Republican Women Fighting for a Balanced Budget
News Team | August 13, 2011
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Reid, Democrats not serious about deficit
News Team | August 9, 2011
Reid, Democrats not serious about deficit Appointing Senator Murray as the Co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is like asking a fox to guard a hen house. Bellevue, WA – WSRP Chairman Kirby Wilbur released the following statement after learning that Senator Harry Reid appointed Senator Patty Murray to the deficit reduction [...]
Thank our Congressional Representatives for their continued stand against raising taxes!
PierceGOP | July 11, 2011
From Kirby Wilbur, Chairman, Washington State Republican Party I am writing you this urgent email because our Republican Representatives are under attack for cutting the deficit and refusing to raise taxes. Our Republican delegation is showing a lot of courage standing up to the President and his bully pulpit as he attempts to characterize us [...]
GOP Governors Are Showing the Way
News Team | June 25, 2011
Bob McDonnell, WSJ op-ed | 6-25-2011 State Republicans are tackling the issues voters want addressed. That will be a major asset for the party’s presidential nominee in 2012. Democrats say otherwise, but Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s monumental achievement this [...]
How state budgets are different
News Team | April 15, 2011
Jordan Schrader, The Olympian | 4-14-2011 The state House has advanced a spending plan authored by Democrats, and the Senate could approve its own bipartisan plan as soon as Friday. Next comes the negotiations. With just 11 days left in the scheduled legislative session in Olympia, there are major differences to work out between the [...]
Washington State House Republicans budget proposal
News Team | April 9, 2011
Washington House Republicans present their budget proposal. See the comparison of this proposal to the Democrat proposal. Both are laid out on the House Republicans website: www.houserepublicans.wa.gov There is also a clear argument for the credibility of the State House GOP proposal. This is a worthwhile read that gives insight of what the GOP elected [...]
The GOP Path to Prosperity
News Team | April 5, 2011
Paul D Ryan, WSJ opinion | 4-5-2011 Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months. Whether we cut $33 billion or $61 billion—that is, whether we shave 2% or 4% off of this year’s deficit—is important. It’s [...]
Greenspan Says Surge in Government `Activism’ Is Hampering U.S. Recovery
News Team | March 3, 2011
Scott Lanman, Bloomberg | 3-3-2011 Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said a surge in U.S. government “activism,” including fiscal stimulus, housing subsidies and new regulations, is holding back the economic recovery. Increased bond issuance by the Treasury Department crowds out borrowers with the weakest credit ratings…… Read More
Pierce Transit Prop 1, a very costly ride for taxpayers.
PierceGOP | January 26, 2011
By Phil Raschke, Lakewood – Letters to the Editor – The Suburban Times | 1-26-2011 I like Pierce Transit. What I don’t like is their huge operating expenses underwritten by taxpayers. The recent Pierce Transit mailer “Proposition 1 Facts and Info” notes only 17% of their costs are covered by fares. Nearly 80% of their [...]
FACT CHECK: Obama and his imbalanced ledger
News Team | January 26, 2011
Calvin Woodward, Associated Press-Finance | 1-25-2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The ledger did not appear to be adding up Tuesday night when President Barack Obama urged more spending on one hand and a spending freeze on the other. Obama spoke ambitiously of putting money into roads, research, education, efficient cars, high-speed rail and other initiatives in [...]