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The latest unemployment numbers were released this morning. The unemployment rate is still 9.7 percent and we lost 36,000 jobs in February. Washington needs to understand that ramming through more regulations and big government programs is not the answer. We need to set the table for economic growth by cutting taxes, regulations, and litigation.
Legislation
In 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill held a summit in Yalta to determine what post war Europe would look like. All agreed that Germany must unconditionally surrender. Each leader though had a different agenda and the summit took a week to complete. And still not everyone was happy.
Washington was consumed by the healthcare summit this week. The President, along with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders sat down at the Blair House to talk healthcare.
Last week, it was reported that a bipartisan group of people will study the federal government's budget and make recommendations for spending decreases and tax increases. At first glance, you might think they were referring to the United States Congress. After all, that is what Members of Congress are supposed to do.