Tag Archives: congressional

Now is the Time to Finally Get Rid of IPAB

09/14/2017 Published on Forbes.com
Despite the recent display of bipartisanship between the Trump administration and Congressional Democratic leaders in regard to a new debt ceiling agreement, health care remains one of the most divisive issues on Capitol Hill. After multiple failed attempts to repeal…

President Obama To Move Ahead With Immigration Reform By Executive Order

11/19/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Public opinion be damned. Tomorrow night in a prime time speech, the President will unveil his plan to shield up to five million illegal immigrants from deportation. By expanding the Dreamers program to adults –a move that the President said…

Why David Jolly’s Florida win should be a warning to Democrats in 2014 and beyond

03/14/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Tuesday was a dark day for the Democrats. In the midst of crumbling foreign policy endeavors in Ukraine, Syria and Iran and an ever-growing backlash over President Obama’s unpopular health care policy, the Democrats lost Florida’s 13th Congressional district in…

What Do We Do Now? The Way Forward For The President, Congress And America

10/03/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Things look very different than 2011. Indeed, the conflict over raising the debt ceiling strikes a familiar note. And the power players are the same, too. But while President Obama talked to House Speaker Boehner almost every day during the…

South Carolina school brings robots into the classroom

05/03/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
SUMTER, SC – Lexie Kinder has a desk in her third grade classroom at Alice Drive Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina. But you won’t find her there – you’ll find her at home at her desk. You’ll find a…

The Hidden War in Campaign 2012

04/18/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Republican vs. Democrat 2012 (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) Much attention recently has been focused on the alleged “Republican War on Women,” which has produced a gender gap that has in some polls recently exceeded 20%. But there is another war that…

Shame On the Congressional Black Caucus for Continuing the Blame Game

09/09/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
Congressman Andre Carson, where’s your proof? Carson, a Democratic congressman from Indiana and the legislative “whip” for the Congressional Black Caucus, recently made incendiary accusations about the Tea Party movement and his colleagues supporting it on Capitol Hill. Those remarks…

A Democrat’s Advice for Both Parties

03/22/2010 Published on Foxnews.com
This weekend’s health care debate in the House of Representatives underscored the deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans on the issue. There were legitimate fundamental and philosophical differences on both sides that were expressed, for the most part, in a…

Tracking Your Taxes: Programs Proven to be Wasteful, but Still There

09/15/2009 Published on Foxnews.com
The Congressional Budget Office and the White House Office of Management and Budget say billions are being wasted on projects that are not needed or duplicative — and experts say one reason the federal budget is out of control is…