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Former Ron Paul Monetary Staffer on new Fed Bill: its defects are severe
Paul-Martin Foss, Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's aide for Monetary Policy from 2007-2012, is now the founder and President of the Carl Menger Center for the study of Money and Banking. The Menger Center's mission is "...to preserve [...]
House to vote on gun rights today--UPDATE GUN RIGHTS WON
UPDATE REPRESENTATIVE MASSIE'S PRO-GUN RIGHTS AMENDMENT PASSED BY A VOTE OF 241-181. Roll-call vote here. Today, the House will consider the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (HR 5016). Among the items [...]
National Internet Tax Mandate Rears its Ugly Head
We face a grave threat over the next two weeks in the Senate of Harry Reid trying to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to a House passed bill, the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which was intended to prevent new taxes on email and Internet [...]
Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge McCarthy to hold vote on Audit the Fed
Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to House Majority Whip and House Majority Leader-elect Kevin McCarthy, urging him to take action on H.R. 24 "Audit the Fed." Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga), the lead sponsor of H.R. 24, penned [...]
Pennsylvania sends draft notices to men born in 1800s
Yikes! The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation sent notices out to 14,000 men born in the 1800s telling them they must register for the draft. From Reuters: Jane Huey was surprised, to say the least, when a letter arrived at her Kingston, [...]
Ron Paul on Yellen Testimony: Deja Vu all over again
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul released the following statement on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee: “Janet Yellen’s testimony before the House [...]
Germany using typewriters, classical music to thwart NSA
German officials, incensed at the NSA's ability to spy on German officials and citizens, are considering using typewriters to combat NSA spying. According to The Telegraph, government officials are also taking measure to ensure the NSA cannot [...]
C4L Joins Call to End the Ex-Im Bank!
Campaign for Liberty President John Tate recently joined with 42 other signatories in sending a letter to all Senate and House Republicans to oppose reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Ex-Im Bank, long a target of C4L Chairman Ron [...]
House GOP Transportation bill: More Wimpy Budgeting
Today, the House passed legislation (HR 5021) to fund the Highway Trust Fund for one year. Authority for the fund, which provides federal money for transportation projects--defined as including not just highways but mass transit projects, bike [...]
No, Fewer Turnovers Won’t Prevent Minimum Wage Layoffs
By: Colin Combs On July 5th, Jared Bernstein wrote for the Washington Post that “No, raising the minimum wage doesn’t lead to layoffs”. He then proceeded to immediately contradict that statement by moving his goalpost over to saying that [...]