As I am sure you know, the GOP unveiled its tax reform legislation yesterday, with some of the highlights including:
Reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 4. The new brackets are 12%, 25%, 35%, and 39.6%.
Cutting the […]
Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, President Trump’s pick to replace Janet Yellen is not only likely to continue her policies, but is also one of the chief propagandists against Audit the Fed.
In 2015, Powell spoke at Catholic University, […]
Pennsylvania has officially became the fourth state to legalize online gaming. Hopefully Pennsylvania Representatives Charlie Dent and Brian Fitzpatrick known when to fold them and will stop trying to make online gaming a federal crime.
Edward […]
Looking for a fun “B-movie” monster flick that could also serve as an allegory of blowback? Well have I got a treat for you.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a low-budget, cliched, yet well executed film currently available online. As the title […]
Looking for a fun “B-movie” monster flick that could also serve as an allegory of blowback? Well have I got a treat for you.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a low-budget, cliched, yet well executed film currently available online. As the title […]
Campaign for Liberty is supporting the USA Rights Act (S. 1997) legislation introduced by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. The legislation resorts constitutional protections to Section 702 of the FISA Act.
Campaign for […]
Because there is so much going on this week, I am splitting This Week in Congress into two separate entries.
The House is in session Monday through Friday. In addition to the budget, the House will also consider H.R. 469. This bill requires […]
The House will consider the Senate budget. The budget passed the Senate last week, with Senator Rand Paul the only Republican no vote— even though it increases spending by at least $43 billion over the spending caps.
The reason most […]
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s new book, The Revolution at Ten, is a great read. One can learn more about economics, politics, history, and the philosophy of liberty from this 130-page book than from most lengthy academic […]
One of the perks of being an elected official (or a staffer for an elected official) is taxpayer, or special interest, funded travel to exotic locations on fact-finding missions. While recent changes in the Congressional ethics rules have limited […]
One of the perks of being an elected official (or a staffer for an elected official) is taxpayer, or special interest, funded travel to exotic locations on fact-finding missions. While recent changes in the Congressional ethics rules have limited […]
The Senate’s debate on the budget is heating up as Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham are working to increase military spending by busting the spending caps that limit spending. Fortunately, Senator Rand Paul is fighting to preserve the […]
The House is not in session this week. The Senate will be in session and will be considering the Fiscal Year 2018 budget.
Like the House-passed budget, the Senate provides for the use of “reconciliation” for tax relief. The budget slows for […]
During the debate on the USA Freedom Act, my friend and former colleague, and current Ron Paul Senior Fellow Adam Dick quipped that Congress’s next phony civil liberties bill would be called the USA Liberty Act.
Well Adam was a prophet. Last […]
Today the House will consider H.R. 2266, legislation providing emergency disaster relief.
The bill appropriates $36.6 billion in emergency funding broken down as follows:
$518.7 billion for the Federal Emergency Relief Disaster […]