Call Congress Now (Just In Case Speaker Boehner Gets it Together)

Thanks to the overwhelming public pressure and your direct efforts, the Senate voted early this morning to raise tax rates on the wealthy for the first time in over 20 years and restore tax fairness in this country once again. Even Tennessee Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander voted for it! And even though Speaker Boehner promised he would bring any bill passed by [...]

Boehner Rings, Are You Listening?

You might think, because it’s that time of year, that the sound you heard coming out of Washington last night was the bells of Christmas. But it was really the sound of ideologies clashing. At your expense. Despite time running out for Congress to avert an automatic tax hike on all Americans on January 1, [...]

From Progress Ohio: John “The Situation” Boehner and taxes: don’t get ‘snookied’

Even though we’re Real Housewives of New Jersey fans over here at Tennessee Citizen Action (Team Caroline!), we sure do appreciate Brian Rothenberg and the team at ProgressOhio’s reference to Jersey Shore when comparing the effect of House Minority Leader John Boehner’s tax plan on Ohio teachers. USAction on the True Majority blog, our national [...]