Congress

Social Security Inching Its Way Toward Bankruptcy, Says CBO

Margaret Thatcher was right. Welfare schemes fail when they run out of other peoples' money. The CBO gives some background on the failing...

Bob Adelmann January 25, 2016

Two Republicans Get on the Equality Act Bandwagon

Michael Tennant January 22, 2016

Two congressional Republicans have announced they are cosponsoring the Equality Act, which would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination and open up restrooms and locker rooms...

TPP: Great for Vietnam’s Communist Leaders; Bad for Americans

William F. Jasper January 18, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would reward Hanoi’s State-Owned Enterprises and their Wall Street allies, as Americans lose jobs and the communist regime cracks...

TPP’s State-owned Enterprises: Unleashing the Big Foreign Gorillas on Mom & Pop

William F. Jasper January 14, 2016

Milions of American jobs, as well as hundreds of thousands of family farms and ranches, along with small, medium, and large American businesses...

GOP Sends Bill to Repeal ObamaCare and Defund Planned Parenthood to Obama

Raven Clabough January 8, 2016

For the first time since ObamaCare became the law of the land, Congress has sent legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act to President...

IRS Rule Change Could Endanger Charities and Donors

Michael Tennant January 6, 2016

Nonprofit and charitable organizations are raising alarm bells over a proposed IRS regulatory change that they say could have a “chilling effect” on...

Amash, Massie Warn of Secret Surveillance Provision in Spending Package

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 24, 2015

The conspiracy of Republican and Democrat congressional leaders to hide a massive surveillance bill inside the $1.1-trillion spending package passed last week has...

Sen. Sessions Criticizes Immigration Provisions in Omnibus Spending Bill

Warren Mass December 19, 2015

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) strongly condemned a $1.1 trillion spending package before the Senate because it would fully fund President Obama’s resettlement of both refugees...

Paul Ryan, John Boehner: What’s the Difference?

Steve Byas December 17, 2015

Fiscal conservatives who hoped House Speaker Paul Ryan would put up more of a fight against President Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats...

Paul Ryan-led House: Spending, Capitulation to Democrats, and Rising Debt Continue

Steve Byas December 17, 2015

Paul Ryan may have replaced John Boehner as speaker of the House, but the spending continues, the capitulation to the Democrats never ceases,...

Former Speaker Boehner Opens Office That May Cost Taxpayers Millions

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 14, 2015

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner has opened an office that could cost taxpayers millions. ...

Will Congress Pass Spending Bill Before Deadline?

Raven Clabough December 8, 2015

Congress is hoping to close out its session and depart for the holidays, but two major items remaining on its agenda are standing...

Several Sources Highlight Federal Misspending After “Wastebook” Author Retires

Bob Adelmann December 2, 2015

Government waste will continue to increase until such time as elected representatives honor their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution. ...

Congressional Agenda Packed as Deadlines Approach

Raven Clabough November 30, 2015

Congress has returned to Capitol Hill with yet another packed agenda, including votes on the budget, highway funding, and tax break extensions. The...