House Passes Bill to Keep Govt Running
The House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill on September 25 to keep the federal government in business through October. In order...
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Hearings Held on Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” Bill
The House Committee on Financial Services held its first major hearing on H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, today. H.R. 1207, originally...
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Patriot Act Hearings This Week
The House and the Senate are scheduled to conduct their initial committee hearings this week on the question of reauthorizing three sections of...
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Ron Paul Has the Council on Foreign Relations Worried
Near the start of this year Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. The bill was referred...
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The Fallout of Sen. Mel Martinez’s Resignation
Questions about Florida Senator Melquiades Martinez’ decision to resign two years before the end of his term are flooding the Internet, along with...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Confirm Sotomayor
Earlier today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 6 to confirm federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court....
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The Sotomayor Hearings—Day One to Day Two
The first day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings made two things clear. First, her chances of being confirmed are better...
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Congress Rebukes Obama on Dictatorial Claim
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 9 voted almost unanimously to rebuke President Barack Obama over his June 24 signing statement openly...
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New “Freedom Index” Grades Every Congressman
The current (July 20) issue of The New American includes our first congressional scorecard on the 111th Congress, which convened in January. The...
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Audit-the-Fed Legislation Faces Roadblocks
It will come as a surprise to many Americans to learn that the Federal Reserve, created by Congress in 1913, has never been...
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“Cap-And-Trade” Tax Bill Narrowly Passes House
“Cap-And-Trade” global-warming legislation that would — by President Barack Obama's own admission — “skyrocket” electricity rates as well as raise taxes on consumers...
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Congress to Vote on $846 Billion “Cap-and-Trade” Tax
The Washington Post has reported today that Congress will vote Friday on the 1,092-page American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) to...
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Nanny State Targets Tobacco
The term "Nanny State" refers to the increasing government intrusion in personal life decisions for the "peoples' own good." Advocates of a nanny...
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From Farming to Serfdom
Another sweeping draconian measure from your representatives in Washington is quickly taking shape under H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA) of...
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Will the Federal Reserve Be Audited?
It will come as a surprise to many Americans to know: 1) the Federal Reserve is not part of the U.S. government, but...
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