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Forbes: ‘Families struggling to pay their bills’ the ones who have the most to lose if we don’t tackle our national debt
The sheer magnitude of our national debt is mind boggling but something we have to address for the sake of our nation and for the sake of those most vulnerable in the event of a financial crisis. Forbes has the commentary: Since President Obama took office in 2009, the debt has grown by $9 trillion,…
Read MoreDaily Signal: ‘No other’ freedom as ‘widely and intensely attacked’ as free speech
Free speech under President Obama’s presidency has faced unprecedented setbacks, especially when considering IRS targeting of Americans for their political beliefs. The Daily Signal has the commentary: The Constitution has long been subject to attacks from individuals hostile to its guarantees of freedom, economic opportunity, and limited government, but in recent days no other provision…
Read MoreU.S. attorney general declines to prosecute EPA employee in center of pollution scandal
The Environmental Protection Agency employee in the thick of the scandal that polluted three U.S. rivers due to a Colorado mine wastewater spill will not face prosecution, the U.S. Attorney General’s office says. The Washington Examiner has the details: The EPA’s Office of Inspector General said Wednesday that it found evidence the unnamed employee may…
Read MoreUtah representative calls on U.S. House to stop HHS from dipping into special taxpayer fund to bail out health insurers
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) is asking his colleagues in the House of Representatives to join him in filing a suit to make sure those at the Department of Health and Human Services don’t use a special legal-claims fund to bail out health-insurance companies who allegedly suffered losses because of Obamacare. The Washington Free Beacon has…
Read More2016 tax receipts soon will reach record high
The federal government will have raked in almost $3.3 trillion in revenue after fiscal 2016 tax receipts reach a new high, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Washington Examiner has the details: The feds raked in more than $3.268 trillion for the year, the agency reported in its monthly budget review, $19 billion more…
Read MoreFederal deficit up 25 percent over last year
Our federal deficit is growing, this year spiking to nearly $590 billion – up 25 percent over last year – according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimate. The Washington Examiner has the details: The federal deficit for fiscal 2016 jumped to $588 billion, $149 billion bigger than last year’s, the Congressional Budget Office estimated…
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