Tag: national debt

Opening Volleys Fired as Biden, House GOP Begin Debt Ceiling Battle That May Last Till Summer

A pitched battle that could go into summer matching President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats versus House Republicans led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially began Jan. 19 as Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen declared the federal government has officially reached its statutory debt ceiling. “I respectfully request that Congress act promptly to protect the…


Capitol Report: Former GOP Candidate Charged in Multiple Shootings; China COVID Death Count Called Into Question

A Republican candidate who lost in 2022 claimed the election was rigged. He’s now being arrested for a string of shootings at the homes of local Democrat politicians. President Joe Biden reacts to questions on classified papers. And the White House is getting grilled on past claims that a search for documents was complete. The…


US National Debt Default Is a ‘Real Threat’ Both Sides Must Take Seriously: GOP Rep

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) has warned that the risk of a U.S. national debt default is a “real threat” that must be taken seriously as Republicans push for spending cuts while the White House vows not to yield to the GOP in exchange for avoiding a debt ceiling standoff. “I think it is a real…


US National Debt Default Is a ‘Real Threat’ Both Sides Must Take Seriously: GOP Lawmaker

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) has warned that the risk of a U.S. national debt default is a “real threat” that must be taken seriously, as Republicans push for spending cuts while the White House vows not to yield to the GOP in exchange for avoiding a debt ceiling standoff. “I think it is a real…


An Old Debt Carries Over to a New Year

Commentary “Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.”—Herbert Hoover “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.”—Benjamin Franklin Eighteen Republican senators voted for the monstrosity known as the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill, thus forever relinquishing their claim to belong to a party committed to less spending, smaller government, and…


Joe Biden Is the King of Debt and Deficits

Commentary Imagine someone close to you has a drinking problem. Night after night, he goes out to the bars on wild binges, chugging down 10 to 12 beers a night. But then, in a supreme effort to reform himself, the drunkard cuts his consumption down to a six-pack every night. He starts boasting of his…


The Left Were the Mad Scientists—We Were Their Lab Rats

Commentary As the midterms approach, one way of looking at America’s current disaster is that we, the American people, were lab rats. And since 2021, the Left were the mad scientists, eager to try out their crackpot leftist experiments on us. The result is that the housing market is tottering on the verge of collapse….


[Premiering 10/19 at 1PM ET] 12 Republican Lawmakers: How To Reduce the $150 Billion National Debt, Unfounded Liability Bomb | Facts Matter

A few months back, while down in Washington. DC — our team was invited to an event hosted by the House GOP. And while we were there, we were able to set up a booth, and interview about a dozen members of the House. I set up shop and was able to conduct interviews with…


[Premiering Now] 12 Republican Lawmakers: How To Reduce the $150 Billion National Debt, Unfounded Liability Bomb | Facts Matter

A few months back, while down in Washington. DC — our team was invited to an event hosted by the House GOP. And while we were there, we were able to set up a booth, and interview about a dozen members of the House. I set up shop and was able to conduct interviews with…


12 Republican Lawmakers: How To Reduce the $150 Billion National Debt, Unfounded Liability Bomb | Facts Matter

A few months back, while down in Washington. DC — our team was invited to an event hosted by the House GOP. And while we were there, we were able to set up a booth, and interview about a dozen members of the House. I set up shop and was able to conduct interviews with…