National Blog - page 132
This Week in Congress: Protect Taxpayers From the IRS
The House of Representatives is in session Monday through Thursday this week. On Monday and Tuesday, the House will consider "suspensions." Since this is tax week, the House will focus on legislation dealing with the Internal Revenue [...]
Liberty at the Movies: Allegiant
Allegiant, the third (and best so far) entry in the Divergent Series is currently playing in theaters. Divergent movies are based on a popular "young adult" novel featuring a female protagonist who challenges a totalitarian government... in other [...]
Norm Singleton's Remarks at NTX Press Conference
Earlier today, Campaign for Liberty president, Norm Singleton, spoke at a press conference surrounding the TTB's regulation on NTX. Norm's remarks are below: Thank you for that introduction and thank you everyone in attendance. [...]
The Great Alcohol Cover-up
Tomorrow, I will speaking at a press conference regarding Bellion Spirits' petition challenging the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's (TTB) refusal to allow the company to list NTX as an ingredient in their vodka. One of TTB's [...]
This Week in Congress: Foreign Aid and Tyranny
In other words, it is a typical week... The House returns from "spring break" tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday the House will consider "suspensions." One of the suspension bills of particular interest to Campaign for Liberty members is H.R. [...]
RON PAUL: What Did Fed Chairman Yellen Tell Obama?
This week, President Obama and Vice President Biden held a hastily arranged secret meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. According to the one paragraph statement released by the White House following the meeting, Yellen, Obama, and [...]
#TBT: Ron Paul on Free Trade
When C4L Chairman Ron Paul was running for President in 2008 and 2012, many of his detractors, particularly those in the mainstream media, derided him using the pejorative term "isolationist." But in 2016, when true isolationist policies have [...]
Thank You, Thomas Massie
Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 1567, the "Global Food Security Act." As I wrote earlier this week, H.R. 1567 "....requires the President to coordinate the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to accomplish the [...]
Campaign for Liberty Joins Coalition Opposing TTB Regulation
Washington, DC In response to a gag order issued by the U.S. Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition to challenge the order and file the first ever official health claim petition [...]
RON PAUL: As Ukraine Collapses, Europeans Tire of US Interventions
On Sunday Ukrainian prime minister Yatsenyuk resigned, just four days after the Dutch voted against Ukraine joining the European Union. Taken together, these two events are clear signals that the US-backed coup in Ukraine has not given that [...]