by Bill Scher | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Last week, three Republican senators expected to run for president, Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida, sat for an extended roundtable discussion with ABC's Jonathan Karl. While it was hosted by the Koch brothers organization Freedom...
by Bill Scher | Jan 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Obama Rallies Dems To Fight Cuts... Obama calls for end to "mindless austerity." AP: "...President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both parties agreed to four years ago when...
by Bill Scher | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Obama Fires Shot In Budget Battle "Obama Wants To End The Era Of Sequestration" reports HuffPost: "President Barack Obama will propose a budget on Monday that calls for an estimated 6.8 percent increase in discretionary spending [which] would be offset by cutting...
by Bill Scher | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
WH Steps Up Fast-Track Push USTR Michael Froman testifies to House and Senate in favor of fast-track. The Hill: "Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voiced support for passage of a fast-track bill ... Senate Finance panel Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) ... said...
by Bill Scher | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Record Low Deficits "Federal deficit falling to lowest in Obama presidency" reports USA Today: "The federal government's 2015 budget deficit will fall slightly this year to $468 billion ... The annual deficit topped $1 trillion for each of Obama's first four years in...
