Tag Archive for ‘fiscal cliff’
Inauguration Day 2013: Work In Progress
This year’s Inauguration Day looks very different than the celebration in 2009. On that day, historic numbers of people gathered in Washington, DC and watched from around the world as President Barack Obama was sworn into office. We were optimistic and hopeful about the promise of a new president. This year after several years of [...]
Welcome 2013 – Ready for the Fiscal Roller Coaster?
You might have caught glimpses of the fiscal showdown votes and speeches, and finally a deal, in between your activities to ring in the New Year. The final deal did settle some significant issues about taxes and fixed up some other issues; the price of milk won’t skyrocket (sigh of relief) and Congress won’t receive [...]
Reshaping Pentagon Spending
by GA State Senator Nan Grogan Orrock, president of the Women Legislators’ Lobby Published: December 4, 2012 by The Hill’s Congress Blog Republished: December 22, 2012 by NJ Today With the campaigns over, our leaders must roll up their sleeves and get to work on the serious financial decisions facing the nation. Congress has known [...]
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