by Terrance Heath | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Yesterday House Republicans passed a budget with no new funding for job creation. Today a new report on black unemployment shows the urgent need for investment in job creation. In a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, “Projected Decline in Unemployment in...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Education, Jobs and Growth
Republicans in Congress today will vote on budget proposals that are essentially meaningless, except that they lay out how the GOP would like to structure federal policy and priorities. The White House has its own fact sheet about the House Republican budget. The...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
In a speech at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va. — a right-wing school established by the Rev. Jerry Falwell — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2016. The announcement makes Cruz the first Republican, and the first major...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Last week, Rep. Aaron Schock (R, Illinois) was defiant. “I’m not going anywhere,” the 33-year-old congressman assured everyone, despite the growing scandal over his lavish spending habits and questionable business dealings with his donors. This week things got so bad...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Health, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Budgets, as Rev. Jim Wallis says, are moral documents. They contain choices that reflect our priorities and define our values. The Republican-led House Budget Committee’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal, “A Balanced Budget For A Stronger America,” is a document full of...
