federal budget
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Spicer mum on Bennet-Gardner proposal to arrest ‘naughty’ senators if government shuts down
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer this week declined to weigh in on proposals to punish members of Congress if they can’t avert a potential government shutdown at the end of April, saying he doesn’t want to get into which lawmakers are “going to be naughty and nice.” In his daily press briefing on Thursday, Spicer brushed aside a question…
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Bennet, Gardner propose threatening fellow senators with arrest to resolve government shutdown
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In order to prevent or curtail a government shutdown, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are proposing strict Senate rules that could lead to the arrest of fellow lawmakers who aren’t hard at work trying to resolve an impasse. A bipartisan resolution introduced by the two Colorado senators Tuesday would require that their colleagues…
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Neville and Neville: Repeal and replace plan falls short
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Among the most promising things about the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, in conjunction with a Republican-controlled Congress, was the long-awaited realization of the repeal of Obamacare – the expensive government takeover of health care that was President Obama’s signal “achievement” – which drove up health insurance premiums and deductibles, priced millions out…
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Letter: Don’t hit consumers with oil tax hike
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Editor: The Obama administration recently released its $4.1 trillion budget plan, which called for $2.8 trillion in new taxes. Notable among those new taxes would be a $10-a-barrel oil tax. Americans are smart enough to realize they will ultimately bear this burden and, indeed, economists have already taken to the airwaves to say the plan will…
