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Health care law and tax increase projections are inaccurate CBO admits

February 23, 2012 at 8:00 pm in Accountability, GAN, House, John B.T. Campbell III, News by Greyson Peltier · Tags: , , , , , ,

Many projections on the fiscal impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were based upon inaccurate estimates. These estimates helped Congress come to a conclusion that the law would not add to the deficit. It was discovered that some of these projections were manipulated by having costs loaded out 11 years. Now, Rep….

Payroll Tax Cut Extension Passes in the House

December 18, 2011 at 5:38 pm in Accountability, David George Reichert, GAN, House, News by Jim Culbertson · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

12/14/11 By Jim Culbertson, TPP Citizen Journalist The House passed HR 3630 (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011) with the support of Congressman Dave Reichert (R, WA) and with most representatives voting along party lines. The bill has been threatened with veto by the White House and is believed to set…