May 1, 2007, 8:03pm
Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, discussed ideas for overhauling both Social Security and the income-tax system in a podcast with the Tax Foundation.
“We’re dealing with a system that was designed 70 years ago, with a set of demographic circumstances that were completely unforeseen,” Bennett said. “That’s the framework in which this debate has to take place.”
Categories: Utah, Robert Bennett, Taxes, Social Security
April 6, 2007, 6:05pm
Presidents have to work with Congress almost every day, so it doesn’t hurt to start making friends early. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a few already who are willing to go on record — and on camera — to voice their support.
Sen. Robert Bennett of Utah:
Rep. John Campbell of California:
Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho:
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina:
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois:
Rep. Jim McCrery of Louisiana:
UPDATE: Romney’s team has added a video endorsement by former Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo.:
Categories: California, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, Robert Bennett, Larry Craig, Jim DeMint, Presidency 2008, Mitt Romney, Dennis Hastert, John Campbell, Jim McCrery
April 1, 2007, 4:36pm
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He officially announced his candidacy today in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.”
“Things are started to coalesce and I feel very, very optimistic about my future,” Thompson said. “I am the reliable conservative. My record shows that. All that people have to do is look at my record, and I am one individual that they can count on.”
This week’s show also featured an appearance by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
The guests at NBC’s “Meet the Press,” meanwhile included Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and panel member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, discussing the future of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., talking about tax policy.
Categories: New York, Illinois, Utah, Vermont, Richard Durbin, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Presidency 2008, Taxes, Charles Rangel, Oversight, Tommy Thompson
March 13, 2007, 9:10pm
Sen. Orrin Hatch defended the president’s plan for health savings accounts in a podcast with the Tax Foundation. Hatch, R-Utah, also tackled the issue of giving individuals who buy their own health insurance the same tax treatment as those who receive it through employers.
Categories: Utah, Health, Orrin Hatch, Taxes
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