Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category

Wayne Powell supports taxpayer funded campaigns

October 24, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Wayne Powell supports taxpayer funded campaigns and he called for higher taxes to pay for it – higher taxes on your income, small business and even health care. Watch our latest campaign ad and visit www.wecheckthefacts.com to learn more.

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Wayne Powell wants bigger government and higher taxes

October 15, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Wayne Powell wants bigger government and higher taxes on small business, income and health care – over $1 trillion in new taxes. Watch our new campaign and and visit www.wecheckthefacts.com to learn more.

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Defending the defense budget

August 10, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

By Rep. Eric Cantor
The Virginian-Pilot
August 10, 2012

A new word has entered this year’s political debate – “sequester.” This is Washington budget-speak for across-the-board spending cuts.

When these dangerous cuts go into effect Jan. 2, the U.S. will be heading toward its smallest military since before World War II, and Virginia could be left … Read More

Cantor got it right on Reagan in ’60 Minutes’ interview

January 11, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

By Washington Examiner Editorial
1/10/12 8:05 PM

House Majority Whip Eric Cantor sat for a profile with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl last week. It was a mostly constructive exchange except for a minor flap over President Reagan’s record on taxes. When Stahl claimed that Reagan “raised taxes and it was one of his principles not to … Read More

Let’s update tax policy to help rebuild schools

November 30, 2011 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Politico
By: Sen. Jim Webb and Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Eric Cantor and Bob McDonnell and George Allen and Tim Kaine
November 29, 2011

America’s economic recovery continues to pose tough challenges. Our citizens need good jobs, and our students need the skills to compete for those jobs in the years ahead. During a … Read More

The Sink not Enough, Obama to Tax the Whole Kitchen

September 15, 2011 | Posted by Eric Cantor

The old saying goes “everything but the kitchen sink”, but that is not enough for President Obama. His latest proposal taxes the entire kitchen, at least it does if it is a soup kitchen. That’s right, we are not making this up, the President plans to tax charitable donations to soup kitchens, churches, and … Read More

How do we lead America forward?

October 24, 2010 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Originally published on October 24, 2010 in The Richmond Times-Dispatch by Eric Cantor

How do we lead America forward? The Nov. 2 midterm election, above all else, is a choice between two divergent philosophies.

On the one hand, there’s the path pursued over the past two years by President Obama and his supporters in Congress. It’s a … Read More

Watch the new campaign ad

October 14, 2010 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Washington just doesn’t get it – raising taxes on Americans today is absolutely the wrong thing to do. We need to cut taxes – especially on small businesses so they create jobs.

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Tax Fight: GOP Won't Back Down

September 20, 2010 | Posted by Eric Cantor

As we enter the final stretch before the November midterm elections, all eyes have gravitated to the fight over the looming federal tax increases. President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi want to keep the current rates on income, capital gains and dividends in place only for those who happen to fit their description of “… Read More

Eric Cantor on CNBC

July 14, 2010 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Rep. Eric Cantor appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss business issues among current legislation.

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