President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy of government shutdown and default. But what was done to fix the problem of growing debt that leads Washington to repeatedly raise the debt ceiling? Nothing. In fact, by Friday, the U.S. debt had rocketed past $17 […]
American businesses are in a holding period of uncertainty because of Obamacare. That’s the message Larry Patterson, owner of a glass-repair franchise in Dallas, delivered at The Heritage Foundation earlier this week. Speaking on a panel about rising insurance costs under Obamacare, Patterson explained how his business is facing the prospect of a huge hit. […]
Tetra Images Tetra Images/Newscom Restaurant owner Glenn Helseth and his wife have operated the Carrot Tree Kitchens Restaurant in Yorktown, Virginia, for more than a decade. Since the National Park Service owns the building in which his restaurant is housed, Helseth was forced to close his restaurant following the start of the government shutdown on […]
Photo credit: Newscom The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) finally updated the antiquated way it analyzes business taxes. The update is an important and long-overdue step that will modernize and vastly improve the way JCT scores bills and aid in the drive for tax reform. JCT plays an integral part in improving policy by estimating […]
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)(Pete Marovich/ZUMApress/Newscom) Last week, Representative Chris Smith (R–NJ) introduced a bill that would require qualified health plans offered on Obamacare exchanges to disclose whether the plan includes coverage of elective abortion. “This is a Right to Know bill,” explained Smith. “Americans have a right to know upfront and with full transparency when […]
WE NEED TO SEND MORE VETERANS TO WASHINGTON REPLACE RINO MITCH McCONNELL HELP ENSURE MATT WINS Join the Fight to Primary and RETIRE Mitch McConnell! Just as our veterans marched on Washington this past weekend to take on the Obama administration by tearing down his punitive “punish the people” barricades, we must send veterans marching on […]
(CNSNews.com) – There is a “bright side” to the failed Republican effort to protect the American people from Obamacare, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) told Fox News’s Megyn Kelly Wednesday night. He spoke after Congress passed a deal ending the government shutdown, raising the debt limit, and commencing bipartisan budget negotiations. “I think we’ve identified 20 […]
In his recent remarks, President Obama made a push to get a new farm bill enacted by the end of the year. Sound agriculture and food stamp policy should be the goal, not getting a farm bill done at all costs based on an artificial timeline. The House and Senate are going to conference on […]
(CNSNews.com) – A United Nations’ review of the United States’ compliance with international human rights norms will not happen as scheduled because of the partial government shutdown, and the chairman of the reviewing body blames the Republican Party. The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee was due to have examined the U.S. record on Thursday and Friday, […]
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 […]
