Congress
Senate Votes to Pump More Money into the Post Office
In April the Senate voted to pump $11 billion into the insolvent Postal Service to keep it afloat for a little while longer....
Republicans Prepare Contempt Citation Against Eric Holder
House Republicans are accusing Attorney General Eric Holder of obstructing the House investigation into the flawed Operation Fast and Furious, and are preparing...
Read moreCISPA is Big Brother’s Friend
This is “cybersecurity week,” according to Brock Meeks at Wired.com when CISPA (the Orwellian-named Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) is scheduled to move...
Read moreAnti-NDAA Bills Worth — and Not Worth — Supporting
“Sound and fury signifying nothing.” That is how Shakespeare’s Macbeth described life. That same description could be aptly applied to a bill introduced...
Read moreSenate-Passed Bill Would Mandate Black Boxes in Cars, Plus More
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would make it mandatory for all new cars in the United States to include black...
Read moreRep. Allen West Says There Are Communists in Congress; Is He Right?
At a town hall meeting in Palm City, Florida, on April 10, Tea Party favorite Representative Allen West (R-Fla.) informed the audience that...
Read more$5 Trillion Tax Hike Coming
Back in February when the Congress voted to extend the payroll tax “holiday” to the end of the year, the Washington Post was...
Read moreThe JOBS Bill: An Encouraging Sign of Intelligent Life in Washington
When President Obama signs the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Start-up Act) bill into law today it will reflect the first sign in a...
Read moreDeadlock on Budget, Despite House Passage of Ryan Plan
The budget plan of Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (left) passed the House on Thursday 228 to 191, mostly along party lines. In...
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Says Voters Ready for Budget Cuts
Despite predictable outcries against a plan advertised as a $5.3-trillion cut in federal spending over the next 10 years, House Budget Committee Chairman...
Read moreLegislation Would Stop Government from “Picking Energy Winners and Losers”
According to CSN News March 2, House Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan., left) has again introduced legislation to repeal all energy tax credits. H.R. 3308,...
Read moreFed’s “Independence” Threatened by Bernanke?
With the publishing of a “white paper” about the housing market, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has rankled some Republicans that suggestions made appear...
Read moreTaxpayers Clipped to Keep Senate Barbershop Afloat
A shave and a haircut will cost you more than two bits just about anywhere, but it’ll run you over two Hamiltons at...
Read moreCongress Probes “Green Energy” Loans, Wasted “Stimulus”
Congress is investigating a series of questionable “green” loans made by the Obama administration to a variety of dubious companies, more than a...
Read moreRegulatory Agencies Continue to Slow the Economy
In a recent editorial entitled “Regulation without Representation,” Investors Business Daily pointed out that a new federal rule or regulation is published every two hours,...
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