Instead of Tackling High Unemployment, Democrats Focus on Making Wall Street Bailouts Permanent

The latest job numbers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the national unemployment rate is currently 9.7 percent. However, a closer look revealed that the unemployment rate is nearly 13 percent for Hispanic Americans and nearly 17 percent for African-Americans. Instead of focusing on job creation, Democrats have chosen policies [...]

The Democrats Versus the Constitution: Citizens United v. FEC

BACKGROUND
In 2008, Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, produced a documentary film critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton. Senator Clinton was, at the time, a candidate for the Democrat party’s nomination for president. Citizens United wanted to make the film available to cable subscribers through video on-demand within 30 days of the primary elections. [...]

And you want Socialized medicine why?

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman suggested that the IRS would “reduce or confiscate” the tax refunds of those individuals who are uninsured under ObamaCare.
The uninsured penalty starts at $95 and quickly escalates to $2,085. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates taxes will increase more than $400 billion over ten years to pay for [...]

Weekly Republican Address: Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)

Tea Party Protesters Descend on D.C. With New ‘Contract From America’

WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters descended on the nation’s Capitol for April 15 tax deadline protests as activists offered up a new “Contract From America” aimed at using the winning formula of the 1994 Republican revolution while also developing a direction for the burgeoning movement.
Those behind the document say that by asking visitors to the [...]

Obama Administration Dead Wrong on Nuclear Policy

This week President Obama hosts a 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC. The summit has an admirable goal of keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists and securing all nuclear materials by 2012. However, the Administration’s recent initiatives on nuclear policy would result in less global stability, less security for the U.S. and [...]

Roe: Energy Independence Should Be A Job Creator, Not A Job Killer

by Rep. Phil Roe (TN)
Recently, the President announced his new proposal for offshore drilling. Some argue this was a political tactic by the Administration to further their agenda and pass cap and trade legislation. Nonetheless, I hope the President is being sincere about efforts to use our resources here at home because ultimately our nation [...]

America the Beautiful quarters to begin circulation this year

Delaware Congressman Mike Castle, author of the bipartisan America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Act of 2008, joined United States Mint, Philadelphia Plant Manager, Marc Landry; Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Manager, Michael Stroeh; and Friends of Bombay Hook President, Janet Manchester to kickoff the America the Beautiful Quarters Program and unveil the designs for the [...]

The Obama Fiscal Solution Raise Taxes, Keep Spending Money

“If at the end of the day we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes.”
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Press Release: The Cuts to Medicare Begin

Washington D.C. – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that it will be freezing the 2011 capitation rates at 2010 levels. This “freeze” is the result of President Obama’s healthcare bill that promised not to cut Medicare benefits. In reaction to the CMS announcement, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) [...]