On Monday, President Obama unveiled his new budget plan. As expected the president continues his spending priorities and advocates for higher taxes on wealthier Americans. Indiana Rep. Marlin Stutzman sits on the House Budget Committee. He says Americans should be able to choose where they invest their money rather than give it to Obama to invest in pet projects like Solyndra. Stutzman also says his constituents want nothing to do with higher taxes on the rich. He claims they want Washington to get serious about reducing deficits and the debt to inject more confidence into the economy.
Archives for February 13, 2012
Three Martini Lunch 2/13/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are generally encouraged at how conservatives are viewing the 2012 landscape following CPAC. They also groan as President Obama’s budget is yet another spending binge with a huge tax hike as the only means of reducing deficits. And they shake their heads as only 5,000 voters in Maine show up for the GOP caucuses and some areas still haven’t voted.