Immoral budget? Here's an alternative...
Examiner.com - 5hrs 10mins agoDoing the “unthinkable” to avoid the “unbearable” and submitting a proposed Budget that is “immoral”? That’s how the Governor characterized her proposed Budget amid what were clear signs of emotional turmo…
Read more >>Two senators promise 2011 deficit-cutting bill
Breitbart - 11hrs 20mins agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators pledged on Monday to offer Bipartisan Legislation next year that reflected proposals to slash the federal Budget Deficit submitted this month by a presidential commission. "Taking the commission's report ... we…
Read more >>Biden: Ending tax breaks for the wealthy a 2012 goal (Reuters)
Yahoo! News - 1day 15hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama Administration will be better positioned to fight the extension of Tax Cuts for the wealthiest Americans when they are set to expire in two years, Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday. Appearing on NBC&#…
Read more >>Van Hollen vows battle over priorities with GOP on spending
The Hill - 1day 15hrs agoA senior House Democrat is previewing his party’s arguments against planned GOP attempts to slash federal spending and kill programs when Republicans take control of the chamber next year. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) - a top ally o…
Read more >>Ending tax breaks for the wealthy a 2012 goal: Biden
Reuters - 1day 17hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration will be better positioned to fight the extension of Tax Cuts for the wealthiest Americans when they are set to expire in two years, Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday. Appearing on NBC's "Meet t…
Read more >>Obama reassures U.S. labor leaders
UPI - 2 days ago
Published: Dec. 18, 2010 at 10:53 AM President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Middle Class Tax Cut bill in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on December 17, 2010 in Washington DC. The measure would extend tax cuts for families at ev…
Read more >>Positive move
Watertown Daily Times - 3 days agoBy passing a Bipartisan tax package late Thursday, Congress has taken the better course for Working Families, The Economy and business. The Compromise deal negotiated by President Obama and Senate Republicans will extend for two years Tax Cuts e…
Read more >>Lame-duck sessions supposed to be a thing of the past, historians say
Washington Post - 3 days agoHere's the funny thing about this month's lame-duck session of Congress, in which frantic lawmakers have pinballed from Tax Cuts to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to a Nuclear Weapons treaty: It's not supposed to exist. In 1933, historians …
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