Fewer Senators Support Climate Bill
“The fence is getting a bit more crowded” is how the New York Times put it on October 20. They were referring to...
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Senate Obamacare Bill Could Ban Guns
The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on Chairman Max Baucus' socialized healthcare bill Tuesday, October 13, and Gun Owners of America (GOA) is warning...
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The Newspaper Revitalization Act Bailout
Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) introduced “The Newspaper Revitalization Act” on March 24 of this year. The legislation would allow the nation’s struggling newspapers...
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Senate to Consider Radical “Cap-and-trade” Bill
As the President and First Lady jaunt off to Copenhagen — on separate planes — to push for Chicago hosting the 2016 Olympics,...
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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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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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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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