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October 5, 2015
Measure Came With the Good Bad and Ugly October 5 2015 On the last day of the fiscal year Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 11 Such a measure is designed...Amendment which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions has been attached to appropriations bills for nearly four decades Democrats Reverse Support One bad aspect of the continuing resolution is that...of its primary jobs which is to produce 12 appropriations bills each year The House of Representatives has passed all of its appropriations bills and the Senate has done the same in committee under the leadership...
May 24, 2016
regulation restricting low and middle income Americans access to financial advisors The measure was passed by a vote of 56 41 The Administration s latest regulatory assault will make it nearly impossible...fiduciary rule even if portions have already gone into effect The House of Representatives passed companion legislation in April The bill now awaits President Obama s signature to become law Permalink https...
July 13, 2009
2009 Earlier this year Congress hastily passed a trillion dollar so called stimulus bill aimed at jumpstarting our economy According to the president and the bill s supporters the plan would fund shovel...five months after the bill was signed into law we have yet to see any new jobs The stimulus results or lack thereof have led some to call for the passage of a second stimulus bill I strongly disagree Putting...mistake JOBS DEFICIT In promoting the stimulus bill earlier this year the Obama administration told the American people that the massive spending contained in the bill would create or save 3 5 million jobs and...
October 30, 2017
beginning of a weeks long process to overhaul the tax code one of President Trump s top priorities The House of Representatives has since acted to approve the same budget demonstrating the unified support among...need to be overcome including the introduction and subsequent passage of a tax bill in the House and in the Senate These bills are expected early next month and I am confident Congress can work quickly to...version of the annual defense authorization bill which outlines the resources our troops need The versions of the defense bills that passed in the Senate and House earlier this year are currently in the conference...
October 6, 2008
billion Wall Street bailout bill While Sen Thad Cochran and I voted against the measure the bailout bill still passed the Senate by a vote of 74 25 As this column is written the House of Representatives is preparing...not hurt by the poor decisions of those on Wall Street I do not believe however that rushing to pass this bill is the best solution particularly when it takes no steps to prevent this type of problem from...debt this bailout s staggering price tag would cost the average American household 10 000 THE BAILOUT BILL The credit crunch now facing our country can be traced back to sub prime mortgage problems The collapse...
May 9, 2016
spending should begin by distinguishing between discretionary and mandatory expenditures Appropriations bills concern only discretionary spending which is under the direct control of Congress and subject to strict...controlling the budget Fifty years ago discretionary spending approved by Congress in annual appropriations bills made up the vast majority of the budget By 2026 it could comprise a mere 23 percent with the rest...and paying interest on the federal debt In order to slow this rate of growth Congress will have to pass new legislation that addresses mandatory spending and the President will have to sign it into law...
July 17, 2023
Policies Hold Us Back July 17 2023 As President Biden reflects on his administration s record his White House spokesmen are working overtime to rehabilitate his economic message They have seized the term Bidenomics...spending bill On cue inflation soared and wage gains evaporated His policies incentivized Americans to stay home delaying full recovery Congressional Democrats even used obscure Senate rules to pass the absurdly...inflation ultimately peaked at 9 percent Last year s midterms brought a Republican majority to the House of Representatives This has blocked further spending sprees But last month the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
May 20, 2016
transportation and housing needs It passed the Senate by a vote of 89 8 Our veterans and active duty military personnel deserve our full unequivocal support Wicker said The goal of this spending bill is to make...led Senate on behalf of the American people Additional highlights of the MilCon VA Appropriations Bill for FY2017 include Funding for continued support and care of 9 8 million eligible beneficiaries including...
March 23, 2011
into law a massive 2 700 page health care bill that Democrats rammed through Congress A year later this law still remains as unpopular as it was when it passed and for good reason The health care takeover...Mississippians out of their current coverage Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi famously told a grassroots group We need to hurry up and pass the bill so you can find out what is in it But rather than discovering...discovering benefits the American people continue to find new things in the bill that they do not like These consequences of the President s health care law are particularly harmful to Mississippians Increased...
October 11, 2021
of 2 89 per gallon Home buyers are still facing the toughest market in years and experts predict housing costs will continue rising next year Used car prices have also reached absurd levels surging by 42...are paying more to invest in equipment than at any time since 1982 All of these new costs are being passed on to consumers in the form of higher shelf prices Inflation Wipes Out Wage GainsOur nation would...it is drowning in federal spending passed by Democrats this year President Biden and his party seem unfazed by the rising cost of living They are now seeking to pass historic tax hikes and trillions of...
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