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REINing in the Federal Government
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. That quote from the Declaration of Independence could be uttered by any American who has had an encounter with [...]
Republican Healthcare Plan Fails the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Test’
This week the Senate Republican leadership unveiled its Obamacare replacement plan. Like its House counterpart, the misnamed Senate plan retains most of Obamacare’s core features. Both the House and Senate plans allow states to obtain [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on the Republican Health Care Bill
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statement on the Republican Senate health care bill: Ron Paul -- Like their colleagues in the House, the Senate Republican leadership has squandered an [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Cut ObamaCare taxes
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of 45 free-market groups in a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orin Hatch, calling on him to make sure the Senate's ObamaCare legislation cuts all ObamaCare taxes. The tax cuts are one of [...]
Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn
Nostalgia seems to be very popular in Washington. While the neocons and Democratic Party hard-liners have succeeded in bringing back the Cold War with Russia, it looks like President Trump is determined to take us back to a replay of the Bay of [...]
This week in Congress
The big action this week is the Senate vote on their non-repeal, non-replace Obamacare bill. The bill remains a "work in progress," and is likely to remain so until the final vote, as Senate leadership cuts deals to get the votes needed to pass [...]
Liberty at the Movies: Get Out
Get Out has been the surprise hit of the winter. A low-budget horror movie, it has grossed almost $200 million at the box office. The film is an excellent horror movie, which pays homage and makes good use of numerous horror-movie standards -- [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on latest attempt to sneak online gaming ban into law
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norman Singleton issued the following statement regarding reports that Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent is attempting to attach the Restoration of America's Wireless Act (RAWA) to an [...]
This week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. Before getting into this week's agenda, I have some good news. Late last week, the House pulled HR 1215 from the Congressional schedule. As I wrote last week, this [...]
Happy Anniversary 1984
Last week marked the anniversary of the publication of one of the most significant novels of the 20th century: George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's work still provides one of the best examinations of the techniques used by totalitarian governments to [...]