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Pence: Tax-cut package won't help create jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, said on Thursday he won't vote for the massive tax-cut package coming before the House on Thursday because he believes it "will do little to create jobs." Mr. Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, told NBC's "Today" it is a "tough call" because no Republican wants to see taxes go up. But he said the package's two-year extension of Bush-era Tax Cuts, negotiated between President Obama and Senate Republicans, "is not going to crea...

Mike Pence Criticizes Tax Cut Deal (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON — Republican congressman Mike Pence says he won't vote for the massive Tax Cut package coming before the House on Thursday, because he believes it "will do little to create jobs." Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, tells NBC's "Today" it is a "tough call" because no Republican wants to see taxes go up. But he says the package's two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts, negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans, "is not going to create investment." Pence s...

Rep. Mike Pence: Obama's tax package a 'bad deal'
Rep. Mike Pence: Obama's tax package a 'bad deal' The Indiana congressman believes the tax Compromise is "bad deal "for American Taxpayers and cannot support it. He believes the two year extension of Tax Cuts only insures uncertainty and is not a foundation for economic growth. Pence explains on CNN's American Morning, if the Tax Cuts are made permanent it will help businesses add jobs. Watch American Morning weekdays 6am to 9am ET. For the latest from American Morn...

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Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake discusses Earmarks and his hopes for the creation of a subcommittee on investigations. Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of Washington, D.C. schools, discusses the rationale behind judging teachers on performance and the new non-profit organization Students First. Neil Friedman, president of Mattel Brands, discusses 'Singamajigs' and other popular toys for this year. Indiana Gov. on Shrinking Government Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels discusses politics in his home stat...

With Bayh Out, Cook Moves Indiana Gov. To Lean GOP
The Governor's race in Indiana -- a key pickup state for Barack Obama in 2008 -- is leaning Republican in 2012, according to the latest rankings from the Cook Political Report. Democrats turned over three House seats in 2006, and Obama became the first Democratic presidential nominee since 1964 to win the state in 2008. But Republicans regained two of those Congressional Districts in 2010 as well as the Senate seat vacated by retiring Democrat Evan Bayh. The GOP also won control of the state Hou...

Pence: Tax cut package won't help create jobs
Republican congressman Mike Pence says he won't vote for the massive Tax Cut package coming before the House on Thursday, because he believes it "will do little to create jobs." Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, tells NBC's "Today" it is a "tough call" because no Republican wants to see taxes go up. But he says the package's two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts, negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans, "is not going to create investment." Pence says Congress needs to...

Pence: Tax cut package won't help create jobs (AP)
WASHINGTON – Republican congressman Mike Pence says he won't vote for the massive Tax Cut package coming before the House on Thursday, because he believes it "will do little to create jobs." Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, tells NBC's "Today" it is a "tough call" because no Republican wants to see taxes go up. But he says the package's two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts, negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans, "is not going to create investment." Pence s...

Pence: Tax cut package wont help create jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Mike Pence says he won’t vote for the massive Tax Cut package coming before the House on Thursday, because he believes it “will do little to create jobs.” Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, tells NBC’s “Today” it is a “tough call” because no Republican wants to see taxes go up. But he says the package’s two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts, negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate ...

House Approves DADT Repeal By Vote Of 250 To 175, Gohmert Warns Of End Of Existence
House Approves DADT Repeal By Vote Of 250 To 175, Gohmert Warns Of ‘End Of Existence’ Moments ago, in a vote of 250 to 175 the House voted to approve a stand-alone measure to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, paving the way for Senate action in the coming weeks. Fifteen Republicans voted for repeal, 10 more than had supported May’s vote for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This afternoon’s debate was also generally more reserved than w...

Rep. Pence Moves The Goal Posts On Tax Cuts, Suggests Compromise Is Unconstitutional
For several months, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has been telling anyone who would listen that Congress needed to prevent the expiration of the Bush Tax Cuts at the end of the year. In September, he boasted of a "growing Bipartisan majority in the House that is prepared to extend all tax relief for every American." Later that month, he complained to Fox News host Greta Van Susteren that "we have dozens of Democrats who said they're willing to support extending all the current tax relief, but that's no...

Indiana buys 15 THINK City cars
Published: Dec. 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Indiana purchased 15 electrically-powered, zero-emission THINK City passenger vehicles Thursday that will be tested in State Parks. The vehicles designed in Scandinavia, were assembled at a THINK Manufacturing plant in Elkhart, Ind., and are designed to fit into fleet vehicle sales, THINK Chief Executive Officer Barry Engle said. "Our delivery today is part of a larger effort to help transform the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet f...

Daniels Keeps the Door Open for 2012
The Republican Governor of Indiana took a break from shoveling snow to talk with WLS Don and Roma this morning (Audio). He blasted the $1.2 Trillion omnibus spending bill Dems want to cram through, and while noting Earmarks are only a small portion of the federal Budget, pointed out he had objected to them early on when he had served as W's budget director nearly 10 years ago. They were just picking up steam then and we've seen the abuse, attaching them to PIGS of bills as sweeteners to push b...

Indiana Gov. Daniels will decide on 2012 bid in April
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) said that he'll likely decide on whether or not he'll run for president sometime by the end of April. The dark-horse contender for the GOP nomination in 2012 said he'd decide on whether or not to run for the White House after his state's legislature wraps up its session next spring. "I think the decision has to come at the end of this General Assembly session, if not before. No later than that," Daniels told Indiana news station WANE. "In fairness to people fr...

Daniels will decide on presidential bid before May
Washington (CNN) - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is setting a deadline for when he must decide whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Daniels, a favorite among Republican insiders who respect his fiscally conservative record, said Wednesday that he must figure out his plans by the end of April, when Indiana's legislative session is slated to wrap up. "I think the decision has to come at the end of this General Assembly session, if not before. No later than that," Daniels to...

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joins Don Wade and Roma
On December 16th, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joined Don Wade and Roma to discuss the omnibus bill. How does he feel about the omnibus bill? What does he think about Earmarks? Would he have handled the meeting with CEOs differently than Obama? Is it a good idea to borrow money for pensions? Your central source for everything from WLS' flagship programs - The Don Wade & Roma Morning Show, The Cisco Cotto Show and The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper - as well as breaking newsmaker interviews...

Barbour, Daniels wait for spring
The timeline is getting a bit clearer, Alex Burns notices: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, two of the biggest question marks of the 2012 cycle, said yesterday that they’ll make up their minds about the Presidential Campaign by sometime this spring. And Daniels gave a newly specific, end-of-April deadline for making his decision, telling WANE-TV that it &ld...;

Santorum says no to tax cut deal; Daniels gives lukewarm approval
Washington (CNN) - Add Rick Santorum to the growing list of possible 2012 GOP Presidential Candidates who have come out against the Tax Cut Compromise between President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders. The former Pennsylvania senator says in a statement that "this is clearly a difficult vote where Conservatives can honestly end up on either side. I accept Republican assertions that this was the best deal they could get now, and that it would be damaging to this struggling econo...

Rep. Mike Pence Says "American People Did Not Vote For More Stimulus." American People Disagree.
Many politicians have an annoying habit of putting their own opinions in the mouth of "the American People." But Tea Party favorite Rep. Mike Pence showed particular audacity yesterday. Appearing on Sean Hannity's Radio Show, Pence announced his opposition to the Tax Cut Compromise because, The American people did not vote for more stimulus." Oh really? Tell that to the American People. Only 34% of Americans say in the ABC/W. Post poll that they "oppose this agreement because it will increase ...

As Bush Tax Cuts Deal Heads To The House, Rep. Mike Pence Says Policy Is Wrong
Rep. Mike Pence objects to the fact that the Tax Cuts aren’t made permanent, thus dooming them to be a political football in the 2012 election, and given what Democrats are getting out of this (yet another expansion of massively inflated Unemployment benefits, among other things) he’s got a point in that it’s really not all that great of a deal for Republicans....

Sen. Mike Pence Rails Against Tax Deal: "The Policy Is Wrong"
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind), on the House floor today, says make all current Tax Rates permanent. "Uncertainty is the enemy of our prosperity," Pence said....

As Bush Tax Cuts Deal Comes To Floor Of House Rep. Mike Pence Says Its A Bad Deal
“This is a tough call … but at the end of the day, the deal that will come to the floor of the House today is a bad deal,” said Pence on CNN. It may be a bad deal, or at least not a great deal, but how much better a deal can Republicans hope to get even in the next Congress with Democrats still controlling the Senate and the White House? I think we need to be careful of letting letting the perfect be the enemy of the good....

Rep. Mike Pence Says "American People Did Not Vote For More Stimulus." American People Disagree.
Many politicians have an annoying habit of putting their own opinions in the mouth of "the American People." But Tea Party favorite Rep. Mike Pence showed particular audacity yesterday. Appearing on Sean Hannity's Radio Show, Pence announced his opposition to the Tax Cut Compromise because, The American people did not vote for more stimulus." Oh really? Tell that to the American People. Only 34% of Americans say in the ABC/W. Post poll that they "oppose this agreement because it will increase ...

Boehner, Cantor, Bachmann, Pence and More Against the Southern Poverty Law Center
The SPLC, a Civil Rights group* that spends much of its time classifying right-wing groups as "Hate Groups," has been bugging Conservatives with greater and greater frequency since the start of the Tea Party movement. The SPLC was cited, you'll remember, in the DHS's report on "right-wing Extremism" that was leaked right before the 4/15/09 Tea Parties. Anyway, the SPLC's classification as the Family Research Council as a "hate group" has inspired a huge PR response, spearheaded by the FRC, accus...

GOP Pulse: Slow Walking to 2012
Thune dips his feet in New Hampshire: The Rapid City Journal notes that Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is giving a Radio Interview with New Hampshire Radio Station WKXL. "While Iowa is nearby South Dakota and shares many of the same issues, New Hampshire is another ballgame entirely, and it's hard to see why else Thune would be doing in an interview with a New Hampshire Radio Station other than to get himself in front of an important primary state." Gingrich talks up Haley before visit: In an interview...

Haley Barbour, Mitch Daniels Put Off Presidential Announcement Until Spring
ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports: Here are two more clues that the 2012 Presidential Campaign is going to get off to a late start: two potential GOP Candidates acknowledged this week that if they decide to run, they won’t jump in until the spring. “I think the decision has to come at the end of this General Assembly session, if not before. No later than that,” Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told WANE-TV in Ft. Wayne on Wednesday. (The state’s General Assembly sessio