National Blog - page 142
Senate Vote on Audit the Fed Scheduled for January 12th
The Senate will vote on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill (S.2232) on January 12th. As reported by the Wall Street Journal: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) scheduled a vote for next month on legislation known as “Audit the Fed,” [...]
Budget Bill leaves no boondoggle behind
Writing in USA Today, James Bovard looks at some of the boondoggles hidden in the budget bill: The bill fails to block President Obama from delivering up to $3 billion to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, a partial product of the [...]
Too much Ominibus
This week Congress will be voting on the $1.140 trillion Ominibus spending bill. As is the case with all these big spending bills that are rushed to the floor before most members have a chance to read them, this year's Ominbus is chocked full of [...]
Campaign for Liberty supports Full Expensing Act
Campaign for Liberty is pleased to support Senator Rand Paul's "Full Expensing Act of 2015" (S. 2350). As the title suggests, this legislation allows businesses to deduct 100% of their business expenses within a year of purchase. While [...]
Thomas Massie and Walter Jones: No funding for ex-Speaker's Office Space
Congressmen Walter Jones (NC-03) and Thomas Massie (KY-04) have introduced legislation (HR 4195) that stops the use of taxpayer money to fund the private offices of former House speakers. There is no reason for taxpayers to subsidize the office [...]
82 years after Prohibition, government still addicted to telling us what to do
December 5 is the anniversary of the ratification of the 21st amendment which repealed federal prohibition of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was ushered in by the 18th amendment, since back then people understood that a Constitutional [...]
Ron Paul: There’s already a recession for half our population
Watch C4L Chairman Ron Paul react to the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Ron Paul Comments on IRS Rule Allowing Charities to Solicit Social Security Numbers from Donors
C4L Chairman Ron Paul, submitted the following comments on the proposed IRS rule, "Substantiation Requirement for Certain Contributions" (REG-138344-13.) This rule would allow charities to solicit the Social Security number from donors. Here [...]
RON PAUL: If You Want Security, Pursue Liberty
Judging by his prime-time speech last week, the final year of Barack Obama’s presidency will be marked by increased militarism abroad and authoritarianism at home. The centerpiece of the president’s speech was his demand for a new law [...]
Don’t Let Congressional Grinches Tax Christmas
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton released the following statement in response to attempts to attach Internet sales tax legislation to the Omnibus spending bill, the tax extenders bill, or any other [...]