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Rand Paul wins victory for parents
Newborn screening for medical disorders is becoming an increasingly common practice. This seems like a good thing; however, along with the potential benefits of screening, there are concerns that some states are not obtaining parental consent [...]
Lame Duck: Goodbye and Good Riddance
Last night, the Senate adjourned for the year, thus bringing to an end to the "lame duck" session of Congress. The major piece of legislation passed in the lame duck was the "Cromnibus" spending bill. Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul [...]
Where were you on Dec. 16, 2007?
Dear Friend, I remember watching the ticker go up and up. And then it just kept going. Two hundred thirty-four years after the Sons of Liberty helped spark the American Revolution by dumping British tea into Boston Harbor, you and I made [...]
All I Want for Christmas is a (Real) Government Shutdown
The political class breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when the US Senate averted a government shutdown by passing the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. This year’s omnibus resembles omnibuses of Christmas past in that it was drafted in [...]
Cromnibus abides by budget caps but still increases spending
No, that is not a misprint... Last night, the House passed the "Cromnibus" spending bill, which mysteriously grew to 1,774 pages after 171 pages were added in the Rules Committee. The bill will be voted on in the Senate this weekend, following [...]
Yellen Press Conference Translated from Fedspeak into English
Our friend Paul-Martin Foss has a fun article over at the Carl Menger Center for the Study of Money and Banking on Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's press conference yesterday: In case you haven’t gotten enough of Janet Yellen’s press [...]
Another Lame Duck Power Grab
Last week, the House of Representatives passed legislation extending the "temporary" federal terrorism insurance program. Normally this legislation would sail through the Senate, but retiring Senator Tom Coburn is delaying consideration of the [...]
Another day, another unintended consequence of Obamacare
The latest victims of Obamacare are those with eating disorders, whose path to recovery will be hampered by Obamacare's mandate that restaurants post the calorie content of their offerings. Clinical psychologist Pamela Singer, writing at Reason [...]
Massie to Hit Ground Running on NSA Reform in 114th Congress
Following the removal of the Massie-Lofgren amendment during the backroom wheeling and dealing over the "CRomnibus" package, the representatives joined together with Rep. Sensenbrenner to introduce H.R. 5800, the "Secure Data Act of 2014." The [...]
Thank You to the 16 House R's who voted against the Rule for the CRomnibus
Sixteen brave House Republicans voted today against moving forward with the CRomnibus legislation. Inside sources tell us House Speaker John Boehner himself was whipping votes on the floor of the House! As Tim wrote yesterday there are many bad [...]