President Obama’s final budget request is full of the bloated bureaucracy we’ve come to expect. The proposal, which is over $4 trillion, places a fee on oil and raises taxes. Of particular target though is Obama’s plan to fund environmental initiatives at the demise of economic prosperity. A few specifics: The economy will continue to […]
Crony Capitalist Payoffs for California in Paul Ryan’s Budget
December 21, 2015 by
The $1.1 trillion federal budget deal boosts spending by 6 percent, extends about 50 expiring tax breaks, and funds an array of goodies meant to please both California Democrats and Republicans. California’s congressional Representatives and Senators should receive lots of constituent cheer after passing a five-year, federal $325 billion highway bill in early December, and then […]
Rosemary Jenks: Budget Bill Helps Jihadis and Criminal Aliens, Hurts Americans
December 19, 2015 by
The Director of Government Relations at NumbersUSA, Rosemary Jenks, the 1.1 trillion 2016 spending bill, is “a huge debacle. Not only can we not afford it. It’s actually going to hurt the livelihood of Americans. It’s going to help jihadis. It’s going to help criminal aliens. It’s going to help refugees coming from the Middle East […]
House approves BUDGET DEAL in big 266-167 vote
October 29, 2015 by
House lawmakers in both parties joined forces Wednesday to pass a sweeping budget deal that marks both a parting victory for outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and a valedictory gift for his likely replacement, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). The final vote was 266 to 167, with 79 Republicans joining every Democrat in sealing passage. Ryan was among […]
Budget BETRAYAL: GOP’s Path to Victory … for Hillary
October 28, 2015 by
At close to midnight Monday, Republican leadership in Congress – outgoing House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – dropped a bomb on members of their respective chambers: a budget bill secretly negotiated with the Obama White House. Without consulting GOP representatives elected on a promise of stopping the Obama agenda, the […]
Speaker-in-Waiting PAUL RYAN Abandons Opposition to Big-Spending Budget Deal
October 28, 2015 by
House Speaker-in-waiting Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)58% is suddenly supporting the big-spending budget deal that effectively writes lame-duck President Obama a blank check to rack up debt. “What I’ve heard from members over the last two weeks is a desire to wipe the slate clean, put in place a process that builds trust, and start focusing […]
GOP Congress Signing Off on Two Year Budget That Would Empower Obama
October 27, 2015 by
GOP leaders in Congress are preparing to rush through a two-year budget that would leave President Barack Obama with roughly $40 billion in extra domestic spending, plus an unfettered ability to attack undefended conservative causes via his regulations and management directives. Last last night, Congress released the outlines of the deal, which is slated to […]