He did not rule out tax hikes to cut the deficit, once the U.S.economy is growing.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Donohue was particularly harsh over a proposal by the White House to tax bank transactions in order to recoup some of the money used to bail out troubled banks.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"Let's go from here," he said "Let's scrap the bill. Let's build health care reform that respects the limited government and liberty of the American people, so help us God!" Grassroots conservatives, many of them members of the so-called Tea Party movement, are out in force at the rally, eager to spread their anti-Obama, anti-tax,anti-big government message.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18