Tag Archives: Budget Cuts

Starting Over with a Super Committee

By Patricia L Johnson The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was created on February 18, 2010 by President Barack Obama. Section 2 & 3 outline membership selection of this commission as follows: Sec. 2. Membership. The Commission shall … Continue reading

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Pentagon Says More Budget Cuts Mean Furloughs

A senior Pentagon official warned Wednesday that the Defense Department might have to furlough or even lay off “thousands” of civilian employees, and endure major disruptions to its weapons programs, if congressional lawmakers can’t avert a potential $500 billion budget … Continue reading

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Tea Party Candidates have been in Congress Too Long!

Opinion by Patricia L Johnson Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a revised bill for FY 2011 with additional cuts. Supposedly the additional cuts are due to demands by Tea Party freshman, but really…. what … Continue reading

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Bachmann Proposes VA Cuts

Stars and Stripes recently ran an article talking about Michele Bachmann’s new plan for cutting expenses. Bachmann is the U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district in MN and founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, a group promoting cuts … Continue reading

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