Happy Tax Theft Day!
Since April 15 was the day that DC celebrated “Emancipation Day”– which commemorates the signing of the “Compensated Emancipation Act,” that freed 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia– the IRS delayed tax […]
The House of Representatives is in session Monday through Thursday this week. On Monday and Tuesday, the House will consider “suspensions.” Since this is tax week, the House will focus on legislation dealing with the Internal Revenue […]
Allegiant, the third, and best so far, entry in the Divergent series is currently playing in theaters. Divergent movies are based on a popular “young adult” novel featuring a female protagonist who challenges a totalitarian government….in other […]
Allegiant, the third (and best so far) entry in the Divergent Series is currently playing in theaters. Divergent movies are based on a popular “young adult” novel featuring a female protagonist who challenges a totalitarian government… in other […]
Yesterday the House passed H.R. 1567, the “Global Food Security Act.” As I wrote earlier this week, H.R. 1567 “….requires the President to coordinate the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to accomplish the […]
Tomorrow I will speaking at a press conference regarding Bellion Spirits’ petition challenging the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Tax Bureau (TTB)’s refusal to allow the company to list NTX as an ingredient of their vodka.
One of TTB’s arguments is […]
In other words, it is a typical week….
The House returns from “spring break” tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday the House will consider “suspensions.”
One of the suspension bills of particular interest to Campaign for Liberty members is H.R. […]
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul have introduced the PRIME Act (H.R. 3187/S. 2651). This legislation exempts slaughterhouses from federal inspections as long as the slaughterhouses are in compliance with state […]
Slow week in DC as the House is still out on spring break (district work period.)
The Senate came back today and passed a bill (S. 1890) extending federal jurisdiction over the theft of “trade secrets.”
The rest of the week the Senate will […]
That seems like an odd headline, giving that any private company that was so plagued with problems that consumers literally risked death by using the product would soon find itself out of business.
On the other hand, when the government […]
The Transportation Security Agency recently responded to a 2011 court order that they justify their harassment of airline travelers with a 157 page Federal Register notice. Surprisingly (for the three people reading this who might still trust the […]
Today marks six years since President Obama signed the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (Obamacare) into law. Ironically, today the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell.
Little […]
The US Senate is not in session until April 4th. The US House is in session Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, following which the House will recess until April 12.
Monday and Tuesday the House will consider bills under “suspension of the […]
No, I am not kidding, and I am not commenting on the quality of FDA regulations…
The hard-working folks at the Food and Drug Administration have announced a new initiative to “….conduct a risk assessment to determine how much consumer […]
Next time someone tells you Government is more efficient than the private sector show them this:
The D.C. Metro system will be shutting down entirely Wednesday for safety checks, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected […]