This Week on America’s Business Radio
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) is pushing legislation to begin oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to help ease soaring gasoline prices. But Bartlett, who was the first congressman to buy...
View ArticleWe Own the Auto Companies. We Can Make Them Dance, Too
From The Des Moines Register, Philip Brasher: Washington, D.C. – Sen. Tom Harkin said he wants Congress to use a climate bill to force auto companies to make new cars and trucks capable of running on...
View ArticleTax Compromise: Signing Ceremony and Manufacturing’s Reaction
From President Obama’s comments at the bill signing ceremony Friday for H.R. 4853, the tax compromise: This bipartisan effort was prompted by the fact that tax rates for every American were poised to...
View ArticleCircumnetting Manufacturing Policy
Detroit News, Dec. 20, “Detroit automakers join lawsuit over E15 fuel approval“: “The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers — the trade association representing Detroit’s Big Three automakers, Toyota...
View ArticleGov. Perry: Along with Oil, Wind and Nuclear
To round out Gov. Perry’s comments Friday about oil prices and domestic energy supply, we note that in addition to oil production, he wants an “an all of the above” approach toward domestic production....
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