WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today spoke on the Senate floor to urge swift action to avoid the fiscal cliff and bring an end the culture of delay in order to restore confidence on Main Street and Wall Street. “[W]e need a sense of urgency about solving the fiscal cliff. We need […]
Sen. Mikulski and Rep. Harris Release Statements; Assign Blame Regarding Super Committee on Deficit Reduction
MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON SUPER COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on the Super Committee on Deficit Reduction: “As families in Maryland and across the country get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, they’re saying, ‘Where are we? Have we […]
Sen. Jacobs: “Marylanders, Hold on to Your Wallet. The Governor’s Hand is Reaching in Once Again!”
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Marylanders, hold on to your wallet. The Governor’s hand is reaching in once again! Martin O’Malley has just admitted he wants to raise taxes to solve our state’s projected billion dollar budget deficit. Why can’t O’Malley see the repeated failure of his logic? Putting a further financial burden […]
Rep. Harris: “We Cannot Continue Down the President’s Path of Higher Taxes, Increased Regulation, and More Wasteful Government Spending”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today’s mediocre jobs report for July indicates a stalled economy – the report states that the share of the eligible population holding a job has declined to 58.1%, the lowest since July 1983. With the national unemployment rate at 9.1%, and only 117,000 jobs added last month, it […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty Urges Locals to Call Congress, Oppose Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan
From the Harford Campaign for Liberty: Harford Campaign for Liberty calls on you today to make a phone call to your local Congressman and oppose the John Boehner debt ceiling plan which probably will be voted on tonight, Thursday, July 28th. This paltry “deal” proposes cutting 1.2 trillion annually in federal spending over 10 years. […]
Rep. Harris Votes Against Federal Budget Resolution; “This Budget Just Doesn’t Go Far Enough…”
From the office of U.S. Rep Andy Harris (MD-1): Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Andy Harris voted against the most recent Continuing Resolution (C.R.), the budget for the remainder of the fiscal year. The House worked on this legislation because the previous Congress was the first in history not to pass a budget. This most […]
Ryder: “We Need Solutions, Not Just Double Talk. Our County Is In Trouble”
The following testimony was presented by Joan Ryder during the Fallston budget hearing. A copy was provided to The Dagger: First of all let me thank you, the County Council, for the 5% decrease in the General Fund Budget last year. I don’t think you received the credit you deserve. This General Fund Budget as […]
