By Guest Contributor | May 24, 2013 |
Warren Petersen
State Representative
District 12
The battle over the Arizona expansion of Obamacare resembles the fight between David and Goliath. The pro-expansion team has millions of dollars, powerful lobbyists, support from all Democrat legislators, most if not all of the media and a few Republicans who have defected to their cause. You’ve probably heard radio ads, watched commercials on ESPN or received a full page glossy mailer promoting their “conservative plan”. The only problem is that conservative legislators do not …
By Christopher Cook | May 24, 2013 |
Senate Immigration Bill Not Welcome in House
The Senate immigration received a less than warm welcome Thursday from GOP leaders in the House while a bipartisan group of House members worked to produce its own bill.
Speaker John Boehner issued a statement on behalf of the GOP leadership that said the House would approach immigration reform in numerous ways that will differ from the bill under consideration in the Senate.
“The House remains committed to fixing our broken immigration …
By Christopher Cook | May 23, 2013 |
Red States Lead the Way with Limited Government and Lower Taxes
Arizona is sixth in the nation in a survey that ranked states with the best overall economic outlook for 2013.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conducted the survey, titled “Rich States, Poor States.” It examined the latest trends in state economic growth nationwide.
“The data ranks the 2013 economic outlook for states using 15 equally weighted policy variables, including various tax rates, regulatory burdens and labor policies,” the …
By Speaker John Boehner | May 23, 2013 |
After another week of the White House shifting, revising and walking-back its account of its involvement in the IRS scandal, the American people deserve a straight answer and Republicans “are going to continue to seek answers until we get to the truth,” Speaker Boehner said at a press conference today. Here’s more:
“Well, today is a new day, which means that we’re sure to get a new story from the White House on the IRS …
By Bankrupting America | May 23, 2013 |
No, the deficit problem is not “solved”
Many in Washington are pointing to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report to suggest the deficit problem is “pretty much solved” for the next 10 years. But did the CBO really say that?
Not quite. In fact, the CBO found that Washington hasn’t done anything to address our long-term debt and it’s still on pace to reach 74 percent of GDP by 2023. On top of that, if interest rates rise to more typical …
