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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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A New Study Reveals That President Obama’s Tax Hike Will Lead To ‘710,000 Fewer Jobs,’ & ‘A Decline In Workers’ Living Standards’   ‘710,000 Fewer Jobs,’ ‘Wages Would Fall’   NEW STUDY (Ernst & Young): “This report finds that these higher marginal tax rates result in a smaller economy, fewer jobs, less investment, and lower wages. Specifically, [...]

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RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is extremely disappointing for Virginia and for America. The PPACA will create a costly and cumbersome system that will impair our country’s ability to recover from [...]

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The first two questions were dealing with helping small businesses grow and thrive. Jackson wants to get government out  of the way of businesses. Allen has worked in small businesses and with them. He echoed the statements of Jackson about the regulations and red tape from local, state and federal government. Allen criticized Tim Kaine [...]

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On Friday, Virginia US Senate Candidate George Allen brought a special guest – Wisconsin US Senator Ron Johnson – who also endorsed Allen at the meeting of local small businesses and entrepreneurs. The meeting was held at Bill’s Barbecue where President and daughter of the founder Rhonda Elliott recently announced that she was being forced [...]

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Here’s my email interview with my latest hero, Spartanburg (SC) County Council member, Roger Nutt.  He is a fascinating elected official who was successful in getting ICLEI OUT of his county.  (The City of Spartanburg is STILL an ICLEI member but that may change!  I’ll keep you posted!)  Here’s Roger Nutt: How did you get [...]

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SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV): “I Believe There’ll Be 13 To 15 Democrats That Will Vote For It,” “I’m Working On Them I Can Tell You… I Think They’re Going To Vote For It, I Really Do.” Q: “You signed onto the McConnell Amendment as a Democrat, but you’re the only Democrat I think who’s signed [...]

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Mount Vernon, VA – George Allen issued the following statement on today’s one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “A year ago today President Obama ignored the objections of the American people and signed into law a $2.5 trillion health care monstrosity – one year later We the [...]

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It is clear that only thing this jobless stimulus bill has created is more debt for our children to bear.” Mt. Vernon, VA – George Allen made the following statement today regarding the second anniversary of the jobless “stimulus” package: “Two years ago today, President Obama signed into law a $800 billion jobless stimulus bill [...]

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‘This Election The American People Said Enough Is Enough. That Message Was Loud And Clear.’ (Video Below) “Hi, I’m Marco Rubio. “With Election Day now behind us, it’s an honor to talk to you about the opportunity before us – an opportunity to put America back on track. “For too long, Washington has taken our [...]

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The video is below the transcript. Senator McConnell does a great job explaining the Democrat’s failure to address the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. This failure will raise taxes on every taxpayer. Lowest income taxpayers will see a 50% increase in their taxes, and small businesses will struggle even more to provide new jobs. [...]

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A GROWING CHORUS A Growing Chorus Of Democrats Reject President Obama’s Plan To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses In The Middle Of A Recession A GROWING CHORUS OF SENATE DEMOCRATS AGREE: DON’T RAISE TAXES DURING A RECESSION SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “I Don’t Think It Makes Sense To Raise Any Federal Taxes During The Uncertain [...]

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Earlier this month when the disappointing August unemployment numbers were released, President Obama said, “[O]ne thing we also have to do right now –- one thing we have a responsibility to do right now –- is to lift up our small businesses, which accounted for over 60 percent of job losses in the final months [...]

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Senator Mike Johanns (R) from Nebraska gives President Obama some wisw advice in the GOP weekly address. Senator Johanns speaks to the job killing agenda the Obama administration has pushed. Read the transcript, or view the video at the end of this post. Full transcript of Senator Johanns’ Address: Hello, I’m Senator Mike Johanns from [...]

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This is a News Story about the Health Care Reform bill and the massive new taxes imposed on small businesses. This heart wrenching tale shows the faces of people Obama is putting out of business.

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Virginia Right! had the opportunity to speak with Republican US Senator John Thune of South Dakota this afternoon on a conference call concerning the Health Care bill that just passed and the Senate Reconciliation votes taking place this evening.

On the bill itself, Senator Thune said:

“First off, this is a disaster. It’s passage is tragic for the future of America. Not only because it’s bad Health Care policy, but because of all of the debt we are going to pile on, the games that were played to understate the true cost of this and the tricks and gimmicks that were used betrays the future generations because it’s going to cost us trillions and trillions of dollars more than anybody anticipated.”

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In a bill that is being called a “Jobs Bill”, the Senate introduced a plot to raid Social Security to bribe small businesses into hiring unemployed people who have been out of work at least 60 days.

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Proponents of higher and higher minimum wage mandates understand that the higher wages demanded by law will cost jobs. But they don’t care. To them, fewer jobs at higher wages are preferable.

But is it?

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