by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to weigh in on the Dow hitting an all-time high on Tuesday, a development clashing with President Obama’s assertion that across-the-board spending cuts would imperil the economy. “I don’t comment on markets,” Carney...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2013 | Health Care
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released an edition of its so-called “beige book,” that said the 2010 healthcare law is being cited as a reason for layoffs and a slowdown in hiring. “Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Thomas Freiden could not say whether his agency assisted the White House in preparing an estimate on the number of children in Maryland who supposedly would not get vaccines because of the sequester spending cuts, even though...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Posted on the White House webpage: ATTN Interested Parties, Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be...