Enough Political Theater – Time for Congress to Get the Job Done
As the clock counts down toward Christmas, Congress still has major unfinished business to attend to. Not that we should be surprised. Emblematic of a… Read More
Mr. President, There’s Bipartisan Support for Keystone XL
The Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring 700,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada to refineries in Texas and give a major boost to… Read More
Millionaire Tax Would Punish the Biggest Job Creators
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D–NV) drifted off to fairy-tale world this week and dreamed up some statistics as he did. On the floor of… Read More
Judicial Hellholes: 10 Places Not to Do Business in the United States
Given the sad state of our economy, the bad investment climate, and the danger posed by profligate federal spending and ever-increasing government regulation, American entrepreneurs… Read More
Obama’s Keystone XL Indecision Already Costing Jobs
It didn’t take long for President Obama’s delaying of the Keystone XL pipeline to start having disastrous economic consequences. Fox 16 reports from Little Rock,… Read More
Morning Bell: Why Would Obama Veto Job Creation?
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would, among other things, open the door for the creation of… Read More
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The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
On Friday, December 9, 2011, Representative Dave Camp (R-MI), with several cosponsors, introduced H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of… Read More
Morning Bell: Whitewashing History, Obama Style
If U.S. history is a painting on a giant canvas, President Barack Obama’s speech this week in Osawatomie, Kansas, is a thick coat of whitewash… Read More
Morning Bell: The Last Incarnation of Barack Obama
If there was any doubt where President Barack Obama’s ideological heart lies, yesterday he let it be known loud and clear in a wide-ranging speech… Read More
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Infographic: Weak Job Growth in the Obama Economy
Yesterday on Meet the Press, host David Gregory confronted Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod with the grim reality of America’s employment picture, the still-high unemployment rate,… Read More
Morning Bell: America Needs More Job Creation
After months upon months of unemployment stuck at or above 9 percent, the American people may finally see a sliver of relief in today’s jobs… Read More
Infographic: What Employment in America Could Have Looked Like
America’s unemployment rate is still stuck at 9 percent and nearly 14 million people are out of work, yet since the recession ended, job losses… Read More
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Morning Bell: Stop Obama’s Big Union Onslaught
What does it take to bring an airline to its knees? Uncompetitive union-negotiated labor contracts and a fundamental unwillingness to recognize that in a down… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Keeps Turning His Back on Jobs
This week, President Obama is again set to make a pitch for his latest plan to stimulate the economy, but meanwhile he is turning his… Read More
Correction, Senator Reid. Regulations Are Contributing to Poor Job Growth
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took to the Senate floor and made a bold assertion–that there isn’t any evidence that regulations cost… Read More
Obama NLRB Trying to Steal Jobs
The Grinch who stole Christmas has some competition in Washington. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) appears determined to steal Thanksgiving from employers and employees…. Read More
In Michigan, Obamacare is Already a Job-Killer
While the White House continues its rhetoric on job creation, the job-killing effects of Obamacare are already taking effect. One provision of the law, its… Read More
“Right to Work” Headed to New Hampshire, Indiana?
Tuesday in South Bend, Indiana, Governor Mitch Daniels (R) faced a question that’s been bubbling to the surface in the Hoosier State: Is making Indiana… Read More
Morning Bell: How President Obama Killed Thousands of Jobs
If Americans needed any further proof that the Obama Administration is one of the most political on record, or that, for all the recent demagoguing,… Read More
Obama Delays Keystone Pipeline: Delays Jobs and Energy, Too
The Obama Administration announced it would delay the construction of the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline that would bring in more than 700,000 barrels of… Read More
Infographic: Obama’s Promise vs. Reality in the October Jobs Report
Travel in time back to January 2009 when President Barack Obama’s advisers painted a portrait of the future under the President’s recovery plan. It turns… Read More
McDonald’s CEO: Cut Taxes and Spending to Super Size Job Growth
Want to get the economy growing again? McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner says that Washington needs to cut taxes and get spending under control in order… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Spins His Wheels; Economy Stuck in First Gear
No news is good news–except when it means that the story about America’s slow-moving economy remains the same. A new report this morning from the… Read More
Morning Bell: Debunking Obama’s Latest Jobs Myth
Imagine a high-speed train zooming down hundreds of miles of glistening train track stretching across sunny California, connecting Anaheim to San Francisco. It’s a bullet… Read More
VIDEO: Rep. Paul Ryan on Saving the American Idea
In a speech today at The Heritage Foundation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke about Saving the American Idea. The full text transcript… Read More
The Conservative’s Guide to the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests
Protesters set up camp in New York City more than a month ago and have spread to other cities around the country, prompting many Americans… Read More
Morning Bell: We Can’t Wait Either, Mr. President
Take a stroll through your neighborhood Occupy Wall Street protest–whether it’s in New York or Chicago, Detroit or San Francisco–and you’re likely to see a… Read More
Cash for Clunkers Gimmick? Former Obama Adviser Wouldn’t Do It Again
It sounds like a former Obama Administration official is changing his tune on two of the President’s early stimulus efforts. Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Tony Perkins, Free Trade Agreement, CLASS Act, More
Make sure to catch our latest Heritage Libertad Radio Show, available in Spanish or English. We kick off the first 30 minutes of our hour-long… Read More
Forget the Facts. Reid Says Private-Sector Employment Is ‘Just Fine’
Apparently unemployment is not much of a problem in the private sector. At least Senator Harry Reid (D–NV) thinks so. Debating the Senate’s proposed… Read More
