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Daily Media Spotlight September 7, 2010 - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:21 PM

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Fourteen Ways to Reduce Government Spending - Friday, August 20, 2010 2:05 PM
Congress recently spent $2.4 billion on 10 new jets that the Pentagon claims it does not need and wi...

Daily Media Spotlight August 19, 2010 - Thursday, August 19, 2010 4:09 PM

Lead Democrats Speak Out Against Obama Tax Hikes - Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:49 PM
Congress since 2008 and have done nothing to prevent the tax hike except extend non-binding promises...

ATR Endorses Legislation to Extend 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Permanently - Thursday, July 15, 2010 12:50 PM
Congress to co-sponsor this pro-growth, pro-entrepreneur, and pro-family legislation. PDF of the...

Wounded Warriors Face New Tax This Independence Day - Friday, July 2, 2010 12:51 PM
Congress and signed into law by President Obama earlier this year contains a new tax on medical devi...

Wounded Warriors Face New Tax This
Independence Day - Friday, July 2, 2010 12:00 PM

White House Suddenly Falls Silent on Obama Tax Vow - Friday, June 25, 2010 3:54 PM
[PDF Document] Over the past few weeks House Democrats have attempted to distance themselves fro...

Norquist Accepts Obama Fiscal Commission Co-Chair Alan Simpson’s Invitation to Testify - Friday, June 11, 2010 1:18 PM
[PDF Version] Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, the co-chairman of President Obama’s fisca...

Daily Media Spotlight May 28, 2010 - Friday, May 28, 2010 1:36 PM
Congress is contemplating a pension bailout, and how the Alliance for Worker Freedom is trying to st...

Do You Know Which Candidates Have Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge? - Monday, May 17, 2010 5:16 PM
Tomorrow, primary voters in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania are heading to the polls to...

YouCut - Cast Your Vote on Spending Cuts You Want to See Enacted - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:24 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: If you think the federal governme...

Glen Urquhart Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Delaware Congressional Contest - Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5:24 PM
congressional district.  Urquhart is running in the GOP primary for the chance at winning t...

Stovall Witte Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in SC-01 Congressional Contest - Friday, April 23, 2010 4:23 PM
Congressional district. Witte is running in a competitive GOP Primary with multiple pledge signers f...

Linda McMahon Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Connecticut Senate Contest - Friday, April 23, 2010 1:15 PM
State Board of Education member and ex-CEO Linda McMahon recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Ple...

ATR Supports Goodlatte Earmark Moratorium - Friday, April 23, 2010 12:30 PM
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R, VA-6) and his 163 co-sponsors for sponsoring a resolution expressing ...

Joe Miller Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Alaska Senatorial Contest - Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:00 PM
Alaska’s Joe Miller recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his bid for U.S. Senate....

ATR Applauds United GOP Caucus Opposition to Dodd Bill - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 4:45 PM
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds the united opposition by all 41 Republican members of the U....

Tennessee Congressional Candidate Diane Black Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:43 PM
congress in the “Volunteer” State’s 6th Congressional district, recently signed th...

John Dennis Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in CA-08 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:12 PM
congressional candidate John Dennis recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his bid for Ca...

Justin Amash becomes First Pledge Signer in Michigan's 3rd District - Monday, April 12, 2010 2:29 PM
congressional candidate Justin Amash recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his bid for t...

Regulatory Overreach in the Making - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 12:08 PM
In what could be the latest example of regulatory overreach, the U.S. Senate seems set to vot...

Gloria Carlineo Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Keystone State's 8th District - Tuesday, April 6, 2010 10:38 AM
congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in her race ...

Michel Faulkner is First Pledge Signer in NY-15 - Monday, April 5, 2010 4:25 PM
congressional candidate in the state of New York, has recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge...

Tea Partiers Are Mainstream - Monday, April 5, 2010 3:42 PM

Sunshine State's 11th Congressional District Gets Two Pledge Signers - Thursday, April 1, 2010 12:16 PM
congressional candidates, Mike Prendergast and Tony Buntyn, joined hundreds of others and recently p...

Recess Toolkit: Let Your Representative Know How You Feel About Their ObamaCare Vote - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:35 PM
Congress is home for the next two weeks for town hall meetings and other events. This is your o...

Florida-24 candidate Karen Diebel signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Friday, March 26, 2010 3:50 PM
congressional candidate for the 24th district in Florida, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pl...

Dana Walsh becomes First Pledge Signer in Pelosi's District - Friday, March 26, 2010 3:25 PM
congressional candidate Dana Walsh has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for her race in Califor...

Caught on Camera: Baucus Admits Obamacare Hikes Taxes on Families Making Under $250,000 - Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:09 AM

Moment of Truth for
Senate Dems on Obama Tax Pledge - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:12 PM
[Printable PDF version] A moment of truth has arrived for Senate Democrats as today they will...

Baucus admits ObamaCare breaks Obama tax pledge - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:59 PM
Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has admitted that some Americans making less than $200,000 per year wi...

Obama to Sign Massive Tax Hike on Working Families in Violation of His Campaign Pledge - Monday, March 22, 2010 3:35 PM
President Obama is about to break his central campaign promise: a “firm pledge” not...

ObamaCare: By the Numbers - Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:45 PM
[Printable PDF] Americans for Tax Reform today released the following “By the Numbers” ...

Study: Health Care Legislation Will Cost up to 700,000 Jobs by 2019 - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:21 AM
Congress every year).   From the Executive Summary:   Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of t...

Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Government Health Bill to be Voted on by House - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:05 AM
  [PDF Version]   Americans for Tax Reform today released the following comprehensive ...

Craig Miller Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in FL-24 - Friday, March 12, 2010 2:42 PM
congressional candidate Craig Miller recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his bid for t...

Economic Issues Dominate at the Bloggers Briefing - Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:14 PM
Congress, but not really in the minds of the American people: Financial Regulatory Reform. Health Ca...

ATR and CFA Support Earmark Moratorium - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:26 PM
Congressional practice of earmarking. The process lacks transparency and accountability and the resu...

The Debt Panel's 800-lb. Gorilla: Why Andy Stern Stands Out - Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:59 PM
Congress, and Mr. Stern, the president of the largest union in the U.S., the Service Employee Intern...

ATR and CFA Support the Spending Limit Amendment - Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:16 PM
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), federal spending was kept around or under 20 percent of GDP in ev...

Rick Berg First Pledge Signer in North Dakota Congressional Race - Friday, February 26, 2010 5:23 PM
congressional seat in the state of North Dakota, and is the first signer in the race. Berg will be ...

Bob McConnell the First Signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in CO-03 Race - Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:31 PM
Congressional district, recently became the first signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in that 2...

Tax Hikes a Foregone Conclusion Under Obama’s Tax-and-Spend Commission - Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:23 AM
Congress and the Administration should look to enact a BRAC-style spending reform-only commission or...

Cantwell-Collins Energy Bill Not a CLEAR Choice - Monday, February 15, 2010 5:20 PM
Congress chooses to regulate, the federal government will have a direct hand in how America utilizes...

Rose Izzo Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Delaware Congressional Contest - Monday, February 15, 2010 10:20 AM
Congressional seat in the state of Delaware, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in her 2...

Yet Another Healthcare Transparency Farce? - Friday, February 12, 2010 4:46 PM
Congress Daily has reported on the procedural maneuvers Pelosi's office is cooking up to accomplish ...

Rick Barber Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Alabama Congressional Contest - Friday, February 12, 2010 2:27 PM
Congressional District seat. AL-02 becomes yet another district where there are multiple pledge sign...

Health Care, and Education Highlight This Week's Bloggers Briefing - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:23 PM
Congress tries to complete work on HCR.   Mr. Graboyes stressed the need for focusing on smal...

Obama Feels International Pressure to Pass FTAs - Friday, February 5, 2010 4:01 PM
Congress to do the same. The LA Times article stresses that the South Korean FTA is especially impor...

Obama Should Cooperate with Boehner and Cantor to Force Debate on Spending Reductions - Friday, February 5, 2010 1:45 PM
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which would allow a minority of the House ...

Not All Bipartisan Reform Commissions Are Created Equal - Friday, February 5, 2010 11:43 AM
There has been a lot of talk lately about various ideas to set up bipartisan reform commissions to a...

PACT Act May Reduce Tax Hike Pressures - Thursday, February 4, 2010 5:03 PM
Congress stands a chance to help alleviate pressures to raise revenues through damaging tax increase...

Arizona Congressional Candidate Eric Wnuck Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Thursday, February 4, 2010 1:26 PM
Congressional district. Wnuck is competing in the GOP Primary to face Democratic incumbent, Harry ...

ATR and CFA Will Rate House Vote Against Debt Ceiling Hike and PAYGO - Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:14 AM
Congress will still have to take up another debt limit increase by October of next year. ATR a...

Jim Ward Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Arizona Congressional Race - Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:01 AM
Congressional district. Ward is a GOP Primary candidate looking to take on incumbent, Harry Mitchel...

The President's Budget: No Fiscal Restraint in Sight - Tuesday, February 2, 2010 11:48 AM
Congress, further evidenced by the fact that some of this year’s proposals were already part o...

Obama Labor Board Nominee, "workers should not be able to choose against having a union" - Monday, February 1, 2010 11:29 AM
congressman, workers should not be able to choose against having a union as their monopoly-bargainin...

SOTU: The President's Misguided Take on Spending - Friday, January 29, 2010 10:06 AM
Congress repeatedly found ways to circumvent PAYGO. What’s worse, statutory PAYGO is nothing ...

State of the Union: Time to play Obama BINGO! - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:29 PM
Back by popular demand: Obama BINGO!   To help you get through the State of the Union addr...

ATR and CFA Endorse CARFA Act - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:30 AM
Congress take action. Thankfully, the Senate has already rejected what would have been the wrong cou...

CARFA Act Provides Alternative to Flawed (and Failed) Conrad/Gregg Commission Proposal - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:17 PM
Congress in 1990, led to the successful closure of military bases that were underused in the wake of...

ATR and CFA to Senate: Oppose PAYGO - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:11 PM
congressional ratings and have alerted members of the Senate to this fact. From our vote alert: ...

Pat Herrity Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in VA-11 Race - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:14 AM
Congressional district. Herrity becomes the second challenger in the GOP Primary to sign the pledge....

The BRAC Alternative to Conrad/Gregg - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:52 AM
Congress in 1990 enacted the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act. The BRAC process led to the s...

ATR and CFA to Senate: Reject Conrad/Gregg, Set up a BRAC-like Spending Only Commission - Friday, January 22, 2010 10:10 AM
Congress in 1990, would not have worked if it had been tasked with either closing unnecessary bases ...

Now is the Time for a BRAC-Style Commission for Government Spending - Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:52 PM
Congress in 1990, led to the successful closure of military bases that were underused in the wake of...

ATR and CFA WILL RATE Vote Against Conrad/Gregg Commission Amendment - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:16 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: This week, the U.S. Senate will be v...

Why Does Martha Coakley Want to Raise Your Taxes? - Monday, January 18, 2010 10:24 AM
Congress, what do you normally look for? Is this candidate a proponent of higher economic and per...

Backdoor Ping-Pong - Not a Spectator Sport - Wednesday, January 6, 2010 4:23 PM
Congress have passed their respective healthcare bills, the question was how they would proceed to r...

Maria Rodriguez Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge for Illinois Congressional Race - Monday, January 4, 2010 3:00 PM
Congressional District. While Rep. Melissa Bean won this district in 2008 with 60% of the vote, Coo...

Joe Walsh Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Monday, January 4, 2010 12:05 PM
Congressional District to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, joining a slew of others as the Illin...

ATR and CFA: Reject the Conrad/Gregg Commission - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:08 PM
congressional ratings. From our vote alert: In the event this issue comes before the U.S. Senate...

Do as They Say, Not as They Do - Monday, December 21, 2009 3:36 PM
Here is something that should put everyone in a festive holiday mood. Or at the very least will...

Reid's Manager's Amendment Employs the Terms "Tax", "Taxable", and "Fee" 68 Times - Saturday, December 19, 2009 5:42 PM

Senate Health Bill Now Contains Seven Tax Hikes on Families Making Less than $250,000 - Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:30 PM
With the release of Sen. Harry Reid’s Manager’s Amendment, the Senate healthcare bill no...

Patricia Lightner Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge for KS-03 Race - Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:52 PM
Congressional District, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Lightner is competing in th...

Mike Pompeo Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for his Kansas Congressional Race - Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:39 PM
Congressional District. Pompeo joins State Sen. Dick Kelsey and Jim Anderson as the only other signe...

Job Killing Buy American Provision Included in...Jobs Bill - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:00 PM
Congress should do is provoke trading partners further.  If the federal government is serious a...

"Last Train Leaving the Station" Appears to be a Ghost Train - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:37 PM
Congress in history,” and even made an express promise to post the final language of the healt...

Senate Dems Reminded of Obama’s “firm pledge” on Taxes - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:58 PM
Congress, Obama said:   “If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not s...

Senate Democrats Face Moment of Truth on Obama Tax Pledge - Monday, December 14, 2009 7:00 PM
The Senate will vote Tuesday on an amendment which would send the healthcare bill back to the Financ...

ATR Urges Co-Sponsorship of Rep. McHenry's CORE Spending Act - Friday, December 11, 2009 2:23 PM
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC).  The bill is important in light of current proposals to es...

California’s Pete Kesterson Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Friday, December 11, 2009 1:59 PM
Congresswoman Jane Harman. During her time in office, Harman has recieved low ratings from...

Marc Rosson Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Friday, December 11, 2009 10:48 AM
Congressional District, has recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his 2010 bid for the U...

Dirk Beveridge becomes First Signer in Illinois-08 Contest - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 1:05 PM
Congressional District to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Beveridge is running in the GOP prim...

Nevada’s Craig Lake Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:54 PM
Congressional district recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.  Mr. Lake is chall...

Ready for More Hope and Change? - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:35 AM
The following was originally posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: We've said it over and over ag...

Laurence Verga Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 12:10 PM
Congressional District, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his 2010 midterm election ...

Baucus Lies About Tax Hikes in Senate Health Bill - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 10:23 AM
Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In 2017 alone, they report a net tax hike of $132.5 billion ...

Do Senate Democrats Not Care About Obama's Tax Pledge? - Monday, November 30, 2009 3:32 PM
As the Senate begins debate today on its healthcare bill, it is worth asking the following question:...

CA Congressional Candidate Mattie Fein Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Monday, November 30, 2009 12:30 PM
Congresswoman Jane Harman, who for a number of years has received low ratings from various groups lo...

ATR Breakdown of Senate Health Bill - Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:40 AM
Full List of Tax Hikes in Senate Democrat Health Bill: H.R. 3590  [Permalink]   [PDF...

Conrad Reynolds Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in AR Senate Race - Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:10 AM
Conrad Reynolds, a candidate running in Arkansas for the United States Senate in the 2010 Special El...

CFA to House: Oppose the "Doc Fix" Boondoggle - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:55 PM
Congressional ratings. From our vote alert: The Center for Fiscal Accountability urges all Membe...

Will Sen. Reid Let Us Read the Bill? - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:23 PM
Congressional Budget Office (C.B.O.) of the health care legislation considered on the Senate floor s...

ATR and CFA Join Sen. Thune in Calling for End of TARP Bailout - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:28 AM
As the end of the year - the original expiration date for the financial market bailout package - dra...

ATR and CFA to House: Pass the TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act - Monday, November 16, 2009 11:49 AM
Congressional Oversight Panel. A key component is the explicit requirement to provide ongoing, conti...

Arkansas State Senator Gilbert Baker Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Friday, November 13, 2009 11:01 AM
State Senator Gilbert Baker, a candidate running in Arkansas for the United States Senate in 2010, r...

ATR and CFA Support the "Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Act" - Friday, November 13, 2009 10:33 AM
Earlier this week, CFA and ATR sent a letter in support of the "Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Ac...

Christine O’Donnell becomes First Pledge Singer in Delaware Senate Race - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:05 PM
The 2010 Senate Special Election to fill the seat formerly held by the current Vice-President just g...

Tom Cox, AR Senate Candidate, Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:10 PM
Anti-Tax Activist Tom Cox, who’s running in Arkansas for the United States Senate in the 2010 ...

Tennessee candidate Lou Ann Zelenik Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Monday, November 9, 2009 12:57 PM
congress in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pl...

Senate Budget Staff: House Dems' Fully Implemented Health Bill to Cost $3 Trillion - Monday, November 9, 2009 12:19 PM
The following was originally posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org This weekend, after casting pre...

Obama Lied, His Tax Pledge Died - Friday, November 6, 2009 6:34 PM
By formally endorsing the House healthcare bill today, President Barack Obama effectively announced ...

Todd Long Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in FL-08 Congressional Race - Friday, November 6, 2009 1:05 PM
Congress in Florida's 8th district, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The 2008 candida...

Do House Democrats Not Care About Obama’s Tax Pledge? - Friday, November 6, 2009 12:22 PM
During his campaign, President Obama made a “firm pledge” not to raise “any form&r...

Sen. GOP: "Let Americans Read the Bill!" - Reid: "What Bill?" - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:47 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: A few days ago, all Senate Republica...

Top Obama Advisor Refuses to Rule out Tax Hike on Working Families’ Healthcare - Monday, November 2, 2009 1:01 PM
Senior White House Counsel Valerie Jarrett on Sunday refused to rule out tax hikes which will raise ...

"650,000 Jobs Saved or Created!" - Really? - Friday, October 30, 2009 1:47 PM
This afternoon, the Obama Administration will release their second batch of “stimulus” d...

40 GOP Senators to Harry Reid: Let the Public Read the Bill Now! - Friday, October 30, 2009 7:54 AM
Congressional Budget office (CBO). As you know, this legislation will have a profound impact on the ...

House Healthcare Bill Uses the Term "Tax" 87 Times - Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:44 AM
A word search of the 1,990-page House healthcare bill (H.R. 3962) reveals that the term “tax&r...

ATR and CFA to Pelosi: Give us Time to Read The Healthcare Bill Text and Cost Estimate - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:51 PM
Congress passes, deserve greater accountability than they have recently been provided with. From the...

ATR Launches Petition to Sen. Nelson to Keep Tax Pledge - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:01 PM
Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) continued its pressure on Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) by releasin...

"Stimulus" Jobs Math Still = #Fail - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:57 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Only days before the big data launch...

Judging by the Spending "There is No Recession in Washington" - Monday, October 26, 2009 9:26 AM
Congress in 2006. Meanwhile, the spending machine rolls on, all but guaranteeing monumental future t...

Video: Don't Shut Us Out! - Friday, October 23, 2009 2:31 PM
Here's a great video from our friends at LetFreedomRingUSA.com: ...

Mission Accomplished? Then Can We Get the Rest Back? - Friday, October 23, 2009 10:36 AM
Congressional panel today that spending from the $787 billion economic stimulus has already had i...

Dear Sen. Reid: It’s Time for Leadership To Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is On Transparency - Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:26 PM
Congress passes, deserve greater accountability than they have recently been provided with. From the...

Which Tax Hikes in Senate Health Bill Violate Obama’s Tax Promise? - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:56 PM
Over and over again, President Obama has promised not to raise “any form” of taxes on fa...

Jack E. Robinson becomes First Pledge Signer in Massachusetts Senate Race - Monday, October 19, 2009 1:05 PM
The 2010 Special Senate Election to fill the seat formerly held by the late Edward Kennedy just got ...

Former Congressman Rob Simmons Signs Senate Pledge for Race in Connecticut - Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:34 AM
Congressman Rob Simmons recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.  Mr. Simmons is compet...

Connecticut Senate race getting interesting as Tom Foley signs the pledge! - Monday, October 12, 2009 12:09 PM
The 2010 Senate race in Connecticut just got another pledge signer. Tom Foley became the newest cand...

Jim Anderson Now the Third Candidate to Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Kansas-04 Race - Saturday, October 10, 2009 12:20 PM
Congressional bid for Kansas’ Fourth district seat in the 2010 midterm elections next Nov...

Sam Caligiuri gives Connecticut its first pledge-signer in 2010 Senate race! - Thursday, October 8, 2009 9:18 AM
In Connecticut, a slew of candidates are vying for the Senate seat in the 2010 midterm election and ...

Sen. Bunning: 72 Hours Online Posting of Legislative Language and the FINAL Score for All Bills - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 4:11 PM
Congressional Budget Office for the legislative matter has bee nposted on the Internet in a searchab...

Isaac Hayes signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge! - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:21 PM
Reverend Isaac Hayes, a candidate running for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois...

The National Institutes of Health: Eating Our Tax Dollars...One Useless Project at a Time - Monday, October 5, 2009 5:28 PM
In President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget proposal, entitled A New Era of Responsibility: R...

2.7 Million Jobs Lost Since “Stimulus” Bill Enacted - Friday, October 2, 2009 1:47 PM
The U.S. has lost at least 2.7 million jobs since President Barack Obama signed the “stimulus&...

Pres. Obama: “Let Them Eat Cake. Wait, Make that Rice Crackers. And Take Away the Soda, Too.” - Monday, September 28, 2009 11:12 AM
While public attention focuses in on the tax increases in the Baucus healthcare overhaul bill, the t...

Riemersma Set to Run in Michigan-02 as a Pledge Signer - Friday, September 25, 2009 5:10 PM
Congressional district. Mr. Riemersma is seeking the House seat currently occupied by Michigan Guber...

Race for Kirk’s seat gets its first Pledge Signer! - Friday, September 25, 2009 1:55 PM
Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican Congressman Mark Kirk, has just offici...

TARP IG "Frustrated" With TARP Transparency - Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:09 AM
Congress today that the government's "basic attitude" on the transparency and accountabili...

Congress: You Can Spare Trillions of Our Dollars, But Can't Spare a Few Days of Extra Time? - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:11 PM
Congressional Budget Office be posted on the committee's Web site for 72 hours before the committee ...

Large Majority of Doctors Disapprove of Health Care Overhaul - Monday, September 21, 2009 5:33 PM
Congress. A shocking 45% of respondents said that they would, indeed, consider leaving their practic...

Milking Taxpayers - Another Bailout for Dairy? - Monday, September 21, 2009 3:16 PM
If Sen. Bernie Sanders has his way, another bailout for dairy farmers is on tap. On July 31, Secr...

Obama Knew Cap-and-Trade Would Hike Income Taxes 15%- Breaking His Promise! - Monday, September 21, 2009 12:05 PM

Randy Altschuler Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Monday, September 21, 2009 10:16 AM
Congressional District. According to Politics1, Altschuler is currently the only Republican in the r...

Arizona CD-08 gets two pledge signers! - Friday, September 18, 2009 2:05 PM
Congressional District, both signed the ATR Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The 8th Congressional Distr...

Issa, Boehner and Johanns to Receive "Nutcracker Award" - Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:43 PM
Congress leading the charge the "Nutcracker Award." The award recognizes “Outstandi...

Where is President Obama’s Health Care “Plan”? - Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:23 PM
Congress. Since that time, he has talked about “my plan” quite a bit over the last ...

Democrat Senator Rips Middle Class Taxes in the Baucus Health Care Bill - Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:07 AM
Senator Baucus released his supposedly “moderate” health care proposal yesterday, and he...

Capitalism and Socialism are Opposites, Not “Two Complementary, Good Ideas” - Friday, September 11, 2009 5:40 PM
Perhaps the most frustratingly incoherent part of Obama speech Wednesday was his repeated portrayal ...

Obama Punts on Cost Reductions - Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:21 PM
Congress   In his speech last night, Obama tried to imitate a man concerned by the costs of h...

The Fundamental Incoherence of Obama’s Health Care Crisis Claims - Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:04 PM
Congress last night, President Obama grounded his health reform plans two contradictory claims. ...

The Government Refuses to Take Your Money… While You’re Watching - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 4:28 PM
Congressman Norm Dicks with the reality of health care reform: Carender threw down this cha...

Play "Obama Healthcare Bingo" Tonight - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:57 PM
Congress. Below is a handy Bingo card you may use to check off terms and phrases likely to be u...

Obama Recarbonates the Soda Tax Talks, Gives Yet Another Glimpse Into Political Psyche - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 2:19 PM
Congress disagrees. Photo credit: karen_d...

David Castillo signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:02 PM
Congressional District, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Castillo is competing in th...

Where Does Obama Stand on the "Aspirin Tax" - Tuesday, September 8, 2009 5:12 PM
House Democrat health bill would tax over-the-counter medicine purchases There are plenty of tax hi...

President Obama, Promise to Veto the Democrat Health Care Bill! - Monday, August 31, 2009 5:27 PM
Congress passes a health care bill, and Obama doesn’t sign it, what happens? The bill sti...

Government Hates Competition: Medicare Edition - Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:07 PM
Congress and the Medicare bureaucracy have systematically limited seniors’ choices to purchase...

What Really Happened Outside Obama’s Town Hall Meeting - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:38 PM
The Bozeman Tea Party and supporters clashed with paid union thugs outside the President’s Tow...

How Congressional Action Affects Gas Prices - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:14 PM
Congressional action affects the cost of your energy? Me too...so we found out. We looked at the nat...

ATR Endorses "Empowering Patients First Act" - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 3:44 PM
Congressman Price: On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform, I would like to commend you and the Repub...

Cash for Appliances, wait...huh?!? - Monday, August 24, 2009 4:43 PM
Uncle Sam simply wants all Americans to have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, right? Well...

Obama is Magic - Friday, August 21, 2009 11:27 AM
Team Obama has added a cute new re-education tool to its my.barackobama.com portal. Entitled &l...

No Health Care on Saturday? - Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:13 PM
Congress end Saturday mail delivery in order to cut costs. As a rule, government sponsored ente...

A Message from Your Government Leaders on Cap-and-Trade - Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:52 AM
This message is brought to you by the leaders currently running the government. Hello and thank yo...

Montana Tea Party Protest of Obama - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:39 PM
This guest post by Henry Kriegel details a Tea Party protest at an Obama health care town hall. The...

A Public Option Co-op is still a Public Option - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:18 PM
Congress and the President would be invested in its success because of the politically appointed dir...

Progressives Fear Market Ideas - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:20 PM
"I do hope we will talk with each other and not over each other, because one of the objectives ...

Protest is Patriotic - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:26 AM
Democrats have gone sour on citizen protest. DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse described citizens up...

Insurance Companies Win, Taxpayers Lose, in Health Care "Reform" - Friday, August 7, 2009 2:38 PM
Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivered a rant against the insurance companies that h...

Who is Spreading Misinformation? - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:09 PM
The Obama administration put out a request yesterday for information on citizens who might be spread...

Speaking of Posting Things Online ... Another Case Study in Selective Transparency - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 3:58 PM
Where is the data on "Cash for Clunkers?" Earlier today, we took exception to the House E...

How Much Is a Cap-and-Trade Vote Worth? - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:17 PM
Democrat Leadership Pays Almost $50,000 for Cap-and-Trade Votes Recent Federal Election Commission ...

Adam Kokesh signs ATR Pledge in race for NM-03 - Monday, August 3, 2009 5:30 PM
Congressional District of New Mexico now has an official signatory of the ATR Taxpayer Protecti...

Scrap the Expansion of the Scrappage Program - Monday, August 3, 2009 5:12 PM
After the U.S. House of Representatives hastily passed a $2 billion expansion of the "Cash for ...

Obama Won't Rule Out Middle-Class Tax - Monday, August 3, 2009 3:58 PM
Congressional have passed, or are considering signing, six different taxes on the poor and middle cl...

House Bill Furthers Encroachment of Government into Private Sector - Friday, July 31, 2009 3:56 PM

Barney Frank: Public Plan Best Route to Single Payer Healthcare - Friday, July 31, 2009 3:34 PM
On Monday, Barney Frank explained what most Americans already understand: the public plan will lead ...

Steve Pearce: Looking Out for Taxpayers By Signing No Tax Pledge - Friday, July 31, 2009 1:31 PM
Congressional district should be elated to hear that former Congressman Steve Pearce recently signed...

Highway Trust Fund Wastes Taxpayer Dollars, Coburn/McCain Study Finds - Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:48 PM
Congress to oppose H.R. 3357, a $7 billion bailout of the Highway Trust Fund. Today, Senators Cobur...

SEIU Crashes Private EFCA Event...Meanwhile, Members Pensions Failing - Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:53 AM
On its website, the SEIU argues that traditional defined contribution 401(k)-type pension plans are ...

Soda Taxes - Another Fallacy of Nanny-State-ism - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:31 PM
A little while ago, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) floated a set of "lifestyl...

ATR and CFA Urge Opposition to Highway Trust Fund Bailout - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM
Congress should refrain from further “bailouts,” in general, the Highway Trust Fund cann...

Sen. Baucus floats “Kind of Fun” Botox Tax - Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:34 PM
CongressDaily: The Senate Finance Committee has discussed imposing a 10 percent excise tax on cosme...

Congressman Conyers Shows Contempt for Taxpayers - Monday, July 27, 2009 5:40 PM

Censorship in the Health Care Debate - Monday, July 27, 2009 5:16 PM
Congress and their constituents that is paid for with federal funds, sent an e-mail to Carter's ...

Opportunistic Transparency? When It Hurts the Cause, the Lights Go Dim - Friday, July 24, 2009 4:12 PM
The following was cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: President Obama's view of govern...

Nevada Senate Race gets a Pledge Signer! - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:55 AM
Congress during each session, and all of our Congressional ratings can be found at the ATR webs...

Another Pledge Signer gears up for Indiana CD-5 - Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:02 PM
Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican Congressman Dan Burton, has just lande...

ATR and CFA Call on U.S. House Members to Reject Statutory PAYGO - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:37 AM
ATR and CFA have called on Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reject H.R. 292...

So What Are We "Stimulating"? - Monday, July 20, 2009 11:52 AM
Congress leaves town on its August 7 summer recess.   The administration is pressing for vote...

Rep. Bilbray and Rep. Dreier on Panama and Colombia Free Trade Agreements - Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:52 AM

Overhaul of “Stimulus” Transparency Website Costly and Not Transparent - Monday, July 13, 2009 3:45 PM
 Last Wednesday, the contract to re-design Recovery.gov - the administration's website that was...

Surtax to Pay for Government Medicine
Is a Taxpayer Protection Pledge Violation - Monday, July 13, 2009 11:31 AM

Kennedy’s Incredible Disappearing, Reappearing Health Tax - Friday, July 10, 2009 1:03 PM
Congress will likely repeal the program’s voluntary nature – imposing yet another &ldquo...

Of Mice and "Stimulus" - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:32 PM
congressional debate over the $787 billion economic stimulus bill has returned to pester House Speak...

Told You So: Real Agenda of "Stimulus" Is Growing Government - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:09 PM
Congress and the Obama administration have used the economic downturn as an excuse to expand the siz...

In Georgia, there’s no lack of pledge signers looking to replace Deal - Thursday, July 9, 2009 10:51 AM
Congressional District has just landed a pair of pledge signers who are among the first to have put ...

Steny Hoyer Laughs at Taxpayers' Request that Members of Congress Read the Bills - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:40 PM
Congress to read the entire bill before voting on it and also make the full text of the bi...

Oversight and the "Stimulus" - Many Questions Remain - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:27 AM
A similar version of this post appeared on www.fiscalaccountability.org: As Democrats in the Admini...

And So the Drumbeat Begins: Obama Advisor Calls for Second Stimulus - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 1:43 PM
Congress may be all too willing to go along.  Consider what House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer j...

Heinrich Challenger is Pledge Signer - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:05 PM
Congressional District, currently held by a 1st-term Democrat has just added a pledge signer to th...

Joe Biden and the "Stimulus": "We Misread the Economy" ... So Let's Do It Again!? - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:12 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: As the economy continues to shed job...

Note to Bartlett: VAT isn't a substitute for higher taxes, it's just another tax - Monday, July 6, 2009 4:49 PM
Sacrificing your dog to the boa constrictor does not prevent you from being the entrée. If yo...

CFA and ATR Urge Yes Vote on Coburn Transparency Amendment - Monday, July 6, 2009 3:12 PM
Congressional leaders have long promised taxpayers the most “open, honest and ethical” C...

Curious about House Member Expenditures? You'll Have to Wait a Little Longer ... - Monday, July 6, 2009 8:43 AM
congress") and then do another (such as not giving lawmakers or the public a chance to read mas...

July 4th Tea Party Fact Sheet - Thursday, July 2, 2009 3:23 PM
Congress who read the stimulus bill before voting for it: Zero.   Number of Members of the Ho...

So, Where Are These "Stimulus" Jobs President Obama Keeps Talking About? - Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:15 AM

Carroll Campbell Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in SC-01 Contest - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:16 PM
Congressional District, currently held by retiring Congressman and Pledge Signer Henry Brown. Cook ...

96 Hours AFTER the cap-and-trade vote, final bill released - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:29 AM
Congressional Parlimentarian, but shouldn't the full bill be released before the vote and not after?...

Pelosi to Taxpayers: We Don't Want Your Input - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:48 AM
Congress would have gotten the memo. They apparently did not, as we saw in the way the cap-and-trade...

Video: Transparency Farce - Even the Energy Czar Hasn't Read Cap-and-Trade Bill - Monday, June 29, 2009 3:13 PM

Going Green with a National Energy Tax - Monday, June 29, 2009 1:47 PM

Dave Evans becomes First Pledge Signer in TN-06 2010 Race - Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:00 PM
Congressional district to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Evans is a GOP Primary candidate loo...

Waxman-Markey A Repeat of the "Stimulus" Fiasco? - Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:22 PM
Congressional leaders will assure you that the details of the bill are known to members, the questio...

Don't Nationalize Massachusetts' Health Care Mistakes! - Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:58 PM
 Three years ago Massachusetts legislators passed health reforms aimed at universalizing covera...

ATR Warns House Members of Cap-and-Trade Costs in Their States - Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:08 PM
Today, Americans for Tax Reform sent press releases to the following members districts warning their...

A Response to ObamaCare: Watch or Listen Live Today - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:43 AM
Congressional Budget Office - Why Government Health Care Is Expensive and CBO Is Correct Merrill ...

The Obama Administration's Favorite Pass Time: Goal Post-Moving - Monday, June 22, 2009 2:00 PM
Congress passes a bill, administration officials say they intend to start it earlier and post the bi...

A Missing Step in Democrats' Health Care Savings Plans: Actual Savings - Friday, June 19, 2009 5:11 PM
Congressman Ryan. The actual plans that Democrats have proposed fail to significantly reduce spendi...

Tim Gobble Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge for TN-03 Race - Friday, June 19, 2009 11:48 AM
congressional district to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. According to Politics1, there are eig...

ATR and CFA Join Call for TARP Exit Strategy - Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:43 PM
Yesterday, ATR and CFA sent a letter in support of Senator Thune’s “Government Ownership...

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) 101 - Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:29 AM
Congress. The provision is included in the horribly misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Chec...

2010 Spotlight: California CD-47; Loretta Sanchez vs. Van Tran - Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:22 AM
ATR’s first “2010 Spotlight” focused on New Hampshire, well this time the spotligh...

Taxpayer Timeline of Obama's First 150 Days - Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:40 AM
Congress, the VAT tax, in particular, is popular with academics but highly controversial with policy...

How do you feel about Rep. Kline named Ranking Member of Ed & Labor Committee? - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:56 PM
Rep. Kline (R-Minn.) is the new Ranking Republican on U.S. House Education & Labor Committee...w...

Waxman-Markey is just an Energy Tax! - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:30 AM
SCROLL DOWN TO TAKE ACTION AND CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE Stay informed on how the new Obama-Pelos...

Coalition of 186 Oppose Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade (Tax) Bill - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:25 AM
Congress urging  opposition to H.R. 2454, “The American Clean Energy and Security Act,&rd...

Sen. Coburn Details "Stimulus" Waste in New Report - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:45 AM
Congressional leadership touted as "must-pass-or-else" legislation. As we predicted, the ...

ATR Supports American Energy Act - Monday, June 15, 2009 4:58 PM
June 11, 2009 Dear Representative, On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform, I am asking you to su...

Stimulus = Fail ... Time for Repeal - Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:09 PM
Congress and President Obama passed the trillion dollar spending and debt package. While the admini...

Tom Lucero Promises to Protect Colorado Taxpayers' Wallets - Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:30 AM
congressional district to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge today. Lucero is currently University ...

Dr. Rand Paul Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge for U.S. Senate Race in Kentucky - Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:30 AM
Kentucky taxpayers should be excited to learn that Dr. Rand Paul recently signed the Taxpayer Protec...

ATR Endorses American Energy Act - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:53 PM
Which Energy Plan Does America Want? Higher Taxes & Higher Energy Prices vs. More American Energ...

Cost of Hiring a Federal Bureaucrat
Getting More Expensive for Taxpayers - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:13 PM

RAISE Act Gives Union Workers Pay Increase - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:48 PM
Dear Senator and Representative: The undersigned  write to you on behalf of millions of Ame...

Rep. McKeon (R-Calif.) Appointed Ranking Member of Armed Services – Leaves Education & Labor Open - Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:41 PM
Today, the Alliance for Worker Freedom sent the following release in response to Rep. McKeon being a...

$43.7 Billion of “Stimulus” Spent; 1.5 Million Jobs Lost; Taxpayer Cost: $2,900 per Job Lost - Monday, June 8, 2009 1:04 PM
With President Barack Obama today announcing plans to speed up “stimulus” spending this ...

Policy Brief: Public Private Partnerships and Federal Efforts to Derail Them - Friday, June 5, 2009 9:53 AM
 As cash-strapped states look to improve their infrastructure, they increasingly look towards p...

CFA Vote Alert: Oppose the "Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009" - Thursday, June 4, 2009 2:55 PM
Congressional ratings. From our alert: At a time when taxpayers are footing the bill for a series...

Cory Gardner Pledges to Protect Colorado Families from Higher Taxes - Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:30 AM
congressional district to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Gardner currently serves as the House...

Speaking of Soda Taxes and Other "Lifestyle" Taxes - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 3:02 PM
In light of the so-called "lifestyle related" tax increase proposals floated by Senate Fin...

Tea Time? - Monday, June 1, 2009 4:23 PM
Last April 15 – tax day – hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered to show their oppo...

ATR Opposes H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:54 PM
Congress that it "may rate" a vote against the costly FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, whi...

ATR New Energy Publication... - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:28 PM
Congressmen may not understand what amortization rates are; or that LIFO is a major change to an acc...

Speed Reading the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Multi-Billion Dollar Tax-Increase? - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 1:52 PM
Congress actually having read the bill?  If the Tea Party movement is any indication, taxpayer...

2010 Spotlight: New Hampshire CD-1, Shea-Porter vs. Guinta - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:48 PM
congressional district in the state of New Hampshire, where Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter w...

Monday: House Mark-up of $700+ Billion Waxman-Markey Energy Bill - Monday, May 18, 2009 2:46 PM
This week, the House Energy Committee will begin mark-up of the Waxman-Markey energy proposal with o...

ATR Energy Tax Hike Series: Overall Review - Friday, May 15, 2009 10:04 AM
Congress, the federal bans on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and shale oil drilling were allowed to n...

Earmark Transparency Taking a Hit Thanks to Chairman Oberstar - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:45 PM
Congressional website by the time they made them for them to be considered.  However, Oberstar ...

Daily Media Spotlight--May 8th, 2009 - Friday, May 8, 2009 12:15 PM
Politico Arena: In the wake of the stress tests, are you more or less distressed about American...

ATR Energy Tax Hike Series: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) - Monday, May 4, 2009 6:56 PM
Congress call for a much higher percentage). ATR Analysis According to a recent study, Global E...

Video: Maybe This Explains Why Washington Gets Away With Spending Trillions of Dollars? - Monday, May 4, 2009 4:45 PM

Obama's Proposal to Double-Tax Profits
Will Be an American Jobs Killer - Monday, May 4, 2009 12:46 PM

NY Democrat Arcuri to voters: "We won't pay this debt" - Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:02 AM
Congressional Dems including Speaker Pelosi and Rep. David Obey all under the guise of "fixing ...

House Republicans Vote Against FY 2010 Budget - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:00 PM

Mileage-Based Tax Not the Answer to Our Nation’s Infrastructure Needs - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:48 PM
Congress is serious about highway funding, it will repeal the Davis-Bacon Act which increases the co...

Grover Debates Howard Dean over President Obama's Budget - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:32 PM

Really!?! Obama Rolls Back Conflict of Interest Reporting? Really!?! - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:30 PM
Obama says unions don't have to report conflicts of interest? Really!?! In a recent decision from t...

Obama’s First 100 Days: Higher Spending. More Debt. New Taxes. Broken Promises. - Monday, April 27, 2009 9:31 AM
Congress planning to vote for the bill to sign a statement promising that they, their family, and th...

"Stimulus" Dollars for "King of Pork" Airport - Friday, April 24, 2009 10:57 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Just in case you were wondering: You...

McCain to Obama: Not Even I Will Support Your Cap and Trade Plan - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:52 PM
Note to Obama: When Mc"Cap and Trade" himself won't even support your plan...you might wan...

Tax Day Tea Parties: A Good Sign for America - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:46 AM
Congress’s irresponsible and reckless spending habits. Taxpayers are not deceived by the notio...

Sen. DeMint: Time for Conservatives to Remember the One Thing We Most Want to Conserve: Freedom - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:40 AM
Congressional ratings we will be releasing later in the week, makes an excellent point in his Greenv...

Tax Day Tea Party Fact Sheet - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:00 AM

The Truth About "Green Jobs" - Saturday, April 11, 2009 1:53 AM
Congressional hearing focused on the $50 billion in grants and tax incentives set aside by the &ldqu...

The Fight to STOP "Card Check" Goes On - Thursday, April 9, 2009 1:48 PM
Congress to pass this “power grab” for the unions blanketed under the idea of “cho...

Daily Media Spotlight--April 9th, 2009 - Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:13 AM
Congress Blog: The Big Question for April 8: Employee Free Choice Act “Grover Norquist,Presi...

ATR Opposes S. 640, the
"Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act" - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 5:36 PM
Congressional consideration of Presidentially-submitted rescission packages.  Rather than limit...

Daily Media Spotlight--April 7th, 2009 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 3:01 PM
Human Events: Gizzi on Politics April 6 “Last week, more than a score of state senators and s...

Why is Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Still Supporting EFCA? - Monday, April 6, 2009 4:28 PM
With Sen. Lincoln (D-Ark.) recently announcing that she will vote no on cloture for the Employee Fre...

The Federal Income Tax Is
Already Steeply Progressive - Monday, April 6, 2009 11:53 AM

ATR Energy Tax Hike Series: Cap and Trade - Monday, April 6, 2009 9:30 AM
Congress. If your member of Congress votes for this proposal...they can't say they "didn't know...

So ... How About That Earmark Reform? - Friday, April 3, 2009 1:53 PM
Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), took aim at President Barack Obama's earmark reform proposals - propo...

CFA Will Rate a Vote for the RSC Budget Alternative - Thursday, April 2, 2009 12:44 PM
Congressional Ratings. For a pdf version of the full alert click here....

ATR Supports House Conservative
Budget for the Next Decade - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 7:47 PM

ATR Reviews Obama's Tax and Spend Budget - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1:24 PM
Congressman to Oppose the Trillion Dollar Pelosi-Obama Tax Hike Use the links below to view...

CFA Will Rate a Vote For the House GOP Budget Alternative - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1:07 PM
Congressional ratings.  From the vote alert that was sent to Members of the U.S. House of Repre...

ATR Will Rate a Vote on the
Pelosi-Obama-Reid Trillion Dollar
Tax Hike Budget - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:33 PM

Take Action: Tell Congress to Oppose the Trillion Dollar Pelosi-Obama-Reid Tax Hike - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:46 PM

Tell Your Congressman to Oppose the Trillion Dollar Pelosi-Obama Tax Hike - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:03 PM

ATR Supports H.R. 735, the
"Rangel Rule Act of 2009" - Monday, March 30, 2009 5:20 PM

ATR Supports H.R. 1763,
"Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009" - Monday, March 30, 2009 5:06 PM

Daily Media Spotlight--March 30th, 2009 - Monday, March 30, 2009 12:10 PM
Poughkeepsie Journal: “Tedisco Makes Pledge to Capital Region New Yorkers” Assemblyman ...

The Mortgage Interest Deduction and the Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Friday, March 27, 2009 1:38 PM

No April Fool’s Joke: Obama Broken Promise to Take Effect April 1 - Friday, March 27, 2009 9:47 AM
Congress passed and President Obama quickly signed shortly upon assuming office will take effect. I...

The House Democrat Budget
Taxes Too Much - Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:13 PM
•    The House Democrat budget resolution reported out of the Budget Committee t...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 26th, 2009 Bonus Coverage - Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:01 PM
Congress to Read Bills “The Sunlight Foundation's answer is a petition that says: "&rsqu...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 26th, 2009 - Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:49 AM
Americans for Tax Reform, Tuesday, broke the news that Sen. Arlen Specter would oppose a cloture vot...

Obama Budget Moving Away From “Borrow and Spend”? – Not Quite! - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:20 PM
Congress is marking up the budget this week, President Obama's press conference last night were in l...

Take Action: Tell Your Congressman to Oppose the Trillion Dollar Pelosi-Obama Tax Hike - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:00 PM

Obama vs. Fact:
Taxes and the Latest Press Conference - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:23 PM
A Tax Cut for 95 Percent of Working Families? OBAMA:    “…this plan w...

Tonight's Press Conference: Five Questions for Obama - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:55 PM

BBC News: Ryan Ellis of ATR Discusses Bailouts and Sec. Geithner - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:54 PM

Wanted: Sub-Award Spending Information and Disclosure Deliquents - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:25 AM
Congress contains provisions that strive to provide for such transparency and accountability, we kno...

Angry About AIG? Blame Those Who Didn’t Read the “Stimulus” Bill Before They Voted For It - Monday, March 23, 2009 8:34 PM
Congressional leaders forced the vote on the conference report merely 16 hours after it was made pub...

ATR Energy Tax Hike Series: Section 199 Explained - Saturday, March 21, 2009 4:58 PM
Congress, businesses engaged in a qualifying production activity were eligible to take a tax deducti...

ATR and CFA Call for More Accountability With Regard to TARP - Friday, March 20, 2009 4:45 PM
Congressional oversight panel. Consequently, those tasked with monitoring the implementation of the ...

Energy Tax Hike Series: LIFO Explained - Thursday, March 19, 2009 4:51 PM
Below is ATR's Energy Tax Hike Series explaining LIFO: ATR Obama Budget Analysis: Energy Tax Hike S...

ATR Urges "No" Vote on
H.R. 1596, AIG/Geithner Bailout Bill - Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:10 PM
Congress to vote to give taxpayer money to bail out failing companies.  It was wrong for Chris ...

AIG Bonuses Are Reason to End
All Bailouts, Past and Future - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:12 PM
Americans for Tax Reform, a grassroots policy activist organization opposed to any and all tax hikes...

Obama Taking a Cue From Smoot and Hawley - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:16 PM
Congress and signed by President Obama to close the border to Mexican trucks, a clear violation of o...

How President Obama Can Fix
Small Businesses, Not Provide Band-Aids - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:29 PM
Congress has limited the deduction for business meals to 50%.  This arbitrary limit hurts small...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 13th, 2009 - Friday, March 13, 2009 12:00 PM
Congress Blog: THE BIG QUESTION, March 10: Grover Norquist “Card Check is a nice way of sayin...

Flashback: Friday the 13th Knocks Again - Remember the Last One? - Friday, March 13, 2009 10:41 AM
Congress passed the Pelosi-Obama-Reid trillion dollar spending and debt package. However, today is ...

"Stimulus" Fact of the Day: Gov Sanford: "First Order of Business - Stop Digging" - Friday, March 13, 2009 10:40 AM
 Americans for Tax Reform applauds Gov. Mark Sanford’s decision to not accept the money f...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 12th, 2009 - Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:41 PM
Congressman John Fleming and two other members of the House of Representatives, Congressman John Sha...

Treasury Secretary Geithner on Small Business Tax Hikes - Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:34 PM
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner testified today before the Senate Budget Committee.  Most of th...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 11th, 2009 - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:11 PM
  Bloomberg: China February Auto Sales Rise 25% After Tax Cuts In an ironic turn of eve...

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Keynesian Kitchen Sink Economics Round II In The Works - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:07 AM
Congress taking up another “stimulus” package in the near future: “We have to keep...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 10th, 2009 - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:12 PM
  DC Examiner: Stimulus Bill Fixes Broadband Access Problem that Doesn’t Exist Derek Hu...

OMB Director Orszag Nearly Guarantees
Health Care "Reform" Will Be a Tax Hike - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:06 PM
  White House Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orzsag testified before the Senat...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 9th, 2009 - Monday, March 9, 2009 1:50 PM
  Globe and Mail: Divided Republicans Struggle to Find Balance “‘The idea of limi...

Geithner Looking at Wrong Target
on Obama's Small Business Tax Hikes - Friday, March 6, 2009 1:24 PM
Congress Daily AM" "Now, I just want to pause here for one second," Geithner told th...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 6th, 2009 - Friday, March 6, 2009 10:52 AM
   The Arizona Republic: “Governor Building Coalition on Budget” “A ...

Come join the Harrisburg Tea Party in Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 4:00 PM
Come join the Harrisburg Tea Party in Harrisburg, PA.  Are you tired of GOVERNMENT BA...

Fact of the Day: Another Broken Promise? Obama Wants to Sign Pork-Stuffed Omnibus - Monday, March 2, 2009 5:43 PM
Congress failed to pass in 2008 and is said to contain over 8,000 earmarks. This past weekend o...

Presenting: The Map(s) of Pork - Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00 PM
Here's a fantastic map put together by a Hill staffer letting you track the pork projects in the Com...

A Blueprint for Fiscal Disaster - Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:01 PM
 A little over a week after signing into law a trillion dollar spending and debt package under ...

Welcome to a "New Era of Responsibility"!? - Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:12 PM
Congress two nights ago.  The man who said: "...not because I believe in bigger government...

ATR Endorses the Secret Ballot Protection Act - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:55 PM
Congress endorsing the Secret Ballot Protection Act: February 25, 2009 Dear Representative: ...

Hollow Rhetoric on Education from Obama - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:54 PM
Congress and the American people: The third challenge we must address is the urgent need to expan...

CFA Urges Members to Reject Omnibus Spending Bill - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:57 PM
From CFA's vote alert urging members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reject the Omnibus Appr...

Top Five False Claims from Obama’s Address to Congress - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:01 PM
Congress on Tuesday night. Here is an example of just one of the claims: CLAIM #1: "...not ...

Chairman Price Offers a Response to President Obama's Speech - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:30 AM

How Will We Pay for the Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spendathon? - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:08 PM
Here's the sobering answer from ATR president Grover Norquist: Through dramatically higher taxes. Fr...

The State of the American Taxpayer - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:45 PM
Congress tonight. One thing you might not hear a lot about is the “State of the American ...

Join Us Tuesday Night for O-BINGO! - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:35 AM
Congress.  To help get you through the 50-minute speech, use our handy Bingo card  to...

Next on the Federal Spending Docket: It's Budget Time! - Friday, February 20, 2009 2:22 PM
Congress will now turn their attention to the Budget Bill. That worries you? Well, if you want to be...

Recovery.gov - Let the Spin Begin - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:45 PM
Congressional leaders to hastily push through this massive spending package while shutting out both ...

Friday the 13th, 2009 - A Taxpayer's Nightmare on Capitol Hill - Friday, February 13, 2009 5:56 PM
Click here for a larger version.  ...

ATR to Members of Congress: Vote "No" on Conference Report for H.R.1 - Friday, February 13, 2009 12:24 PM
Congress urging a "No" vote on the conference report for the Pelosi-Obama-Reid spending pa...

ATR to Members of Congress Planning to Vote Yes on "Stimulus": Will You At Least Read the Bill? - Friday, February 13, 2009 12:22 PM
Congressional leadership resorted to in ramming the massive spending package promoted under the guis...

ATR Supports DeMint American Plan Alternative to Reid-Obama-Baucus Trillion Dollar Spending Plan - Monday, February 9, 2009 5:19 PM
The Honorable Jim DeMint United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator DeMint: On behal...

Sneak Attack? Senate Spending Package Imposes, Yet Never Once References “Davis-Bacon” - Thursday, February 5, 2009 4:43 PM
The Pelosi-Obama-Reid troika is looking to put taxpayers on the hook for paying for their trillion d...

ATR Urges Senators to Vote “NO” on the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 5:05 PM
Congress to refrain from more money out of the productive sector of the economy to throw political f...

CFA Urges a "No" Vote on the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 5:02 PM
Congress should focus on, is to create the conditions for wealth production by reducing overall spen...

Center for Fiscal Accountability Urges Support for Vitter Amendment to "Stimulus" - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 11:03 AM
Congressional ratings. NOTE THAT CFA WILL-DOUBLE RATE A VOTE AGAINST THE “AMERICAN RECOVERY A...

CFA Supports Sen. DeMint’s “American Option” Amendment - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:04 PM
CFA Urges a Vote For Sen. DeMint’s “American Option” Amendment to the “Ameri...

ATR Challenge on Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spending Package: What Happens in Chicago Should Stay in Chicago - Monday, February 2, 2009 3:43 PM
Congress sign and return the above commitment to ATR, and will post relevant information on the Inte...

ATR Urges Senators to Oppose Budgetary Grand Compromise Because of Automatic Tax Hikes - Monday, February 2, 2009 12:16 PM
Congress, the model for this compromise was S. 15, the “Stop Over Spending Act of 2007,”...

ATR Encourages Senate to Include Repatriation In Tax Bill - Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:26 PM
Congress has the opportunity to use repatriation to inject much-needed and non-inflationary capital ...

ATR Explains Sec. 199 Repeal and the Pledge - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:15 PM
Congress in both the U.S. House and Senate centered on repealing Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section...

ATR Urges Members of Congress to Vote "No" on H.R. 1 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:27 AM
Congress to vote “NO” on H.R.1 “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.&rd...

ATR Urges Senators to Vote No” on H.R.2/S.275 - Monday, January 26, 2009 5:07 PM
Congress to seek free market reforms to empower low-income working families and strengthen access to...

Troika Spending Plan Fact of the Day: Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spending Package Riddled With Waste - Monday, January 26, 2009 4:34 PM
Congress should reject this ill-conceived spending package and enact meaningful tax cuts instead!...

The Pelosi-Obama-Reid 'Tax Cut' Is Largely Just Spending - Monday, January 26, 2009 12:15 PM
Congressional Democrats’ official tax scorekeeper, the Joint Tax Committee, calls the spending...

ATR Urges President Obama to Keep Energy Production Open - Friday, January 23, 2009 12:15 PM
Congress and the American people that you are committed to providing jobs that will continue to alle...

ATR's Fiscally Responsible Energy Points for the 111th Congress - Friday, January 16, 2009 5:48 PM
Congressional Session, the 110th Congress saw a variety of energy legislation attempting to respond ...

ATR Congratulates Rep. Scalise on Energy Committee Appointment - Friday, January 16, 2009 12:15 PM
Congressman Scalise: On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), I want to send my congratulations...

Strike One of the Troika: House Passes First Tax Increase of the 111th Congress - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:43 PM
Congress! Now it's off to the senate. You can still tell your senator to oppose this bad idea her...

ATR Supports Economic Growth and Middle Class Relief Act of 2009 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:15 PM
Congressman Price: Congratulations on your introduction this week of the “Economic Recovery a...

A Transparent and Accountable 111th Congress? Far From It - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 1:42 PM
Congress convening today, the House will shortly adopt rules to govern itself.  If you thought ...

ATR May Rate a Vote AGAINST The House Rules Package - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:15 PM
Congress. Usually a routine affair, the Congressional Democrat Majority is using the formality of a ...

ATR to Dem Congressmen: Show Independence, and Vote Against Nancy Pelosi's Rules Package - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:10 PM
Congressman: This past fall, you were elected by the voters of your district to represent their val...

ATR Supports H.R. 7298, Doubling Small Business Expensing and Creating An Auto Bailout Alternative - Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:15 PM
Congressman Lamborn: On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform, I am pleased to support H.R. 7298, a co...

ATR's Energy Points for the 111th Congress - Monday, November 17, 2008 1:00 AM
Congress November 17, 2008 This past Congressional Session, the 110th Congress saw a variety of ...

Private Ballot Elections are Good Enough for Congress but not American Workers - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:30 AM
Congressmen Dingell (D-MI) and Waxman (D-CA) attacking their use of a private ballot in the House En...

ATR Calls for Strict Scrutiny of TARP Expenditures - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 12:15 PM
Congress passed the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act” in order to give Treasury aut...

ATR Urges Senators to Co-sponsor the Drill Now Act - Friday, October 10, 2008 12:15 PM
Dear Senator, On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and millions of taxpayers nationwide, I w...

The Four Horsemen of the Financial Apocalypse - Monday, September 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Congressional Democrats and left wing activist groups.   Mark-to-market accounting rules.&nbs...

ATR Forms Coalition of 60+ Organizations Opposed to Senate Energy Compromise - Monday, August 18, 2008 12:15 PM
Congressional bans on offshore drilling and oil shale production expire at the stroke of midnight on...

Dennis Ross Makes Promise to Taxpayers - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:30 PM
congressional district by signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Ross is running to replace retirin...