By Tag "spending"
Congress needs to cut up its credit cards
Congress will soon have to consider whether or not to increase the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling is the government’s credit limit, so once it is reached, the government cannot legally borrow any more money. The Treasury can continue to pay [...]
While You Were Sleeping Congress Wrecked the Country
The Senate passed the big spending budget bill by a vote of 71-28 and the House passed it by a vote of 240-186. Sixty-seven House Republicans voted no and fifteen Republican Senators voted no. Remember that next time someone tells you the [...]
This week in Congress
The Senate will consider some of the legislation overturning President Obama's regulations. Congressional leadership has created a new website to track the progress of efforts to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn some of the [...]
What To Expect In The Lame Duck: Increased Defense Spending
Nobel Peace Prize winner President Obama may conclude his time in office by increasing defense spending by $6 billion dollars to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (didn't the peace president end those wars?). The Pentagon requested that [...]
This week in Congress
The US Senate is currently working on a "continuing resolution" that would extend government spending until December 9. The resolution is expected to pass the Senate and the House by the end of the week. Assuming the CR passes, the House and [...]
Gun control vote today
Buried in this massive 1.3 trillion dollar Omnibus spending bill are two provisions empowering federal bureaucrats to wage war on your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The House is scheduled to vote on the Omnibus bill in a few [...]
Ron Paul and Norman Singleton on Deal to Combine Hurricane Harvey Aid with Debt Ceiling Increase and a Continuing Resolution
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norman Singleton issued the following statements regarding the agreement to include a debt ceiling increase and a continuing resolution to fund the government for three months in the Hurricane [...]
This Week in Congress: Pay no attention to the spending behind the curtain
The US Senate continues work on the Fiscal Year 2017 budget resolution with a "voterama." This is where Senators offer any amendment to the budget bill. The House is expected to take up and pass the budget on Friday, after the Senate passes [...]
What to excpect in the Lame Duck: Cures and Creates?
In addition to spending increases and the Obamacare bailout, another issue that may come up in the Lame Duck is the "Cures Act". As I wrote when the Cures Act was passed in 2015, this bill: "...deals with federal funding for medical research. [...]
RON PAUL: Defense Bill Coming This Week: A Boost for War and Tyranny
For many of us concerned with liberty, the letters “NDAA” have come to symbolize Washington’s ongoing effort to undermine the US Constitution in the pursuit of constant war overseas. It was the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for [...]