• 900 Days Since Senate Democrats Offered Budget Plan Is National Disgrace October 14, 2011 - America is greatly in need of strong, competent leadership. Our nation’s total debt is now larger than our entire economy. Unemployment is painfully high and growth is painfully slow. Since taking office, the president has accelerated Washington’s reckless spending spree, has added trillions of doll... More

• Where's Your Budget, Mr. President? August 3, 2011 - During the negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, President Obama reportedly warned Republican leaders not to call his bluff by sending him a bill without tax increases. Republicans in Congress ignored this threat and passed a bill that cuts more than a dollar in spending for every dollar it in... More

• A Response to Gene Sperling August 2, 2011 - Moments ago, the President signed into law a significant bipartisan step forward in getting Washington’s fiscal house in order. Relative to the magnitude of our budget challenges, the spending cuts are modest. But judged against Washington’s dismal track record of fiscal stewardship over the years, ... More

• Health care reform key to tackling debt crisis July 31, 2011 - The debate over raising the statutory debt ceiling has accomplished little but revealed much about the unwillingness of many in Washington to face up to our generation’s most pressing challenges. At the heart of the gridlock is a deep disagreement over the role that out-of-control government spendin... More

• A Step Forward, But Long Journey Remains July 26, 2011 - The Budget Control Act takes an important step in the right direction by cutting $1.2 trillion in government spending over the next decade. Critically, it does this without resorting to Senator Reid’s gimmicks and without imposing the president’s preferred tax increases on American families and the ... More

• Jobs and the Punting of Responsibility July 8, 2011 - Today’s shocking jobs report represents a modern record of 29 straight months with unemployment above 8 percent, and falls on the 800th day since congressional Democrats have passed a budget. This report is more proof that job creation in America is nowhere near where it needs to be for a strong rec... More

• Avoiding the Credit Cliff June 22, 2011 - The shadow of an oncoming debt crisis is hindering job growth today and threatening our fiscal and economic future. The latest warning came today from “The Long-Term Budget Outlook,” an annual report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) which details the state of the nation’s finances. This ye... More

• Obama's Economic Experiment Has Failed -- Time to Get Back to What Works June 13, 2011 - A flurry of recent economic news – especially the May jobs report – confirms what many have feared for some time: This president’s leadership deficit has caused a disastrous jobs deficit, and where he has led, his policies have made things worse. The president clearly inherited a difficult fiscal an... More

• How Giving Consumers Choice Can Save Health Care May 25, 2011 - The failure of politicians in Washington to address the crisis in Medicare is putting the health security of Americans at risk. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a budget that advances a plan to save Medicare for today’s senior citizens and strengthen it for future generations. But i... More

• A budget for the 21st century April 14, 2011 - This week the House of Representatives will take the first real step in addressing our looming fiscal crisis by bringing “The Path to Prosperity,” a budget resolution for next year and beyond, to the House floor. This budget offers a clear contrast to the president’s speech on Wednesday. It offers a... More

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