Surprise, surprise, Congress hasn’t changed–they’re still nervous to cut spending! Here are the names of the 92 House Republicans that stood with Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats when they voted yesterday AGAINST Rep. Jim Jordan’s amendment to cut government spending , keeping with Eric Cantor’s and the rest of the House GOP’s “Pledge to America” (NOTE: Eric Cantor voted against the amendment, […]

This just in from House Leadership: the RSC Amendment to the Continuing Resolution will be debated on the House Floor at 12:30 today! The vote is expected to occur between 1:00 and 1:30. Support the RSC Amendment to the CR The FY 2011 continuing appropriations […]

By Robert Romano – According to Barack Obama’s ten-year budget, the $14 trillion national debt will increase every single year and never be repaid. But don’t believe your lying eyes. When Obama delivered his budget to Congress, he boldly suggested that “[B]y the middle of this decade […]

By Howard Rich – Washington politicians have worked themselves into a fine lather lately debating spending cuts. Yet as familiar rhetorical jabs are exchanged over proposed reductions to things like NPR and the National Archives, the real spending debate is being ignored. I’m referring of […]

By Kevin Mooney — While the nation was still mired in a deep recession, self-described community activists staged elaborate protests against President Reagan’s policies in the early 1980s a Nexis search reveals. On the anniversary of his 100th birthday, Reagan is widely credited and praised […]

How did Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton enjoy considerable fiscal success and preside over strong economies? They did that by restraining the growth of spending – with particular emphasis on how they reduced the burden of domestic spending as a share of GDP. The latest […]

By Bill Wilson – National Review’s Deroy Murdock is reporting that Senator Tom Coburn has discovered over $703 billion in unobligated federal funds in the Obama budget that ‘have not yet been committed by contract or other legally binding action by the government,’ according to the Office of Management and Budget . This includes $16.4 billion for the Department of Labor, $25.2 billion for Housing and Urban Development, and $309.1 billion of unspent TARP […]

The amount of new debt proposed by the new Obama budget released yesterday is larger than the total amount of debt accumulated by the federal government from 1789 until January 20, 2009. Let that sink in for just a moment before reading any further. The […]

By Bill Wilson – On Feb. 14, Barack Obama submitted his ten-year budget from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). With a straight face, he said of the proposal , “[W]e’re going to have to get serious about cutting back on those things that would be nice to have but we can do without.” Obama explained, “That’s what families across the country do every […]

By Kevin Mooney – Although recent court decisions in Florida and Virginia have bolstered the constitutional case against ObamaCare, state officials should remain proactive in their pursuit of free market alternatives, according to policy analysts with expertise in health care policy. In January, the American […]