RSC Republican Study Committee

• Sen. Conrad: “It Won’t Work” Mar 1, 2010  - The very name of “budget reconciliation” should be a dead giveaway that the process was created to deal with budgetary matters and deficit reduction, not major legislative initiatives. So when it comes to passing a government takeover of health care…well…it won’t work. Don’t believe us? How about... More

• Will House Dems Swallow the Senate’s Poison Pills? Mar 1, 2010  - Aside from the problems with using budget reconciliation for their government takeover of health care, Democrat leaders still have to convince enough House Democrats to vote for the Senate bill without any changes. That’s no easy task considering the Senate version contains a number of provisions... More

• 73% Show Why It Should Take 60 Votes Feb 25, 2010  - A number of Washington Democrats have railed against the notion that they should need 60 votes in the Senate to pass their government takeover of health care. The 60 vote threshold for moving forward with legislation in the Senate was devised to protect against the tyranny of the majority. It... More

• Election Fever at the White House Feb 24, 2010  - Some might say the Obama administration never really stopped campaigning after the 2008 election, so it’s not a huge surprise that the White House is already planning for the next election. The surprise is that they’re planning for the next Presidential election. “President Barack Obama’s top... More

• The Same Gov’t Takeover You Still Don’t Want Feb 22, 2010  - Democrats have spent the last year trying to sell a government takeover of health care to an American public that just isn’t buying. After failing for so long, it looks like the White House has decided to add a new wrinkle to its marketing scheme. It’s the same government takeover of health care... More

• Summing Up the Upcoming Summit Feb 19, 2010  - In the wake of recent news, what are we to expect from the White House health care summit scheduled for next week? More of the same, apparently. Americans are fed up with the Democrats secretly crafting monumental legislation behind closed doors. They don’t like what those negotiations have... More

• One Year Later, No Sign of Stimulus’ Immediate Jolt Feb 16, 2010  - There will no doubt be a lot of commentary this week about the Democrats’ $862 billion stimulus bill since it was signed into law by President Obama exactly one year ago tomorrow. At the time, many Democrats in Congress and the White House claimed that it would have an immediate impact on job... More

• Whistling Past the Graveyard of Debt Feb 11, 2010  - Every day, it becomes more and more clear that President Obama’s projected FY 2020 national debt of $25.8 trillion not only endangers our economy – it is a serious threat to our national security. China, with around $800 billion, is the single largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury Securities.... More

• Fannie and Freddie – Democrats Refuse to Unwrap Their Arms Feb 10, 2010  - Amidst the Democrats’ fiery rhetoric putting capitalism on trial and condemning banks that (sometimes unwillingly) took TARP money, there is a gaping and growing credibility gap. The CBO pegged the size of this gap of candor at $291 billion in 2009. This breathtaking sum is the amount added to the... More

• So Long, Stimulus Jobs Feb 9, 2010  - Remember all those jobs supposedly saved or created by the Democrats’ $862 billion stimulus package? While they’re hard to find, most of those that can be identified were public sector jobs – directly reliant on stimulus funds – and it looks like they didn’t get saved for long. “Federal stimulus... More

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