With a “compromise” on the debt standoff possibly happening early this week, it is useful to look back to see how we got here in the first place. The current debt crisis did not happen overnight; its roots can be traced back to when the housing market bubble burst back in 2007. The reckless lending […]
The leadership on both sides of the aisle has failed the American people. Today’s plan is an easy way out that could have been hammered out months ago. The “compromise” that has tentatively been reached does not solve the real problem: spending. Read more at Politico here.
Far from being a game-changer, this latest speech was just more of the same old, tired arguments from President Obama. Obama’s speech will not spur a compromise and it actually highlighted to many Americans that his failed liberal policies have led us to the debt crisis we are in. The fact is, Obama has accumulated […]
Republicans would be following the Nancy Pelosi form of governing if they went along with the “Gang of Six” proposal. Remember what Pelosi said about Obamacare, “We have to pass the bill to find out what is in it.” Senate and House Republicans will be making the same mistake if they agree to the “Gang […]
Today the House of Representatives will be voting on one of the most important pieces of legislation that it will take up in the 112th Congress. The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, if passed, would put America back on the path towards fiscal responsibility. We are a nation in economic crisis thanks to […]
With the monthly unemployment rate rising to 9.2 percent last week and only 18,000 jobs created in the month of June – the economic outlook is very bleak for America. Already, July is looking like another stagnant job month with over 400,000 Americans already getting the pink slip in the first week. Our economy has […]
In an economy where we have been shedding over 400,000 jobs for 13 straight weeks – tax hikes on American families are not the answer. What we saw over the weekend is a classic debate between liberals and conservatives. Liberals see government as the answer to our nation’s problems. conservatives see more freedom and opportunity […]
Part of the Obama administration’s modus operandi is to play class warfare. The Obama administration latest target to solve our $14 trillion national debt is to close a supposed tax loophole for “corporate jet owners.” The reality is the Treasury Department will only receive $3 billion over the course of a decade if the supposed […]
What is happening in Minnesota is an ideological battle between conservatives and liberals. Mark Dayton, Minnesota’s ultra liberal governor supports a state budget larger than $34 billion. Conservatives in the Minnesota state legislature argue that the state must live within its means, and cannot afford a budget over $34 billion. While the two sides are […]
This could be a seminal week in Washington. President Obama will finally be kicking off the debt negotiations at the White House with Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. Since May, the Treasury Department has been shifting money around so America does not default on its $14 trillion debt. Those treasury tactics will run […]
Citizens United signed the “Cut Cap & Balance” pledge because it is the only plan out there that deals with America’s debt crisis. America is in unchartered waters, our debt is unsustainable and future generations will suffer if we do not take concrete action now. In hard economic times American families cut, cap, and balance […]
As a supporter of the Republican Study Committee’s “Cut, Cap, and Balance” pledge, Citizens United today endorsed Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz’s amendment that would cut an additional 10.4 percent or $1.8 billion, from the FY12 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The Chaffetz amendment will smartly cut the bureaucratic Food for Peace program as well as […]