McConnell: GOP Won’t Vote To Raise Debt Limits Without Concessions

Excerpted from THE HILL Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that Republicans will not vote to increase the nation’s debt limit this summer if it is not attached to legislation to reduce the federal deficit. “I can tell you with certainty I think it’s extremely unlikely that any Republican is going to vote to raise ...

Top 10 States For Business All Led By Republican Governors

Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER Chief Executive,’ releases its ninth annual survey of CEO opinion about the best and worst states for business – and Republicans are governing in all of the top ten. “In the minds of most leaders, a state’s friendliness is closely aligned with its tax and regulatory regime. Similarly, workforce quality also measures ...

Senate Approves Online Sales Tax Bill With 69-27 Vote

Excerpted from THE HILL The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would for the first time allow states to collect billions of dollars in online sales tax revenue from out-of-state purchases. The 69-27 vote is a major victory for retail groups and state governments, who for years have fought to close what they see as a loophole ...

Senate Set To Approve Online Sales Tax Bill

Excerpted from THE HILL The Senate is poised to approve legislation that would give states greater authority to collect sales taxes on goods sold online by out-of-state retailers. Filibuster-proof majorities have already signaled their support for the bill in a series of procedural votes, and the upper chamber is scheduled to vote on final passage of the ...

9.5 Million People Have Left The Workforce Under Obama

(CNSNews.com) – 9.5 million Americans have left the workforce during the presidency of Barack Obama, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In April, the total number of Americans counted as "not in the labor force" declined for the first time since December, but that number was still near a record high at 89,936,000. Those not ...

Government Workers Unemployment Rate Drops Again -To 3.3%

Excerpted from CNS NEWS – While overall unemployment remained largely unchanged in April at 7.5 percent, the rate for government workers continued to improve, dropping to 3.3 percent. The unemployment rate for civilian government workers dropped to 3.3 percent in April from 3.6 percent in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate has ...

Feds Dish Out $4 Million to Increase Food Stamp Usage at Farmers Markets

Excerpted from CNS NEWS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is spending $4 million to increase the use of food stamps at farmers markets, claiming it is beneficial to the economy. As a record one-out-of-five households are on the benefit, the USDA says allowing food stamp use at farmers markets is a “win-win-win situation.” The USDA said ...

Poll: Wealthy, Not Middle Class, Support Obama

Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER President Obama's approval numbers are starting to mimic Mitt Romney's. According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, it's the rich -- not the poor or middle class -- who back Obama more despite his 2012 campaign attacking the rich. The poll found that fewer than half of those with incomes less than $100,000 per ...

Obama’s Hotel & ‘Vehicle Rental’ Tab On Last Mexico Trip Cost Tax-payers $2.5 Million

Excerpted from WEEKLY STANDARD As the White House first announced in March, Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Mexico and Costa Rica later this week. The trip is billed as "an important opportunity to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share with Mexico and Central America." And at yesterday’s White ...

Exposed: Obama Spends Double The Time Playing Golf Than Working On Economy

Excerpted from BIG GOVERNMENT According to a new report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Institute (GAI), President Barack Obama has spent over twice as many hours on vacation and golf (976 hours) as he has in economic meetings of any kind (474.4 hours). The report, “Presidential Calendar: A Time-Based Analysis,” used the official White House calendar, ...

Obama Administration Paying People To ‘Recruit’ Folks Onto Food Stamps

Excerpted from WAPO FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A good recruiter needs to be liked, so Dillie Nerios filled gift bags with dog toys for the dog people and cat food for the cat people. She packed crates of cookies, croissants, vegetables and fresh fruit. She curled her hair and painted her nails fluorescent pink. “A happy, ...