Below is a list of blogs from across the country which deal with the hot topics of the day: Bizzy Blog – Tom Blumer – Unemployment Claims: 370K SA, Same Upwardly Revised Previous Week; 323K NSA is Down 11% Year-Over-Year Brutally Honest – Mr. Brutally Honest – First They Came for Military Chaplains Colorado Peak [...]
The New Great Deal Society Party
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Heritage Action’s communications director, Dan Holler, has a new column out this week about Congress continuing the big-government work of the New Deal and Great Society programs. First, the Export-Import Bank was reauthorized and then, two amendments failed – one by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and the other by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) – which [...]
17 Senators Voted to Save the American Dream
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last night, the Senate voted on five different budgets, including Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) Budget (S.Con.Res.44), a plan based off of The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream.” The Heritage Foundation analyzed the budget dynamics: “Compare the President’s proposal — and Reid’s total lack of a proposal — with the four plans offered by conservatives [...]
Senate Democrats Vote Against Every Budget Proposal
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Senate Democrats unanimously voted against every budget proposal brought to the floor. In the words of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner: “we don’t have a definitive solution…we just don’t like yours.” Last month, Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, claimed that he would produce a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. [...]
5 Questions with Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ)
May 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We continue our Member of the Week segment with a questionnaire with the Congressman. We want you to know the most conservative members of Congress on both a professional and personal level because it’s important to see them as real people, not just politicians. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) answers 5 questions, some policy oriented and [...]
Senators Discuss Lee Budget
May 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Updated at 4:30pm Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a budget resolution in the Senate modeled after The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream” plan. Naturally, Heritage Action is key voting in favor of this budget. On the Senate floor, Senators are speaking about this budget, and we will be collecting their speeches here for reference. [...]
