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Government Fees the Key to a Budget Bargain?

September 11, 2013 | Politico | Budget & Tax

Lawmakers are deadlocked over tax increases and spending cuts, but there’s another way that could nudge them closer to addressing this... Read More

Congress’ Massive To-Do List

September 11, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Congress came back to town this week and there is plenty to do in the brief time both chambers are in session during September. First,... Read More

The Next Solyndra? $8 Billion U.S. Loan Guarantee for Nuke Reactors Too Risky

September 11, 2013 | The Tampa Bay Tribune | Energy

Think what you want about nuclear power. Maybe it’s the best way to generate electricity, and maybe it’s the worst. If you are a taxpayer,... Read More

Mitch McConnell’s Close Ties with Humana Founder

September 10, 2013 | Politico | Earmarks & Appropriations

In 2005, David A. Jones Sr., founder of health insurance giant Humana Inc., needed help raising money for a Louisville, Ky., parks project... Read More

House Panel May Unveil CR Today

September 10, 2013 | Federal Times | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The House Appropriations Committee will release the text of a continuing resolution as early as Tuesday, with the full House scheduled to... Read More

Obama and the GOP Hawks

September 10, 2013 | National Review Online | Budget & Tax , National Security

By all accounts, President Obama’s efforts to lobby Congress in support of military intervention in Syria are going poorly. Perhaps most... Read More

House could vote on CR next week

September 09, 2013 | The Federal Times | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The House could move forward as early as next week with a fiscal 2014 continuing resolution, a spokeswoman for the House Appropriations... Read More

VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts

September 09, 2013 | Dayton Daily News | National Security

DAYTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs spends more today in inflation adjusted dollars than it did after World War II and the Vietnam... Read More

Taxpayers Turn U.S. Farmers Into Fat Cats With Crop Subsidies

September 09, 2013 | Bloomberg Busineesweek | Agriculture

A Depression-era program intended to save the nation’s farmers from ruin has grown into a 21st-century crutch enabling affluent growers and... Read More

Don’t Bomb Us Back to the Fiscal Stone Age

September 06, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Budget & Tax , National Security

The decision by the President to seek Congressional debate and votes regarding military action against Syria is the talk of Washington this... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More