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    Cut, Cap, and Balance

    June 6, 2011 at 12:22 pm

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    The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) has deployed a new theme to be introduced into the debt limit increase debate: “Cut, Cap, and Balance.” The debt limit is expected to be considered by both chambers of Congress by August 2. House conservatives have drawn up a list of demands in … More

    VIDEO: Debt Ceiling Part 2 – Coming to a Theater Near You

    June 3, 2011 at 11:28 am

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    As Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) pushes the debt ceiling debate back another month, Americans remain skeptical about how such legislation can really help solve the current financial crisis. And while much ado has been made regarding the vote, it is really beside the main point of our economic distress. When … More

    Lunch with Heritage: Online Chat on the Debt Limit and Heritage’s Budget Proposal

    June 2, 2011 at 5:30 pm

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    A few weeks ago, The Heritage Foundation released its plan to balance the budget and reform entitlements and health care called “Saving the American Dream“. There is also a debate raging in Congress about the whether or not we should raise the debt limit. Join us from 12-1 ET for … More

    Obama Can’t See the Icebergs

    June 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm

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    President Obama could learn a lesson from this fable about a great ship. Having received ample warning of icebergs ahead, some of the crew of the HMS Titanic proposed changing course to avoid them. But the captain objected. “Making that maneuver would end this cruise as we know it.  It … More

    Morning Bell: The Debt Is Not a Game, Mr. President

    June 1, 2011 at 9:31 am

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    Well, President Obama asked for it. And last night he got it in grand fashion—a “clean vote” on raising the nation’s debt limit, free of any of the desperately needed spending cuts that Americans are demanding, conservatives support, but liberals abhor. And by a 318–97 margin, the House of Representatives … More

    Debt Limit Increase Danger

    May 31, 2011 at 4:36 pm

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    The House is expected to vote down a clean increase of the debt limit today.  This vote is merely political theater and a way for Members of Congress to go on record as being against an increase in the debt limit without any cuts to spending or reforms to the … More

    Stossel Awards Heritage An “Emmy” for Best Budget Plan

    May 31, 2011 at 2:26 pm

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    It’s not every day that a think tank wins an Emmy. But last week on John Stossel’s Fox Business program, The Heritage Foundation brought home the award for its “Saving the American Dream” plan to fix the debt, cut spending and reward prosperity. Heritage, along with five other public policy … More

    On the Budget: Ryan 40, Obama Zip, Senate Dems—No Show

    May 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm

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    In just about any contest, a score of 40–0 is a pretty impressive trouncing. In football, that’s five touchdowns, a field goal, and a safety—think Ohio State versus Northern Virginia Community College. In baseball it’s almost beyond belief. Ditto basketball. Yet that was the score yesterday in the United States … More

    Tax Hikes Are Not Government Savings

    May 26, 2011 at 1:00 pm

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    Most people think of savings as that portion of a family’s income that they put away for emergencies, a big purchase, or their kids’ college education. It seems that some in the media want to change that definition. The Hill ran an article equating tax increases with “savings” in terms … More

    Morning Bell: Senate Stands Still on Budget Crisis

    May 26, 2011 at 9:58 am

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    Solving our nation’s fiscal crisis is not up for debate, and politicians should be past the point of using it as fodder for political gain. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the latest from liberals in Congress who are digging in their heels and refusing to recognize the … More

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    The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill on Tuesday. It will go to the Senate floor after the Memorial Day recess. Heritage has pointed out the problems with this “comprehensive” approach — including the staggering costs of amnesty and a failure to secure the border. SHARE … More

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