April 10, 2013 at 5:35 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Earlier this week, the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways & Means and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee – Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), respectively – co-authored an op-ed on tax reform. Much of the piece provided good and necessary information, include reiteration of basic principles of tax…
December 27, 2011 at 1:49 am in Accountability, Bill Nelson Sr., GAN, News, Senate by Zayida Baker ·
By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., chaired a September hearing of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility that prescribed a tax code with more taxpayers, lower rates and fewer loopholes—a platform that he and Democrats often contradict. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Professor Martin Feldstein, former Michigan Gov. John Engler, Professor John Taylor, and…
September 6, 2011 at 1:42 am in Accountability, GAN, House, News, William Southerland II by Zayida Baker ·
By Zayida Baker Some in the tea party want to replace the current, chaotic tax code with the Fair Tax, a national sales tax. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., refrains from a total embrace of it. The Fair Tax, H.R. 25, is gaining popularity and attention, yet many are unfamiliar with its details. It consists of…
July 10, 2011 at 8:01 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
Now in his second term, Sen. John Cornyn (R – TX) was first elected to the U. S. Senate in 2002. Previously he served as a district judge, a member of the Texas Supreme Court, and as Texas Attorney General. He is a native Texan, married and the father of 2 children. Sen. Cornyn’s record…
