National Blog - page 231
C4L Applauds House Action On IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups
Today Campaign for Liberty applauded the House of Representatives for calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate and prosecute the IRS's targeting of conservative groups. “The IRS’s political [...]
Yellen: Print More
Speaking today in front of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Janet Yellen called for continued action from the Fed to prop up the struggling US economy. From Bloomberg News: “A high degree of monetary accommodation remains [...]
GOP's electrifying vote on corporate welfare
Today, the House of Representatives will consider the Electrify Africa Act (HR 2548). This bill creates "...a comprehensive United States Government policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power [...]
Reps. Massie and Pingree Circulate "Dear Colleague" on Milk Freedom Acts
Campaign for Liberty attained a copy of a "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) seeking cosponsors for H.R. 4307 & H.R. 4308. It's great to see such bipartisan support [...]
"Be Vewy Vewy Quiet, We're Hunting the Fourth Amendment"
Along with many other privacy concerns in this growing Information Age, license plate scanners have become a hot topic of debate. And Vigilant Solutions, one company providing law enforcement with such power, doesn't want customers talking [...]
Audit the Fed Surpasses 218 Cosponsors
Today, Campaign for Liberty announced that H.R. 24, Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” bill, which was reintroduced this Congress by Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), is now cosponsored by a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives for the third [...]
More businesses being destroyed than created
According to a new study from the Brookings Institution, between 2009-2011, for the first time since 1978, more businesses were being destroyed than were created. From The Washington Post: The American economy is less entrepreneurial now than [...]
Rep. Massie Joins The Independents to Discuss Milk Freedom
Last night, Rep. Thomas Massie joined "The Independents" on Fox Business to discuss his Milk Freedom Acts, H.R. 4307 & H.R. 4308. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjTXrSs78qo Sign your Food Freedom petition today urging your [...]
Take Action Today for Raw Milk!
Campaign for Liberty has joined with the (frequent LPAC sponsor) Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund in asking our members to contact their representatives in support of Rep. Thomas Massie's Milk Freedom Act, H.R. 4307, and the Interstate Milk [...]