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Will the Lame Duck Congress Tax the Net?
Congress is set to play the roll of Scrooge yet again this year, as a showdown over Internet sales taxes is set for mid-December. As Norm Singleton wrote earlier in September, the Continuing Resolution (CR) passed by the House GOP actually [...]
GOP House leadership floats idea to silence dissent
According to the National Journal, some GOP Representatives are circulating a proposal to strip any member who votes against the party’s nominee for Speaker of the House of all Committee assignments. The goal of this is to avoid a repeat of the [...]
LPAC Day One Wrap Up
The 4th annual Liberty Political Action Conference got off to a great start yesterday! Thanks to everyone for your patience as we had to delay the start time due to many of our speakers taking important votes in the House and Senate. This year [...]
Audit the Fed Passes House of Representatives
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – After a nationwide grassroots campaign led by Campaign for Liberty, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 24, ‘Audit the Fed,’ by a vote of 333-92 today. This marks the second time the U.S. House has [...]
Rep. Thomas Massie Speaks in Support of Audit the Fed
Tonight, the House of Representatives debated H.R. 24, 'Ron Paul's Audit the Fed' and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) along with bill sponsor Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga) both spoke in favor if this important legislation. Watch Thomas Massie's speech [...]
Is Obama joining Campaign for Liberty?
This line from his speech today at the Clinton Global Initiative, unveiling new programs to promote "civil society," suggests he might: We’ll increase our legal assistance and technical support to those pushing back against onerous laws and [...]
Congress Votes for More War in the Middle East
Last week, the House and Senate voted to rubber stamp President Obama’s war plans for the Middle East. Both bodies, on a bipartisan basis, authorized the US to begin openly training and arming the rebels who have been fighting for three years [...]
Rep. Paul Broun Speaks on Audit the Fed
Watch Congressman Paul Broun speak on the House floor in favor of H.R. 24, Audit the Fed! Help Campaign for Liberty turn up the heat on the Senate!
Update: Where we stand on Audit the Fed
In a few hours, the House of Representatives will vote on Audit the Fed (H.R. 24). The vote was postponed yesterday because of the debate over the Continuing Resolution and authorizing further intervention in the Middle East. The vote could [...]
House Set to Vote on Audit the Fed!
Late Friday night, Campaign for Liberty received confirmation that H.R. 24, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, or Audit the Fed as it's better known, sponsored this Congress by Rep. Paul Broun will receive a vote as soon as this [...]