You may have been expecting doomsday if you believed the Obama administration’s shrill warningsabout what would happen if the federal government underwent a 2 percent budget cut. But the sequester has taken effect, and the Republic has somehow survived. Nearly everyone agrees that the sequester – an idea that originated in the White House – was not a good way to cut spending, and it has undoubted... Read more »
Statement by Rep. Devin Nunes- "Ealier today I was notified that the Obama Administration has cancelled all White House tours effective Saturday, March 9, 2013, until further notice. Administration officials attribute the decision to sequestration, an idea that originated in the White House. The White House is the only tour that has been affected by sequestration. Though its operating budget was a... Read more »
National Review Online The Democratic party portrays itself as the defender of the little guy, righteously battling corporate America and other powerful villains. Its appeals used to have a wide resonance, even among some members of my own family. But underneath the rhetoric and media spin, the Democratic party has emerged today as a vociferous protector of three entrenched and powerful groups -- ... Read more »
Hoover Institution, Advancing a Free Society Californians will soon face a Democratic super-majority in Sacramento determined to further increase spending, raise more taxes, and make the state even more hostile to business and entrepreneurship. In Washington, D.C., we’ll find a Democratic president and his Senate allies striving to apply California’s self-destructive policies to the rest of the na... Read more »
The Fresno Bee Having run up a national debt of $16 trillion, where is the federal government leading us? We don’t need to speculate, because our home state provides a real-life example of where this path leads. California was once a model for the nation – a prosperous, well-functioning state that attracted migrants from across America who sought their fortune in gold prospecting, agriculture, sta... Read more »
Following the bankruptcies of Stockton, San Bernardino, and Mammoth Lakes earlier this year, Moody’s says it expects more California municipalities to go insolvent. The credit rating agency notes that more than 10 percent of the state’s cities have declared fiscal crises. I’m not sure why so many politicians believe their budgets are exempt from the laws of mathematics. But when you pay out unaffo... Read more »
Congressman Nunes today released the following statement following the White House announcement that the San Joaquin River restoration would be one of President Obama’s top 14 infrastructure projects. “This announcement is astounding. The President claims to be for creating jobs but unless you are a career activist in the radical environmental movement, you are simply out of luck. With California ... Read more »
President Obama claims to support jobs through investments in infrastructure. Yet his actions suggest his real priority is to deliver political favors to left-wing activists. Here is what the President promised on November 2, 2011— “no more earmarks, no more bridges to nowhere. We're going to stop the picking of projects based on political gain and start picking them based on two criteria: how bad... Read more »
"The business plan released today should convince even the most loyal high speed rail advocate to re-examine the project. For years, government watchdogs – including the state’s own auditor – have warned of the pervasive mismanagement and deceptive assumptions used by the High Speed Rail Authority. Now we are provided a business plan that pegs the cost of completing the bullet train at $98 billion... Read more »
Tonight, I voted against the Budget Control Act. It leaves real cuts in federal spending to another day. We don't need congressional super committees and triggers to do the heavy lifting for which Members of Congress were elected. Read more »
