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huffingtonpost.com - 3/26/2009

GOP Budget Proposal: Massive Tax Cut For Wealthy

— huffingtonpost.com — House Republican leaders called a press conference Thursday to unveil their "alternative budget." While it was thin on specifics, it does include one major policy proposal: a huge tax cut for the wealthy. Under the Republican plan, the top ... (more) GOP Budget Proposal: Massive Tax Cut For Wealthy

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fivethirtyeight.com - 3/27/2009

The Real Republican Road to Recovery

— fivethirtyeight.com — The Republican "Road to Recovery" budget alternative , rolled out today by John Boehner, has been criticized by left and right for its lack of specificity and its promise to eliminate the national debt while significantly cutting taxes. ... (more) The Real Republican Road to Recovery

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/26/2009

House GOP Unveils Its Budget Shiny Packet of Goals

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Stung by their stereotyping as the "party of no," House Republicans eagerly promoted the unveiling of their alternative to President Obama's budget today -- but when they finished speaking, reporters had one big question: Where's the actual budget ? ... (more) House GOP Unveils Its Budget Shiny Packet of Goals

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Boehner: Do As I Say, Not As I Vote
Open Left - Front Page — Yesterday, I watched Rep. John Boehner (R-OH-08) on CNN claiming that the financial industry hadn't been deregulated. Which was naturally a lie, and he voted for that deregulation. He also claimed that he was opposed to excessive executive compensation, and could have rightly pointed out that ...

Boehner: 'There was no deregulation'
Political Animal — ... House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), "[H]e seemed to be saying, all those Republicans who want a free market, who want to deregulate, who want the government off the back of these huge corporations, look what we got as a result of all of that." Boehner replied : "Wolf, you have to understand, there was no deregulation of anything in the financial services industries. As a matter of fact, there was an increase in regulation." Seriously, has Boehner even been awake since getting elected to Congress 18 years ago? Does he not remember voting for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley ...