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Ron Paul to Congress: Keep the Internet Tax-Free
Below is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s testimony submitted to the House Committee on the Judiciary’s hearing on “Examining the Wayfair decision’s impact on small businesses and consumers.” Dr. Paul explains why the Supreme [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Monday through Thursday before adjourning for the five-week August recess. Last week, only 15 Republicans voted against H.R. 6147, which funds the Department of Interior, the National Endowment on the Arts and the [...]
Ron Paul: On War, Gold, and My Years in Congress
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently sat down with Ludwig Von Mises Institute President (and his former Chief of Staff) Jeff Deist to discuss his political career, including his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, and the issues that [...]
Judge Andrew Napolitano on War and the Separation Powers
Last month, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee held an important hearing on “War Powers and the Effects of Unauthorized Military [...]
The Mueller Indictments and The Trump-Putin Summit: Triumph of the Deep State?
The term “deep state” has been so over-used in the past few years that it may seem meaningless. It has become standard practice to label one’s political adversaries as representing the “deep state” as a way of avoiding the defense of [...]
This Week in Congress Part Two
Here are some more suspension bills Congress will consider this week: H.R. 3994— Establishes the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Association. The office’s mission is [...]
Spending Our Way to a Fiscal Crisis
According to financial writer Simon Black, the federal government is spending approximately 52,000 dollars per second. This, not last year’s tax cuts, is the reason why the national debt has reached a record 21 trillion dollars, which is more [...]
Congress Stands Up to CFPB
A rare piece of good news from Congress is that the Financial Services Appropriations bill changes the method for funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Dodd-Frank bill funded the CFPB through the Federal Reserve. This [...]
This Week in Congress
Before getting into this week, I want to draw your attention to two key Senate votes from last week. Both votes were “motions to instruct the House-Senate conferees on the National Defense Authorization Act,” meaning the Senate wants the [...]
Ron Paul: Is Trump’s America First Energy Policy being Hijacked?
Ron Paul: Is Trump’s America First Energy Policy being Hijacked? Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently penned an op-ed for Breitbart detailing how some senators are trying to derail President Trump’s efforts to ease the burden [...]