WSJ: Martin Feldstein - Tax Increases Could Kill the Recovery
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Are House Democrats ready to make a $940 billion gamble on an imprecise estimate? Democrat spin on the Congressional...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference March 10, 2010 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following statement today on...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference March 3, 2010 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after...
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First, we were the party of no ideas: "One of our two great parties is now an...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference January 27, 2010 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
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Facing political fallout from this Administration's reckless spending spree, President Obama will reportedly use the State of the Union...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference January 20, 2010 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference December 16, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor...
May 13, 2009
President Obama's recent "jobs summit," and Speaker Pelosi's renewed focus on yet another "jobs bill" full of additional government...
May 13, 2009
As the president warns Republicans to "stop trying to frighten the American people," a look at his...
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December 9, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Conference...
May 13, 2009
President Obama's "jobs summit," coupled with Friday's release of November jobs numbers, once again raise serious questions about the...
May 13, 2009
Republican Leadership Press Conference December 8, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on...
May 13, 2009
"Statistics mean little for those who have lost a job, taken a pay cut, or watched their loved ones...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference December 2, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
May 13, 2009
Since passage of the Democrats' trillion dollar "stimulus," more than 2.8 million jobs have been lost and unemployment stands at...
May 13, 2009
During last year's campaign, then-Senator Obama unveiled a health care plan that he promised would save families up to...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after...
May 13, 2009
On November 18, 2009, President Obama arrived in South Korea, the final stop on his Asia trip. Although free...
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"It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of...
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U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after President Obama announced...
May 13, 2009
"If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it, and we will call it...
May 13, 2009
"Our team is working with members of Congress every day on this issue (health care), and it is my...
May 13, 2009
Today, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent, the highest level in 26 years. Rather than working with Republicans...
May 13, 2009
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence has a lot to say about the unemployment numbers released this morning: The...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after...
May 13, 2009
According to press reports, Democrats are planning to attach legislation to increase the national debt ceiling to the Fiscal...
May 13, 2009
Eight months ago the President signed a $787 billion "stimulus" bill that had been rammed through the House without...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks regarding the...
May 13, 2009
"The cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the federal budget. This rising...
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Today, the White House announced the first "hard" evidence of their effort to account for jobs created by the...
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Republican Leadership Press Conference October 14, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on the floor of...
May 13, 2009
"There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As...
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference and the American Energy Solutions Group,...
May 13, 2009
Even as unemployment approaches 10 percent nationwide, a recent Heritage Foundation analysis found that House Democrats' government takeover of...
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"What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great...
May 13, 2009
Posted by Declan McCullagh September 15, 2009 9:03 PM The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap...
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Congratulations. You're about to own $100 billion a year in student loans. The furor over President Obama's trillion-dollar...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
May 13, 2009
BACKGROUND On July 14, 2009, the Chairmen of the three House Committees with jurisdiction over health care...
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"I'm appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry's lobbying arm to buy...
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“I’m appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry’s lobbying arm to buy...
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To view this clip, click here. Excerpts below: "Republicans are ready to work for comprehensive health...
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"The American people know that true economic recovery starts with fiscal discipline in Washington, and tax relief for working...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks on the...
May 13, 2009
On August 25, 2009, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) each...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the six...
May 13, 2009
Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
May 13, 2009
To view this clip, click here. Transcript below: [Clip of Hoyer on the House floor] ...
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President's Economic Fiction White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel: "Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff,...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
May 13, 2009
"Now most of the money that we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following video today on MSNBC's Morning Joe. As reports continue...
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What the economy "is going through is a very necessary and healthy adjustment as [Americans] go back to living within...
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Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following hard-hitting jobs video on Hannity last night. In the...
May 13, 2009
"The American people are starting to get wise to the Democrat plan here. They understand the Democrat agenda is...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement to today's...
May 13, 2009
This is not about process; this is about runaway federal spending.Here are the facts on spending from this...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), on behalf of House...
May 13, 2009
Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass Layoffs By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Eleven weeks...
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"The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for...
May 13, 2009
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a...
May 13, 2009
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive...
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"Color us not particularly impressed with the record of the president for fiscal discipline to date, but hope springs...
May 13, 2009
House Republican Leader John Boehner appeared on Fox News to speak on how House Republicans will cut government waste...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) and Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) spoke with bloggers today about the cap and tax energy...
May 13, 2009
Gail Johnson doesn't think of herself as wealthy. The former pediatric nurse has spent 20 years building a chain...
May 13, 2009
Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's...
May 13, 2009
"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the...
May 13, 2009
Washington Post: "President Obama is requiring government agencies to find $100 million in savings. Next year's budget deficit will...
May 13, 2009
*This post originally published on Townhall.com by Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) President Obama is proposing a “cap and trade”...
May 13, 2009
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the...
May 13, 2009
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today regarding...
May 13, 2009
Guest post by Rep. Ed Royce (CA) The Democrat Leadership’s 2010 budget calls for an unprecedented $3.5 trillion in...
May 13, 2009
That was then For years, House Democrats criticized the Bush White House for proposing a five-year budget: Then-Ranking Member John...
May 13, 2009
That was then... Democrats criticized a budget that “excluded” a permanent fix for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)… House...
May 13, 2009
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a...
May 13, 2009
Click here to listen to the audio. Below is an excerpt from the interview: PENCE: "The Republican proposal...
May 13, 2009
Fiscal Policy: President Obama claims that Republicans "don't offer an alternative budget." In fact, they do, and it costs...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
May 13, 2009
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After...
May 13, 2009
By Rep. Jeb Hensarling I hope Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to rescue America's largest financial institutions works....
May 13, 2009
House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's...
May 13, 2009
The White House predicts 7.9% unemployment in 2010. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts 9.2% unemployment in 2010. Where are...
May 13, 2009
After a Democrat Administration passed an omnibus bill with language to eliminate a vital school choice program, swiping vouchers...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) has been stirring the pot lately, with her explosive House floor ventures and determined messages...
May 13, 2009
Video is powerful. Most people don't sit around watching C-SPAN2 all day but guess what? Everything that happens on...
May 13, 2009
House Republican Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC today to comment on AIG bonuses and question the provision that...
May 13, 2009
As Republicans fought to protect taxpayers from $350 billion in additional Wall Street bailouts, Democrats assured the American people...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans are outraged. They are outraged about bailouts. They are outraged about massive overspending. They are outraged about...
May 13, 2009
THAT WAS THEN: On February 12, President Obama visited employees at an Illinois Caterpillar plant and said, "when they...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement at a...
May 13, 2009
It was JUST TWO WEEKS AGO that the Administration said it was "confident" it knew how AIG was spending...
May 13, 2009
PROTECTING JOBS AND LOWERING TAXES Instead of raising taxes on all Americans in the midst of a recession, Republicans...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON - When it comes to President Obama and the Democrats these days, you couldn't knock Republican leaders of...
May 13, 2009
Republicans have a few big things on their side when it comes to the economy: the facts. These include...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
May 13, 2009
President Obama once criticized out-of-control spending and “enormous deficits” but... President Obama once criticized an “orgy of spending and...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in...
May 13, 2009
Republicans in the News: Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on FOX Business Happy Hour to discuss the "cramdown" housing bill....
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
May 13, 2009
President Obama says he supports slashing earmarks and making all spending decisions open to the public… President Obama Pledges...
May 13, 2009
The American people are hurting. Congress was right to take action to get this economy moving, but higher taxes...
May 13, 2009
President Obama promises that taxpayers making less than $250,000 would not have their taxes "increased a single dime." President Barack...
May 13, 2009
"We have an agenda in this country now that I would regard as being a radical agenda. I think...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after...
May 13, 2009
(CNN) - Mississippi Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor blasted the budget outline President Obama submitted to Capitol Hill today, saying...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in...
May 13, 2009
President Obama's address to Congress on Tuesday night foreshadowed the next development in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)...
May 13, 2009
"At first blush it seems somewhat strange that the Bankruptcy Code should provide less protection to an individual's interest...
May 13, 2009
The American people are hurting, and Republicans want to work with the President to get the American people...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - With consideration of the Democrats' omnibus spending bill set for tomorrow, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence released...
May 13, 2009
“Let's do what every American family, what every small business is doing - let's freeze federal spending immediately and...
May 13, 2009
American families and small businesses are making sacrifices and cutting expenses. Whether through tightening family budgets, or cutting expenses...
May 13, 2009
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, a Republican and U.S. Senate candidate from southwest Missouri, today responded to President Obama's call...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON -- No, the big stimulus plan won't "save or create 3.5 million jobs," as the president and congressional...
May 13, 2009
"The Congressional Budget Office says President Obama's giant economic recovery bill will actually hurt Americans' paychecks in the long...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in...
May 13, 2009
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to reports...
May 13, 2009
By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, February 11, 2009; A06 FORT...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans know we are in a serious recession.
The American people are hurting and Republicans know Congress must act...
May 13, 2009
New York Post: CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS
Access the original article here. By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent ELECTRIC...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, responded to charges from House Democrats...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press"...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in...
May 13, 2009
Contrary to conventional Beltway wisdom, the House Republicans' zero votes for the Obama presidency's stimulus "package" is looking like...
May 13, 2009
- Our nation is in a recession and millions of Americans are hurting. - Congress and the...
May 13, 2009
"... the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to...
May 13, 2009
Note: To view the speech, click here WASHINGTON, DC -- Following are the remarks delivered by Congressman Pence,...
May 13, 2009
House Republican leaders on Tuesday called for public release of the proposed omnibus legislation that would encompass the nine...
May 13, 2009
Today the House passed H.R. 1 [digest | votes], the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." The...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON – In response to the filing of the Democrat version of a stimulus bill, Congressman Mike Pence, chairman...
May 13, 2009
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.
Congress is right to take action to stimulate...
May 13, 2009
House GOP Leader: “Our proposals are rooted in the belief that fast-acting tax relief, rather than slow-moving and wasteful government...
May 13, 2009
TALKERS ON THE STIMULUS
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.
Congress is right to take action...
May 13, 2009
Today, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled its economic stimulus bill, the Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Relief Act....
May 13, 2009
Investor's Business Daily Editorial: "Show Us The Money"
Excerpts:
"One of the key principles of those who want to shrink...
May 13, 2009
We are in a recession, and the American people are hurting. House Republicans are on the side of the...
May 13, 2009
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following speech on the floor of the...
May 13, 2009
"[The Democrats' stimulus bill] doesn't include substantial tax cuts for American families, and it doesn't include necessary tax relief for...
May 13, 2009
On February 18, 2010, the President signed an executive order (EO) to establish the "National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and...
May 13, 2009
With unemployment at 10 percent and the Obama Administration reeling from the public distaste for its fiscally irresponsible...
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on...
May 13, 2009
Even as he campaigned on a platform of change and transparency, an examination of Barack Obama's comments during the...
May 13, 2009
"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see...
May 13, 2009
President Obama promised in his address to Congress that, "There are also those who claim that our reform effort...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) and Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) spoke with bloggers today about the cap and tax energy...
May 13, 2009
After three days of hearing on the cap and tax global warming legislation last week, Republicans are billing it...
May 13, 2009
Gail Johnson doesn't think of herself as wealthy. The former pediatric nurse has spent 20 years building a chain...
May 13, 2009
*This post originally published on Townhall.com by Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) President Obama is proposing a “cap and trade”...
May 13, 2009
by Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN) Yesterday, a report was issued by the special inspector overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief...
May 13, 2009
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the...
May 13, 2009
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar...
May 13, 2009
To view the video, click here. Excerpts from the transcript: "Candidly, now I know how the old...
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today regarding...
May 13, 2009
Guest post by Rep. Ed Royce (CA) The Democrat Leadership’s 2010 budget calls for an unprecedented $3.5 trillion in...
May 13, 2009
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to...
May 13, 2009
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget...
May 13, 2009
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is...
May 13, 2009
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the...
May 13, 2009
House Republican Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC today to comment on AIG bonuses and question the provision that...
May 13, 2009
American families and small businesses are making sacrifices and cutting expenses. Whether through tightening family budgets, or cutting expenses...
May 13, 2009
TALKERS ON THE STIMULUS
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.
Congress is right to take action...
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