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October 15, 2012
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Recently, the Congressional Budget Office reported that the country posted a deficit of $1.1 trillion in fiscal year 2012. Despite his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term, this is the fourth consecutive trillion-dollar deficit under President Obama. As the table below shows, th...
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September 24, 2012
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Today, when asked what the President’s plan was to save Social Security for future generations, top Obama advisor David Axelrod could not identify a single proposal that the President would consider, choosing instead to follow those like Vice President Biden and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wh...
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September 13, 2012
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Myth: HHS has not “gutted” welfare reform. Fact: Work requirements were at the core of welfare reform, and they have been the centerpiece of the law for 16 years. HHS now claims that work requirements are no longer mandatory, and that States can apply to HHS to opt out of the requirements. By claim...
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August 22, 2012
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Today, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation issued Problems and Priorities, its quadrennial survey of problems and challenges facing small business owners. The report highlights the failure of many Obama Administration policies to address the needs of small bus...
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April 27, 2012
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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures. GDP growth was a disappointing 2.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, well below what is needed to create jobs and put the country on a path to real growth and prosper...
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April 24, 2012
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1 million stay-at-home moms who would rather have been working in 2009-2011 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living Arrangements 1.6 million stay-at-home dads who would rather have been working in 2009-2011 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Surv...
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April 16, 2012
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Speaking at a White House Forum on Women and the Economy on April 6, President Obama said that earlier in his career Michelle Obama continued to work because "we didn't have the luxury for her not to work." That was FIVE DAYS BEFORE Hilary Rosen accused stay-at-home mom Ann Romney of "never working ...
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March 29, 2012
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The choice is clear. The House Republican Budget says “yes” to cutting government spending and creating jobs, while the President and Senate Democrats continue to say “no.” ###
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February 14, 2012
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President Obama’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal is a clear indication that he is not serious about reducing the nation’s burdensome, job-killing deficits and debt. Failing to fulfill his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term, Obama instead proposed a fourth consecutive year of deficits...
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February 1, 2012
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On February 1, 2009, President Obama said when speaking on the economy, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.” Three years later, the results couldn’t be clearer. The failed policies and broken promises of the President’s trillion dollar stimulus...
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