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Congress Fiddles While Trump Lurches Toward War on Iran
Congress, and particularly the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, seems determined to see the end of the Trump Administration before the 2020 vote. Although House Speaker Pelosi claims she is not seeking impeachment, she’s accusing [...]
This Week in Congress Part Three: Pelosi Uses Gold Star Families as Pawns
Earlier this week, I told you House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had language allowing homeschooling families to use 529 education savings accounts removed from H.R. 1994, which makes changes to rules governing retirement savings accounts. She also [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Thursday. Among the legislation the House will consider is H.R. 1500. This bill officially changes the name of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the Consumer Financial Protection [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Protectionism Abroad, Less Socialism at Home
President Trump has announced plans to give farmers who were hurt by his latest trade war with China another federal bailout! Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has said this latest round of payments may be as much as $20 billion! Campaign for [...]
This Week in Congress: Part Two
In addition to the bills listed yesterday, the House will also consider H.R. 5, the so-called “Equality Act,” which adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes under the federal Civil Rights Act. Whatever your [...]
Ron Paul and Norman Singleton on Kansas Campaign for Liberty’s Victory for Sound Money
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statements regarding Kansas’ legislation exempting precious metals from state sales taxes. Passage of this legislation has been a priority for Kansas [...]
This Week in Congress Part Two
In addition to the bills mentioned in my post from earlier today, the House will consider a number of bills under suspension, including: 1. H.R. 2116—The “Global Fragility Act” establishes a “stabilization and prevention fund” [...]
Violence Against Women Act Does Violence to the Constitution
A common trick of big-government loving politicians is to give legislation names so appealing that it seems no reasonable person could oppose it. The truth is, the more unobjectionable the title, the more objectionable the content. Two well-known [...]
Ron Paul to Donald Trump (and John Bolton): Play Ball
Ron Paul to Donald Trump (and John Bolton): Play Ball Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently penned an op-ed criticizing National Security Advisor John Bolton for acting to end an agreement allowing Cuban baseball players passage to [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday for a busy week. The bill of most interest to Campaign for Liberty is H.R. 987, which combines legislation designed to prop-up ObamaCare with other legislation designed to lower prescription drug [...]