the budget

House Passes 2018 Budget Along Party Lines

The U.S. House of Representatives passed its 2018 budget bill Thursday morning in a vote split along party lines. The…

7 years ago

What’s in the Senate version of the 2018 Budget Bill?

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the FY2018 budget this week and the sentiment among many in the…

7 years ago

Senate Resolution for FY2018 Budget S.CON.RES.25 [Full Text]

Calendar No. 238 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 25 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 13,…

7 years ago

If tax cuts are to raise revenues, broader culture of economic freedom is required

Among the favorite maxims of fiscal conservatives is the idea that tax cuts, not hikes, increase revenues. Inarguably, slashing personal…

7 years ago

Obama Requests $1.1B for Gun Control – and does it wrong

Like the Senator that thought magazines were disposable, another that thought ARs could shoot 30 rounds in 1/2 second and…

10 years ago

House GOP Has Nothing to Offer Conservatives

Here’s the situation: You’re in a high–stakes negotiation with an untrustworthy opponent. The opposition has violated every agreement the two…

10 years ago

Obama Is *Mostly* OK With The Budget Agreement

From The White House:   Earlier this year, I called on Congress to work together on a balanced approach to…

10 years ago

Federal Government: Embarrassing to the Point of Painful

As the so-called "government shutdown" drags on, one thing is hard not to admit: the Obama Administration is acting in…

11 years ago

The Fomentation of a Government Shut Down

Well, it is upon us, the dreaded government shutdown. And yet the Earth still spins, the water still runs, the…

11 years ago

Jabberwonky Budget Apocalypse Edition – September 29th

When: Sunday, September 29th, 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific Where: Jabberwonky on Blog Talk Radio What: `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves…

11 years ago

Government Shutdown?…Blame Obama & Reid

There are two statements one can make with certainty about the current situation inside the beltway. First, truth is a…

11 years ago

WaPo on Obama budget: nearly all will pay higher taxes

The Washington Post reported the a nonpartisan analysis found that " earners at nearly every income level would face a somewhat higher tax…

11 years ago

Obama’s Budget Plan: Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Gut Charities

$800 billion in tax increases form the center of President Obama's new budget plan with some $1.2 Billion in cuts…

11 years ago

Shorter Jay Carney: Obama’s Not King, You Know

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spoke about the much delayed budget President Obama will finally unveil next week. "What…

11 years ago

Obama pivots to spanish language television after failures on budget, guns, healthcare

The President is scheduled for sit-down interviews with Spanish language television networks Telemundo and Univision in an attempt to refocus…

11 years ago