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Post archive for ‘Legislation’

Consumer Financial Protection Agency(0)

Posted by Shane on March 9th, 2010 | Categorized as Legislation | Tagged as , ,

Congress wants to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) that will regulate everything from credit cards to mortgages.
House Democrats want the CFPA to be an independent agency, but Republicans are opposed. As a result, Senators Chris Dodd and Bob Corker are thinking of making it an arm of . . . the Federal Reserve!
Both…

Are US Taxpayers Bailing Out Greece?(0)

Posted by Shane on February 25th, 2010 | Categorized as Economy, Legislation | Tagged as , ,

In his latest column, Representative Ron Paul, sponsor of the Audit the Fed bill, asked the question, “Are US Taxpayers Bailing Out Greece?” We’ve edited that column as today’s Downsizer-Dispatch. You can read the full, original statement at his website.
Here are the highlights …
The Greek government is the latest to come close to default on…

Floor Statement on Assassinations of Americans(0)

Posted by Shane on February 25th, 2010 | Categorized as Legislation, Video | Tagged as ,

Congressman Paul speaks on the floor about assassinations of Americans by their own government.

NAIS Is Dead!(1)

Posted by Shane on February 9th, 2010 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as

For four years DC Downsizers joined with other organizations and countless farmers to oppose the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
Finally, the USDA saw the writing on the wall. It is scrapping NAIS!
The USDA still has plans for an animal tracing system, but it is to apply only to animals moving in interstate commerce, meaning ….

The Healthcare Bill Is Dying(0)

Posted by Shane on January 20th, 2010 | Categorized as Health / Healthcare, In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as ,

A Big Government Republican politician, Scott Brown, saw the massive public opposition to the healthcare bill, and decided to pander to it. He did this in spite of his own long history of supporting Big Government schemes, including the health insurance mandates inflicted on the people of Massachusetts by Republican Mitt Romney.
The result of Brown’s…

Let’s Pass On PASS ID(0)

Posted by Shane on January 6th, 2010 | Categorized as Legislation | Tagged as ,

There is good news and bad news on the REAL ID front . . .
* The good news: 46 states were not in compliance with REAL ID by December 31, forcing DHS Secretary Napolitano to extend the deadline to May, 2011 – and there’s no sign the states have any intention of complying with it…

Obama’s Push for Copenhagen Deal Could Violate Constitution(0)

Posted by Shane on December 17th, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as , , ,

President Obama’s mission to save the planet from global warming could end up trampling on the U.S. Constitution, critics say.
When Obama arrives in Copenhagen Friday, he is hoping to cut a deal on a new global-warming agreement. Even though the conference is not likely to produce a legally binding deal, critics say if the president…

DeMint Says He Will Oppose Bernanke Nomination(0)

Posted by Shane on December 3rd, 2009 | Categorized as Legislation, Video | Tagged as , , ,

Senator pledges to hold nomination until the Senate votes on the Fed Audit
December 3, 2009 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, announced this morning that he will oppose the nomination of Ben Bernanke to serve a second term as the chairman of the Federal…

Ron Paul – The Kudlow Report(0)

Posted by Shane on December 2nd, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation, Video | Tagged as , ,

On Monday night, Congressman Paul appeared on CNBC to debate former ITC chief economist Peter Morici over the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy and the need for greater transparency at the Fed.

Support Paul-Grayson AND HR1207(0)

Posted by Shane on November 25th, 2009 | Categorized as Economy, Legislation | Tagged as , , , , ,

Rep. Ron Paul’s Federal Reserve Transparency Act is making progress…

The House version of the bill (HR1207) has 313 co-sponsors
The Senate  version (S604) has 30 co-sponsors

And last week, Ron Paul along with Rep. Alan Grayson introduced a version of the bill as an amendment to H.R. 3996, Rep. Barney Frank’s mammoth banking regulation bill.
In spite of…