National Blog - page 154
Dr. Paul's next bestseller?
I have some exciting news to share with you. Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s new book Swords into Plowshares: A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity is slated for release this Friday. But there’s no need to [...]
President Obama repealed the Affordable Care Act
and replaced it with Obamacare.... Writing in the Washington Examiner Michael Cannon, Director of Health Care Policy Studies at the CATO Institute, examines how President Obama, aided and abated by the Supreme Court, has rewritten the [...]
Ron Paul classic: Federal Medical privacy rules shred medical privacy
Shocking I know..... One of the articles I linked t in yesterday's post on the 21st Century Cures Act refereed the "HIPPA" rule. HIPPA stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This law, passed in 1996, made it [...]
Norm Singleton on Poker Advocacy Podcast
Earlier this week, C4L Vice President of Policy Norm Singleton joined The Poker Player's Alliance's Rich Muny on their podcast to talk about Congressional attempts to ban online gambling. Norm's interview begins at about the 40 min mark, but the [...]
To ensure no child is left behind, government must stop all children from getting ahead*
Today the House will vote on HR 5, the Student Success Act. Later this week, the Senate will vote on S. 1177 the Every Child Achieves Act. As the titles suggest, these bills reauthorize and "reform" federal K-12 education [...]
Is "Audit the Fed" a Misnomer?
Webster's Dictionary defines the word "audit" as: "a methodical examination and review." When we say Congress needs to "Audit the Fed," that is exactly what we propose to do -- have the Government Accountability Office conduct "a methodical [...]
Greece Today, America Tomorrow?
The drama over Greece’s financial crisis continues to dominate the headlines. As this column is being written, a deal may have been reached providing Greece with yet another bailout if the Greek government adopts new “austerity” measures. [...]
Is the Cures Act a cure for liberty?
Tomorrow, the US House will vote on the "21st Century Cures Act" (HR 6). As the title suggests this bill deals with federal funding for medical research. H.R. 6 does contain some good provisions. For example, it streamlines the Food and Drug [...]
Ron Paul Statement to Senate Hearing on Cyber Crime
C4L Chairman Ron Paul submitted the following statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism's hearing on "Cyber Crime: Modernizing our Legal Framework for the Information Age." Statement of Former Congressman [...]
Ron Paul's New Book Available for Pre-order
C4L Chairman Ron Paul has a new book coming out later this month entitled, "Swords into Plowshares." Those interested can pre-order the book right now here.