National Blog - page 110
This week in Congress
The Senate will be considering nominations, starting with President Trump's nomination of Seema Verma to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Senate will also consider some more Congressional Review Act regulations [...]
Poor Sheldon Adelson
It looks like conservatives oppose his gambling bill... According to the result of the special CPAC poll, 90% of the conservatives oppose giving the federal government new powers to outlaw internet gambling. What is particularly significant [...]
Ron Paul: Paper is not money it's fraud
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul had a successful appearance before the Arizona Senate Finance Committee yesterday in support of HB 2014, legislation recognizing gold and silver as legal tender. Following Dr. Paul's appearance, the [...]
This week in Congress
The Senate will consider some of the legislation overturning President Obama's regulations. Congressional leadership has created a new website to track the progress of efforts to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn some of the [...]
The Federal Reserve Explained in Three Minutes
Our friends at the Ron Paul Liberty Report have posed a very informational and entertaining video explaining how the Federal Reserve--and its favorite crony capitalists-- profit by facilitating the growth of the welfare-warfare state. Watch [...]
Why Trump’s Syria 'Surge' Will Fail
Last week President Trump significantly escalated the US military presence in Syria, sending some 400 Marines to the ISIS-controlled Raqqa, and several dozen Army Rangers to the contested area around Manbij. According to press reports he will [...]
Stop the Texas Internet Censorship Bill!
Are you ready for a communist-style takeover of the Internet in Texas? Are you ready to ask permission from a government-approved panel to view websites they deem inappropriate? A bill has been filed in the Texas House that is one of the most [...]
The good, the bad, and the ugly in the GOP's health care plan
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee marked-up the parts of the Republican Obamacare "replacement." Here is a breakdown of the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Republican plan: The Good: 1. [...]
Arizona Challenges the Fed’s Money Monopoly
History shows that, if individuals have the freedom to choose what to use as money, they will likely opt for gold or silver. Of course, modern politicians and their Keynesian enablers despise the gold or silver standard. This is because [...]
See Ron Paul and Help End the Fed's Money Monopoly!
If you live in or near Phoenix, Arizona mark your calendars for March 8 (next Wednesday), because you will have three opportunities to hear Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul talk about the subject that inspired him to get involved in public [...]