Ed Rendell, former Pennsylvania governor, and Paul Stebbins, former chairman of World Fuel Services Corp., recently stressed in Iowa the importance of the public and presidential candidates focusing on the nation’s fiscal challenges. “I firmly believe that if you give…
Following up on his retirement announcement Friday, House Speaker John Boehner expressed frustration this week with the “unrealistic” views of Republican critics who say their congressional leaders should be more confrontational. Noting that the Bible warns against “false prophets,” Boehner…
Old habits die hard; for the House Ways and Means Committee, the pesky habit is trying to extend expired tax breaks without paying for them. Last week the committee approved permanently adding several expired breaks to the tax code, which…
The House Ways and Means Committee has approved a measure that supporters incorrectly claim would prevent federal defaults if the statutory debt limit were reached. The legislation attempts to prioritize which payments the government would make in that situation, with…
