Tag Archives: Eric Cantor

They were for it, before they were against it

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 28, 2011

Several Georgia congressmen voted this week to repeal a tax law and bragged about killing a regulatory requirement that was “onerous” and a “burden” on small businesses; they neglected to say that they voted, twice, to pass that same tax law. . .

Congressmen applaud repeal of ‘onerous’ tax law – after voting twice to pass it

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 28, 2011

Georgia congressmen take credit for repealing a tax withholding requirement, but don’t mention that they voted to adopt it in the first place . . .

Tags: Eric Cantor , government contractors , Jack Kingston , Jim Marshall , John Barrow , John Lewis , Lynn Westmoreland , Phil Gingrey , repeal tax provision , tax withholding requirement , Tom Price

Political Notes – TV report links two senators to fired secretary

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 28, 2011

Sens. William Ligon and Barry Loudermilk are identified in a TV news report as the two senators for whom a legislative secretary worked before she was dismissed; the secretary’s law firm later received an $80,000 payment from the Senate over claims of racial discrimination . . .