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Article of Interest: Federal tax revenues plummeting
Aug 4, 2009
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Federal tax revenues plummeting
Associated Press
By Stephen Ohlemache
WASHINGTON – The recession is starving the government of tax revenue, just as the president and Congress are piling a major expansion of health care and other programs on the nation's plate and struggling to find money to ...
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Health Care Fact: Hawaii Exempt From Employer Mandate
Aug 4, 2009
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During consideration of the health care legislation, the House Education and Labor acted to exempt Hawaii from being included in the health care reform’s mandate on employer-provided health care. The result was a party line vote allowing for the exemption of Hawaii.
Why should Hawaii not be subj...
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Article of Interest: Geithner, Summers hedge on tax hikes
Aug 3, 2009
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Geithner, Summers hedge on tax hikes
By: Tom LoBianco
Monday, August 3, 2009
Washington Times
Wavering on an emphatic promise he made in the spring, top White House economic adviser Lawrence H. Summers would not rule out middle-class tax increases Sunday as a way for the Obama administrati...
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Hoekstra Statement on Transferring Terrorists Held at Guantanamo Bay to Michigan
Aug 3, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement concerning the Obama administration potentially transferring terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Michigan.
"I hope that the press reports are inaccurate, but if they are correct the notion of transfe...
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Hoekstra Criticizes the Bureaucracy Managing ‘Cash for Clunkers’
Jul 31, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today heavily criticized the bureaucracy managing the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
"The red tape involved in ‘Cash for Clunkers’ is creating a major backlog in providing rebates to dealers and causing used cars to pile up," Hoekstra said. "If the government canno...
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Health Care Fact: No Vote On Health Care Bill Until September
Jul 31, 2009
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Over the last few weeks, the House has considered the Democratic health care proposal in the three House committees with jurisdiction. The administration and majority party had hoped to vote on the health care bill, in the full House, before the August District Work Period. However, due to several...
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Article of Interest: The Pelosi Jobs Tax
Jul 30, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal
July 30, 2009
Even many Democrats are revolting against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 5.4% income surtax to finance ObamaCare, but another tax in her House bill isn’t getting enough attention. To wit, the up to 10-percentage point payroll tax increase on workers and businesses...
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The C.I.A. and Congress
Jul 29, 2009
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To the Editor:
“House Looks Into Secrets Withheld From Congress” (news article, July 18) tries to draw false parallels between statements I have made about the Central Intelligence Agency briefings to Congress and recent statements by Congressional Democrats, especially House Speaker Nancy Pelos...
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Pete's Perspective: Gitmo North?
Jul 29, 2009
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Pete's Perspective: "Gitmo North"
Several of my colleagues in the Michigan congressional delegation have recently suggested transferring terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay into a prison in the Upper Peninsula as a means of stimulating the economy. Stimulating Michigan's economy through openin...
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Article of Interest: No Help for the Blue Dogs
Jul 28, 2009
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No Help for the Blue Dogs
Another false ObamaCare ‘saving’ is exposed.
July 28, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
When Blue Dog Democrats revolted over the cost of ObamaCare 10 days ago, the White House quickly came up with a plan to give them political cover: a government board that would tell...
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