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Republicans Push to Repeal ObamaCare Funds
Reuters: In a renewed attack against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul program, House Republicans voted on Tuesday to deny funding for a central element of the law that sets up marketplaces for people to shop for health insurance coverage. ... (more).
NY Times: Americans Favor Budget Cuts Over Raising Taxes on Job Creators
While most Americans say corporations do not pay their fair share in taxes, they still prefer cuts in government spending to increasing taxes on corporations as a means of cutting the federal budget deficit, according to a recent New York Times/CBS News poll. ... (more).
Wall Street Journal Editorial: Property Rights Knockout
Ever since the Supreme Court's misguided 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, states have been passing their own laws to protect property owners from abuses of eminent domain. One of those laws was enforced this month in California, and the decision is a major victory for property rights. ... (more).
Bloomberg: Geithner Says U.S. Has until Aug. 2nd to Raise Debt Limit
By taking “extraordinary measures,” the U.S. can keep borrowing until Aug. 2 after reaching its $14.29 trillion legal debt limit no later than May 16 unless Congress acts, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said. The Treasury Department will take steps starting this week to provide additional borrowing room. ... (more).
A Ronald Reagan Budget
According to Wall Street Journal opinion writer Daniel Henninger, Paul Ryan's budget offers much more than deficit-reduction brimstone. ... (more).
Ryan Budget Advances to House Floor
The House Republican 2012 budget resolution cutting $5.8 trillion over 10 years was reported out of the Budget Committee on Wednesday night after a day-long markup. It now heads to the House floor for a vote set for next week. ... (more).
The Hill: Ryan’s $5.8 Trillion Put on Fast Track
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a 2012 budget resolution that would cut $5.8 trillion over 10 years and reform entitlements, igniting a new fiscal battle that could make the fight over 2011 spending look like a minor skirmish. … The resolution will be marked up in committee on Wednesday and is headed for a floor vote next week. ... (more).
Red Tape Cut in ObamaCare Law
Congress on Tuesday revoked the first significant parts of President Obama’s health care initiative when the Senate voted overwhelmingly to eliminate a burdensome tax paperwork requirement the law imposes on businesses. Republicans see this as a 'down payment on total repeal' of Obama initiative. ... (more).
The GOP Path to Prosperity
The House Republicans' budget proposal cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president's budget over the next 10 years and puts the nation on track to pay off our national debt. ... (more).
GOP Aim: Cut $4 Trillion
House Republicans will present this week a 2012 budget proposal that would cut more than $4 trillion from federal spending projected over the next decade. ... (more).
Time for a Budget Game-Changer
Assurance that current tax levels will remain in place would provide an immediate stimulus. House Republican budget planners are on the right track. ... (more).
Republicans Target Left’s Pet Causes
At every turn, the GOP is attacking sacred cows of the left. The party has already voted to kill all federal funding for Planned Parenthood, a longtime conservative nemesis. NPR may lose its federal support. Republicans have targeted the Environmental Protection Agency for investigation and are moving to kill a federal program that benefits environmental activist groups like Defenders of Wildlife. ... (more).
Senate to Vote on Repealing Portion of Health Care Law
The Senate set up a vote for Tuesday on a bill that would make the first significant change to President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul law. ... (more).
Tea Party to Storm Capitol for ‘Gut Check’
The “Continuing Revolution” rally comes amid a drawn-out spending debate that is testing the ties between GOP leaders and the tea party movement, which Republicans acknowledge helped push them to victory in last year’s elections, but which now wants to see its support translate into major legislative victories. ... (more).
Congressional Republicans Want More Fencing, Sensors, Agents and Drones to Keep Out All Illegal Immigrants
Congressional Republicans are drafting legislation that would require the federal government to develop a plan to add more fencing, sensors, agents and even drones to stop every illegal entry into the United States. ... (more).
