National Blog - page 212
C4L Joins Call to End the Ex-Im Bank!
Campaign for Liberty President John Tate recently joined with 42 other signatories in sending a letter to all Senate and House Republicans to oppose reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Ex-Im Bank, long a target of C4L Chairman Ron [...]
House GOP Transportation bill: More Wimpy Budgeting
Today, the House passed legislation (HR 5021) to fund the Highway Trust Fund for one year. Authority for the fund, which provides federal money for transportation projects--defined as including not just highways but mass transit projects, bike [...]
No, Fewer Turnovers Won’t Prevent Minimum Wage Layoffs
By: Colin Combs On July 5th, Jared Bernstein wrote for the Washington Post that “No, raising the minimum wage doesn’t lead to layoffs”. He then proceeded to immediately contradict that statement by moving his goalpost over to saying that [...]
What’s Missing in the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ Debate
Over the past several weeks we have seen a significant increase in illegal immigration, as thousands of unaccompanied minors pour across what seems an invisible southern border into the United States. The mass immigration has, as to be expected, [...]
Good News! Government "mistakenly" giving away less of your money!
Here's some good news from DC: In 2013, the Federal Government made $100 billion in payments to those who did not legally qualify for them. This figure includes items like unemployment benefits sent to people with jobs and payments for [...]
Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge McCarthy to hold vote on Audit the Fed
Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to House Majority Whip and House Majority Leader-elect Kevin McCarthy, urging him to take action on H.R. 24 "Audit the Fed." Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga), the lead sponsor of H.R. 24, penned [...]
Pennsylvania sends draft notices to men born in 1800s
Yikes! The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation sent notices out to 14,000 men born in the 1800s telling them they must register for the draft. From Reuters: Jane Huey was surprised, to say the least, when a letter arrived at her Kingston, [...]
Let your 9-year-old play in the park unsupervised, go to jail
A mother in South Carolina let her 9-year-old daughter play in a park while she was at work. Now, the mother is in jail and the daughter is in the custody of Child Protective Services. From Reason Magazine Here are the facts: Debra [...]
Deadline Approaching to Apply for C4L's Fall Internship!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded college students to intern for the fall semester (August 25 to December 12). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling correspondence, data [...]
Your taxdollars at work: geting Mothers and daughters to dance
That's right, the National Institute for Health spent almost $5,000 on a study on how to get mothers and daughters to dance together. The study was done in the name of fighting obesity. Encouraging mothers and daughters to dance together so [...]