National Blog - page 96
Government Spending Continues to Rise, Congress' Awareness Remains the Same
As our national debt continues to climb towards $20 trillion, our government continues their spending spree. The Federal Reserve keeps printing more money with the belief this will solve the problem. Congress still cannot produce a balanced [...]
Sanctions Could Affect Free Speech Rights
Daniel McAdams examines some little-noticed provisions of the Russian sanctions legislation and discovers it could justify a crackdown on free speech. The justification? Criticism of the U.S. government's foreign policy is equal to spreading [...]
Jeff Sessions Endorses Theft
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently ordered the Justice Department to increase the use of civil asset forfeiture, thus once again endorsing an unconstitutional, authoritarian, and increasingly unpopular policy. Civil asset forfeiture, [...]
Sign the REINS Act Petition
With the Senate’s failure to repeal ObamaCare, the American people want to see Congress taking concrete actions to finally Drain the Swamp. And my son, Sen. Rand Paul’s REINS Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) could do just that! The truth [...]
C4L President Norman Singleton Testifies at EPA Hearing
Campaign for Liberty President Norman Singleton testified before the Environmental Protection Agency this morning regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel for calendar [...]
Liberty Hall of Fame
We spend a lot of time attacking politicians who vote against liberty. Today, for a change I would like to highlight some courageous votes and other actions taken in the last month by some Representatives and one Senator. First, kudos to [...]
What to Expect When Congress Returns
Yesterday the House leadership announced that when the House comes back from August recess it will consider a "consolidated" appropriations bill. The bill will contain the 8 appropriation bills that have yet to pass the House. The idea is to [...]
Senate to Stop Death by FDA
Today at noon EST, the U.S. Senate is voting on S. 204, legislation which would enshrine the principle of right to try into federal law. Right to try, which is law in 37 states, allows terminally ill patients to use drugs and medical [...]
This Week in Congress
Members of the House of Representatives have gone home for, "fact finding missions," with some of these missions occurring overseas. Sadly, the Senate remains in session. After last week's ObamaCare debacle, the Senate continues to work behind [...]
North Korea or Iran…Where Will President Trump Attack First?
President Trump seems to be impatiently racing toward at least one disastrous war. Maybe two. The big question is who will be first? North Korea or Iran? Over the past several days President Trump has sent two nuclear-capable B-1 bombers over [...]