Legislative Alerts
March 15, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
By Christine Harbin This is the third in series of blog posts focusing on the federal budget proposals in Congress. The first post focused on Chairman Ryan’s plan, the second post focused on the Senate Democrats’ plan, and subsequent posts will focus important differences between the two plans. Although they have a few similarities, Chairman [...]
March 14, 2013 JBudget & Spending
By Jason Hughey This is the second in series of blog posts focusing on the federal budget proposals in Congress. The first post focused on Chairman Ryan’s plan, this second post focuses on the Senate Democrats’ plan, and subsequent posts will focus important differences between the two plans. For the first time in nearly four [...]
March 14, 2013 JTaxes, Health Care & Entitlements
By: Nicole Kaeding Advocates of Medicaid expansion are pushing a new argument to coerce states into acting. They claim that unless a state expands its employers will be subjected to increased tax penalties. Like so many things being said across the country regarding Medicaid, these statements are a misunderstanding of the complicated and complex health [...]
March 14, 2013 JTaxes, Energy & Environment
Americans for Prosperity is strongly opposed to the carbon tax proposal that currently circulating in Congress.
March 14, 2013 JBudget & Spending
Here are some highlights from Chairman Ryans' FY2014 budget plan.