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Got Freedom?
"If anybody believes in liberty, they ought to believe in the right of every individual to drink raw milk," C4L Chairman Ron Paul said in this free segment from the Ron Paul Channel. He was discussing a Politico article about two new bills [...]
Food Freedom Legislation Introduced!
Today, Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-4) introduced two new bills, the "Milk Freedom Act of 2014," H.R. 4307, and the "Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2014," H.R. 4308, with a bipartisan coalition of 20 lawmakers. In his press release announcing the new [...]
Internet Sales Taxes Will Harm Small Business
Freshman Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL-6) is a vocal opponent of the so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act," or as Campaign for Liberty calls it, the National Internet Tax Mandate. In addition to signing Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY-4) letter [...]
C4L Supports Industrial Hemp
Today, C4L President John Tate penned a letter to senators urging them to support Senator Ron Wyden's industrial hemp amendment to the farm bill. The text of Senator Wyden's amendment is identical to S. 359, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. Read [...]
Time for the Federal Government to Act on Hemp
Last night, the Kentucky General Assembly passed SB 50 by a vote of 88-4 after having previously passed the Kentucky State Senate 31-6. SB 50 creates a regulatory framework for industrial hemp in Kentucky, provided the federal government moves [...]
Raw Milk Upsets "Big Milk"
The dairy lobby, or Big Milk, is upset over Rep. Thomas Massie's introduction of the "Milk Freedom Act," H.R. 4307 that would allow for the interstate sale of raw milk, and the "Interstate Milk Freedom Act," H.R. 4308 that would allow the [...]
House Blocks Unauthorized Military Aid to Egypt
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate celebrating the passage of Representative Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment to the House Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2397) by voice [...]
Action Alert: House DOD Appropriations Bill
The House may take up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill later this week, and C4L Members should take action TODAY to urge an open amendment process. If your representative sits on the rules committee, they especially need to hear from [...]
C4L Thanks Congressman Massie for Leading the Charge Against the Internet Sales Tax
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate thanked Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) for leading the fight against the assault on small businesses, entrepreneurs, and state sovereignty in the so-called “Marketplace [...]
An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Again)? UPDATED
Industrial Hemp, currently classified as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, is once again a topic of discussion in political forums. On the front page of the Washington Post this morning, (albeit the bottom [...]