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Former Senate Budget Committee Chairman: ‘It is still possible to stabilize our debt … so long as we fix our fiscal policy’
Former New Hampshire Governor and former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg in a recent column notes our national debt keeps ticking up, more than doubling from $8 trillion 10 years ago to now more than $18 trillion, and the number will continue to climb with disastrous effect unless our political leaders take decisive action and start…
Read MoreWATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan calls for impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are demanding Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) act to impeach President Obama’s IRS Commissioner John Koskinen for “obstructing a congressional investigation into the agency’s conduct.” The Daily Signal has the details: As most…
Read MoreTreasury: March 2016 marks biggest March deficit in four years
The federal budget deficit spiked in March – driving the nation closer to economic disaster. ABC News has the story: The Treasury Department says the deficit for March totaled $108.0 billion. That marks the biggest March deficit in four years and was more than double the imbalance in March 2015. The large jump from a…
Read MoreWatchdog releases annual report detailing wasteful government spending
Government watchdog Citizens Against Government Waste released its annual “Pig Book,” detailing programs and earmarks that fall under six types of criteria, including spending that is not specifically authorized and spending that is not the subject of congressional hearings. WWMT.com has the details: The Appalachian Regional Commission got $51 million, even though the highway and…
Read MoreColumnist: ‘Work should be rewarded, not punished’
A writer and activist lobbying for right-to-work laws in Michigan criticized the status quo at the IRS and is pushing for a simpler tax code – one that doesn’t bog down hardworking American taxpayers. The Detroit News has the commentary: It’s a complex and corrupt system, now consisting of thousands of pages of instructions and…
Read MoreHeads up: These 8 Obamacare co-ops will probably fail this year
The health-insurance co-ops created under Obamacare are falling like dominoes, with eight of the remaining 11 likely to collapse within the year, according to analysis from an investigative reporter. The Daily Caller has the scoop: Twelve of the original 23 federally financed co-ops have already collapsed. The co-op program was funded with $2.5 billion in…
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