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Two Years After Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Crowed That America Is ‘On The Road To Recovery,’ The Economy Continues To Sputter   SEC. TIM GEITHNER: “Welcome to the recovery … a review of recent data on the American economy shows that we are on a path back to growth … on the road to recovery” (Sec. Geithner, [...]

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After inheriting a surplus of $1.5 Billion when he became Governor of Virginia and squandering that nest egg into a $4.5 Billion Dollar Shortfall, Tim Kaine has proved that Tim Kaine-sian economics simply do not work. Note to the Kaine Supporters: Tossing out a drive-by budget that massively raised taxes on Virginians to fix his budget [...]

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  Politico reports today, “Republicans are hoping to keep Solyndra alive this summer with a series of hearings and legislation to reform the Energy Department loan guarantee program. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), an Energy and Commerce subcommittee chairman, said a bill is being drafted, and he expects it could be on the House floor in [...]

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A Conservative he is not! The Virginia Republican Establishment’s Anointed Candidate Mitt Romney is at it again. According to the Liberal LA Times, which is beginning find more and more reasons to support Romney: “For high-income folks, we are going to cut back on that so we make sure the top 1% keeps paying, paying [...]

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So, what happens when an energy industry advertising producer travels around the area seeking comments on American energy? Well, when he asked my opinion, I was only too happy to share it. President Obama has declared war on American energy and has said that with his plan the cost of energy will “necessarily skyrocket”. But [...]

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Virginia Right! participated in a conference call a short while ago with Congressman Robert Hurt, State Senator Steve Martin and Hanover State Delegate John Cox about the false promises that Tim Kaine pushed about lower health care costs with Obamacare. All three of these gentlemen offered their expertise on the subject and below are some [...]

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‘Would Seriously Impair Our Ability’ ‘To Put Our Unemployed Back To Work’   “America’s job creators… are critical to the effort to rebuild our economy and create the jobs necessary to put our unemployed back to work. Unfortunately, the Senate is expected to take up yet another bill that, if enacted, would seriously impair our [...]

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This is a good article that you need to read: Virginia Congressman James Moran recently gave some advice to the budget deficit Supercommittee in the Falls Church News-Press (“Moran’s News Commentary: Eliminate Tax Subsidies for Oil & Gas Industry,” November 2, 2011) restating his already well-known position on oil industry taxes. It is a “no-brainer” [...]

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Henrico, VA– George Allen released the following statement regarding President Obama’s push for $1.5 trillion in higher taxes. “The American people should not be punished with a $1.5 trillion tax increase to pay for this Administration’s record-setting deficits and second round of stimulus spending.  These are the same recycled tax hikes that President Obama has [...]

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Politico’s Playbook reported yesterday, “EXCLUSIVE — OBAMA AND SENATE DEMS PLAN PIVOT TO JOBS: Senate Democrats hope they now have ‘checked the box’ on debt reduction and can move to an agenda focused on job creation and economic growth, through a combination of spending and tax cuts. Dems want to change the subject fast, and [...]

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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 [...]

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On the heels of a May jobs report showing “anemic” growth and higher unemployment, Gallup writes today, “[H]iring remains seven to eight points below early 2008. That is, current job creation has not returned to its levels of nearly 3 ½ years ago, when the recession got underway. On an absolute basis, job creation in [...]

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‘A bipartisan majority of lawmakers rejected the kind of tax hike on small business that President Obama endorsed today, and it was counterproductive of him to revive it. Americans want policies that will create the right climate for job creation — and that means cutting Washington spending, not squeezing family budgets even more than they [...]

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Richmond, VA “After being convinced by his liberal allies in Washington to run, Chairman Kaine’s announcement today sets up a clear contrast for the families of Virginia. Whether comparing records and ideas for the future on job creation and innovation, tax and regulatory policy, energy, or protecting Virginia’s right to work laws, the differences are [...]

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By Rep. Eric Cantor February 26, 2011 America is at a tipping point, and Republicans have begun to take action. Last week, the House passed unprecedented legislation reducing discretionary spending this fiscal year by more than $100 billion. In addition, we made clear that our long-term budget, to be unveiled in the spring, will address [...]

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Senate News Briefing: President Obama spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today where he urged cooperation and asked business leaders to support his economic agenda. The Wall Street Journal noted the Chamber includes “some of his toughest business critics” and points out, “Chamber and White House officials clashed during Mr. Obama’s first two years [...]

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‘The Democratic Leadership In The Senate Doesn’t Want To Vote On This Bill. But I Assure You, We Will.’ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell delivered the following remarks regarding the House vote to repeal the Democrats’ trillion-dollar health law that increases costs, raises taxes by $500 billion, and cuts Medicare by [...]

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RICHMOND – The Obama Administration today suspended exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia for at least the next seven years.  Likewise, the Administration blocked similar development in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the entire Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. Americans for Prosperity’s Virginia Director Ben Marchi [...]

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Take your pick: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t or stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either saying is appropriate for the dilemma Democrats now find themselves in as far as extending the Bush Tax Cuts. On the one hand, raising taxes in the current economy is really not an option. [...]

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