National Blog - page 81
This Week in Congress
The big event this week is the passage of a $1.3 trillion Omnibus spending bill, which follows on the heels of an announcement that the national debt has topped $21 trillion for the first time in history. The biggest source of controversy over [...]
Rand Paul: Audit the Fed NOW
Senator Rand Paul penned an op-ed on why it is time for Congress to pass Audit the Fed. With Mitch McConnell denying a floor vote to Audit the Fed this week, which has forced Campaign for Liberty to turn up the heat on Senator McConnell to make [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on President Trump’s School Safety Plan
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statements regarding President Trump's school safety plan. Ron Paul— By introducing the “if you see something say something” mentality to public [...]
Tariffs Are Not the Answer
President Trump’s planned 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports may provide a temporary boost for those industries, but the tariffs will do tremendous long-term damage to the American and global economies. [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on Passage of Wyoming Legal Tender Act
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton made the following statements regarding the Wyoming State Senate’s passage of the Legal Tender Act. This act restores gold and silver’s legal tender status and exempts [...]
Pompeo and Haspel are Symptoms of a Deeper Problem
President Trump’s recent cabinet shake-up looks to be a real boost to hard-line militarism and neo-conservatism. If his nominees to head the State Department and CIA are confirmed, we may well have moved closer to war. Before being chosen by [...]
Press Release: Wyoming Joins Neighboring States and Ends Taxation of Precious Metals
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2018 Contact: Cathy Ide, wyoming@campaignforliberty.com Wyoming Joins Neighboring States and Ends Taxation of Precious Metals Cheyenne, Wyoming - Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and Wyoming [...]
This Week in Congress
The Senate will be voting on amendments to S. 2155, legislation reforming Dodd-Frank. As of this writing there has not yet been a final decision on whether Senator Rand Paul’s Audit the Fed amendment will be voted on, so there is still time to [...]
Emergency Senate Update
The Senate adjourned without voting in any amendments to S. 2155 or even deciding which ones should be voted on. So while Senate sources have told us it is likely that we will have a vote on Audit the Fed next week, we are still not 100% certain [...]
Ron Paul: The Case for Free Trade
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel have sent the already fallen stock market down further. This is because tariffs hurt industries that rely on steel, raising their prices to consumers. Tariffs also invite retaliation by other [...]