Tag: Budgets and Deficits

"While gun control is not the answer, the best and most effective path forward, I believe, is one that safeguards our schools from becoming "soft targets," or areas with little to stand in the way of someone with bad intentions," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mark Meadows proposes $1.5B to boost school safety after Florida shooting

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 6:52 pm

The coalition against heavier trucks opposes both proposals from the Safer Hauling and Infrastructure Protection coalition and the Americans for Modern Transportation coalition, and argues that the increased weight or sizes of federal trucks will not reduce the number of trucks on the road.

Would heavier trucks tear up the nation’s roads?

Diana Stancy Correll · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

The Congressional Budget Office estimates a new legislative package being shepherded by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, would add a total of $671 million to federal deficits over the next 10 years. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Budget office: Senate bank regulatory relief bill would raise risk of a bailout

Joseph Lawler · March 6, 2018 2:24 am

The president has set a bold new vision for welfare reform, including food stamps. Congress should make that vision a reality. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Thanks to Trump, good things are likely soon to come on welfare reform

Kristina Rasmussen · March 5, 2018 4:48 pm

This aerial photograph from Feb. 26 shows flood damage from the swollen Ohio River in Aurora, Ind. The National Flood Insurance Program, which has long been the only option for homeowners to purchase flood coverage, expired last fall and has needed more than $40 billion in taxpayer funds just to remain afloat. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Senate must stop ignoring the National Flood Insurance Program

John Huff · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

As long as the president is cutting taxes, deregulating, and appointing judges who believe in the Constitution, I can just about see why conservatives might be prepared to give him a pass on other issues.

Daniel Hannan: Why have Republicans stopped worrying about spending?

Dan Hannan · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Instead of throwing good money after bad, President Trump's education budget increases funding for charter schools, which are independent public schools established by parents, teachers, or community groups. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)

Trump’s education budget puts students ahead of special interests

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2018 5:01 am

School personnel have protested outside of the West Virginia capitol for more than a week demanding better pay. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

West Virginia teachers’ strike not over yet, despite promise to raise pay

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 3:17 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sent a letter to the House on Thursday asking for a "full retroactive" repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate. Meadows is concerned that Americans may not realize that they still face penalties if they don't have health insurance in 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Mark Meadows wants ‘retroactive’ repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate this tax season

Daniel Chaitin · March 2, 2018 12:49 am

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has said the growth of Medicaid, which is funded by the government, is "unsustainable" and the Trump administration is committed to addressing it. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration weighs in on Medicaid expansion in Virginia, stirring confusion

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 11:34 pm

More than a year after Trump took office, 41 of the Pentagon's 57 Senate-confirmed positions have been filled. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Cut defense spending without harming national security

Andrew Wilford · March 1, 2018 9:59 pm

This amendment, if enacted, would restrain Congress from recklessly adding to the fiscal pressures entitlements cause. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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We need a constitutional amendment to cut federal spending — but it doesn’t have to be a balanced budget amendment

Quin Hillyer · March 1, 2018 9:16 pm