Tax Cut

Not the first time that this idiotic charge has been leveled, but it might be the first time that the idiocy has reached the floor of the House itself. To this day, I have yet to hear a coherent explanation of why “ObamaCare” is any …

If it's adopted, Graves said, "government Bureaucrats cannot lift so much as a finger, move a paper clip, send an email, if it has anything to do with ObamaCare." At that point, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz interjected with a parliamentary inquir…

Wisconsin continues to stand strong against Republican attempts to reduce the salaries, Health Insurance, pensions and rights of its state workers. Among the recent developments: Scott Walker and the new Republican-controlled State Legislature in …

There's a bit of talk about the Warner/Chambliss/Durbin/Crapo/Coburn/Conrad effort to make Legislation out of the Fiscal Commission's final report. Jon Chait and Steve Benen are annoyed, however, to read in Jonathan Weissman's article that "the De…

The Budget battle embroiling Washington is heating up in US states as newly-elected Republican lawmakers move to bust public workers unions and slash services in the face of big Deficits. President Barack Obama, who earlier this week threatened t…

JUNEAU, Alaska — Oil Industry leaders delivered a stinging rebuke of the production tax that became a hallmark of Gov. Sarah Palin's administration, telling a legislative committee Wednesday that it has discouraged investment and made Alas…

By Phil Pruitt If you're out of work, there's little comfort in hearing almost everybody in Washington pitch ideas for how to create jobs at some point in the future. Republicans basically argue the Federal Government should cut taxes and spendi…

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats took an unusual step: They attacked House Republicans. The Dems released a report decrying House GOPers' proposed Spending Cuts of $61 billion, noting that this measure would lead to the dismissal of 3,000 police off…