February 08, 2012 3:01 pm ET filed under Blog
Senate Republicans' Lamest Attack Yet
January 27, 2012 11:01 am ET filed under Blog
The 5.6 Million Reasons Behind GOP Senators' Letter To Obama
January 18, 2012 1:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Orrin Hatch's Radical Class Warfare
December 12, 2011 12:11 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Republicans: Payroll Tax Holiday Isn't "Stimulating" Enough
A prominent group of Republican lawmakers are opposing Obama administration efforts to extend a payroll tax holiday — due to expire on December 31 — that would continue putting more money in the pockets of working Americans. Opponents lean heavily on the argument that the current payroll tax holiday has not had a sufficiently stimulative effect on the economy, but experts disagree, arguing that the holiday has helped bolster the recovering economy.
November 16, 2011 2:15 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Senators Revive Malicious Distortion Of CBO's Health Care Calculations
November 10, 2011 12:32 pm ET filed under Blog
How Republicans Use Populist Sentiment On Behalf Of Wealthy Elites
November 09, 2011 4:39 pm ET filed under Blog
Ignoring Real Economic Problems, Sens. Coburn And Hatch Repackage Reagan's "Welfare Queen" Myth
November 02, 2011 9:45 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Lee Baselessly Suggests Cain Scandal Is An "Anonymous," "Racially-Motivated Attack"
September 30, 2011 1:30 pm ET filed under Blog
House Oversights - Week of September 25
September 22, 2011 9:43 pm ET filed under Video
Huntsman Dismisses Overwhelming Majority Of Americans Who Support Fairer Taxes
From the September 22, 2011, GOP Presidential Fox News/Google debate:
September 15, 2011 12:34 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Hatch Channels Jeff Foxworthy: You Might Be A Tax-And-Spend-Liberal If...
September 15, 2011 12:21 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hatch: "Taxes Are Already Heading Higher Than They Have Been Historically"
September 12, 2011 10:16 am ET filed under Video
Huntsman Misleadingly Describes American Jobs Act As "$450 Billion In Spending"
From the September 12, 2011, edition of America's Newsroom:
September 07, 2011 12:24 pm ET filed under Video
Romney Describes Massachusetts' Decline To Below-Average Employment As "Progress"
From the September 6, 2011, episode of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News:
August 10, 2011 11:06 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Lee: Tea Party Warned of Downgrade — Just Like Paul Revere
August 05, 2011 5:25 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Cornyn Warns Of "Undue Political Influence" While Pushing For Merger Benefiting His Donor
August 04, 2011 12:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Does Sen. Hatch Think It's "Perverse" When Millionaires Don't Pay Taxes?
July 12, 2011 3:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hatch Names Himself "One Of The Top Conservatives In The History Of This Country"
July 12, 2011 1:19 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Hatch Names Himself "One Of The Top Conservatives In The History Of This Country"
From the July 12, 2011, episode of Fox News' Happening Now:
July 06, 2011 6:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hatch Delivers Factless Tirade Against New Revenues In Debt Agreement
July 05, 2011 4:10 pm ET filed under Blog
Business Lobby Support For Trade Agreements Bolsters Allegations That GOP Is "Sabotaging" The Economy
June 24, 2011 2:40 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hatch: Obama Has "Moved Us Towards Europeanization Of Our Economy"
June 06, 2011 3:11 pm ET filed under Blog
House Republicans Introduce Bill Designed To Kill Jobs
May 26, 2011 10:28 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Chaffetz Reaps Beck Praise For Beck-Inspired Sunstein Attacks
May 25, 2011 4:19 pm ET filed under Blog
Beck's Congressman Vs. Beck's Foe: Jason Chaffetz Takes On Cass Sunstein
April 18, 2011 10:07 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - April 17, 2011
April 18, 2011 9:45 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - April 17, 2011
On Sunday morning, first-year Tea Party Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) almost managed to upstage her party's budget chairman by wrongly insisting on ABC that the GOP's "Path to Prosperity" budget is not a voucher program, works just like the insurance benefits for members of Congress, and would be sufficient to cover the cost of medical care for seniors. But Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) still offered the biggest whopper of the morning, claiming on CBS that the GOP budget doesn't cut taxes for the rich. None of these claims is true. The Republican plan slashes income taxes for the wealthy to Herbert Hoover levels while eliminating the capital gains tax. For the non-rich, the plan would end Medicare as we know it, leaving the typical 65-year-old with over $20,000 in annual medical costs by the year 2030. Meanwhile, freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) claimed President Obama hasn't helped grow the economy, which is demonstrably false, and Walsh joined Rep. Allen West (R-FL) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) in calling for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution that would in fact cripple Congress' ability to control spending and address recessions.
April 13, 2011 3:49 pm ET filed under Blog
If It Ain't Broke... GOP Senators Propose Harmful Social Security 'Fixes'
April 04, 2011 1:19 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Chairman Of Glenn Beck's Oversight Committee
April 04, 2011 12:47 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Chairman Of Glenn Beck's Oversight Committee
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a prominent "rising star" in the House GOP caucus, has often used his position on the House Oversight Committee to serve as Glenn Beck's man in Congress. Chaffetz has repeatedly responded to Beck's conspiracy theories by demanding documents from the parties involved or even introducing legislation. Beck has noticed Chaffetz's efforts, repeatedly applauding him as one of the "good Republicans" his audience can "trust." Chaffetz, a frequent Beck guest, has likewise declared the Fox host a "great educator" and participated in his events, even scheduling a retreat for his staff so that they could attend Beck's Restoring Honor rally.
