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Federal policies slowing job creation in Arizona

May 14, 2012 Comments Off by

Sen. Al Melvin, R-26
Chair, Senate Commerce and Energy Committee

(State Capitol, Phoenix) – Angered by the Obama Administration’s radical environmental policies, a trio of Arizona state lawmakers is calling on Congress to “rein in” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal bureaucracies whose policies …

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Only in Obama’s fevered imagination is the GM bailout a success

May 14, 2012 Comments Off by

Actually, that headline gives the president too much credit. As anyone who has had a high fever can tell you, one cannot exactly guarantee  the rationality of every passing thought in such a condition. Obama actually has no such excuse. He’s just making stuff up …

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Now or never: We must lower the corporate tax rate

Apr 01, 2012 Comments Off by

by Rep. David Schweikert

Last month was the 37th straight month of the Obama administration with an unemployment rate over 8 percent. The United States has lost nearly 900,000 jobs since the president’s so-called “stimulus” was signed into law. And it seems that each month, President …

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Whither Obamacare?

Mar 30, 2012 Comments Off

No one knows for sure yet, and no one should start uncorking champagne or keening funeral dirges. But the indications for the law are not good.

Ken Klukowski at Britbart.com:

If the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare’s individual mandate (which is very likely after yesterday), will it …

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Ben Quayle legislation to fight excessive regulations

Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off

Quayle Legislation Wins Committee Passage

WASHINGTON (DC) – Congressman Ben Quayle issued the following statement after his bill, theSunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862) passed out of the House Judiciary Committee.  H.R. 3862 would increase the transparency and fairness of federal rulemaking by …

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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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Dems continue one-trick approach to governance: raise taxes

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

Dems Reject Spending Cuts in Payroll Tax Talks, Insist on Job-Threatening Tax Hikes

In their joint statement regarding payroll tax cut negotiations, Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, and Whip McCarthy note that “Republicans have attempted to reach an agreement and negotiated in good faith for months, …

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ACRU Files Supreme Court Briefs Defending Arizona and Challenging ObamaCare

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off

“We see these cases as a crucial test of whether we will remain a self-governing republic or slide into the sort of massive welfare state and social chaos that characterizes many European countries.” 

– Susan A. Carleson, Chairman and CEO, American Civil Rights …

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Obama budget: More Debt, More Doubt, Fewer Jobs

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off

Reports Show President’s Budget Is Loaded With Same Failed ‘Stimulus’ Spending & Small Business Tax Hikes

The budget crafted by President Obama last year was widely panned as a threat to job growth. And based on the reports, it looks like we’re in for more …

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Quayle Responds to Obama’s Latest Budget Bust

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off

WASHINGTON (DC) – Congressman Ben Quayle released the following statement regarding the release of President Obama’s proposed FY 2012 budget:

“President Obama has already added trillions to the national debt, but he’s not done drowning us in red ink yet.  Far from keeping his promise …

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