White House Sees House GOP as Useful Foil
Cantor’s tax cut bill was “good news for Donald Trump, good news for Oprah Winfrey, bad news for working families across America.”
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For Some, All Politics Is Postal
She is fighting to keep a mail-processing center open — and retain the jobs it provides — in Easton, Md., as part of the Senate debate this week. But Sen.
Senate Democrats Unveil New Jobs Proposal
Cantor said last week that his bill would “put more revenues, more money into the hands of small-business owners so that they can reinvest those funds to retain and create more jobs and to grow their
House, Senate to Plug Tax Measures
At the same time, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) this week will begin rolling out a key small-business tax plan that was part of the GOP’s Pledge to America in 2010.
Schiff and Bass: Intensify Efforts to Win Global War for Talent
The next step is to enable these foreign students to call America home after they graduate.
Heritage Foundation Illustrates Travel Restriction Loopholes
Just five years ago, Congress amended its ethics rules to prohibit private groups that retain lobbyists from arranging, organizing and financing most Congressional trips that last longer than one
Health Care: Fluctuating Pressure on Law
In June, the Supreme Court could strike down the most high-profile elements of the law, including the requirement that most people in America buy medical coverage.
Republicans Pan Obama Tax Plan
“It also goes hand-in-hand with House Democrats’ Make It In America comprehensive jobs plan by providing incentives for manufacturing and research that will help us retain our role as the world’s
Yoshihara: Seizing America’s Demographic Advantage
Republican presidential hopefuls tell us America doesn’t want to become Europe. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum’s hat trick in the heartland bears this out.
Heath Shuler Latest in Long Line of Blue Dog Losses
But I think, in terms of the ideas behind the Blue Dogs, is what America wants. I think it’s still a very viable and credible organization,” the Utah Democrat said.
Birman: Nothing to Hide but Everything to Fear
How very different from a life in America, secured from fear by the assurances of individual liberty.
Wittman: More Aircraft Carriers Are Key to American Influence
To retain the greatest Navy in the world, we need to maintain our fleet capabilities, or we will lose the ability to project power in the 21st century and our competitive edge at sea and in our industrial
Cantor Quietly Finds Success in Hollywood
Asked whether that position matched with his vigorous support for the free market, Cantor told Roll Call, “I think that the general sense that America needs to improve its ability to attract and
Padden: Tax Code Hurts Firms That Keep Jobs in U.S.
The tax code provisions that reward GE for moving jobs offshore and penalize Disney for keeping its jobs here in America are indefensible.
Republican Joins Calls for News Corp. Investigation
News Corp. and its subsidiary News America spent $5.3 million last year lobbying the U.S. government on issues that included legislation that would limit the volume of televised advertisements and
Obama’s Afghanistan Drawdown Plan Divides GOP
“America, it is time to focus on nation-building here at home,” he said. On one hand, Obama’s announcement drew a strong rebuke from key Republican hawks.
Democrats Promise to Keep Up Medicare Attacks Through 2012
We will, as Democrats, take the fight almost anywhere in America to protect Medicare: East Coast, West Coast, Lake Eerie.”
GOP Wants Constitution Read on House Floor
The rules package, which must be adopted by the full House on Jan. 5, includes many of the proposals outlined this fall in the Republicans’ “Pledge to America” governing document.
Unions Attack Pay Freeze, While Boehner Gives It Props
The major unions representing federal employees immediately attacked the proposal, saying it would hurt the government’s ability to retain and attract high-quality workers while doing little to make
Obama Can Be Like Reagan With Tax Reform
It would triple the standard deduction, retain the popular mortgage interest deduction and child and earned income tax credits and permanently eliminate the alternative minimum tax.