Today's Roundup of Taxpayer News!
The Hill: Debt Ceiling Discussions move to the White House, McConnell meets with President Obama
The debate over raising the debt ceiling moves to the WhiteHouse on the heels of the “Cut, Cap, & Balance” pledge coalition launchlast week. The serious three-pronged approach of the “Cut, Cap, & Balance”proposal demands more than counter clamoring for job-killing tax increases.Taxpayers eagerly await the next stage in this debate and the opportunity tosee a Balanced Budget Amendment passed in Congress.
Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) Proposes Tying Congressional Pensions to Social Security
In Government Executive, NTU’s Pete Sepp discusseslegislation under consideration that would link lawmakers’ access to their Congressionalpensions to the Social Security retirement age. Taxpayers who will foot thebill for Rep. Anthony Weiner’s pension may wish this bill came a littleearlier. Nevertheless, Congressional pension and ethics reform remains longoverdue.