Before you try to come up with all sorts of clever and convoluted ways to respond to the crisis in Puerto Rico, you should simply extend to the territory those Federal programs and policies that have already proven effective in the states…
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The problems that the island confronts today would not exist, or at least would not exist in such severe form.
If a bill seeks to extinguish our democracy at the local level, I will do everything in my power to defeat it.
Thank you for your good work. We wouldn't know about this without those good people doing tough, difficult work.
You are laughing at the American taxpayer. I don't know who that guy works for. I am telling you, don't just sit there and laugh at us.
You are making a fundamental and total mistake. You are misusing American taxpayer dollars.
And, Mr. King, you are enabling this. You are the decision-maker. You have been given this mantle of trust from the President of the United States and you are failing. And it has got to quit.
We make clear that not only do we need ethical conduct, but we can't even have the appearance of any impropriety.
Simply put, when the CIOs fail to bring high management and ethical standards to their work, institutions suffer.
We don't have time to play these kind of games.
Every single score is going down. Every single one of those is negative.
Established 'tasks forces' to review major areas of the current tax code, with an eye towards reform.
Financial security, and retirement policy in particular, have never been more important.
The private employer-based retirement savings system--particularly 401(k) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs--has become the greatest wealth creator for the middle class in history.