12/17/18
SAFE proposed four relatively modest goals for the closing weeks of the 115th Congress; guess how many of them will be achieved this year. Read More...Tags: unified Republican government, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump, repeal and replace GovCare, Sen. John McCain, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, debt limit, Sen. David Perdue, farm bill, governmment shutdown, border wall funding, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, NAFTA, USMCA, Sen. Pat Toomey, Thomas Donohue, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Rep. Trey Gowdy
05/21/18
The fiscal problem needs to be attacked more aggressively than it has been in recent years. and we agree with Milton Friedman that there is no chance of success without doing a much better job of controlling government spending. Read More...Tags: president's budge proposal, Mick Mulvaney, Senate Budget Committee, House Budget Committee, Congressional Budget Office, appropriation bills, Senate filibuster rule, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. David Perdue, President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Milton Friedman, Peterson Foundation, fiscal summit, Debt matters, Insuffiicent revenues, carbon tax, Erica Werner, Sen. Jeff Flake, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen Bob Corker
11/13/17
The GOP tax plan is poorly explained, gives short shrift to the dictates of fiscal responsibility, and muddles or misses tax reform opportunities. It’s as though Republicans caved to anticipated objections before the debate began. Read More...Tags: pro-growth tax reform, victory for the middle class, individual tax cuts, busines tax cuts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, trickle-down economics, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, two-for-one plan, SimpleTax, tax brackets, tax preferences, free rider problem, Child Tax Credit, wind production tax credit, dividends, capital gains, death tax
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
07/17/17
Why is a special counsel investigating alleged GOP collusion with the Russians in the 2016 elections? Read More...Tags: Wilkileaks, Russian hackers, Clinton campaign, Trump campaign, FBI investigation, FBI Director James Comey, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel appointment, banker Jamie Dimon, no free lunch principle, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen Ted Cruz, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. John McCain, Mark Short, Donald Trump Jr.
09/26/16
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
10/19/15
Instead 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
09/28/15
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