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  • The Problem with Taxing More, Spending More
    Sep 1, 2009  - Although our nation’s tax code is already highly progressive, the Administration and Congressional Democrats are on track to implement the largest tax hike in American history in order to pay for their massive increase in government spending.  Rather than reign in wasteful Washington spending and pu... More
  • House Approves PAYGO Legislation Under Guise of Fiscal Discipline
    Jul 24, 2009  - On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved Democrat Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) legislation, a façade of fiscal responsibility that will ultimately allow for an explosion of spending, deficits, and debt.  Rather than bring true fiscal discipline to Washington, the Majority has engaged in politica... More
  • House Approves Two Fiscally Irresponsible Appropriations Bills
    Jul 24, 2009  - This week, the House passed two appropriations bills that dramatically increase government spending at a time when our national debt continues to skyrocket.  Specifically, the House passed a $730.5 billion Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations package for F... More
  • Taxing Toilet Paper Will Not Solve California Water Crisis
    Jul 17, 2009  - On Wednesday, the Water Resources Subcommittee held a hearing on a legislative proposal to create a new water trust fund paid for by a series of new taxes on certain products and corporations.  Specifically, the bill would generate an additional $10 billion a year by adding a federal 3 cent tax on a... More
  • Cap-and-Tax Raises Energy Costs for Americans to Save Trees Around the World
    Jul 17, 2009  - Among the cap-and-tax bill’s numerous provisions, which narrowly passed the House in June, the bill requires carbon emission allowances to be distributed by the Environmental Protection Agency to countries, public or private groups, or international funds.  These allowances would be sold to support ... More
  • President Obama Announces Plan to Raise Taxes on American Employers
    May 8, 2009  - In order to pay for the Administration’s massive increase in government spending, the White House this week announced a plan to alter the tax code which will ultimately raise taxes on American employers.  The Administration has insisted on using “pay go,” which means that for every increase in spend... More
  • House Passes Conference Report on the FY 2010 Budget Resolution
    May 1, 2009  - On Wednesday, the House passed the conference report on the budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2010.  Like the Administration’s budget proposal, the budget conference report exploits the current economic crisis to advance a sweeping expansion of government and also increases nondefense discretionary ... More
  • Administration Unveils Plan to Find Minimal Budget Savings in the Next 90 Days
    Apr 24, 2009  - This week, the Administration announced a plan to trim a measly $100 million from the federal budget in the next 90 days after spending trillions in taxpayer dollars since the beginning of the year.  To put this in perspective, this is only .0025 percent of the near $4 trillion federal budget that P... More
  • House Passes Largest Budget in American History
    Apr 3, 2009  - On Thursday, the House passed a resolution for the Fiscal Year 2010 budget.  Like the Administration’s budget proposal, the House passed version taxes too much, spends too much, and borrows too much.  The resolution sets the federal government’s budget policies over a five-year window with... More
  • Congressman Miller Advocates to Ease the Tax Burden on Hardworking Americans
    Apr 1, 2009  - As the federal government is on track to squander record levels of taxpayer dollars and substantially increase the federal deficit this year, it is now more important than ever to reduce the tax burden on American families and small businesses.  In fact, the Administration’s budget proposal projects... More