David S. Addington, Author at The Daily Signal

Conservatives Beware: The Boehner Plan Leads to Tax Increases

David S. Addington | July 25, 2011

Conservatives have a clear objective: Debt limit legislation should drive down federal spending on the way to a balanced budget, while preserving the ability to… Read More

Economy

Abdication: Senate Votes to Do Nothing Unless It Can Hike Taxes for the President

David S. Addington | July 22, 2011

Now that the Senate has voted to do nothing to address the overspending crisis, conservatives must keep the liberals’ feet to the fire and not… Read More

Economy

Gang of Six: Promises, Promises

David S. Addington | July 19, 2011

A group of U.S. Senators called the Gang of Six has cobbled together the third Senate-originated half-baked idea this week that would lead to hiking… Read More

Economy

McConnell-Reid “Just Borrow More” Plan Fails to Cut Spending and Degrades America’s Creditworthiness

David S. Addington | July 19, 2011

Any Senator foolish enough to think the McConnell-Reid “Just Borrow More” Plan solves the debt ceiling problem should look again at what the Moody’s debt… Read More

Economy

Shame on the Politically Motivated McConnell Plan to Hike Borrowing With No Spending Cuts

David S. Addington | July 15, 2011

The McConnell Plan to hike the debt limit has only one thought behind it — fade the political heat. The Plan purportedly makes the Democratic… Read More

Economy

Please Don’t Expect Too Much from Bill Bringing Earnings to USA

David S. Addington | June 23, 2011

In May 2011, Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, introduced the Freedom to… Read More

Economy

The Speaker’s First Step on the Journey Toward “Saving the American Dream”

David S. Addington | May 10, 2011

Conservatives have a clear objective: to drive down government spending and debt, protect America, and balance the budget without raising taxes. In New York City… Read More

Society

Defense of DOMA Remains in Good Hands

David S. Addington | April 25, 2011

Former Solicitor General of the United States Paul D. Clement resigned his partnership at the King & Spalding law firm on April 25 in a… Read More

Economy

Congress Still Has Time Before It Must Deal with the Debt Limit Issue

David S. Addington | April 04, 2011

As Heritage expert J.D. Foster, Ph.D. noted in his January 2011 paper “Congress Has Time and Options on Debt Limit“, Congress had time to discuss… Read More

Top Five New Rules of 112th Congress

David S. Addington | January 04, 2011

Fulfilling their constitutional power to “determine the Rules of its Proceedings,” this Wednesday, January 5, 2010, the newly assembled House of Representatives will adopt the… Read More

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Conservatives Beware: The Boehner Plan Leads to Tax Increases

Abdication: Senate Votes to Do Nothing Unless It Can Hike Taxes for the President

Gang of Six: Promises, Promises

McConnell-Reid “Just Borrow More” Plan Fails to Cut Spending and Degrades America’s Creditworthiness

Shame on the Politically Motivated McConnell Plan to Hike Borrowing With No Spending Cuts

Please Don’t Expect Too Much from Bill Bringing Earnings to USA

The Speaker’s First Step on the Journey Toward “Saving the American Dream”

Defense of DOMA Remains in Good Hands

Congress Still Has Time Before It Must Deal with the Debt Limit Issue

Top Five New Rules of 112th Congress