by Jane Richey | Sep 23, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Out-of-control spending by Congress and the Obama Administration has once again maxed out the latest debt limit—a nearly $17 trillion burden that harms job growth [1], gives special interests a pass, and lowers American families’ personal income. Inspired by Dave...
by Jane Richey | Aug 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
The federal government has been low-balling the public for years on how much debt it actually has, a University of California, San Diego economics professor says, adding that the real amount is $70 trillion – not $16.9 trillion. James Hamilton’s claim the United...
by Jane Richey | May 30, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
A record 72,600,000 were enrolled in Medicaid for at least one month in fiscal 2012, up from 71,700,000 in fiscal 2011, according to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), which provides an annual report to Congress on Medicaid and the...
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
In 2010, FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, attempted to debunk a rumor that the pending Obamacare legislation exempted members of Congress and their staffs from its provisions. They snarkily replied, “No. This twisted claim is based on...
by Jane Richey | Jan 22, 2013 | Politics
Voters overwhelmingly believe members of Congress should take a pay cut until the federal budget is balanced, and a plurality thinks the president should do the same. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 81% of Likely U.S. Voters feel members...
