National Blog - page 118
More on Reed Larson
As Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul was gracious enough to mention in his tribute to Reed Larson, I was one of the many liberty activists who got their start working for Mr. Larson at the National Right to Work Committee. I would like to [...]
This week in Congress: Ex-Im Bank in the CR?
As I mentioned in my prior post on this week in Congress, there is an effort to add language to the Continuing Resolution changing the Export-Import Bank's (Ex-Im Bank) quorum requirement in order to get around Senate Banking Committee Chairman [...]
Why Are We Sending $38 Billion to Rich and Powerful Israel?
Last week’s announcement of a record-breaking US aid package for Israel underscores how dangerously foolish and out-of-touch is our interventionist foreign policy. Over the next ten years, the US taxpayer will be forced to give Israel some $38 [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Senate: Say No to WARDA
Tomorrow. the Senate votes on the S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act (WARDA) of 2016. This bill, which reauthorizes the Corps of Engineers projects, is full of wasteful spending and projects funded based on the political influence of [...]
The Fed Plans for the Next Crisis
In her recent address at the Jackson Hole monetary policy conference, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by the end of the year. Markets reacted favorably to Yellen’s suggested rate [...]
Ron Paul statement on Reed Larson
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement on the passing of Reed Larson, former President of the National Right to Work Committee: "All Americans who value liberty owe a debt to Reed Larson. In his almost [...]
This week in Congress
The US Senate is currently working on a "continuing resolution" that would extend government spending until December 9. The resolution is expected to pass the Senate and the House by the end of the week. Assuming the CR passes, the House and [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: No Lame Duck
While most of America's attention is focused on the upcoming election, Congressional leadership has already begun planning for the post-election "lame duck" session. The House and Senate are currently engaged in negotiations over passing a [...]
This week in Congress
The House is in Monday though Thursday this week. Withoiut a doubt, the best legislation the is HR 3590 that raises the amount of health care expenses that individuals can deduct from their taxes. The House will also consider HR 5620, [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Leave MMA Alone
Americans can take comfort in the fact that Congress is not letting intensification issues like the skyrocketing national debt, the lack of economic growth, or the numerous international crisis caused by our hyper-interventionist foreign policy [...]