Media Aid Obama on Sequestration; Huffington Post Seeks Sob Stories
We’ve gotten used to the Obama White House and the nation’s news media working hand in glove on most issues, but the sequester is quickly becoming… Read More
The “Buffett Rule” Returns
President Obama’s so-called Buffett Rule just won’t go away. It is back in its latest iteration because Senate Democrats proposed it to partially offset the… Read More
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Cloakroom: The Sequester and Hagel Nomination
House Cloakroom: February 25 – March 1 Analysis: Sequester week begins in Washington! The House returns from a recess week to take up the Violence… Read More
Chart of the Week: Sequestration Cuts 2.4 Percent out of Total Spending
Federal spending will explode from $3.6 trillion to $6 trillion over the next 10 years, but the much-maligned sequester will cut only 2.4 percent of… Read More
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TSA: No Room for Sequestration Cuts?
President Obama claims that unless Congress raises taxes to undo the imminent automatic budget cuts as sequestration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be forced… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama and the Seuss-quester
On Pennsylvania Avenue, right near the end, there lived a President who wanted to spend. He knew spending meant power, so hour by hour, he… Read More
Sequestration 101: Watch Heritage’s Google+ Hangout at Noon ET Today
What is sequestration? And why is Washington in a panic about it? Federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, are scheduled to hit in one week…. Read More
Sequestration Cuts the DHS Off at the Knees
Last week, Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee released a report outlining what they believe the consequences of sequestration will be if it goes into… Read More
In Congress, a Welcome Desire for “Regular Order”
As Members of Congress left town last week for the Presidents’ Day break, a refreshing and commendable sentiment followed them: nostalgia for the “regular order”… Read More
Simpson–Bowles Redux: Another $600 Billion Tax Increase
Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, former co-chairs of the 2010 White House deficit-reduction panel whose plan failed, released an outline for a new proposal on… Read More
