Why did Obama's first jobs plan--the $825 billion stimulus--so quickly result in the need for another jobs plan? The economy would have benefitted far more if the government had instead improved the incentives for people and businesses to invest, produce and grow. The President probably won't mention any of this, but it does explain why he has to give his latest speech.

The Crane-Rangel approach is the sort of special interest tax policy that breeds cynicism about the tax code and promotes the interests of lobbyists over economic growth.

Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on the benefits of investing in preschool programs.

Corporate tax reform, which is gaining momentum in Congress, should focus on improving the competitiveness of U.S. firms operating abroad.

To many Americans, the Lewinsky situation is a private matter, not a public one.

Uneasiness existsabout the route that the George W. Bush administration and Republicans in the House have taken to achieve trade promotion authority.

We need to force other countries to live up to their treaty obligations and stop subsidizing and restricting the flow of pharmaceuticals and controlling their prices.