Tag: National Blog

Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton recently spoke at a CATO panel on “National Security Oversight: Congressional Case Studies and Reform Prospects.” See the full speech here.

Most politicians do not actually care about increasing Liberty (shocking I know) so when they vote for a pro-Liberty measure they usually have an ulterior motive. Oftentimes it is in response to grassroots pressure. Sometimes politicians will […]

The welcome death of GrahamCare does not mean that Congress will not address ObamaCare before the end of the year. Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is working with […]

The Senate comes into session and is likely to spend the bulk of the week on nominations, including a new member of the Federal Communications Commission.
The House is in session Monday through Friday. The big bill on the schedule is the Fiscal […]

Now that the defeat of ISIS in Syria appears imminent, with the Syrian army clearing out some of the last ISIS strongholds in the east, Washington’s interventionists are searching for new excuses to maintain the illegal US military presence in […]

Last Friday, President Trump decided to wage war against the NFL, calling for players who knelt during the national anthem to be fired. He continued his attacks over the weekend in a series of tweets, eventually encouraging Americans to boycott […]

Yesterday, Congress and the Administration unveiled their framework for tax reform. Here is a list of the good, the bad, and the ugly features of the plan. Keep in mind the framework still has to be turned into legislation, where some of the good […]

If you’re in D.C. come hear C4L President Norm Singleton discuss public land holdings as part of the coalition for property rights symposium. The event will be in room 2235 in the Rayburn House office building and starts at 4:30.

Property […]

The Senate is in session this week and may still vote on “GrahamCare” although at this writing it is unlikely they will find the votes to pass the bill.  On Sunday Ted Cruz said he could not support the bill as written, and yesterday Maine […]

The descent of US/North Korea “crisis” to the level of schoolyard taunts should be remembered as one of the most bizarre, dangerous, and disgraceful chapters in US foreign policy history.

President Trump, who holds the lives of millions of […]

As the debate on tax reform takes center stage, now is a good time to watch the CATO Capitol Hill forum on the issue from a few months ago. Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton not only attended the forum, but asked the first question, […]

Campaign for Liberty cosigned a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan opposing a “carried interest tax,” which is a tax on short-term capital gains. Like all such taxes, carried interest taxes games new […]

If you’re in DC on Monday, stop by CATO to hear Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton speak on a panel discussion on National Security Oversight: Congressional Case Studies and Reform Prospects. Mr. Singleton will join Daniel Johns, […]

The House of Representatives is not in session this week. Last week, they passed the omnibus spending bill. Sadly, only 14 Republicans voted against it. Here is the roll-call vote.
The Senate is in session. Yesterday they passed the NDAA by a […]