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The Future of TARP
Jan 16, 2009
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Yesterday, we learned that the Senate approved the use of the second half of $700-billion financial service sector bailout funds. They did so on the assumption that the Obama administration will know how to use these funds better than Bush Administration has. There's even been a lot of talk around...
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Bachmann Offers Amendment to Protect Taxpayers
Jan 15, 2009
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Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, offered a taxpayer-friendly amendment to H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act.
Her amendment would keep in place current taxpayer protections in the HOPE for Homeowners program. H.R....
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SCHIP Reauthorization Flawed
Jan 14, 2009
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Any minute now, the House will be voting on H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2009. While I support the goals of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the bill on the floor reauthorizes it in a grossly irresponsible manner. At a time when the American pe...
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Bachmann Re-Introduces Crucial Health Care Legislation
Jan 14, 2009
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Today, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann reintroduced the Health Care Freedom of Choice Act, a bill that would improve America’s flawed health care model by increasing patient choice, lowering costs and breaking down barriers that restrict access to care.
“There are few choices people make that are mo...
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Death Tax Gets New Life
Jan 13, 2009
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Democrat leadership in Congress and President-Elect Barack Obama have made it perfectly clear that they are dead set on renewing the Death Tax rather than letting it expire in 2010.
An editorial in today's Wall Street Journal does a nice job detailing the ins-and-outs of the death tax and it's impa...
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Bachmann Condemns Rush to Spend Another $350 Billion in Taxpayer Funds on Failed Program
Jan 13, 2009
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Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement in a hearing on the “Priorities for the Next Administration - Use of TARP Funds under EESA:”
“Today, our Committee is meeting to discuss detailed ways in which the...
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OP-ED: The Israel - Gaza Conflict
Jan 13, 2009
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The current conflict in Gaza has drawn worldwide attention and concern. No one likes to see the destruction, the loss of life, the grief. But, Israel was pushed into a corner with no other option than to defend and protect its people. Now, it is time that Congress - and the soon to be Obama Administ...
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Bachmann Defends Israel's Right to Protect Its People
Jan 9, 2009
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Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6) reaffirmed her support for the people of Israel and voted for the bipartisan resolution, H.Res. 34, which recognizes Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks by Hamas, reiterates the United States’ strong support for Israel, and supports th...
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Trial Lawyers Win Big
Jan 9, 2009
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Today, the House passed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act at the urging of its Democrat leadership. While these bills sound well and good by name alone, the fact of the matter is that they do nothing for the struggling American worker and go a long way in lining the pockets o...
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OP-ED: The road to prosperity
Jan 7, 2009
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The New Year has just arrived and President-elect Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress have already begun constructing a plan to spend more of your money in 2009. They are calling it a stimulus, but it sounds a lot more like a combination of corporate handouts and government jobs progra...
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