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"Straining Gnats while We Swallow the PATRIOT Act"
YAL's Bonnie Kristian wrote a great piece recently about the concern some Republican Congressmen have expressed about President Obama's use of an autopen to sign the four-year extension of the so-called "Patriot" Act into law.In [...]
Cut, Cap, and Balance!
Senator DeMint and Senator Toomey both gave interviews recently citing the need for Washington to Cut, Cap, and Balance as a precondition for any increase in the debt ceiling.Sign the Cut, Cap, and Balance pledge [...]
Obama vs. Lee on Social Security
President Obama has threatened to cut Social Security payments if the debt ceiling is not increased. In response, Senator Mike Lee has taken the president to task by outlining a number of line items in the budget that could be trimmed as an [...]
Balance the Budget with Spending Cuts: Op-Ed
The Washington Times is running a poignant op-ed today that speaks to the heart of the current financial conundrum in Washington DC:Republican majorities in states are demonstrating that balanced budgets without new taxes are possible if [...]
July 13, 2011 - Liberty NewsWire
"These are just the ones we know about. I think it's a stunningly high number." - Rep. Jason Chaffetz, on reports of over 25,000 airport security breaches since 2001"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress [...]
QE3 On the Horizon - Followup
During yesterday's Financial Services Committee hearing with Ben Bernanke, Freshman Rep. Sean Duffy questioned Bernanke directly about QE3. The Fed Chairman confirmed that QE3 is indeed on the table as the Fed continues to wade into [...]
Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Today, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is appearing for the second day on the Hill, before the Senate Banking Committee, to discuss the US economic outlook and monetary policy. If you're interested in watching, C-SPAN 3 is showing the hearing.
Chaffetz: Airport Security Inefficiency
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) gives his opening statement at the U.S. House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee meeting on National Security. The meeting takes place in the wake of news that there have been over 25,000 airport [...]
Ron Paul vs Bernanke: Is Gold Money?
July 13, 2011 - Congressman Ron Paul questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a U.S. House Financial Services Committee Meeting shortly after reports surfaced that the Federal Reserve was preparing for a third round of quantitative [...]
QE3 On the Horizon
If economic growth doesn't pick up in the second half of this year, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Financial Services Committee this morning that the Fed is prepared to engage in additional asset purchases.Bernanke's speech also [...]