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The Budget: A Preview Of What’s To Come
Obama’s Budget Will Reportedly Push Congress To Revisit Deficit Cuts. “In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the White House says.”... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail: The Debt King Strikes Again
Obama Has Officially Requested An Increase To The Debt Limit. “President Obama has officially requested an increase to the statutory debt limit. The formal request gives both chambers 15 days to vote on whether to approve the $1.2 trillion hike. The House plans to vote on this request when it returns next week, a spokeswoman for Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Game Of Musical Chairs Has Familiar Tune
September 2008: Obama Said He’d Evaluate “Every Agency And Every Office” And Root Out Programs That Don’t Work. OBAMA: "As President, I will go through the entire federal budget, page by page, line by line, and I will eliminate the programs that don't work and aren't needed. As for the programs we do need, I will make them work better and cost less. I will create a High-Performance Team that evaluates every agency and every office based on how well they're serving the American taxpayer. We will fire government managers who aren't getting results, we will cut funding for programs that are wasting your money, and we will use technology and lessons from the private sector to improve efficiency across every level of government - because we cannot meet twenty-first century challenges with a twentieth century bureaucracy." ... Continue Reading »
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OBAMA BY THE NUMBERS
$45.1 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021.(OMB, 9/1/11)... Continue Reading »
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Another Jewel On Obama’s Debt Crown
At $15.22 Trillion, The National Debt Has Officially Surpassed 100 Percent Of GDP. ... Continue Reading »
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Give Or Take A Half-Trillion
PROMISE: Obama Pledged To Cut The Deficit In Half By The End Of His First Term. OBAMA: “And that's why today I'm pledging to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in office.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on Agreement to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on the agreement to extend the payroll tax cut:... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail - The Year In Review: Spending, Deficits, Debt
During 2011, Obama Added $1.1 Trillion To The Debt, Pushing The National Debt Over The $15 Trillion Mark For The First Time.... Continue Reading »
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Two words to describe Obama this morning…“anger” and “disconnected”
FYI, “anger”, “disconnected”, “defensive” and “frustrated” are just some of the words being used to describe President Obama and Congressional Democrats this morning as they play partisan political games with the paychecks of 160 million Americans and threaten to shutdown the government. Long gone are the days of 2007 and 2008 when then-candidate Obama trekked across the country promising hope and change. Now, as Politico writes, Obama is giving into “anger” and his White House appears “disconnected.”... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conference Call W/ U.S. Rep Joe Heck (NV-3)
“Certainly the passage of the middle class payroll tax bill is going to be critical for folks back in southern Nevada. And what it comes down to what we hear now from the President and from the Senate is the fact that they don’t want to consider it and they’re going to veto it, and it goes back to the idea that this administration has to stop trying to divide America.... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conf. Call W/ U.S. Rep Pearce (NM-2)
“The payroll tax extension was a big deal…for each individual family anywhere from 13 to 30 dollars a paycheck.... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conf. Call W/ U.S. Rep Gardner (CO-4) & CO GOP Chairman Ryan Call
“Last night, certainly the House majority took a step toward certainty for the middle class, providing passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act…... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conf. Call W/ U.S. Rep Southerland (FL-2) & FL GOP Chairman Curry
“Main Street America expects action from their Representatives, and once again, the people’s House has acted. We passed the bill last night with bipartisan support and now the bill goes to the upper chamber of the Senate and we will anxiously watch to see what Harry Reid will do with, I believe, this very good piece of legislation.... Continue Reading »
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Highlights from Conf. Call W/ U.S. Rep Huizenga (MI-2) On Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act
“Last night was a big night. I think there was a lot of doubt that was sort of thrown around from our friends across the aisle about whether the Republicans actually had the votes. It’s interesting that none of the Democrats came on who voted for it until after we hit the 218 mark and we lost 14 Republicans but gained 10 Democrats, and I think it was a strong showing that this is definitely the direction that the House of Representatives sees as a viable path.... Continue Reading »
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Priebus: GOP Fights For Jobs; Obama Fights For His Read more
“President Obama wants to keep his job at any cost—even if the cost is a tax increase for the American middle class and tens of thousands of jobs that could have been created.... Continue Reading »
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Priebus: GOP Fights For Jobs; Obama Fights For His
“President Obama wants to keep his job at any cost—even if the cost is a tax increase for the American middle class and tens of thousands of jobs that could have been created.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on House Passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on House Republicans vote to extend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act:... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: “Three Pinocchios: White House Budget Spin on the House GOP Payroll Tax Bill”
“‘Their proposal ... makes harmful cuts to things like education, that strengthen middle-class security. Their plan seeks to put the burden on working families, while giving a free pass to the wealthiest and big corporations, by protecting their loopholes and subsidies.’... Continue Reading »
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Obama Threatens Americans’ Paychecks To Play Partisan Games
The Republican House Approved The Measure On A Bipartisan Vote, 234 To 193. “The House approved the Republican payroll tax holiday plan 234 to 193 Tuesday, delivering little more than a political message to the Senate and White House, which have both vowed to reject the measure.” ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It!
MSNBC’S Joe Scarborough: “Has the president called you or anybody else and talked about his commission and said, so what do you guys think? Do we move forward with this? Has the president called you up and said, hey Senator, what do you think we need to do to move forward on taking care of this debt?”... Continue Reading »
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The Big Fail - Obama By The Numbers Read more: http://www.gop.com/index.php/briefing/comments/the_big_fail_-_obama_by_the_numbers#ixzz1xE4doHjp
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021.... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Failure To Lead On Bowles Simpson
One year ago today, Bowles-Simpson released its report, and in another example of failed leadership, President Obama ignored the commission’s recommendations. Below is a reminder of what Democrats and reporters have said about Obama’s abandonment of the commission. ... Continue Reading »
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Bowles? Simpson?
Obama Promised That “Once The Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Finishes Its Work, I Will Spend The Next Year Making The Tough Choices Necessary To Further Reduce Our Deficit And Lower Our Debt.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Launches Web Video Highlighting President Obama’s Leadership Failure on the SuperCommittee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new web video "Failure of Leadership" showcasing President Obama’s lack of leadership with the Super Committee negotiations. With America’s debt now above $15 trillion, we need a president who is serious about getting our spending under control, not one who is focused on his own reelection.... Continue Reading »
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Mayor Bloomberg: Obama Failed To Lead On Super Committee
John King: “So, the president had no responsibility, Mr. Mayor, or is that a cop-out?”... Continue Reading »
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Democrat Co-Chair: Obama’s Political Team Convinced Obama To Ditch Fiscal Commission
As Obama has shown a failure of leadership on the Super Committee, the Democrat co-chair from his fiscal commission, Erskine Bowles, reveals that he is “surprised” Obama didn’t embrace the commission’s work or lead. ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Deliberate Lack Of Leadership Dooms Super Committee
“Well, you know, Mika, it's the leader – if – I was the governor of the state of West Virginia, people relied on me to make, set the tone of what we were going to do and push it through and everybody has a different style. I'm not going to criticize it, but people are going to judge the results we receive, and if we don't get results, we're in trouble. Right now, if the committee of 12 is not able to come to an agreement, we have about 140 members of congress, about 44 senators and about a 100 members of the house that are saying go big, be bold, stand tall, let’s pull out Simpson and Bowles and let's vote on this thing, let's move it forward for the next generation.” ... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Why There’s a Debt Stalemate
“We haven’t had the robust democratic debate about the role of government that lies at the heart of America’s budget stalemate…"... Continue Reading »
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Just Looking: The Super Committee & Obama - Briefing Book
“Increasing America's Debt Weakens Us Domestically And Internationally. Leadership Means That ‘The Buck Stops Here.’ Instead, Washington Is Shifting The Burden Of Bad Choices Today Onto The Backs Of Our Children And Grandchildren. America Has A Debt Problem And A Failure Of Leadership.”... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights from Call With Senator John Thune (R-SD) on the Debt Passing the $15 Trillion Mark
“Yesterday marked a troubling milestone for the United States. As most of you know, the national debt has now reached the $15 trillion mark for the first time in our nation’s history. "... Continue Reading »
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RNC Launches Web Video “$15 Trillion”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new web video "$15 Trillion" marking an unfortunate milestone: $15 trillion in debt. The video contrasts President Obama’s empty rhetoric with his disastrous actions in office that have pushed us over the $15 trillion debt mark. As the ‘Undisputed Debt King,’ President Obama needs to alter his course before it’s too late.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on the National Debt Exceeding $15 Trillion
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on the national debt exceeding the $15 trillion mark: ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Memo on the Supercommittee and our National Debt
Since we’re just days away from the much-awaited report from the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the Supercommittee), I want to highlight for you a few important points on the subject as it relates to our 2012 message. ... Continue Reading »
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Buffett: “What Happened With Simpson-Bowles Was An Absolute Tragedy”
WARREN BUFFETT: “Well it – you go back to what, you know, Kemp-Roth and all that that too that they were working on that. I think what happened with Simpson-Bowles was an absolute tragedy. I mean here are two extremely high-grade people. They have somewhat different ideas about government but they're smart. They're decent. They’ve got good senses of humor, too. They're good at working with people. They work like a devil for ten months or something like that. They compromise. They bring in people as far apart as Durbin and Coburn to get them to sign on and then they're totally ignored. I think that's a travesty.” ... Continue Reading »
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No Bid Failure
PROMISE: In 2008, Obama Promised To End “No-Bid Contracts Once And For All.” OBAMA: "And I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all - the days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton will be over when I'm in the White House. ... Continue Reading »
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The Debt Message: Memo from RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer
In the coming days, the country will cross an unthinkable threshold. Our nation’s debt will pass the $15 trillion mark. In less than 3 years, President Obama has racked up $4.4 trillion of debt—increasing our debt over 40 percent. ... Continue Reading »
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More About This Morning’s Executive Order…
SHOT – Politico – Today: “This Morning, President Obama Will Sign An Executive Order That Will Cut Waste And Promote More Efficient Spending Across The Federal Government.” ... Continue Reading »
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Pivot To Waste
Politico Playbook – Today: “This Morning, President Obama Will Sign An Executive Order That Will Cut Waste And Promote More Efficient Spending Across The Federal Government.” ... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Money Problems
President Obama: Jon Corzine Is “Our Wall Street Guy.” “The rollout also provided a showcase for Corzine, the former Goldman Sachs CEO whom Obama referred to as ‘our Wall Street guy’ at a meeting of Democratic governors in Chicago on Friday.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
$45.1 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021.... Continue Reading »
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“Get Off This”
While Obama admits that he will raise taxes if re-elected, Senator Reid (D-NV) wants Republicans to stop talking about lowering taxes. ... Continue Reading »
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Obama By The Numbers
$45.1 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021. ... Continue Reading »
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The White House Position On Taxes According To Schumer
We don’t normally circulate Chuck Schumer quotes but in this case, we couldn’t help but notice that according to him the White House today is now firmly in support of raising taxes on the “middle class.” Just FYI… ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Warren Buffett Disagrees With Obama’s Buffet Rule, Dodges On Obama Stimulus 2.0
Andrew Ross Sorkin: “Let’s talk about the Buffett Rule for a moment. Talk to me about how it came about in terms of the White House getting in touch with you and you putting your name to this?”... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Deficit Plan: Inject IPAB With Steroids
“The Health Care Savings In President Obama’s $3 Trillion Deficit-Reduction Plan Include Proposals That Are Sure To Spark Fights With States, Republicans And Several Health Care Industries.” ... Continue Reading »
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Fact Checking The Buffett Rule
Despite offering few details for how the Buffett Rule would be implemented, fact-checkers know enough about the President’s proposal to deduce that it just doesn’t add up. Based on the analysis below it’s clear that Obama was more concerned with how well his new “guiding principle” polled than how many jobs it would destroy in practice.... Continue Reading »
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The Incredible Shrinking President
Obama Will Pull Back From The Debt Reduction Measures He Proposed Just Months Ago. “President Barack Obama will shield Social Security from cuts in his new deficit-reduction plan, the white house said Thursday, pulling back on a key concession from his failed ‘grand bargain’ negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner.”... Continue Reading »
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The $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike
“President Barack Obama Will Lay Out A Plan On Monday To Cut The U.S. Deficit, Striking A Populist Tone Aimed At Galvanizing His Democratic Party Base Ahead Of The November 2012 Election.” ... Continue Reading »
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Stuck With The Bill
If losing Brooklyn wasn’t a bad enough wake-up call for President Obama, this morning Politico finds that his proposal to pay for another $450 billion stimulus package is facing “unexpected turbulence” from his own party. As you can see below, Democrats on the Hill are not sold on Obama’s recycled tax hikes, the same tax hikes they’ve rejected since 2009.... Continue Reading »
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Morning Papers: Bipartisan Opposition To Obama’s Tax Increases
Democrats and Republicans are coming together in opposition to President Obama’s tax increases that he proposed yesterday to pay for his $447 billion second stimulus package. For the last two and a half years, President Obama has been pushing many of these same tax increases, beginning first in 2009. Yet, even with a Democrat Congress in 2009 and 2010, President Obama couldn’t get these tax increases passed. Why? Because even Democrats were opposed to raising these taxes. It seems that opposing Obama’s tax increases might truly be a bipartisan issue. These facts weren’t lost in the morning papers…... Continue Reading »
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Zombie Tax Hikes Rise Again
The White House Has Proposed Nearly $470 Billion In Tax Hikes To Pay For A Second Stimulus. “White House budget director Jack Lew today unveiled how the White House would pay for the president’s job creation proposal. Lew appeared at the White House daily press briefing and suggested a variety of tax measures totaling $467 billion, somewhat more than the announced cost of the jobs bill at $447 billion.” ... Continue Reading »
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What’s Old Is New Again
TONIGHT: “Pass This Jobs Bill, And Companies Will Get A $4,000 Tax Credit If They Hire Anyone Who Has Spent More Than Six Months Looking For A Job.” ... Continue Reading »
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Who Is Alan Krueger?
In 2009, Krueger Advocated For A Value-Added Tax That Would Raise Taxes By $500 Billion. “Why not pass a 5 percent consumption tax to take effect two years from now? There are many different ways to implement a consumption tax, but for simplicity think about a national sales tax.”... Continue Reading »
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Key Facts From Today’s CBO Report
CBO Says The U.S. Faces “Profound” Challenges And An Economy In A “Severe Slump”... Continue Reading »
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Flashback: Obama Calls Adding $4 Trillion To National Debt “Unpatriotic”
This week CBS News reported that the $4 trillion debt increase under Obama is “the most rapid increase in the debt under any U.S. president.” As Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey points out, President Obama and his team like to point fingers at everyone but themselves for the economic situation, but Candidate Obama didn’t hesitate to center his finger pointing on the president – blaming Bush for adding more to the national debt and questioning his patriotism.... Continue Reading »
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Obama Plays The Blame Game, Conveniently Forgets Recent Events
Obama may think he can try to rewrite history as much as he wants the S&P to reconsider its debt downgrade, but the facts aren’t on his side.... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying ... About Sen. Murray’s Appointment To The Deficit Reduction Committee
The Seattle Times: “She is a partisan Democrat. She heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which aims to unseat Republicans. Now her job is to make a deal with them. If the two jobs conflict, Murray has to do one at a time.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Strongly Condemns Appointment of DSCC Chair Patty Murray to Super Committee
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to withdraw DSCC Chair Patty Murray’s appointment to the Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:... Continue Reading »
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The Not So AAA President
In His First Speech Since The Downgrade, Obama Said Our Debt Was Still Highly Regarded; “Despite His Comments, The Main Wall Street Share Index, The Dow Jones, Extended Its Losses, Falling 4%.” “In his first public reaction to Standard & Poor's downgrading the US, President Obama said markets continued to regard US government debt as being the highest possible grade. Yet despite his comments, the main Wall Street share index, the Dow Jones, extended its losses, falling 4%. … Prior to President Obama's speech, the Dow had only been 2.5% lower.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Calls on President Obama to Fire Tim Geithner
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement calling for President Obama to fire Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner:... Continue Reading »
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Reach Out And Touch Medicare
USA Today: “Cuts in Medicare and other entitlement programs are on the table.” ... Continue Reading »
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Happy 50th Birthday, Mr. President
ANOTHER YEAR OLDER, IF ONLY YOU WERE ANOTHER YEAR WISER THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE... Continue Reading »
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The President Who Voted ‘Present’
Bloomberg: “Obama Came Months Late To The Negotiations” And “Allowed 2012 Election Concerns To Shape His Timing.” “Obama came months late to the negotiations, allowed 2012 election concerns to shape his timing and willingness to advocate Social Security and Medicare reductions, and undermined his position by shifting his priorities, they said.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on the Debt Limit Deal
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement today following the passage of the debt limit deal in the U.S. Senate:... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying: Obama’s “Inept” Leadership Has Left His Presidency In A “Diminished State”
The New York Times: “The president can no longer make the argument that he has changed the way Washington works - Mr. Obama's Washington, in fact, has looked even worse than previous eras …”... Continue Reading »
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Durbin Put On Spot Over Democrat Budget Dodges
On “Fox News Sunday” this morning, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) was put on the spot over past Democrat dodges over the budget and debt ceiling. Check out the video below:... Continue Reading »
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Soaring This Summer: If You Were On Vacation This July, You May Have Missed These RNC Top Videos
1) After Pressing Jay Carney For A Plan To Avoid Default, The White House Accused Reporter Ed Henry Of “Creating A Thing” For Fox News:... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on Passage of the Budget Control Act
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement today following the passage of the Budget Control Act in the U.S. House of Representatives:... Continue Reading »
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Sidelined
As Leaders In Congress Address Debt Crisis, Obama Found Time To Deliver Remarks On Fuel Efficiency. “In the morning, the President will deliver remarks on the next round of a coordinated national program to improve fuel efficiency for Model Years 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.”... Continue Reading »
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Wasserman Schultz Talks Anything BUT Debt Ceiling
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has had a busy couple of days between holding a press conference about a movie, accusing Republicans of being dictators and holding a conference call today on campaign fundraising – all while Republicans on Capitol Hill work to solve our nation’s debt crisis. As our country is engaged in a debate over how to confront the $14.3 trillion debt, Wasserman Schultz is trying to talk about anything but the debt ceiling. We’ll even give her a couple of suggested press conference topics we’re guessing her constituents might like better:... Continue Reading »
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Default Democrats?
Tonight, The U.S. House Of Representatives Passed The Budget Control Act, Which Will Cut And Cap Spending By $917 Billion.... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights From Conference Call With RNC Chairman Priebus & Rep. Tiberi On RNC Ad Buy In Ohio
“Since this president has taken office, folks in Ohio have seen the national debt increase by 3.7 trillion dollars. And that’s because of the failed policies like a $831 billion stimulus package that’s failed to create jobs or Obamacare that the president has jammed down our throats which cost $2.6 trillion at a time that we can’t even pay our own bills …... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Press Conference Call With RNC Chairman Priebus & FL GOP Chairman Bitner On RNC Ad Buy In FL
“Since the president took office Floridians have seen the national debt increase by 3.7 trillion dollars and that’s because of the failed policies like an $831 billion stimulus package that’s failed to create jobs or the monstrosity of ObamaCare which cost $2.6 trillion dollars … at a time that we can’t even afford to pay our most basic bills …... Continue Reading »
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ICYMI: Highlights From Conference Call With RNC Political Director Rick Wiley On RNC Ad Buy In Iowa
“Three weeks ago we started a month long series pointing out the abysmal failure of Barack Obama and his economic policies, whether it’s a failed stimulus program, unemployment that’s skyrocketed, jobs lost and all the above. And today marks the final ad in the four ad series that will begin airing in Iowa, as well as Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and Florida. Again, outlining the policies of this president.... Continue Reading »
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His Jello-Ness, The President
“When It Comes To Deficit Reduction And Entitlement Reform, President Barack Obama Has Been A Master Of Mixed Signals.”... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying…About The President’s Address
CNN’s Gloria Borger: "What was interesting also is that the debate we've been having in Washington today seems to have moved beyond the tax increases. At least in the short term, nobody today is talking about tax increases except Barack Obama, who still talked about that tonight in his speech. The plan by Harry Reid contains no tax increases, in the short term. The plan by John Boehner contains no tax increases."... Continue Reading »
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Avoiding Electoral Default
Obama And His Campaign In Chicago View Debt Ceiling Debate Through 2012 Presidential Election Prism. “Operatives in Chicago are closely watching the GOP presidential field and are taking a longer-term view of debt ceiling politics. They figure it can’t hurt to keep Obama talking about fat cats enjoying tax breaks, but they also want to highlight the Republicans’ support for House-approved plans that dramatically cut Medicare.” ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Asked To Release Obama’s Debt Plan, White House Refuses
Fox News’ Ed Henry: “What was the point of giving a primetime address to the nation without an Obama plan and say, neither of these either plans could work. Where is the plan?” ... Continue Reading »
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Dodd-Frank: A Year Of Uncertainty
PROMISE: President Obama Said That Dodd-Frank “Provides Certainty To Everyone From Bankers To Famers To Business Owners To Consumers.” “It provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers to business owners to consumers. And unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers, you have nothing to fear from this reform.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama White House: Leadership Is Not Proposing A Plan
After noting that Congressional leaders have been working on plans to fix our debt problem while the President stands on the sidelines pointing fingers, ABC News’ Jake Tapper made a good point during today’s White House Press Briefing asking Jay Carney: would this not be an opportune time for a president to lead and say, this is a specific plan…... Continue Reading »
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Chuck Todd Calls Out Wasserman Schultz For Dodging And Ducking
Debbie Wasserman Schultz spent much of her appearance on Daily Rundown today ducking and dodging Chuck Todd’s questions about whether or not she supports Obama’s proposed changes to Medicare. After trying to get through the spin to no avail, Chuck Todd finally calls her out saying: “Sounds like you don't want to say where you are on this, this means testing. I understand…” So the question remains…does Wasserman Schultz support the president’s changes to Medicare after demagoguing Republicans on the issue?... Continue Reading »
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Vetoing Responsibility
The President Has Threatened To Veto The “Cut, Cap And Balance Act Of 2011” Which Will Cut And Cap Spending And Require The Passage Of A Balanced Budget Amendment. “The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 2560, the ‘Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011.’ Neither setting arbitrary spending levels nor amending the Constitution is necessary to restore fiscal responsibility. … If the President were presented this bill for signature, he would veto it.” ... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! Obama White House Says Leadership Is Not Proposing Your Own Deficit Plan
ABC’s Jake Tapper: “Would this not be an opportune time for a president to lead and say this specific --” ... Continue Reading »
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Cut, Cap, and Balance Will Take Away Obama’s Blank Check
Our nation’s staggering $14.3 trillion debt, mainly from spending under President Obama, is holding us hostage from a strong and prosperous recovery. As we continue to debate the President’s failed leadership, it is important to keep in mind that Republicans have outlined numerous solutions including the “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan to put our fiscal house in order.... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Top 10 Spending Dodges
February 2009: “President Barack Obama Plans To Cut The U.S. Budget Deficit To $533 Billion By The End Of His First Term …”... Continue Reading »
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A Referendum On Getting Things Done?
Obama: “I Think What The American People Are Paying Attention To Is Who Seems To Be Trying To Get Something Done, And Who Seems To Be Just Posturing And Trying To Score Political Points.” ... Continue Reading »
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“Give It To Me”
Obama: “My administration has a job to do as well. That job is to get this economy back on its feet. That's my job, and it's a job I gladly accept. I love these folks who helped get us in this mess and then suddenly say, ‘Well this is Obama's economy.’ That's fine. Give it to me. My job is to solve problems, not to stand on the sidelines and carp and gripe. So, I welcome the job. I want the responsibility."... Continue Reading »
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“Don’t Call My Bluff”... I’ve Got To Fundraise
Obama Has Plenty Of Time To Celebrate His Birthday With A Glitzy Birthday Bash Fundraiser In Chicago. “President Obama returns to Chicago on Aug. 3 to mark his 50th birthday with fund-raisers at the Aragon Ballroom, with tickets ranging from $50 a person to $35,800 per couple, which includes VIP seating at a ‘Birthday Concert’ where celebs will be performing and a dinner with the president.” ... Continue Reading »
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Where Is Debbie On The Debt Ceiling Talks?
With The Hill reporting that the Democrat leadership is at odds over the White House’s proposed Medicare cuts, where does the head of the DNC and Congresswoman from Florida, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, stand on the debt ceiling issue? Does she think Obama’s call for Medicare cuts would be “death trap” for seniors? And if so, then what does she have to say to Obama who admitted yesterday that his own party’s do-nothing plan will bankrupt Medicare?... Continue Reading »
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Heeding Their Own Advice?
In 2009, President Obama Said “[T]he Last Thing You Want To Do Is To Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession …” ... Continue Reading »
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Remember When Obama Said You Don’t Raise Taxes In A Recession?
In August 2009, President Obama said quite simply that “you don’t raise taxes in a recession.”... Continue Reading »
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Even WH Chief Of Staff Says Medicare Is Going Bankrupt … In Five Years!
White House Chief Of Staff Bill Daley: “Medicare’s got to be strengthened. It will run out of money in five years if we don’t do something. Obviously there has to be improvements to it.” ... Continue Reading »
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Two Simple Truths From Obama
Obama Admitted He Will Raise Taxes If He Is Reelected. OBAMA: “That is a reasonable proposition. So, when you hear folks saying ‘Well, the president shouldn’t want massive job killing tax increases when the economy is this weak.’ Nobody’s looking to raise taxes right now. We’re talking about potentially 2013 and the out years.”... Continue Reading »
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Shaky Ground
“President Obama Called Congressional Leaders To The White House On Thursday For Another Round Negotiations On The Debt Limit …” ... Continue Reading »
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Those In Glass White Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones
NOTE: "'The president might as well cancel every golf game, Martha’s Vineyard vacation and fundraiser from here until doomsday because he’s living in a glass White House and Republicans are already throwing rocks,' said a senior congressional Democratic source who described watching Obama’s press conference in bewilderment."... Continue Reading »
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The National Debt Has Increased By More Than $180 Billion Since Obama’s Last Solo Press Conference
Obama Holds First Solo White House News Conference Since March 11, 2011. “At 1130am, Pres. Obama holds his first formal solo WH news conference today in nearly 4 months. Last one was March 11th.”... Continue Reading »
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They Said It! “We Don’t Estimate Speeches”
“We Aren’t Having This Debate, And President Obama Is Mainly To Blame. His Recent Budget Speech At George Washington University Was A Telling Model Of Evasion, Contradiction And Deception.” ... Continue Reading »
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CBO Budget Outlook By The Numbers
Negative Effect Of Debt On Gross National Product Per Person In 2035. ... Continue Reading »
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MTP Facts On Debbie Wasserman Schultz #2
President Obama Is Insisting On More Tax Hikes To Balance The Budget. “In a meeting with House Democrats on Thursday, President Obama stressed that his administration would draw a firm line on taxes and revenues both in the deficit- and debt-reduction debates and in the buildup to the 2012 elections.”... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Scores A Hat Trick
“On the May 29, 2011, edition of CBS’ Face the Nation, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. -- recently named chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee -- criticized the proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to make significant changes to how Medicare works …... Continue Reading »
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Blank Check Bounced
114 House Democrats, A Majority Of Their Caucus, Signed A Letter Endorsing A Clean Debt Limit Vote. “With that in mind, Welch last month spearheaded a letter urging Democratic leaders to unite behind a clean debt-limit bill. It was endorsed by 114 Democrats. The potential economic fallout of flirting with default, he warned, is too serious to saddle the debt-ceiling vote with politically charged budget conditions.” ... Continue Reading »
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0-97
Politifact: Barack Obama Is “The Undisputed Debt King Of The Last Five Presidents.” “So by this measurement -- potentially a more important one -- Obama is the undisputed debt king of the last five presidents, rather than the guy who added a piddling amount to the debt, as Pelosi’s chart suggested.” ... Continue Reading »
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Just The Facts
Social Security & Medicare Trustees: Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted In 2024, Five Years Earlier That Predicted Last Year. “Medicare's trust fund will run dry in 2024, five years earlier than forecast just last year, and Social Security's will be exhausted by 2036, adding fuel to the debate over cutting one or both programs to reduce annual budget deficits.” ... Continue Reading »
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5 Questions Americans Want Answered
“In The Afternoon, The President Will Participate In A CBS News Townhall Meeting On The Economy At The Newseum In Washington, DC.”... Continue Reading »
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A Peek Inside Today’s White House Meeting
Today, Senate Democrats are headed over to the White House to discuss the budget and deficit reduction. Considering that the President has failed to put forward an actual budget reduction plan since his partisan speech on April 13th, one can only assume this will be nothing more than a messaging meeting for the Democrats to get on the same page before they vilify Republicans tomorrow. Unfortunately, thanks to Chuck Schumer, we’ve already seen that movie.... Continue Reading »
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There’s A Tax For That
In A Quest For More Revenue, The Obama Administration Has Proposed A Car Tax On Miles Traveled. “The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.” ... Continue Reading »
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No Blank Check
Only 11 Percent Of Americans Agree With Obama And Think The Ceiling Should Be Raised Without Spending Cuts Attached. “Obama’s position is supported by only 1 out of every 10 voters, the least popular of three options presented in the survey.” ... Continue Reading »
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Downgrading Obama
Obama’s Ally, Warren Buffet, Is Betting Against The U.S. In An Overseas Search For Investment Opportunities. “Last month, Warren Buffett went shopping — abroad. … This is Buffett’s way of betting against the U.S. dollar. Armed with about $38 billion of cash at Berkshire Hathaway, he can use dollars now to buy companies that will generate profits in other currencies for years to come.” ... Continue Reading »
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Let Them Eat Cake
Obama Has Six Fundraisers Planned For His Two Day Trip. “His packed, star-studded two days on the West Coast include six fundraisers and two town halls, including one Wednesday at the Palo Alto headquarters of Facebook.” ... Continue Reading »
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There You Go Again…and Again…
For the second time in three days, President Obama referred to the tragic Minnesota bridge collapse as a potential consequence to reining in Washington’s runaway spending. While perhaps an effective scare tactic, the claim has little basis in reality. The truth is a group of experts found the tragedy to be a result of design flaw and not a lack of spending.... Continue Reading »
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Fill-In-The-Blank President
Over Half Of The Savings From Obama’s New Deficit “Plan” Come From Tax Increases, Not One-Third As The President Claimed. “So of the 3.4 percentage points of savings, more than half — 1.9 points — comes from taxes. That’s 56 percent, not the one-third or one-quarter that Obama was talking about. And I am assuming that Goldman is using the White House’s rosier economic forecasts when evaluating Obama’s plan.” ... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: The Obama Speech Downgrade
“Why did Standard & Poor's drop its "negative" long-term outlook bomb on America's AAA credit rating yesterday? S&P revealed no numbers not previously known to a "shocked" stock market, which dropped 140 points. So what's new?"... Continue Reading »
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Be “Patriotic” And Pay Up!
Then-Sen. Joe Biden: "It's Time To Be Patriotic ... Time To Jump In, Time To Be Part Of The Deal, Time To Help Get America Out Of The Rut."... Continue Reading »
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All Talk, No Walk
“On Tuesday, Obama Will Participate In A Town Hall In Virginia To Discuss His Plans To Reduce The Deficit.” ... Continue Reading »
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U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) Delivers Weekly Republican Address
“Hello. I’m doctor, and U.S. Senator, Tom Coburn from Oklahoma. “This was a historic week in Washington. For the first time in more than 15 years, Congress, under leadership of the House Republicans, is making significant spending cuts. While these cuts aren’t nearly enough, the American people should be encouraged. You have fundamentally changed the debate in Washington. Instead of increasing spending, Congress is now cutting spending. That is a monumental shift for Washington." ... Continue Reading »
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Halperin: Obama “Crosses A Line” Suggesting Republicans’ Ideas “Not American”
That's very rational, Mark Halperin. He also said it wasn't a critique of Paul Ryan's budget, saying that it undermined basic American values, but merely a description. Does that work?... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: President Obama’s Sputnik Moment Nose-Dives
President Barack Obama anchored his State of the Union address with a call for increasing investments in areas such as education, infrastructure and innovation — targeted spending he said would help create jobs and strengthen the country while the administration also tackled ballooning budget deficits.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On The Passage Of The ‘Path To Prosperity’ Budget Plan
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today regarding the passage of Paul Ryan’s ‘Path to Prosperity’ budget plan in the House of Representatives:... Continue Reading »
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Question for Carney: Is Fiscal Commission “Regressive And Economically Destructive?
Yesterday’s speech by the President was read by many to be an overtly political campaign speech. The White House then bolstered that argument by sending out a press release by campaign supporter AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka who offered plenty of red-meat rhetoric for the Democratic base. Interesting enough, in that statement Trumka took issue with the President’s own Fiscal Commission:... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On The Passage Of The Largest Spending Cut Since WWII
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today regarding the passage of the short-term budget that funds the government through the rest of the fiscal year and makes the largest single spending cut since World War II:... Continue Reading »
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Going Through The Motions?
“When It Comes To Deficit Reduction And Entitlement Reform, President Barack Obama Has Been A Master Of Mixed Signals.”... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying “Been There, Done That”
The Washington Post: Obama’s Proposal “Falls Short Of Targets Set By His Deficit Commission And House Republicans.” “President Obama unveiled a framework Wednesday to reduce borrowing over the next 12 years by $4 trillion — a goal that falls short of targets set by his deficit commission and House Republicans — and called for a new congressional commission to help develop a plan to get there.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On Barack Obama’s Budget Do-Over
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today in response to Barack Obama’s budget do-over:... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Budget (Re)Vision
After whiffing on his first budget, President Obama is prepared to lay-out a new budget (re)vision today. Unfortunately for those of us waiting for that “adult conversation” from the President, we may have to keep waiting as the early reports are indicating more vague rhetoric and talk of tax increases during a period of high-unemployment.... Continue Reading »
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Just Another Vague Speech
“Obama Will Not Blaze A Fresh Path When He Delivers A Much-Anticipated Speech Wednesday Afternoon At George Washington University.”... Continue Reading »
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Obama’s Leadership Mulligan
“President Barack Obama Will Lay Out His Plan For Reducing The Nation's Deficit Wednesday, Belatedly Entering A Fight Over The Nation's Long-Term Financial Future.” ... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: Obama 2006 vs. Obama January 2011 vs. Obama April 2011 on the Debt Ceiling
In March 2006, then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., found the notion of raising the debt ceiling quite distasteful.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On The Latest Budget Agreement
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement tonight: “I would like to thank Speaker Boehner and the Republican leadership for pushing for the largest spending cuts that make a difference but do not negatively impact American families and U.S. service members. Yet President Obama and Congressional Democrats still don’t get it - ending Washington’s addiction to spending is vital for economic certainty and creating jobs. It is truly remarkable that this President and his allies in Congress continue to stand in the way of even the most modest Republican spending reductions at a time when the country is borrowing nearly 40 cents of every dollar that it spends. Today’s achievement was the first step in what will be a long discussion on how to get our fiscal house in order and set a course for long-term job growth. Republicans are committed to solving our nation’s debt crisis and challenging President Obama’s unsustainable status quo.”... Continue Reading »
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The Democrats’ Failure To Lead
Obama Rejected The House Republicans’ Plan To Fully Fund The Military And Keep The Government Open For Another Week. “The White House and Senate Democrats rejected a proposal earlier Tuesday from House Republicans that would have funded the military through the end of the fiscal year and the rest of the government for one more week with $12 billion worth of cuts.” ... Continue Reading »
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Demonize And Dodge
The Chicago Tribune: “If Not The Ryan Plan, Democrats, Then What?” ... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About The House Republicans’ Budget, Vol. 4
The Chicago Tribune: “If Not The Ryan Plan, Democrats, Then What?” ... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About The House Republicans’ Budget
Brooks: “Today, Paul Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, is scheduled to release the most comprehensive and most courageous budget reform proposal any of us have seen in our lifetimes.”... Continue Reading »
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What They Are Saying About The House Republicans’ Budget, Vol. 2
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT): “I thank Chairman Ryan for having the courage not just to talk frankly about the danger America's national debt poses to the American people but also to propose a comprehensive program to cut the national debt.” ... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: “Paul Ryan’s Revolution Would Finish Reagan’s”
“Is Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” potentially the most important and necessary piece of economic legislation since President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981? Quite likely. The blueprint embraces free markets and individual choice to radically reshape America’s social welfare state for the 21st century and shrink government. Instead of looking for ways to finance an ever-expanding public sector, it would prevent Washington from growing to a projected 45 percent of GDP by 2050 (vs. 24 percent today) and instead reduce it to just under 15 percent by that year. Ryan would downsize government to its smallest size since 1950 and prevent the Europeanization of the American economy. The Ryan Path embraces dynamic growth, not managed decline and stagnation.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On Republicans’ 2012 Budget Proposal
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today on the release of the Republican budget proposal for fiscal year 2012:... Continue Reading »
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The Backseat Presidency
President Obama’s Poll Numbers Sink As Americans Realize His Failure To Lead On Solving The Country’s Problems. “Americans are giving President Barack Obama his lowest marks for leadership skills since he took office, with barely more than half of those surveyed for a new poll saying they see him as a ‘strong and decisive’ leader… The president’s lowest ratings were for having a clear plan for solving the country’s problems – only 36 percent said he has one, while 60 percent said he didn’t. Among Democrats, 62 percent said he has a plan, while 13 percent of Republicans and 30 percent of independents said the same.” ... Continue Reading »
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The Case Against Obama: Spending
Obama’s Political Advisors Say He Shouldn’t Get Dragged Into “Every Single Political Skirmish.” “‘There is a very strong gravitational pull in this town to try to drag the president to every single political skirmish and news story,’ said White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer.” ... Continue Reading »
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Phoning It In
Obama Punted Responsibility For The Budget To Biden. "President Obama on Wednesday tapped Mr. Biden, his 'sheriff' on the stimulus, to lead negotiations with Congress, though Mr. Biden already had a prearranged trip scheduled to visit Finland, Russia and Moldova next week."... Continue Reading »
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All Politics, All The Time
“For All The Effort Democrats Have Put Into Portraying Republicans To Be Hot On The Idea Of A Shutdown, It’s Really Democrats Who Are Talking Much More About It — Almost Incessantly.”... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On Republicans’ Budget Reforms
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today.... Continue Reading »
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Democrats’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“Senate Democrats Suffered A Wave Of Defections.” “Senate Democrats suffered a wave of defections Wednesday as their proposal to cut just over $6 billion from federal spending this year went down to defeat. The Democratic bill attracted two fewer votes than the rival GOP measure that would cut spending by another $57 billion this year.” ... Continue Reading »
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Democrats’ Budgetary Disaster
The Washington Post Notes That Democrats Have “Done Little To Engage Republicans” And Cannot Claim That They Have Met Republicans “Halfway” On Spending Cuts. “The Democrats' posturing that they have met Republicans ‘halfway’ on budget cuts does them no credit. Either they should take a stand and say they won't accept any further cuts, or they should begin a real negotiation that leads to a higher number. Obama signaled he was willing to deal when he said he was ‘prepared to do more.’ But the persistent claims of going ‘halfway’ when in fact Democrats have done little to engage Republicans on the issue will only hurt their credibility in the long run. Three Pinocchios.” ... Continue Reading »
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Tax Hike-U
Democrats Have "Barely Budged" In Developing Any Significant Spending Cuts. "Republicans -- and much of the news media -- measure the cuts from the 2010 budget, the last one signed into law. Under that scoring, the Republicans have cut $60 billion and the Democrats about $10 billion. The two sides are still $50 billion apart, but under this scenario, the Democrats have barely budged."... Continue Reading »
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Ridiculous, Indeed
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF BILL DALEY: “First of all, no business out there would be at the end of their first quarter and not have a budget for the year that they are in, much less putting a budget forward for ’12. We are only seven months away from the end of this fiscal year, and we don't have a budget, which is kind ofridiculous. No company could get away with that.” ... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: Democrats Keep Misleading On Claimed Budget ‘Cuts’
“‘The fact is that Democrats stand ready to meet the Republicans halfway on this. That would be fair.’ -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), March 3, 2011... Continue Reading »
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Give Or Take A Trillion
President Obama: “We’ve Got A Real Issue With Debts And Deficit, And So We’ve Got To Live Within Our Means.”... Continue Reading »
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Business The Obama Way
“Some Version Of The CR Is Needed To Avoid A Shutdown Since The Democratic-Led Congress Failed To Pass A Budget Last Year.”... Continue Reading »
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Republican National Committee Airs New Television Ad
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced today that it would begin airing on television in Wisconsin its most recent web video, “Obama’s Union Bosses.” The advertisement will air in Wisconsin and showcases the effort by Democrats and government unions to obstruct Republican reforms to tackle the debt at all levels of government and move the country forward.... Continue Reading »
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Define “Unproductive”
“House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Said Tuesday That Approving A Two-Week Budget Extension Instead Of Funding The Government For The Rest Of The Year Is ‘Inefficient, Unproductive [And] Demoralizing.’”... Continue Reading »
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Obama Fails To Lead
President Obama Flies Down For A Fundraising Party In Miami On March 4th, The Same Day The Government Runs Out Of Money. “President Barack Obama will travel to Florida next month to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Bill Nelson, who could face a rough road to re-election next year. The president will attend the March 4 event along with Nelson and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a source with knowledge of the event. The dinner and reception is being held at the Miami Beach, Florida home of Judith and Michael Adler, large contributors to Democratic candidates and causes. The source tells CNN that the money raised at the event will be split between Sen. Nelson's re-election bid and the DSCC.” ... Continue Reading »
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Republican National Committee Releases New Web Video
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced a new web video showcasing the effort by Democrats and public employee unions to obstruct Republican reforms to tackle the debt at all levels of government and move the country forward.... Continue Reading »
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Allergic To Leadership
“Senate Democrats Reject House GOP Proposal For Short Term Spending Measure.”... Continue Reading »
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Shutdown Groupies
Democrats Believe They Would Have “Political Edge On The Issue” If The Government Were To Shut Down. “Senate Democrats are talking about a possible government shutdown more than Republicans, a sign that Democrats are confident they have the political edge on the issue. Senate Democrats have met with senior White House officials in preparation for an intense clash with Republicans over government spending levels and a proposal to increase the national debt ceiling. The three highest-ranking Senate Democratic leaders warned on Thursday that a shutdown is a real possibility.” ... Continue Reading »
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A Contrast In Courage
REPUBLICANS LEAD: On Saturday, The Republican-Led House Of Representatives “Made Good On Its Pledge” And Passed Continuing Resolution Containing $60 Billion In Spending Cuts. “The House early Saturday approved a huge package of spending cuts, slashing more than $60 billion from domestic programs, foreign aid, and even some military projects, as the new Republican majority made good on its pledge to turn the grassroots fervor of the November elections into legislative action to shrink the size and scope of government. The vote, of 235 to 189, was a victory for the large, boisterous class of fiscally conservative Republican freshmen that is fiercely determined to change the ways of Washington and that forced party leaders to pursue far bigger cuts than originally planned.” ... Continue Reading »
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Can’t Walk It Back
Obama White House And Democrat Party Officials Tried To Dispel Claims That Obama And The DNC Were Involved In The Wisconsin Budget Dispute. “Over the weekend, the White House and Democratic Party officials pushed back against criticism from Republicans that Mr. Obama and his political network were meddling in the Wisconsin dispute.” ... Continue Reading »
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Bad Business
President Obama Will Visit The Intel Campus In Oregon Today, After Meeting With Silicon Valley Tech Executives In San Francisco Last Night. ... Continue Reading »
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Vetoing Leadership
“The Office Of Management And Budget On Tuesday Issued A Statement Indicating That Mr. Obama Will Veto The CR Bill As It Stands …” ... Continue Reading »
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O-Really? Fact Check
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “The President Seems To Think That - That Borrowing Money To Pay The Interest On The Debt Is Not Adding To The Debt. I Don't Understand That Math.” ... Continue Reading »
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Panic In The West Wing
The Wall Street Journal: “This was supposed to be the moment we were all waiting for. After three years of historic deficits that have added almost $4.5 trillion to the national debt, President Obama was finally going to get serious about fiscal discipline. Instead, what landed on Congress's doorstep on Monday was a White House budget that increases deficits above the spending baseline for the next two years. Hosni Mubarak was more in touch with reality last Thursday night.” ... Continue Reading »
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A Void In Leadership
The New York Times: “With the budget he is to unveil Monday, President Obama has not opted for the bold, comprehensive approach to reining in the fast-growing federal debt that his own fiscal commission has said is needed, now. That decision partly reflects Mr. Obama’s characteristic caution, but also a White House calculation: that ‘now’ is too soon for the nation’s political system.” ... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2012 budget:... Continue Reading »
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Tax Raiser In Chief
PolitiFact Rated Obama’s Claim That He Didn’t Raise Taxes Once FALSE. ... Continue Reading »
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Here Come The Lobbyists
Democrats Arranged A Meeting With Hundreds Of Lobbyists To Strategize On How To Keep Their Hands On The American Taxpayers’ Dollars. “In an e-mail obtained by ABC News, a top staffer for the key Senate Appropriations subcommittee called for a meeting of lobbyists and interest groups that would be affected by expected cuts to the Labor and [Health] and Human Services budget.” ... Continue Reading »
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Absence Of Presidential Leadership On Deficit Reduction Leaves America’s Future In The Balance
The morning after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address, which offered more in spending proposals than it did budget cuts, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) came out with some alarming numbers about our nation’s fiscal state – this year’s budget deficit is estimated to reach a record high of $1.5 trillion and unemployment will likely remain above 9 percent through 2011. This startling news confirms that our descent into job-crushing debt under the Obama Administration is only accelerating and that America’s jobs crisis isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.... Continue Reading »
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On The House Vote To Reduce Spending To 2008 Levels
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement regarding today’s vote in the House of Representatives to reduce non-defense spending to 2008 levels.... Continue Reading »
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In Case You Missed It: AP Fact Check: President Offers Far More Examples Of Spending Than Cutting’
“The ledger did not appear to be adding up Tuesday night when President Barack Obama urged more spending on one hand and a spending freeze on the other. Obama spoke ambitiously of putting money into roads, research, education, efficient cars, high-speed rail and other initiatives in his State of the Union speech.... Continue Reading »
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Who Is Gene Sperling?
Clinton’s Tax Hike Plan Was “Drafted In Large Part By Gene Sperling.” “The Clinton plan coupled tax increases with targeted cuts designed to spur job creation and economic growth. That's no coincidence; it was drafted in large part by Gene Sperling, one of Clinton's top economic advisers, who is now advising the Kerry campaign.” ... Continue Reading »
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