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Ky. Sen. Mitch McConnell Faces Hard Choices on Spending

September 16, 2013 | USA Today | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — As Congress faces a potential meltdown over the budget and spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is staring at tough... Read More

Q&A: The Lowdown on the Shutdown, or Why You Should Care About the CR

September 13, 2013 | CNN | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Washington (CNN) -- In less than a month, the government may shut down. Lines are being drawn. Vacations are being canceled. Friends are... 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

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

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

Don’t Use Syria to Pump Up Pentagon Spending

September 04, 2013 | CNN | Budget & Tax , National Security

(CNN) -- A number of conservative hawks, including Senator John McCain and House Armed Services Committee chair Howard P. "Buck" McKeon,... Read More

The Pentagon’s Place in this Fall’s Budget Battle

September 04, 2013 | Capital Insider | Budget & Tax , National Security

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the U.S. will reach its $16.7 trillion borrowing limit in mid-October. Unless Congress acts, a big part of... Read More

National Flood Insurance Program

August 19, 2013 | Washington Journal (CSPAN) | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Stephen Ellis discusses the National Flood Insurance Program and how a new law is causing rates to... Read More

Congressional Meddling Floods Over

August 19, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

The National Flood Insurance Program is insolvent. By the end of the year, it will likely owe at least $26 billion to the U.S. Treasury... 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