The Deal That’s No Deal

To hear Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tell it, America’s long national nightmare is over. Except…it’s not. Our national nightmare isn’t the government shutdown; it’s Obamacare. Congressional leaders have been congratulating themselves on reaching a deal to spend more of our money—a deal that keeps their own special Obamacare treatment. But while […]

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Rep. Raul Labrador: “It Would Be Crazy” to Negotiate with White House Now on Immigration

Newscom/Olivier Douliery/ABACAUSA.com President Obama said that once the debate over Obamacare and the debt limit subsides, he’s planning to make a push for immigration reform. But a pro-reform conservative in the U.S. House said Obama’s recent actions have made an immigration deal impossible. Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID), a proponent of immigration reform, urged his colleagues […]

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Asia: What’s at Stake for America

Newscom The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical importance of U.S.–Asia relations. The report documents in graphic form important economic, geographic, military, and political trends in the region and emphasizes the need for the […]

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Obamacare’s Secret Is Out

Timing is everything. And just as Congress’s focus seems to be drifting from Obamacare’s ravages on the economy, Americans are learning the reason this law’s implementation was postponed until after the presidential election. That reason is becoming clear as person after person opens the mail. Insurance costs are going up. For many, not just going […]

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Rep. Peter King Against the USA and Conservatives: ‘We Have to Start Going After Ted Cruz by Name’

(CNSNews.com) – If Congress passes legislation deferring a decision on the debt ceiling and stopgap government funding, Republicans should anticipate another crisis in six to eight weeks, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said on Monday. “We have to anticipate Ted Cruz is going to try to do this again. Ted Cruz and 30 or 40 people […]

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Surrender on Obamacare Plus Higher Spending

Newscom According to news reports, Congress is waving the white flag in what appears as a proposal of nearly complete surrender. First, lawmakers would give up on using Congress’s constitutional power of the purse to stop Obamacare. Second, they would give in to liberals’ demands for increased spending on wasteful and inappropriate discretionary programs. According […]

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Two Things Washington Cannot Ignore

Members of Congress are still at an impasse—they cannot agree on the debt limit, spending cuts, Obamacare, or funding the government. The House has passed a variety of bills that would have reopened portions of the federal government, but the Senate has rejected them all. As they volley proposals back and forth, there are two […]

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Congress Cloakroom: October 14 – October 18; Actions on Obamacare

House Cloakroom Analysis: Over the past several weeks, the House passed several bills to fund the entire government while defunding/delaying/undermining Obamacare and then nearly a dozen bills to fund various government agencies and functions like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the national parks. These solutions have been rejected by President Obama and the Senate each and every time. Things […]

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