GOP Senators Try to Block Spending Bills
deciding what appropriate spending levels for the year should be,” Corker said.
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deciding what appropriate spending levels for the year should be,” Corker said.
Yes, Republicans ostensibly are seeking to cut the deficit without increasing taxes on anyone, making it appear as if they are motivated by finances.
He is late arriving to the idea that those programs should be “on the table.”
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is up for re-election next year, said the business community should air some television ads of its own on what will happen without a debt limit increase.
We don’t believe we should be raising taxes,” the Virginia Republican said during his weekly meeting with reporters.
We don’t believe we should be raising taxes,” Cantor said during his weekly meeting with reporters.
Asked about Boehner’s announcement, Geithner said, “We know this is very hard to do, but they should not walk away now from trying to do something good for the country.”
“Despite good-faith efforts to find common ground, the White House will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes,” Boehner said in a statement.
In an interview on CSPAN’s Newsmakers program, scheduled to air Sunday morning, the Ohio Republican bluntly warns that without a balanced budget vote, he and more than 30 of his fellow conservatives
Earlier this week, Obama floated a Social Security reform trial balloon to the media without giving an advanced warning to Congressional Democrats, specifically Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev
Cantor said any revenue from closing loopholes should go toward cutting other taxes, not shrinking the deficit.
Listen, we’re not for any proposal that increases taxes, and any type of discussion should be coupled with offsetting tax cuts somewhere else.”
It doesn’t specify which programs should be cut, but it requires that everything, including military spending, be on the table. “What we do is force Congress to have a process,” he explained.
Republicans successfully argued in a lower court that without a primary, the parties’ central committees should have the power to nominate a single candidate.
Our focus should be on getting our economy back on track by making the spending reductions and structural reforms necessary to address our nation’s out-of-control debt.
It reads, “Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War without firing a single shot.”
Every presidential, Senate and House candidate should tread carefully.
of the cost problem arises from the lack of coordination between programs, leading to mismanagement of care and waste, with far more hospital days and higher nursing home and rehabilitation costs than should
The day after the Fourth of July should be the start of one of the sacrosanct recess weeks.
And by giving the green light to fundraising appearances, the FEC thrusts lawmakers into questionable territory, some election lawyers say, because the super PACs are required to operate without