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This Week in Congress
Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to H.R. 3055 (the omnibus appropriations bills), which cut spending by a mere 2%, failed by a vote of 24-67. With the federal deficit reaching 960 billion dollars, it is outrageous that only 24 senators would vote [...]
Trump Flip-Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again.
President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Last week he was very clear that the US was pulling its troops out of [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Free-Market in Organ Donation
President Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment of kidney patients. One part of the order aims to incentivize kidney donations by providing donors compensation for lost wages and child care expenses [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in Monday through Wednesday. Votes were canceled for Thursday so members may attend a memorial service for Representative Elijah Cummings, who passed away last week. The most significant legislation the House will consider is H.R. [...]
This Week in Congress Wrap-Up
Yesterday was a busy day in the Senate. First, the Senate failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority to override President Trump’s veto of S.J.Res. 54, which “disapproved” of the president’s declaration of a national emergency [...]
Senate Vote to Cut Spending Today
Today, at approximately 5:30, the Senate will vote on an amendment to H.R. 3055--the Commerce-Justice-Science, Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development ”minibus” [...]
This Week in Congress Wrap-Up: SHIELD, NATO, Spending, and SALT
On Wednesday, the House passed H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act, by a vote of 227-181. Every Democrat but Collin Peterson (MN-07) voted for it and every voting Republican and Independent Justin Amash (MI-03) voted against it. You can see the vote [...]
No speech for you!
In a few hours, the House of Representatives will vote on the so-called SHIELD Act (H.R. 4617) legislation, creating new federal regulations on campaigns and online political advertising -- including issue advocacy ads run by groups like Campaign [...]
Homeschoolers are Educated, Not Indoctrinated
Schoolchildren across the country recently skipped school or walked out of class to rally for new restrictions on our economic and personal liberties in the name of fighting “climate change.” Instead of punishing students for playing hooky to [...]
This Week in Congress Update
Yesterday, the House passed H.J.Res. 77, which condemned President Trump’s redeployment of troops from the Syrian-Turkey border. One hundred twenty-nine Republicans joined every Democrat in voting to condemn President Trump’s minor [...]