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No, Cantor Doesn’t Ever Want to Raise Taxes

By | 12.02.09 | 2:43 pm

After his speech at the Heritage Foundation, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was asked about the strictest suggestion in his economic plan: No tax increases until unemployment fell below 5 percent. Did that mean he supported tax increases when the economy recovered?

“I would not say that,” said Cantor. “I More…

Mitch McConnell Still Doesn’t Like Dems’ Health Reform Bill

By | 11.19.09 | 12:19 pm

Nothing shocking here. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took to the chamber floor this morning to decry the Democrats’ $848 billion health reform bill, unveiled about 15 hours earlier.

After six weeks of drafting a bill behind closed doors, the Majority has produced a bill that increases

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Neither Candidate’s Tax Plan ‘Pro-Growth’

By | 10.24.08 | 2:49 pm

During an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell a short time ago, Sen. John McCain’s senior economic adviser, Doug Holtz-Eakin, said a nonpartisan tax analysis found McCain’s tax plan would better promote economic growth than that of Sen. Barack Obama.

“You go to the independent, quote, Tax Policy Center, a group

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