Tag Archive | Debt Limit
Posted on December 6, 2012. Tags: Ap Notes, Ap Points, Bad Idea, Brink, Corporate Executives, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Deficit Reduction, Leverage, Mitch Mcconnell, Momentum, Negotiation, President Of The United States, Rate Hikes, Republicans, Senate Republican Leader, Small Businesses, Stalemate, Tax Rate, Taxpayer Money
The AP notes today that President Obama is calling for an elimination of the debt ceiling, in part because of the leverage it gives Republicans to push for spending cuts and deficit reduction. “Speaking to corporate executives [yesterday], Obama set down a hard line: ‘If Congress in any way suggests that they’re going to tie […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 28, 2012. Tags: Balance Budget, Balance Of Power, Balanced Budget, Bob Marshall, Budget Line, Debt Increases, Debt Limit, Dept Of Education, Feds, George Allen, Kagan, Kaine, Line Item Veto, Live Updates, National Security, Nothing Else Matters, Opening Statements, Radtke, Senate Debate, Social Security, stimulus, Trillion
Opening statements – 2 minutes each. George Allen, E.W. Marshall, Bob Marshall, Jamie Radtke Question 1 to Allen: Debt limit has been increased over 17 times. If elected, would you vote to increase the limit. Allen: Now is different. The Amount of debt has increased under Obama. Our credit was downgraded. Deficits over $1 Trillion. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 1, 2011. Tags: Appointees, Congressional Leaders, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Federal Deficits, Federal Spending, Fox News, John Boehner, Joint Committee, Kent Conrad, Last Election, Mitch Mcconnell, Neil Cavuto, Party Conservatives, Person Committee, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Tax Increases, Tea Party
Without Tea Party Republicans, Congress wouldn’t be cutting any federal spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said. “What I would say to our friends in the Tea Party movement — without them we wouldn’t be having this discussion. We wouldn’t be cutting anything,” McConnell said Monday to Neil Cavuto on Fox News. “But […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 1, 2011. Tags: Aaa Credit, Balanced Budget Amendment, Compromise Legislation, Credit Rating Agencies, Debt Ceiling, Debt Deal, Debt Limit, Economic Pain, Federal Debt, Financial Footing, Own Worst Enemy, Radtke, Restraints, Senate Candidate, Sugar Rush, Trillion, U S Senate, United States Senate, Walking The Plank, Washington Politicians
The following is a statement by Republican United States Senate candidate Jamie Radtke, regarding today’s announced compromise legislation to raise the federal debt limit without significant reductions in spending: I am both angered and dismayed by the total lack of leadership and courage this deal represents. Last week I warned that our biggest […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 26, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Cnn, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Ed Morrissey, Gloria Borger, Harry Reid, House Of Congress, Irony, Journal Editors, Massive Tax, Mitch Mcconnell, Resemblance, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Hike, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
Reacting to President Obama’s speech last night, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on the floor this morning, “Last night the President explained to the nation the crisis that we face right now as he sees it. . . . Unfortunately, the situation the President described last night bears very little resemblance to the realities […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 22, 2011. Tags: Abdication, Budget Plan, Concrete Statement, Constitutional Amendment, Debt Crisis, Debt Limit, Democrat, Federal Budget, Five Months, Government Spending, Impersonation, Mitch Mcconnell, Nbsp, Obama, Rocket Science, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Trillion, U S Senate, Volcanic Eruption
`The reason we’ve got a $14 trillion debt is because no matter how much money Washington has, it always spends more — and the only way to cure the problem is to stop enabling it.’ Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the Senate floor Friday regarding a […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 12, 2011. Tags: Choices, Debt Limit, Democrats, Economic Growth, Financial Security, Government Doesn, Job Creation, Jobs, Leadership, Mitch Mcconnell, Negotiations, Obama, Oval Office, Real Solution, Republicans, Senate Republican Leader, Smoke And Mirrors, Tax Hike, Wager, White House
Speaking on the floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made major remarks on the debt limit negotiations, saying, “[A]fter years of discussions and months of negotiations, I have little question that as long as this President is in the Oval Office, a real solution is unattainable.” He explained, “I was one of […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 11, 2011. Tags: Ap Points, Balanced Approach, Barack Obama, Congressional Republicans, Debt Default, Debt Limit, Don Stewart, Loophole, Middle Income Families, Mitch Mcconnell, Pronouncement, Republican Source, Reuters Reports, Senate Republican Leader, Small Business Owners, Stephen F Hayes, Tax Increases, Tax Revenues, Trillions, Weekly Standard
Reuters reports today, “After months of effort, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are right back where they started as they try to avert a looming debt default: arguing over taxes. . . . Democrats say new tax revenues need to be part of the equation, while Republicans say they won’t back any increase […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 9, 2011. Tags: Cap Level, Coalition Government, Crisis Negotiations, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Elites, Gdp, Government Compliance, House Of Commons, Javid, Labour Government, Market Discipline, Midst, Mp, National Debt, Obr, Parliaments, Savid, Signposting, Tax Liability, Trillion, Unfunded Mandates, United States, Young Turk
Since we are in the midst of the debate over increasing the debt limit in the United States, it may be useful to read this article by Young Turk MP Savid Javid. Here it is at Conservative Home! Some highlights: This (the crisis negotiations in the US on increasing the debt ceiling) is exactly why […]
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Posted on June 24, 2011. Tags: Aisle, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Record, Debt Limit, Discretionary Spending, Harry Reid, Insistence, Kent Conrad, Max Baucus, Medicare Cuts, Message Man, Newshour, Pbs, Pennsylvania Avenue, Republican Colleagues, Revenue Enhancement, Revenue Increases, Sen Harry Reid, Senate Gop
‘The Talks Frayed Over Democrats’ Insistence That Tax Increases … Be Part Of The Final Deal’ SENATE DEM MESSAGE MAN: ‘Tax — You Know, Revenue Increases’ “Baucus made clear that the talks frayed over Democrats’ insistence that tax increases of some sort be part of the final deal.” (“Baucus: Revenues In Debt Limit Deal […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 15, 2011. Tags: Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Democrat Leaders, Fo, Full Faith And Credit, George Stephanopoulos, Harry Reid, Hostage, House Minority Whip, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Jonathan Karl, National Deficit, Political Maneuver, Political Position, Political Vote, Republicans, Roundtable, Steny Hoyer, Washington Post, Whip Steny Hoyer
As Congress begins to focus on the next major fiscal issue, whether to raise the nation’s debt limit, Democrats can’t seem to agree on how to approach the issue, even as they fall all over themselves to explain why they think it’s vital to raise the limit now but eagerly voted against doing so a […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 31, 2011. Tags: Awol, Ballot Box, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Fiddles, Financial Meltdown, Glenn Beck, Gulf Of Mexico, Leadership Failure, Mainstream Media, Minions, Mob Scene, North Korea, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Senator Obama, Tea Party, Terrorist Threats, Us Military Base
No matter the disaster we know we can count on President Obama to be AWOL on leadership. As the images of a meltdown pour in from Cairo and all over Egypt, Obama plays the Nero card and fiddles around, hoping someone else will do something. We saw this inability to lead during the financial meltdown […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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