05/06/19 Filed in:
SpendingSeems like there is a perennial battle over renewing the charter of the Export-Import Bank. Hopefully, this coalition letter will help to break the log jam and lead to the elimination of this superfluous agency. Read More...Tags: Export-Import Bank, Board below quorum, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Works, Heritage Action, National Taxpayers Union
The president and his party have contributed importantly to the failure of Congress to address important issues in a timely manner. Read More...Tags: continuing resolution, Zika virus, Obamacare bailout, defense funding bill, lame duck session, omnibus spending bill, Export-Import Bank, Sen. Richard Shelby, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Flint Michigan water, Louisiana flooding, Internet giveaway, Rep. Mark Meadows, Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Barbara Mikulski, JASTA, 9/11/attack, nuclear instability, President Obama's vetoes, veto override
09/05/16 Filed in:
SpendingOur political leaders will never solve the fiscal problem if they don’t start acting differently. Read More...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, continuing resolution, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget, mid-session review, discretionary spending, mandatory spending, Press Secretary Josh Earnest, log rolling, defense appropriations bill, targeted spending cuts, Prime Cuts 2016, government fees, Federal Communicaiton Commission, Amtrak Loan, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, Solyndra, Export-Import Bank, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, lawfare, Volkswagen defeat device, Environmental Protection Agency, don't kill the goose, side payments to activist groups
10/19/15 Filed in:
Political SystemInstead of forcing a budget showdown, conservatives might consider engaging in a series of skirmishes. Read More...Tags: reader feedback, House leadership transition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, filibuster, Planned Parenthood , fetal body parts, Export-Import Bank, discharge petition, Americans for Prosperity, Tresury Secretary Jacob Lew, House Speaker John Boehner, defense policy bill, trade promotion authority, TransPacific Partnership, Keystone pipeline, oil export ban
If there’s going to be a shutdown, it shouldn’t be about Planned Parenthood. Read More...Tags: appropriation bills, filibuster, budget showdown, continuing resolution, Planned Parenthood funding, Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Marco Rubio, Export-Import Bank, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell