Tag Archive | Deficit Reduction
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 […]
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Posted on November 15, 2012. Tags: Afscme President, Baby Boomers, Campaign Volunteers, Congressional Budget Office, Debt Reduction Plan, Deficit Reduction, Election Type, Federal Health Care, Federal Spending, Fiscal Responsibility, Groundwork, Health Care Costs, Health Care Spending, Huffington Post, Labor Groups, Lee Saunders, Moment Of Truth, Political Realism, President Lee, Washington Post
Amid A Chorus Of Pleas For ‘Fiscal Realism’ The President’s Left-Wing Allies Mobilize ‘Another Campaign’ To Prevent It WASH POST: ‘Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table’ WASHINGTON POST: “Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table … no serious [debt-reduction plan] can exclude entitlements. With Republicans in control of the House and holding 45 votes […]
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 October 4, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Bookkeeping, Budget Analyst, Budget Negotiations, Calvin Woodward, Deficit Reduction, Denver Co, Dirty Dozen, Fact Check, Fact Checker, First Presidential Debate, Glenn Kessler, Liberal Media, Medicare, Medicare Reimbursements, Propo, Republicans, Tax Increases, Trillion, Washington Post
LIE #1: OBAMA SAYS HIS PLAN REDUCES THE DEFICIT BY $4 TRILLION THE CLAIM: Obama: “I’ve Proposed A Specific $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan.”OBAMA: “I’ve proposed a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. … The way we do it is $2.50 for every cut, we ask for $1 in additional revenue.” (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, […]
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 13, 2012. Tags: Army Units, Bombers, Cnn, Defense Secretary, Deficit Reduction, Democratic National Convention, Fiscal Challenges, Labor Day, Labor Day Weekend, Leon Panetta, Maintenance Funds, Manpower, Navy Fleet, Obama, Roger Wicker, Senate Republicans, Sequestration, Timeframe, Trillion, Troop Levels
CNN wrote on Saturday, “Republicans are calling on President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate to act before sequestration takes place at the beginning of next year, saying cuts to the military are ‘not the way to address America’s fiscal challenges.’ . . . The president signed the Sequestration Transparency Act earlier this week, which will require […]
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 September 19, 2011. Tags: Bipartisan Compromise, Budget Savings, Deep Cuts, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Base, Federal Spending, Fiscal Plan, Jon Meacham, Little Chance, Massive Tax, Mika Brzezinski, Mitch Mcconnell, Msnbc, Obama, Rose Garden, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Hike, Veto Threats, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
Speaking in the Rose Garden this morning, President Obama unveiled his new fiscal plan, but like his latest stimulus bill, it’s been met with mostly skepticism and criticism so far. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell summed it up: “Veto threats, a massive tax hike, phantom savings, and punting on entitlement reform is not a recipe […]
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 16, 2011. Tags: Balanced Budget Amendment, Constitutional Restraints, Critical Debates, Debate Change, Debt Crisis, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Allies, Epic Proportions, Fiscal Balance, Fourteen Years, Full Transcript, Hatch Of Utah, Long Term Solution, National Debt, Obama, Orrin Hatch, Senator Hatch, Senator Orrin Hatch, Tax Increases, United States Senate
Full transcript of Senator Hatch’s Address: “Good morning. I’m Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. “Our nation is in the midst of one of the most critical debates in generations. It is a debate about the size, scope, and shape of our national government. It’s a debate over whether we act responsibly so our […]
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 7, 2011. Tags: Backtrack, Budget Deal, Congressional Leaders, Congressman Eric Cantor, Conservative Senators, Debt Ceiling, Deficit Reduction, Eric Cantor, Federal Reserve, Fiscal Conservatives, Government Property, Government Services, Jon Kyl, Loopholes, Majority Leader, Outrages, Republicans, Revenue Increases, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Kyl
The discussion as far as the debt ceiling seems to have lost. Republicans are caving in at all turns. It would appear that two of the top Republicans (Jon Kyl in the Senate and Eric Cantor in the House) are willing to backtrack on the promise to not increase taxes. In Jon Kyl’s case, he […]
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 March 9, 2011. Tags: Budget Negotiations, Budget Plans, Chuck Schumer, Claire Mccaskill, Current Fiscal Year, Deficit Reduction, Democrat Bill, Democrat Leaders, Democrat Senators, Fiscal Reality, Government Spending, Joe Manchin, Long Holiday, Mitch Mcconnell, Reset Button, Senate Democrats, Senate Proposal, Senate Republican Leader, Tpm, Wall Street Journal
This afternoon, the Senate will be voting on competing budget plans for the rest of the current fiscal year, the House Republicans’ bill, which cuts $61 billion in spending, and the Senate Democrats’ plan, which cuts only $4.7 billion. Speaking on the floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “At a time […]
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 December 13, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Breitbart Tv, Bumpy Ride, Child Deaths, Common School, Conservative News Sites, Deficit Reduction, Drudge Report, Eastern France, Fox News, Justice Breyer, Mainstream Media, Michelle Malkin, New Abc, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Polling Data, Right News, Sarah Palin
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. By design, […]
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 June 23, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Capital Gains Tax, Cnn, Deficit Reduction, Economist, Fiscal Outlook, George Bush, George W Bush, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Income Tax, Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Middle Class Families, Payroll Tax, Pledge, President George W Bush, Robert Gibbs, Senate Debate, Steny Hoyer
Despite The President’s Promises That He Wouldn’t Raise Taxes On The Middle Class, House Leader Suggests Middle Class Tax Hikes May Be On The Way About Tom WhiteTom 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 […]
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 March 19, 2010. Tags: Budget Deficit, Cbo Estimates, Cbs News, Cost Estimates, Deficit Reduction, Elmendorf, Fact Check, Harry Reid, Health Bill, Incremental Effect, John Boccieri, National Debt, Obama, Reconciliation Bill, Red Ink, Sen Harry Reid, Senate Bill, Spending Spree, Term Projections, Treasury Department
FACT CHECK: Deficit Reduction CBO Has Said That Long Term Projections Are “Not Meaningful” While Democrats Have Already Blown Through Their Most Optimistic Savings In Health Bill REP. JOHN BOCCIERI (D-OH): “I Will Be Voting Yes For The Bill. Yes I Got A Deficit Reduction Of $1.2 Trillion In The Second Ten Years And $138 […]
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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