Obama Delivers State of the Union Address – Focuses on Economy, Education, and Clean Energy
President Barack Obama held his second State of the Union address on Tuesday. It was the 222nd to ever be held. (…)
Taxes
Lame Duck Congress Active In Policymaking, Obama Touts Progressions
At the beginning of November when the Republicans made big gains in the United States Senate and took over the house of Representatives, many assumed that Congress would go through its lame duck session without passing any legislature and simply be stuck in endless debates until Republicans take their seats in January. (…)
Obama Signs Bill, Tax Cuts and Unemployment Benefits Extensions Official
It took months of debating back and forth between Republicans and Democrats, as well as numerous compromises that left both sides not completely satisfied with the final result, but an extension on the Bush era tax cuts has finally been reached. (…)
Tax Cut Extension and Unemployment Benefits Extension Passed By House, Sent To Obama
After initially knocking down the agreed upon bill by President Barack Obama and Republicans in the United State Senate, the House of Representatives have come to terms on an agreement and passed the bill. (…)
Tax Cuts and Unemployment Benefits Extended, Attention Shifted To DREAM Act and Illegal Immigration
Now that President Barack Obama has finally settled the issues of extending the Bush era tax cuts for 2 years and extending the unemployment benefits for 13 months, the focus has now shifted to getting the DREAM Act passed. (…)
Tax Cuts Extended 2 Years, Unemployment Benefits Extended 13 Months
After much debate for the last few months, Republicans and Democrats finally came together one two issues where for a long time it looked like neither side was going to budge one bit. (…)
Tax Cuts Voted On In Senate, Extension Failed
The talk over the Bush era tax cuts and whether they should extended to all American citizens or just those who do not make at least $250,000 per year has been going on for quite some time now and the time has come for the votes to take place. (…)
Congress To Vote On Unemployment Benefits, Extensions Nearing End
On November 30th, the extension of unemployment benefits is set to expire. (…)
Obama Holds Weekly Address, Talks Technology
With his weekly radio address taking place traditionally on Saturday, President Barack Obama used the valuable time to talk about the recent measures he put into effect having to do with technological innovations in the United States. (…)
Obama to Cut Taxes for Wealthy Venture Capitalists
President Obama has recently proposed new legislation that will allow many venture capitalists to avoid paying hefty amounts of federal income tax. Obama also appears […]
