As Dr. Paul discussed in his weekly column, the House last week passed H.J.Res. 37, which directs the president to end US military involvement in the Yemen civil war. The vote was 248-177. The vote was extremely partisan, as every Democrat voted […]
Congress is out of session this week for President’s Day recess, so here’s a look at some of the key votes from last week.
The big news was passage of the budget deal to avert a government shutdown. As is common with these deals, […]
Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton recently penned an Op-ed for The Western Journal urging President Trump to work with Congress to eliminate wasteful defense spending and stop wasting blood and bodies on a fool’s errand to […]
“Every day’s a gift” was Congressman Walter Jones’ response when asked how he was doing. It was a reflection of his Christian faith, a faith that informed his politics and his life.
Congressman Jones passed away this Sunday at the age of […]
On February 5, the Senate passed S. 1, the bill providing aid to Israel and Jordan, imposing sanctions on Syria, and allowing states to refuse to do business with participants in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement designed to […]
The most important vote of the week will be the Senate vote on the nomination of William Barr for Attorney General. The vote is expected later this week, so Campaign for Liberty supporters should call their Senators and tell them to oppose […]
While there may not be that much excitement on the floor, the House of Representatives will hold a number of significant hearings this week. The House Intelligence Committee will hold its first hearing of the year, but you won’t find out much […]
But first a report on some recent bills.
On January 22, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 676, legislation prohibiting the use of funds to withdraw from NATO by a vote of 356-22. The bill was in response to President Trump’s recent […]
“It took government to translate Mein Kampf into concentration camps.”
-William F. Buckley
Last Sunday was International Holocaust Rememberance Day. The date is the date […]
Yesterday, the House passed a bill (H.Res. 79) stating the Sense of Congress that “government shutdowns are detrimental to the nation and should be avoided.” The resolution passed 249-163 with 21 Republicans voting for it. You can see the […]
Well the longest shutdown in history is over . . . for now.
Last Friday, the Senate and House passed legislation ending the government shutdown until February 15. The Senate passed it by unanimous consent so there is no roll-call vote.
Here is […]
S.J.Res. 54, which ends U.S. involvement in Yemen’s civil war, passed by a vote of 56-41.
Here are the 8 Republicans who voted for the resolution:
Susan Collins (ME)
Steve Daines (MT)
Jeff Flake (AZ)
Mike Lee (UT)
Jim Moran […]
The Senate has begun working on S.J. Res. 54, the resolution ending U.S. involvement in Yemen. The final votes will occur later today, after a “vote-a-rama” where senators can offer amendments as long as it deals with U.S. policy.
Senator […]
The congressional leadership is trying to ram through the $900 billion, 800 page farm bill this week. The Senate passed it yesterday and today the House is expected to vote on it.
The rule for the bill has a provision that would allow the […]
I just learned that today the Senate will vote on legislation overturning the Trump administration’s regulation forbidding the IRS from demanding the names of Campaign for Liberty’s supporters.
The vote will be in just a few hours, so […]