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Paul Broun statement on Committee Passage of Audit the Fed
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) today released the following statement after H.R. 24, the Audit the Fed bill, was reported favorably out of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup with unanimous [...]
Travel Promotion Authority case study in how Congress lobbies K Street
Tuesday the House of Representatives passed legislation renewing the Travel Promotion Authority. The Travel Promotion Authority is a public-private "partnership" formed in 2009 to encourage people from other countries to visit the United States. [...]
Don't want to drug your child? You may be a criminal
During his years in Congress, Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul often spoke out against the over-use of "psychotropic" drugs like Ritalin. Despite psychotropic drugs' documented dangers, they are still prescribed to children without parental [...]
Campaign for Liberty Strongly Opposes Internet Sales Tax Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, Campaign for Liberty again came out strongly against the so-called “Marketplace Fairness Act,” which the Senate is considering attaching to the “Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act,” despite wide opposition [...]
Audit the Fed Passes House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed Audit the Fed , legislation that would require a full audit of the Federal Reserve, by voice vote. Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul released the [...]
Bipartisan Group of Senators to Harry Reid: Don't Tax the Internet!
A bipartisan group of Senators, including Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Tester (D-MT),Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have sent a letter to US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican [...]
BREAKING: Audit the Fed Moving in the House!
Tomorrow, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will markup Rep. Paul Broun's H.R. 24, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, or Audit the Fed as it's better known! After gaining a majority of the House as cosponsors for the [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Internet Sales Taxes Harms Future Entrepreneurs
Senators trying to sneak the National Internet Sales Tax into law by attaching it to the Internet Access Tax Moratorium should read Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's 2013 column "Internet Sales Tax Could Crush Small Businesses." In this [...]
Are There Lessons for Us Today from Nazi Gun Control?
UPDATE: If you can't attend, watch the live stream of the event here. Campaign for Liberty members in the Bay Area may want to attend "Are There Lessons for Us Today From Nazi Gun Control?" this Thursday at the The Independent Institute’s [...]