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Impeachment…or CIA Coup?
You don’t need to be a supporter of President Trump to be concerned about the efforts to remove him from office. Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced impeachment proceedings against the President over a phone call made to the [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday. Right now, there are no votes on gun control legislation scheduled this week—but that could change. I have heard that the Democrats are still divided on what gun control bills they wish to [...]
Will More US Troops in Saudi Arabia Make America Great?
President Trump deserves credit for resisting the war cries from neocons like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after last week’s attack on two Saudi oil facilities. Pompeo was eager to blame Iran because he wants war with [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday. The big event of the week is a “continuing resolution” keeping the government open past September 30, which is the end of the fiscal year. Before leaving town for the August recess, Congress [...]
Republicans’ Next Cave-In
Shortly before adjourning for the August recess, the Senate Transportation Committee passed a bill authorizing spending on transportation and infrastructure. The $287 billion bill creates new programs for climate change. These programs [...]
Ron Paul on Rand Paul’s introduction of Legislation Blocking the Unique Patient Identifier
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding Senator Rand Paul’s introduction of legislation repealing the federal law that authorizes the government to assign every American a Unique Patient [...]
Action Alert: Stop Patient Identifiers
In 1998, then-Congressman Ron Paul led a successful effort to forbid the government from assigning every American a “unique patient identifier.” The unique patient identifier, which was a key part of Hillary Clinton’s health care plan, [...]
This Week in Congress, Part Two
At this writing, it appears the Continuing Resolution will contain funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation, thus allowing the administration to continue to give taxpayer money to farmers harmed by the trade war with China. The bill is also [...]
Ron Paul: Will Trump Take Neocon Bait and Attack Iran Over Saudi Strike?
The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that an aggressive foreign policy often brings unintended consequences and can result in blowback. In 2015 Saudi Arabia attacked its neighbor, Yemen, [...]
Campaign for Liberty to President Trump: Just Say No to National ID
Campaign for Liberty has co-signed a letter to President Trump urging him to oppose any appropriations bill that allows the government to develop a “unique patient identifier.” Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul had blocked [...]