Posts of type: Need To Know
Mar 23, 2012
Need To Know - Clean Bill Of Health?
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the president authorizing his signature health reform package. During the divisive health care debate, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.” But the more Americans learn about this act, the more they dislike the president’s reforms.
Mar 20, 2012
Need To Know - Path To Prosperity
House Republicans unveiled the fiscal year 2013 budget today which aims to reform and modernize government through real spending discipline and restored economic freedom. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity cuts spending by $5 trillion relative to the president’s budget, prevents the White House’s proposed tax increases and reduces deficits by $3 trillion compared to the Obama administration’s financial plan. The blueprint also trims the federal debt by placing the budget on a path to being balanced and shrinks the size of government to 20 percent of the economy by 2015, allowing the private sector to grow and create jobs.
Mar 8, 2012
Need To Know - Back To Work
The bipartisan “JOBS Act” cleared its first legislative hurdle today when House lawmakers passed the six-bill package that aims to spur job growth and jumpstart the economy. Getting Americans back to work by promoting jobs and facilitating small business capital has been a constant theme of the Republican-led House. The Small Business Administration reports that over 60 percent of new jobs in America are generated by small businesses. This is why Congress must break down the burdensome barriers job creators face from excessive federal regulations.
Mar 1, 2012
Need To Know - JOBS Act
House lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan legislative package this week designed to spur job growth and jumpstart the economy. The six-bill “JOBS Act” contains proposals with broad support from Congress, the White House and small business owners nationwide. Incentivizing America’s small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs is a key ingredient for job creation. Accordingly, these reforms target job creators in an attempt to increase capital and boost the economy.
Feb 18, 2012
Guest Column In The Clarion-Ledger: Administration stalls job growth by blocking pipeline
As gas prices continue to fluctuate amid uncertainty in the Middle East, the president has once again shown that he is out of touch with the American people. On Jan. 18, the Obama administration denied a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, a shovel-ready construction project that would create American jobs and energy. Estimates forecast that this pipeline would create 20,000 construction jobs and transport more than 1 million barrels of oil per day from Canada and the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana to Gulf Coast refineries.
Feb 17, 2012
Need To Know - Stagnant Stimulus
Today marks the three year anniversary of the president penning his so-called “stimulus” package into law. The Obama administration promised Americans that this trillion-dollar plan would keep unemployment rates under 8 percent. Unfortunately, the Labor Department’s latest jobs figures reported that unemployment has been above 8 percent for 36 consecutive months.
Feb 9, 2012
Need To Know - Budget Transparency
Efforts to put the federal government on a path to a balanced budget and pay down the debt continued in the House this week with the passage of two bills that aim to streamline federal accounting. In times past, both political parties have failed to improve Washington’s spending ailments. These common-sense bipartisan bills enhance budget accuracy and target wasteful spending, giving taxpayers confidence that Congress is serious about improving America’s fiscal health.
Feb 3, 2012
Need To Know - Pro-Growth Budgeting
The House reinforced its budget improvement efforts this week, passing bills to modernize the way that nonpartisan scorekeepers tally legislation and reform the budget baseline. This move comes on the heels of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual Budget and Economic Outlook report, which projected that the federal deficit will breach the trillion dollar mark for the fourth consecutive year.
Jan 27, 2012
Need To Know - Familiar Rhetoric, Failed Record
The president delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday offering the familiar rhetoric of his failed record. The Republican-led House has advanced nearly 30 jobs bills that aim to meet some of the exact goals outlined in the president’s speech. However, these bills are being stalled by the president’s political allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Jan 24, 2012
Need To Know - 1,000 Days And Counting
Today marks the 1,000th day since the Democratic-controlled Senate has produced a federal budget. Federal government debt has exceeded $15 trillion and non-defense discretionary spending has jumped 84 percent under the current administration, which is responsible for the three largest deficits in American history. The Labor Department’s latest job figures revealed that unemployment has been above 8 percent for 35 consecutive months.
