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Deadline Approaching to Apply for C4L's Fall Internship!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded college students to intern for the fall semester (August 25 to December 12). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling correspondence, data [...]
Your taxdollars at work: geting Mothers and daughters to dance
That's right, the National Institute for Health spent almost $5,000 on a study on how to get mothers and daughters to dance together. The study was done in the name of fighting obesity. Encouraging mothers and daughters to dance together so [...]
LIVE BLOG: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the Federal Reserve
Director of Legislation, Tim Shoemaker and Vice President of Policy, Norm Singleton will be live blogging the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the Federal Reserve this morning. You can watch the hearing here. Be sure to hit [...]
Campaign for Liberty Strongly Opposes Phony 'Audit the Fed' Effort
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty strongly opposes the GAO audit provision in H.R. 5018 The Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act, legislation that would bring neither accountability nor full transparency to the Federal [...]
Meet the Americans the NSA and FBI are spying on
Glenn Greenwald published his much anticipated article naming Americans the NSA and FBI are spying on last night. The list includes Muslim Americans involved in politics, government, law, and education. From The Intercept: The National Security [...]
Good News! Government "mistakenly" giving away less of your money!
Here's some good news from DC: In 2013, the Federal Government made $100 billion in payments to those who did not legally qualify for them. This figure includes items like unemployment benefits sent to people with jobs and payments for [...]
Audit the Fed Letter to Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling
This morning, I sent a letter to Chairman Hensarling calling for a vote on Audit the Fed. Read it in full below. Audit the Fed - Letter to Chairman Hensarling
Obama's Independence Day surprise: More Regulations
Last Thursday, as most Americans where getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, the Department of Health and Human Services was busy releasing 1,296 pages of new regulations regarding Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians and hospitals. [...]
Working to Bury the Death Tax
Campaign for Liberty is an active participant in a Family Business Coalition that is seeking full repeal of one of the most pernicious taxes on the American people -- the death tax. Last month, the Death Tax Repeal Act, H.R. 2429, reached a [...]
Latest on LPAC 2014
September will be here before you know it and will bring the 2014 Liberty Political Action Conference with it! Taking place on September 18-20 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia, LPAC 2014 will equip you with what you need to [...]