United States Senate Republican Policy Committee

Obama’s War on Coal

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:30:00 EST

In January 2008, then-presidential candidate Obama said coal-fired power plants would go “bankrupt” and “electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket” under his plan to tax greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system. After Congress rejected that policy, President Obama defiantly announced there were other ways of “skinning the cat.” His administration bypassed Congress and the will of the American people by drafting environmental regulations that effectively ban the use of coal as an energy source. Abandoning this affordable American energy solution has increased the cost of everyday living.

FY 2013 Budgets: Senate Democrats Complicit in Obama’s Record Debt

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:30:00 EST

President Obama and Senate Democrats have not provided solutions or results to America’s debt crisis. They have refused to make difficult decisions because they are concerned about their next election rather than the next generation. The President’s latest budget is full of tricks, accounting gimmicks and empty promises that encourage wasteful spending and skyrocketing debt. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the President’s budget would spend $1.2 trillion more than current law.

Barrasso: Use Obamacare Wasteful Spending to Help Student Loan Rates

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:30:00 EST

The President’s health spending law set up a “Prevention and Public Health Fund” that Washington Democrats claimed would promote wellness, prevent disease and protect against public health emergencies. We now know that instead of helping Americans prevent health problems, the Administration is using its so-called “prevention fund” as a Washington slush fund. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, eliminating this fund would save $13.6 billion over ten years.

Obama’s Naïve Approach to Iran

Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 EST

Vice President Biden gave a speech today in which he said “we” (the United States) have been “the problem” on Iran. After three years of naivety in which Iran’s nuclear program has advanced, the Obama Administration chooses to apologize for America. In April, Iran met once again with the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council (United States, Britain, China, France, and Russia) plus Germany, known as the P5+1, to continue talks over its nuclear program. The most tangible progress to come out of those discussions was an agreement to another discussion on May 23.

What's Next: Potential Supreme Court Outcomes

Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 EST

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