“Americans for Tax Reform” on The Daily Caller

Organizations opposed to the death tax are keeping the pressure on Republican  Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to back the General Assembly’s effort to repeal the tax. (more)

“The Occupy Wall Street,” said Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, “is a tremendous asset and it’s a movement that I think will be very helpful in the 2012 elections, and I think it’s a mistake to interfere with them continuing to annoy middle class Americans.” (more)

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he wants to see more people like him elected to Congress — Americans who have spent their lives in business, not in politics. (more)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again blamed anti-tax activist Grover Norquist for preventing the super committee from reaching a deficit reduction deal, recommending that the American people “should impeach” Norquist. (more)

Seven of the 238 House signers of anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist’s “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” have informed The Hill that they consider their signatures to have expired. (more)

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) President Grover Norquist sent a letter to senators on Tuesday, informing them that their vote on net neutrality may be considered in ATR’s yearly congressional scorecards, which rate congressmen based on their votes. The Senate floor debate to overturn the Federal Communication Commission’s Internet regulation took place on Wednesday in preparation for a vote expected Thursday. (more)

When addressing the deficit reduction challenges facing the congressional super committee, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid targeted Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist, saying it’s “a shame” that he is “present” in the committee’s discussions.  (more)

In a video interview with The Daily Caller, American for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s allegations that Norquist is leading Senate Republicans like “puppets,” saying that Reid is “losing” the debate on a millionaire tax increase to pay for the proposed $35 billion stimulus. (more)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid labeled Senate Republicans “poor folks” and “puppets” who are being led by “their leader,” Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, in opposition to a tax increase on millionaires to pay for the Democrats’ stimulus package. (more)

Who’s really behind the Occupy DC protesters? The Daily Caller noticed some striking similarities between everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur and this week’s protest outside the Americans for Tax Reform building in Washington. (more)

Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist said he won’t oppose an extension of U.S. gasoline and diesel- fuel taxes set to expire Sept. 30, as he pushes for broader transportation-funding overhaul. (more)

Staffers at Americans for Tax Reform, the anti-tax group run by conservative activist Grover Norquist, evacuated their building Monday morning after a bomb threat was called in, according to authorities. (more)

Potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dismissed concerns about what some see as his campaigns biggest weakness, his lack of political experience, in remarks at a Wednesday Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) luncheon. (more)

On “Meet the Press” this Sunday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was asked why he was seemingly prepared to support and vote for a net income tax increase despite being a signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. His answer is as revealing as it is incorrect: “Which pledge is most important … the pledge to uphold your oath to the Constitution of the United States, or a pledge from a special interest group?” (more)

The Daily Caller announced Thursday that it will host a Republican Presidential Primary Debate on July 10 in conjunction with Americans for Tax Reform and Citizens Outreach Foundation. The debate will be held in Nevada, an early caucus state, at the Conservative Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. (more)

In a major development on spending cuts, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado are introducing a proposal for a new congressional committee focused only on eliminating duplicative and wasteful government spending. (more)

With the government more than $14 trillion in debt  and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warning that the longer Congress waits to raise the debt ceiling the harder it will be for the Treasury Department to keep the government operating, some have suggested Congress take a note from Sanford and Son and start selling the junk it already owns. (more)

Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s stimulus and green jobs initiatives, but instead it has become the center of congressional attention for waste, fraud and abuse of such programs. (more)

The continuing resolution (CR) released by House Republicans last Friday is a start to getting the government’s financial mess in order, conservative advocates say, but shouldn’t be viewed as the be-all end-all. (more)

President Barack Obama is recommending more spending on the Department of Defense in his fiscal year 2012 budget than House Republicans pushed for in the Continuing Resolution (CR), which keeps the government running through the rest of this fiscal year. (more)