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This week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. Before getting into this week's agenda, I have some good news. Late last week, the House pulled HR 1215 from the Congressional schedule. As I wrote last week, this [...]
Happy Anniversary 1984
Last week marked the anniversary of the publication of one of the most significant novels of the 20th century: George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's work still provides one of the best examinations of the techniques used by totalitarian governments to [...]
Ron Paul: Online Gaming Ban threatens all of our liberties
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently penned an article for Town Hall explaining why legislation banning Internet gambling not only violates the Constitution but threatens all of our liberties. You can read Dr. Paul's op-ed here and [...]
Why Are We Attacking the Syrians Who Are Fighting ISIS?
Just when you thought our Syria policy could not get any worse, last week it did. The US military twice attacked Syrian government forces from a military base it illegally occupies inside Syria. According to the Pentagon, the attacks on Syrian [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Arizona Challenges the Fed's Money Monopoly
but first here is a roundup of some recent media coverage of Arizona's legislation making gold,silver and other precious metals legal tender: Arizona ends taxation on purchase and exchange of gold and precious metals Arizona Governor [...]
Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn
Nostalgia seems to be very popular in Washington. While the neocons and Democratic Party hard-liners have succeeded in bringing back the Cold War with Russia, it looks like President Trump is determined to take us back to a replay of the Bay of [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton react to Fed rate hikes
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statements regarding the Federal Reserve's interest rate increase: Ron Paul -- The Federal Reserve claims it can continue "tightening" -- even though it [...]
This week in Congress
The House and Senate are in session Monday through Friday this week. Congress begins working on appropriations bills as several cabinet heads and other officials appear before before the relevant House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees to [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on Christopher Wray's nomination as FBI director
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statements regarding President Trump's nomination of Christopher Wray as FBI director. Ron Paul -- The United States Constitution makes no provision for a [...]
This week in Congress update: vote on pro-consumer legislation tomorrow
Tomorrow, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will vote on HR 2430, legislation requiring the FDA's user fee program. At the mark-up Representative Marsha Blackburn is expected to offer an amendment allowing certain hearing aids to be [...]