by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Many had high hopes that the first budget conference in four years would make a substantial down payment [1] toward fixing the U.S. spending and debt crisis. The new “Bipartisan Budget Act [2]” thoroughly disappoints. While we dig through the details for a more...
by Jane Richey | Dec 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
James Madison was very adamant that the power of the purse be preserved in the body of government that is closest to the people – the House of Representatives – as a way to redress all grievances against harmful government interventions. We have a law that is...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WS): “The United States tax code is a mess. We’ve got to get out of the game of Washington picking winners and losers through the tax code. These special interest loopholes end up rewarding a few while raising taxes on everyone...
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), an influential voice on budget issues in the Senate, adopted Ryan’s Medicare plan in the budget proposal he unveiled Wednesday. He said he will force the Senate to vote on the proposal later this year by taking advantage of a rule that allows...
by Jane Richey | Mar 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warned lawmakers today of potentially dire ramifications if the budget blueprint put forth earlier this week by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., were to become law. “We could see disastrous consequences for America’s children...
