Congress Passes Obama’s “Free Trade” Package
In stealth succession on Wednesday evening, both the House and Senate approved three so-called free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia....
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McCain: No Defense Cuts if Supercommittee Deadlocks
Many observers of the political scene suspected that the creation of the congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee was just a sham to allow legislators to...
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Sell the Unprofitable Post Office
Now that Congress has extended the due date for the Postal Service’s $5.5 billion pension plan payment to November 18th, various proposals to...
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Will TRAIN Derail the EPA?
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the TRAIN Act, which calls for establishing a committee to analyze the economic impact of recent...
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Ron Paul Would Restore Sound Money by Legalizing Competing Currencies
On September 13, 2011, Ron Paul chaired a hearing before his Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology subcommittee entitled "Road Map to Sound Money:...
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McConnell: Obama’s Jobs Bill “Political,” Won’t “Actually Work”
Taking a notably different tack from fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “fiercely attacked President Barack...
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Competing Currencies Would Expand Freedom While Limiting Government
One of the expert witnesses testifying before Ron Paul’s Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee on Tuesday was Dr. Lawrence H. White, professor...
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Ron Paul Wants Competing Currencies
On March 15, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1098, better known as the “Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011,” which would...
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Democrats Propose Toothless Balanced Budget Amendment
One of the terms of the recent debt ceiling deal between Congress and the White House was that Congress would vote on, but...
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Federal Program Pays Airlines to Fly Empty Planes
Almost everyone is aware that the federal government pays farmers not to grow certain crops. But not many know that taxpayers are also...
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House Republicans Break Promise to Post Bills Online Three Days Before Vote
In voting to hike the federal debt limit, Republicans in Congress have violated more than one of their campaign promises. One of the...
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New “Freedom Index” Rates Congressmen Based on Constitution
The New American has published its first “Freedom Index” for the new (112th) Congress. The index, published four times each two-year congressional term,...
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“Super-Congress” Proposed to Fast-Track Debt Limit Increases
A "super-Congress" is being proposed by Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. The left-wing Huffington Post summarizes the plan — which they...
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Obama Administration Disenfranchising the Military
Those raised overseas can testify as to how comforting it is to be able to go on American military installations and eat pizza...
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U.S. Taxes Bought ATF Guns for Cartels; Holder Lied
As the scandal surrounding the Obama administration’s operation to put high-powered guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels continues to grow, new...
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