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Rand Paul: The NSA is still violating our rights
In The Guardian today Senator Rand Paul writes that the NSA's metadata collection program violates the constitutional rights of all Americans. The Fourth Amendment states that warrants issued must be specific to a person, place or task and this [...]
Campaign for Liberty Urges NO Vote on Yellen
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate today urging the Senate to vote "No" on Janet Yellen’s nomination to be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, unless there is a vote on [...]
Senator Cruz Joins Senator Paul in Calling for Vote on Audit the Fed
Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in calling for a vote on Audit the Fed (S.209) before the Senate considers Janet Yellen's nomination to be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve. From Senator Cruz's website: I agree [...]
Senator Paul Demands Answers
Amid reports the NSA may have spied on the Pope and the Vatican conclave, this afternoon, Senator Paul introduced a resolution in the Senate demanding President Obama provide an explanation. The Senator appeared on Fox News to discuss his [...]
Senator Rand Paul places hold on Janet Yellen nomination
Tonight, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) informed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he "will object to any unanimous consent agreement or the waiver of any rule with respect to the nomination of Dr. Yellen" unless "Audit the Fed" (S.209) is brought [...]
Why Unemployment Insurance Stifles Economic Growth
By: Michael Clayton Unemployment insurance for 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans expired on December 31st as Congress was unable to reach a deal to extend the benefit that pays out around $300 per week. This has Democrats up in [...]
Grant the American People the Transparency They Deserve
Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate after the Senate Banking Committee approved Janet Yellen 14-8 to be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve. The full Senate will take up her nomination in the [...]
74 Percent of Americans Want to Audit the Federal Reserve
The latest Rasmussen poll out today shows that 74 percent of the American people want to audit the Federal Reserve. This latest poll is consistent with previous polling showing a vast majority of Americans desire greater Federal Reserve [...]
Audit the Fed: The Time Has Come
By: Michael Clayton With Sen. Rand Paul announcing his intention to place a hold on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be the new Federal Reserve Chairman unless he gets a vote on his Audit the Fed bill, the moment we have been waiting for may [...]
Are You Ready to Audit the Fed?
In the 111th and 112th Congress, historic grassroots lobbying efforts organized by Campaign for Liberty led Ron Paul's Audit the Fed to passage in the House of Representatives. In this 113th Congress, it's going to take just as much heavy [...]