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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
I was pleased last week when we won a vote in the Financial Services Committee to include language from the Audit the Fed bill HR1207 in the upcoming financial regulatory reform bill. As it stands now, if HR 3996 passes, because of this action, the Federal Reserve’s entire balance sheet will be opened up to…
From a piece on MSN today regarding some of the House Republicans calling on Geithner to step down as Secretary of Treasury and Congress lashing out at Obama, we find this piece regarding yesterday’s vote on Ron Paul’s amendment to HR1207 to keep the bill doing what we want it to do, a full audit…
Alan Grayson details the problems with Watt’s amendment to Ron Paul’s HR1207 Federal Reserve Audit bill. Watt responds rather angrily.
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin…
Supporters of healthcare reform claim it’s about accessible and low-cost health coverage for Americans. If that were true, they’d reject Nancy Pelosi’s bill, HR 3962. Usually, critics write about the economic reasons. But there’s another huge problem… The bill is an unprecedented attack on personal liberty. Please send a letter to Congress demanding they oppose…