Tweet During his State of Union Address, President Barack Obama said that he wants the government to have a strong role in times of federal deficits and increasing taxes. The Republicans often say that the government is the problem but the president said that the government is a major contributor to the improvement of the country’s economy. The president... 

Tweet President Barack Obama wants for more power so that he could consolidate agencies to improve IS exports. He said that the move is important to streamline the bureaucracy in order to deal with the demands of the economy. He wants to close the Commerce Department and to merge the six trade and business agencies into one. The move could be an answer... 

Tweet The Senate came up with a bipartisan plan on Monday that would avoid the occurrence of a government shutdown and prevented an impasse over disaster funding after the federal government said that it only has $114 million in its coffer. The Senate came up with the agreement after blocking a Democratic proposal. The Senate voted 79 to 12 to approve... 

Tweet Hurricane Irene has caused a lot of damages that would require a lot of money to rehabilitate. The federal government might have to cover the expenses. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that his state would need at least tens of billions of dollars for repairs. Hurricane Irene came at the wrong time. At present, most municipalities are facing... 

Tweet President Barack Obama wants an agreement by morning as negotiators from both party try to tackle the conservative’s budget cuts. Preparations are also being made if ever there’s a government shutdown happening after the Friday deadline. The budget talks tackled several issues, which include spending cuts and policies regarding environmental... 

Tweet U.S. Representatives plan to pass a temporary budget bill that will prevent a government shutdown and buy them time to debate on spending levels for the rest of the fiscal year. This bill is the compromise that the House Republicans came up with the Senate Democrats. The proposed budget bill will cut $4 billion from the budget and will target a few... 

Tweet Senate Democrats criticized the Republicans for their threat of a government shutdown if their proposed budget cut is not approved. Both parties are adamant about their stand over budget deficit and federal spending. Last Saturday, the House of Representatives voted to limit federal government spending by at least $61 billion. This measure will likely... 

Tweet President Obama’s proposal for a five-year freeze on the operating budgets for domestic Cabinet agencies has not found favor with the Republicans. Several GOP members are of the opinion that this is not enough and more needs to be done. Paul Ryan, a former congressional staff aide and the House Budget Committee Chairman, said that controlling... 

Tweet Republican Representative Paul Ryan, House Budget Committee chairman, said that the government needs to control the budget deficit or face an economic disaster. He added that spending cuts must be implemented immediately. Ryan is the House Republican point man in GOP’s drive to control federal spending and close the gap of the deficit in the budget.... 

Tweet We already know that Tea Party activists will never be happy with the government, no matter what happens. Sometimes, they remind me of that East Wing, Anti American cult, but maybe someday they’ll be happy with the government of their choice. People like; Sarah Palin and Rand Paul are strong allies of the Tea Party movement and recently, Rand Paul...