WASHINGTON -- Congressman John Tanner released the following comments after President Bush’s State of the Union address last night: On Iraq “The American people have paid great costs – in terms of troop support, casualties and tax dollars – toward a goal that is increasingly impossib [...]
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Tanner: 'Victory' in Iraq Should be Redefined
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Tanner Says Tough Choices Lie Ahead for U.S. Economy
Friday, April 21st, 2006MEMPHIS - There will be major consequences for the U. S. economy and Americans' personal savings if Congress and President George W. Bush fail to reverse the trend of record deficits, Congressman John Tanner said Thursday in an address to the Economic Club of Memphis. Tanner, a member of the House Ways and [...]
Cooper, Tanner Hammer Debt Reduction
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005Congressmen Jim Cooper and John Tanner attacked a Republican deficit-expansion plan passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that will add another $56 billion to the federal debt and increase taxes for future generations. Cooper and Tanner, leaders of the fiscally minded Blue Dog Coalition, instead suppor [...]
Tanner Takes White House to Task on Soaring Debt
Monday, November 7th, 2005From Congressman John Tanner and the Blue Dog Coalition: President George W. Bush and the current administration have now borrowed more money from foreign governments and banks than the previous 42 U.S. presidents combined. Throughout the first 224 years (1776-2000) of our nation’s history, 42 U.S. presidents borr [...]
