Tuesday
Mar102009
Frank: Stimulus efforts are pro market
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 4:16PM
By Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio New Service and Staff
Following a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee session, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, says that this is not some effort to supplant the private market, and he believes that what we are doing is actually very pro market. “We are halting the erosion and laying the foundation for things to get better." (1:04)
Following a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee session, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, says that this is not some effort to supplant the private market, and he believes that what we are doing is actually very pro market. “We are halting the erosion and laying the foundation for things to get better." (1:04)
GOP Criticize Obama's Budget Proposal
At a House GOP leadership stakeout this morning Republican leader Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), Republican whip Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA), Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) criticized President Obama’s budget proposals prior to his press conference this evening.
They accused the budget of "spending too much, borrow too much and taxing too much."