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State Of The Union

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio Responds to President's State of the Union

Congressman critical of Obama's remarks.

Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, R-Milford, released the following statement Tuesday following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “President Obama keeps trying to convince us that giving up our freedoms and letting the government make our decisions on how to run our lives is a sign of progress. He wants the government to tell us how to run our businesses. He wants the government to get between us and our doctors. He wants the government to take more of our nation’s hard earned money instead of letting us spend it for ourselves. All of these intrusions make us less prosperous, less healthy, and less free. “This evening we heard the same tired rhetoric from the president. From his speech to Congress in February 2009 to tonight…

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Tim Reynolds

8:32 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

The defining economic policy of the last decade, of course, was the Bush tax cuts. Bush and Congress, passed a large tax cut in 2001, sped up its implementation in 2003 and predicted that prosperity would follow. The economic growth that actually followed — indeed, the whole history of the last 20 years — offers one of the most serious challenges to modern conservatism. Bill Clinton and the elder…   more ›

Monday, January 23, 2012

State of the Union: What Do You Care About?

President Obama is expected to touch on taxes, manufacturing, education and more. What do you think is most important?

President Obama promises his State of the Union speech Tuesday night will outline a lasting economic recovery that will "work for everyone, not just a wealthy few." On what issues do you want the president to focus when he addresses the nation? In a video preview sent to supporters Saturday, Obama said his election-year speech will be an economic blueprint built around manufacturing, energy, education and American values. He is also expected to announce ideas to make college more affordable and address the lingering housing crisis, according to an Associated Press report. Obama will also propose fresh ideas to ensure the wealthy pay more in taxes, reiterating what he considers a matter of basic fairness, the report said. The morning after …

Randy

10:05 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012

Jobs. Good paying jobs. Politicians actively working to reduce American wages need to be identified and broomed out. They can go be politicians in the countries where they're shipping our jobs too.   more ›

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