“What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the [...]
Archive > January 2009
Come and get it!
House Democrats released their version of the economic stimulus package yesterday. It is a $825 billion smorgasbord of spending and tax cuts. View the bill language and summary at the House Appropriations Committee website.
Arne in the hotseat
Arne Duncan had his confirmation hearing yesterday to become the next Secretary of Education. It was a relatively brief and friendly event. Mr. Duncan felt the love from both sides of the aisle. “President-elect Obama has made several distinguished Cabinet appointments – I think you’re the best,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., who served as Education [...]
