All Posts Tagged With: "balanced budget amendment"

Rick Perry Starts Campaign in South Carolina

August 14th, 2011 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Rick Perry starts his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination in South Carolina. Local Republicans welcome him with open arms and said that his persona and political views would make him popular throughout the state. Perry is an evangelical Christian and known for being a fiscal conservative. He promotes state authority and often goes against [...]

Republicans and Democrats Come Out with Opposing Debt Limit Plans

July 26th, 2011 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner gave two competing plans last Monday as the Democrats and Republicans still haven’t reached an agreement with regards to the nation’s debt cap. The two parties can’t seem to agree on the size of the debt limit increase. The House Republicans want a raise of $1 trillion, [...]

Republicans Divided over Debt Limit Deal

July 14th, 2011 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
It looks like the Republicans are not that united after all. They crumbled under pressure of the deadline to increase the government’s credit limit. A meeting in the White House ended with no concrete results as the nation nears another economic disaster. Moody’s Investors Services last Wednesday said that it would review the United States [...]