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An Export-Import Bank official who was fired on suspicion of taking cash in exchange for helping a Florida company obtain financing cited his Fifth Amendment… Read More
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed several different payroll tax proposals to shore up Social Security’s finances, and the results are not very appealing. The… Read More
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Filmmaker Michael Moore has been entangled in a messy divorce for some time, and some of the findings revealed as a result of the divorce… Read More
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Lawmakers will examine allegations of fraud and corruption at the Export-Import Bank today as a House subcommittee probes the embattled agency’s operations. Led by Rep…. Read More
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This week the Senate will debate a House-passed bill to pay for federal highway and transit programs through May 31, 2015. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,… Read More
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Before lawmakers adjourn for August recess, they’re expected to vote on the Sunscreen Innovation Act (H.R. 4250), designed to streamline the Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More
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As Virginia’s race for the U.S. Senate heats up, the Export-Import Bank has emerged as a key difference between incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and… Read More
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Today’s release of the 2014 Social Security Trustees Report shows its programs’ finances are in dire need of reform if the programs are to provide… Read More
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The battle over the meadow jumping mouse moved has from New Mexico to Washington, D.C. Ranchers who complain the federal government is acting with a… Read More
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The character of our culture has a lot to do with opportunity in America. I learned early on, from personal experience, that these two notions… Read More
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Can a person survive on $77 a week? Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, are going to try. The liberal advocacy… Read More
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All Melanie Armstrong wanted to do was braid women’s hair for a living. African hair-braiding is not easy, but it is not medicine, law or… Read More
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CHICAGO—A substantial city revenue source is under fire as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced 9,000 drivers would be allowed to contest tickets they received from red-light… Read More
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Three high-ranking Democrats this week asked President Obama to impose more sanctions on Russia. Now, a conservative Republican is offering one way for Obama to… Read More
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“Frozen” star Kristen Bell is airing her liberal views once again—this time in a “Funny or Die” sketch advocating for a $10.10 minimum wage. Not… Read More
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This month marks the 45th anniversary of man landing on the moon, and the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform… Read More
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I’ll admit it. I enjoy an occasional cigar. So do a lot of other Americans. Some like to indulge in a pricier smoke, while others… Read More
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Opening the doors of opportunity to every American is an all-hands-on-deck effort. It requires policy reforms and community leadership. It means focusing on a range… Read More
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Carl Colby grew up in a family where no one talked about what dad did. Even family outings were mysterious. “We’d go somewhere — family… Read More
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As the Export-Import Bank’s future continues to be a topic of intense debate among lawmakers on Capitol Hill, two of the most prominent voices for… Read More
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On Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., outlined plans to reform welfare and fight poverty. Ryan’s policies are well… Read More
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While the Export-Import Bank struggles to find reasons to justify its reauthorization, some have begun claiming that the U.S. nuclear industry needs Ex-Im to compete… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
U.S. employment growth has recently accelerated, and the Federal Reserve is winding down its program of buying U.S. Treasuries with expectations of raising interest rates… Read More
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One of the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries is working to solidify a deal to sell airplanes to Iran. Unrelatedly, Boeing is also asking for more… Read More
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is blasting the Food and Drug Administration for its “job-killing” regulations on the premium cigar industry. Rubio cited the J.C. Newman… Read More
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The latest unemployment report released this month revealed rare “good news” about the U.S. labor market. The 6.1 percent unemployment rate marked an all-time low… Read More
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled a new plan today designed to… Read More
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who voted against reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank in 1992 while serving in Congress, said lawmakers should let the bank’s charter… Read More
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President Obama will deliver a speech today railing against corporate inversions. That is the process whereby a U.S. business merges with a foreign business and… Read More
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The U.S. House Financial Services Committee presents an excellent case for why the 2010 Dodd-Frank law has not lessened the possibility that taxpayers will be… Read More
