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Ron Paul and Norman Singleton on Rand Paul’s reintroduction of Audit the Fed
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statements regarding Senator Rand Paul’s reintroduction of Audit the Fed in the Senate. The bill number is S. 148. Ron Paul — "Rand continues to be [...]
Update on Congress
Last week, the House passed H.R. 268, a $12.1 billion disaster relief bill. This is a $4 billion increase from the disaster aid bill that was unresolved at the end of the last Congress. The bill provides aid to those affected by last year’s [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Dr. Paul v Nancy Pelosi on Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
Today is the annual March for Life. One of the issues the marchers will be highlighting is taxpayer-funded abortions. One of the new Congress’ goals is to revive U.S. taxpayer funding of international organizations that perform or promote [...]
Campaign Finance Reform Helps Special Interests
One of the new Democratic House majority’s top priorities is so-called campaign finance reform legislation. Contrary to the claims of its supporters, campaign finance reform legislation does not limit the influence of powerful special [...]
This Week in Congress Update
Yesterday, the cloture motion on S. 1, the bill imposing new sanctions on supporters of the Syrian government and authorizing state and local governments to refuse to do business with proponents of the “boycott, sanctions, and divestment” [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Legalize Hemp
One of the only bright spots of last year’s farm bill is that it includes the production of hemp. This is a cause championed by Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and Campaign for Liberty. While in Congress, Dr. Paul introduced the [...]
Fire the Fed?
President Trump’s frustration with the Federal Reserve’s (minuscule) interest rate increases that he blames for the downturn in the stock market has reportedly led him to inquire if he has the authority to remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. [...]
William Barr: Enemy of the Constitution?
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding the second day of hearings on President Trumps nomination of William Barr as Attorney General. Barr previously served as Attorney General for President George H. W.Bush from 1991-1993. Barr has a long [...]
Stan Lee versus the censors
Stan “The Man” Lee passed away on November 12 of last year at the age of 94. Lee was for years the main writer of Marvel comics, and he created, or helped create, many of the most iconic characters in comics, including Spiderman, the Hulk, [...]
This Week in Congress
The Senate will consider some legislation that was introduced last week and “Rule 24” to enable it to come to the floor without having to go through Committee. The first bill the Senate plans to vote on is S. 1. The bill reauthorizes aid to [...]