No Labels In The News

No more embarrassment

Extreme hyper partisanship has to stop. It is time for the citizens to take back the country and demand proper government. Because frankly, the government has long been acting just short of a drama-filled reality show and it is a little embarrassing.

September 13, 2012
Rhetoric shows why system needs fixing

When did governing our nation become more like sport, with a focus on beating the opponent with ESPN-styled media coverage? Do the parties of “no” and “my way or the highway” no longer represent your personal values and principals? Do you remember when collaboration and compromise were good traits to have as a politician? Do you believe the only pledge politicians should make is to uphold the Constitution, rather than upholding a separate agenda such as the Norquist Tax Pledge? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions and want to be part of the solution, consider supporting the group “No Labels.”

September 12, 2012
'No Labels' is democracy in action

Burt Cohen argues that No Labels speaks for only the Republican party and describes it as a "shadowy group" made up of a "lobbyist-driven, rich-people-coddling set of proposals" ("'No Labels' no good for Democrats," Aug. 24-Sept. 6 NHBR). Mr. Cohen's comments could not be further from the truth.

September 7, 2012
Members of Congress shouldn't get paid if they fail to pass a budget: letter to the editor

Making a budget for our country is one of Congress' most important jobs. But it hasn't passed a full budget or required spending bills on time since 1995. One solution to that problem is the No Budget, No Pay bill proposed by No Labels (it's one of 12 common-sense ideas for making Congress work).

September 4, 2012
No Label, No Budget, No Pay

Labor Day weekend is a good time to discuss the No Budget, No Pay Act working it’s way through congress. This new law would suspend pay for members of Congress if they fail to pass a concurrent budget resolution and all 12 annual spending bills on time.- No work, no pay. It now has 90 sponsors in Congress.

September 4, 2012
No budget, no paychecks for Congress

Every business, every home has a budget. Even if we don’t write it down, we all know we have to balance our spending and income and make decisions about what we can afford. Making a budget for our country is one of Congress’ most important jobs. But it hasn’t passed a full budget or required spending bills on time since 1995.

September 4, 2012
No budget, no bucks

A budget is essential to fiscal planning. Every successful business has one. Most households have budgets.

People in homes and businesses without a budget might find themselves running out of money at inopportune times. Even if we don’t have a written budget we know we must balance income and spending.

One of the most important duties of Congress is to prepare a budget. However, not since 1995 has Congress passed a budget and spending bill on time.

August 31, 2012
Better Politics with No Labels

So what if you could reinvent the American political system and create something that really works? How would you do it? That's the mission of the group No Labels, which has created plans to fix both Congress and the Presidency.

August 30, 2012
Congress needs some accountability

A national bipartisan group, No Labels, has put forth a 12-point action plan to “Make Congress Work.”

August 30, 2012
No budget, no pay

Every business, every home has a budget. Even if we don't write it down, we all know we have to balance our spending and income and make decisions about what we can afford.

August 28, 2012

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