Live Blog: The Republican Presidential Debate (February 6, 2016)
With Iowa under their belts, the GOP candidates are pushing onto New Hampshire. I’m live blogging the GOP debate.
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Live Blog: The Republican Presidential Debate (January 28, 2016)
Live blogging of the January 28, 2016 GOP Debate.
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State Of The Union 2016 – LIVE
State of the Union address 2016.
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Live Blog: The Final Republican Presidential Debates Of 2015 (December 15)
At around 6:00 p.m., the so-called “undercard” candidates took the stage to debate. Those candidates, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, and George Pataki, are those who are trending at the low end of the polls. At around 8:30 p.m., those candidates polling higher will take the main stage. Those candidates are Donald Trump, Ted…
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Former IRS Commissioners Differ On Politics, United Against Agency Cuts
Seven former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioners have signed onto a joint letter to Congress speaking out against further reductions in the IRS’ fiscal year 2015 budget. In the letter, the commissioners note that cuts of $838 million in the House and $470 million in the Senate would be the sixth year of cuts in…
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Live Blog: The Republican Presidential Debates (November 10)
Tonight, Republican presidential candidates will have another opportunity to make their case to the American people in the party’s fourth debate. The debate will take place at the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At 7 p.m., the so-called “undercard” candidates took the stage to debate. Those candidates, Gov. Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, and…
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Members Of Congress Speak Out Against Private Tax Debt Collections
As concerns mount over the recent proposal to turn over delinquent tax accounts to private debt collectors, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have issued the following statement: It is misguided and harmful…
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Despite Complaints, Past Failures & Opportunities For Fraud, Congress Pushes Private Tax Collection
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. – Winston Churchill Sometimes it feels like the government does this best. Failed policies are often recycled – often many times – in some sort of desperate attempt to make them work. Or to spend taxpayer dollars to promote self-serving agendas. Sometimes it’s…
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5 Things You Need To Know About Paul Ryan's Rise To House Speaker & Tax Reform
(Author’s update: This morning (10/29/2015), the full House officially elected Rep. Paul Ryan as the 54th Speaker of the House. He won 236 votes – he just needed 218.) Republicans officially nominated Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) yesterday to serve as Speaker of the House. Today, the nomination will move to the full House of Representatives…
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Live Blog: The Republican Presidential Debates
Tonight, the remaining GOP presidential hopefuls will take the stage at the University of Colorado for further debate about the economy. The debate will be aired on CNBC. I’ll be live blogging the debate: stay tuned throughout the evening. At 6 p.m., four candidates at the bottom of the polls took the stage. The debate was…