House Republicans Continue to Target ObamaCare
House Republicans are mounting their next effort to stop ObamaCare — by cutting off its funding — as part of a measure Republicans...
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Ron and Rand Paul Introduce “Audit the Fed” Legislation
The Federal Reserve cherishes its privacy and has fought tooth and nail to keep it. Nevertheless, its ability to shower greenbacks on favored...
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Tea Partiers Push for Cuts in Defense Spending
New members in Congress may face tough choices as Tea Partiers say the defense budget shouldn’t be exempt from budget cuts. According to...
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House Passes ObamaCare Repeal
The United States House of Representatives voted 245-189 today to repeal President Obama’s signature healthcare law, often referred to as ObamaCare. The vote...
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PATRIOT Act To Be Quietly Renewed
The controversial USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act), signed into law...
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Polls Show Grave Concern About Federal Debt
The American people, according to a January 11 Reuters poll, strongly oppose raising the debt ceiling of the federal government. The poll shows...
Read moreSenator Rand Paul Proposes Debt Ceiling Solution
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has announced an alternative solution to the current debate over whether to raise the country’s debt ceiling. ...
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Rep. Clyburn Miffed That TSA Treats Congressmen “Like Everybody Else”
“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like everybody else,” Rep. James Clyburn (left, D-S.C.) told Fox...
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House GOP Leaders Mount Challenge to Debt Increase
Among the top priorities for some GOP House leaders is challenging a raise of the nation’s debt ceiling. On Thursday, House Republicans told...
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New Leadership, New Rules: GOP Begins Promised Overhaul
Nine words taken from Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution are causing quite a stir among journalists and pundits today. The “controversial”...
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Incoming Tea Party Politicians Vow to Change Washington
Incoming Tea Party-elected officials continue to vow to target deficit spending. Fox News writes, “Republicans elected to Congress with the help of Tea...
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Feds’ Financial Statements Impossible to Audit, Says GAO
According to the federal government’s 2010 financial statements, released in late December, the 2010 deficit was $1.29 trillion, a slight decrease from the...
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Austan Goolsbee’s Petulance
During Sunday’s interview on ABC’s This Week with the Obama administration’s chief economics advisor, Austan Goolsbee, he warned opponents not to treat the...
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The 112th Congress: Real Substance, or Just Smoke?
When the House of Representatives announced new rules for the Congress that convenes on Wednesday, the mainstream media immediately called them “strict” and...
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Tea Party Hypocrisy on Display?
Tea Party support helped coast a number of congressional candidates to victory in the 2010 midterm elections. However, whether those victors will stay...
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