Paul Ryan: Tax reform by summer

Joseph Lawler The Washington Examiner 2/13/2015

Rep. Paul Ryan set an aggressive timeline for a tax reform Friday, saying that it had to be done before the end of the summer if it is going to be done during President Obama’s tenure.

“Summer is — if we’re going to find common ground on tax reform, […]

IRS Commissioner Confirms Amnestied Illegals Can Claim Tax Benefits for Illegal Work

Caroline May Breitbart.com Big Government 4 Feb 2015

Undocumented immigrants granted amnesty and Social Security numbers under President Obama’s executive actions will be eligible for tax benefits on the years in which they were working U.S. illegally, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen confirms.

Koskinen offered details of the apparent loophole during a during a Senate Finance […]

Government Drops Forfeiture Case Led by Obama’s Attorney General Nominee

Eric Boehm The Daily Signal 1/31/2015

Sometimes, not violating the law can get you in trouble with the law. Just ask the Hirsch family from Long Island, New York.

Or, better yet, ask Loretta E. Lynch, the U.S. attorney who could be the nation’s next attorney general.

After nearly three years of legal battles, the […]

Chaffetz, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee face big challenges

Sarah Westwood The Washington Examiner 1/4/2014

Protecting whistleblowers from retaliation and bringing hidden government records into the light top the list of challenges facing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2015.

Under the new leadership of Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the committee will also confront crippling environmental regulations, a lack of inspector general […]

More Obamacare Ugliness Coming Your Way

Michael Walsh PJ Tatler PJ Media 1/2/2015

…Obamacare is just another onerous tax. Foolish you if you thought “health care” was going to be “free”!

We’re not talking chump change. Those who applied through the federal exchange received an average monthly subsidy of $264, according to the most recent figures reported by the Obama administration. […]

Here Comes the Pain: ObamaCare Employer Mandate Now in Effect

The Right Scoop 1/1/2015

The media stood by and watched as Obama rewrote the Obamacare law to delay implementation of the worst parts of Obamacare, all for political calculations. And they said nothing.

Now, after all the consequential elections are over, the employer mandate finally kicks in and many businesses and Americans are now going […]

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