Press Releases: Budgets and Taxes

Heartland Institute Experts React to Tuesday’s Debt Ceiling Vote in Senate

August 02, 2011
Steve Stanek
John Skorburg
S.T. Karnick

The United States Senate this afternoon passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, cut federal spending, and set up a special Joint Committee of Congress to enact further spending cuts.

Heartland Institute Experts Respond to July 31 Debt Ceiling Agreement

July 31, 2011
Peter Ferrara
Steve Stanek
Robert Genetski
Brian Wesbury
John Nothdurft
Jim Lakely

Congressional leaders and the White House on Sunday appeared to come to an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling.

Heartland Institute Comments on Boehner Debt Ceiling Bill

July 29, 2011
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick

The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote today on a plan by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to raise the federal debt ceiling.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Debt Ceiling Debate

July 26, 2011
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick

President Barack Obama and Congress appear to be getting closer to a deal to cut spending as a condition for raising the federal debt ceiling.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Wireless Tax Fairness Act

July 14, 2011
John Nothdurft
Bruce Edward Walker

On July 14, the House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of moving H.R. 1002, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011, to the full House of Representatives for a vote.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling 'Resounding Humiliation' for Judge Who Blocked Gov. Walker's Budget Bill

June 14, 2011
Jim Lakely

The Wisconsin Supreme Court late Tuesday overturned a Madison Circuit Court judge's ruling invalidating Republican Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. In a case filed by the liberal Dane County district attorney challenging the law, the state supreme court ruled the Republican leadership in the legislature did not violate the Wisconsin Open Meetings Act when it passed the bill.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Failed U.S. Senate Vote to Kill Ethanol Subsidy

June 14, 2011
Jim Lakely

 

On Tuesday, June 14, the Senate will vote on an amendment to the Economic Development Reauthorization Act (S. 782) sponsored by Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that will end the ethanol blenders’ tax credit and corresponding import tariff. Senator Jim DeMint’s (R-SC) related proposal to eliminate the ethanol mandate alongside the death tax will also be up for a vote.

Heartland Institute Praises Effort to Stop Arbitrary LCB Fee Increases

June 13, 2011
Jim Lakely

On Monday, June 13, state Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Moon Township) introduced legislation that will prohibit the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board from implementing any fee or price increase without the approval of the legislature and governor.

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