12/11/17
No one wants to be blamed for a government shutdown, but there are deep divisions on several issues and neither side will give up easily. Don’t count on anything until the dust settles. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Republican tax plan, Sen. Tom Carper, ANWR, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Child Tax Credit, Alternative Minimum Tax, estate tax, GovCare individual mandate, Roy Moore, Sen. Susan Collins, Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Mark Walker, DACA Program, Pensacola rally, border wall funding, visa overstays, sanctuary cities, chain migration, E-verify, continuing resolution, omnibus spending bill, Senate filibuster rule, Budget Contol Act, government shutdown
10/30/17
To make GOP Tax Plan affordable: boost investment vs. consumption, slash tax preferences, get serious about spending cuts. Read More...Tags: reconciliation process, budget resolution, Rep. Kevin Brady, secular stagnation, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, Rep. Jim Costa, Chicago Booth, 2009 ecoomic stimulus package, Rep. Richard Neal, David Stockman, Sen. Bob Corker, Rep. Mark Walker, middle class tax cut, Speaker Paul Ryan, Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furmer, President Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Kevin Hassett, trickle-down economics
08/28/17
There is no bipartisan consensus to solve the fiscal problem so the majority party should lead the way. Read More...Tags: political posturing, debt limit, Treasury Department, Treaasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Republcan Study Committee, Rep. Mark Walker, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, appropriation bills, continuing resolution, MASA Act, Rep. Diane Black, filibuster rule, border wall funding, Sen. John Cornyn, DACA Program, President Donald Trump, Phoenix rally, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, immigration reform