Obama Budget Proposal

Prosperity for Whom?

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 04.19.2012

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Rep. Charles Rangel

We should let our moral compass guide us as America decides how its tax dollars are spent. The Republicans and President Obama are offering two different visions of prosperity. The question is, "Prosperity for whom?"

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Republicans: Obama Will Put Us On 'A Roadmap To Greece'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 02.18.2012

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In the GOP's weekly address, House Republican Conference Vice-Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) blasted Obama for his recent budget proposal...

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Sharon Silke Carty

Obama Wants To Boost Electric-Car Rebates To $10,000

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 02.15.2012

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President Obama's proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget includes a new provision for hybrid and electric car tax credits that would broaden the program, in...

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Talking Point Alert!

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.16.2012

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Jared Bernstein

Sometimes you just get the feeling that the various people with whom you're arguing all got together a few days ago and agreed on a talking point. In almost every single debate I've had regarding the president's budget plan, when confronted with the fact that they have thus far refused to accept new tax revenues as part of a deal for deficit reduction, conservatives cry foul. To the contrary, they cry. They'd be happy with far more revenue than the $1.5 trillion called for in the president's budget. But it must come from "lowering the rates and broadening the base." So let's explore exactly what this means.

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Obama Proposal Takes Fire From GOP

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 04.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress Tuesday that the president's new $3.8 trillion spending plan would impose new tax...

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Obama Proposal Sets Up Battle With GOP Rivals

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 04.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideolog...

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Obama Isn't Trying to Start 'Class Warfare' -- He Wants to End the Republican War on the Middle Class

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2011

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Robert Creamer

If I were a Republican, the last thing I'd want to talk about is "class warfare." For 30 years Republicans and their Wall Street allies have conducted a sustained, effective war on the American middle class.

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Comparing Ryan and Obama Long-Term Budget Plans: Two Starkly Different Visions

Dan Lesser | Posted 06.19.2011

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Dan Lesser

Reducing the country's $14 trillion debt is a critical national priority. While the president's plan would reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years, Rep. Ryan's plan would have no perceptible impact on the federal deficit.

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Budget Deals, Service Cuts, Tax Returns, and Pure Frustration

Bradley T. Borden | Posted 06.18.2011

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Bradley T. Borden

The middle class must pay more taxes or the country must forfeit services because the wealthy pay lower taxes. We learn about cuts to public services as we write checks to pay for them.

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The Budget Skirmish & How Obama Handles His Role In Shaping Domestic Policy

The New York Review Of Books | Elizabeth Drew | Posted 06.17.2011

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As is his custom, President Obama erred on the side of caution in confronting this country's grave fiscal crisis. On Wednesday he gave a good speech f...

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The Separation Of Art And State: Why Obama's National Endowment Cuts Are Healthy

Travis Korte | Posted 05.25.2011

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Travis Korte

"The ants on the crucifix" should be a synonym for "the writing on the wall". This winter, the Smithsonian Institute removed an artwork that had anger...

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Budget Debate Proving To Be Kabuki Dance With Competing, Misleading Claims

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — It sounds like a pretty good starting point for negotiations: The White House and Capitol Hill Democrats say they're ready to meet ...

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Joe Biden, Lawmakers Set To Begin Spending Talks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts Thursday as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republican...

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Government Shutdown Averted (For Now)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A stopgap budget measure was approved by the Senate on Wednesday and sent to President Barack Obama for final approval. The temporary fix will fund th...

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Stopgap Budget Proposal To Be Sent To Obama

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans won an early round Wednesday in their fight to shrink the government, pushing $4 billion in spending cuts through Congr...

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'Almost No Chance' Of Obama Budget Passing, Moody's Says

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (By Walter Brandimarte) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal would be "marginally positive" for U.S. credit ratings in the short term,...

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Why Obama's Walking Fine Line On GOP Slash-And-Burn Budget Proposals

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clearly, the president -- as would be expected -- opposes the GOP cuts. But the White House is not at this point picking a fight over the House Republ...

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Obama Budget Proposal Assailed By Strong Democratic Allies

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's proposal to cut nearly in half a $5.1 billion home heating aid program for the poor has drawn howls from s...

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Amanda Terkel

House Proposes More Than 400 Budget Amendments

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Since the House Appropriations Committee introduced its stopgap budget proposal late last week, lawmakers have introduced more than 400 ...

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Obama Holds White House Press Conference

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defending his new budget as one of "tough choices," President Barack Obama said Tuesday that more difficult decisions about the nat...

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No Mr. Boehner, America is Not "Broke"

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

All of the "America is broke", "just stop the spending" rhetoric sounds very appealing until you start looking at who is hurt by the cuts, and who benefits by not paying their fair share to finance government.

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Robert Gates: Pentagon Willing To Settle For Smaller Budget

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon can live with a smaller budget this year than the Obama administration originally requested, but the total – not...

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Obama Budget Proposal

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Less than two months after signing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans into law, President Barack Obama proposed a spending plan to Co...

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Amanda Terkel

Graduate Students May Face Higher Debt Under Obama's Budget Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama promised that investment in education and getting the next generation of America...

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White House To Cut Energy Assistance For The Poor

The National Journal | Marc Ambinder | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government's energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefe...

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