tax breaks

Congressional Republicans will try anything to keep tax breaks for the top 2% - even threatening to increase taxes for the middle class if they don't get their way. That's why MoveOn member Steve brings us this potent message: Republicans, don't hold the middle class hostage. Call Rep. Gary Miller today at (714) 257-1142 and tell him: Don't hold our middle class tax cuts hostage.

As President Obama gears up to officially accept his presidential nomination at the 46th Democratic National Convention, he will kick-off the "Road to Charlotte" tour with grassroots events in Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, Ohio, and North Carolina On the "Road to Charlotte" tour, the President will continue to lay out what's at stake for the middle class in this election -- the choice between continuing to move forward to an economy built to last that's grounded in a strong middle class, and going back to the same "top-down" economic policies of the last decade that crashed our economy and punished the middle class.

Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback:

RORABACK: "There would be many opinions that I would share with members of the Tea Party Caucus." [Brookfield Republican Town Committee Debate] Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback

RORABACK: "I think the real conservative candidate is me" [Newtown Republican Town Committee Debate] Roraback supports raising the retirement age

The money Big Oil makes from high gas prices is going right into Mitt Romney's campaign.

On April 6, 2011, the Save Our State Rally brought together thousands of people from across the state...so we asked them, why are you here?

House leaders are unfortunately restricting their proposed budget cuts for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 to nonsecurity discretionary spending in an attempt to tame a $1.3 trillion deficit. This approach is especially shortsighted since the Federal Treasury loses twice as much revenue due to tax breaks than Congress appropriates on all nonsecurity discretionary spending.

Infographic: Tax Breaks vs. Budget Cuts