U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) forced the U.S. Senate to go on the record on fiscal responsibility with a vote on his “Six Penny Plan” federal budget that would have balanced within five years. Ultimately, 29 senators stood with Dr. Paul to get Congress’ spending under control, while 67 senators voted to continue trillion-dollar spending … Continue reading How did your senators vote? Rand Paul Puts Senate on Record on Balanced Budget
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Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement responding to President Joe Biden’s June 14 speech to the AFL-CIO, when he stated in part that “I don’t want to hear anymore of these lies about reckless spending. We’re changing people’s lives!… by the end of the fiscal year, we will have cut … Continue reading White House OMB projects 2022 $1.4 trillion deficit, 3rd largest ever
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) raised ethical questions about Biden Administration officials poised to receive a financial windfall from the administration’s proposal to forgive at least $10,000 in student debt for millions of federal student loan borrowers. In … Continue reading Comer, Foxx Raise Ethical Concerns About Indebted Biden Administration Officials Working on Student Loan Forgiveness
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to call out Democrats for forcing taxpayers to bankroll failed and mismanaged union-run multiemployer pension plans. “Democrats keep forcing taxpayers to bail out failing and mismanaged union-run multiemployer pension plans and it needs to stop. “The Committee on Education and … Continue reading Foxx Hammers Democrats for Bailing Out Union Bosses Who Mismanaged Pensions
Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and several of his colleagues to introduce the Safe Schools Act, legislation that would allow unused COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to improve safety and security. This could include efforts … Continue reading Senate GOP Introduces Bill Allowing Unused COVID Funds To Be Spent On School Security Measures
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement calling for the Conference Committee tasked with reconciling differences between the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House’s America COMPETES Act, to include his bipartisan Safeguarding American Innovation Act, after the Department of Health and … Continue reading Investigation Reveals 69 Percent of NIH Taxpayer-Funded Grant Recipients Fail to Disclose Foreign Ties
Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced his “Six Penny Plan” federal budget that will balance within five years. “Five years ago, we could balance our budget with a freeze in spending without cutting anything. Since then, our debt has skyrocketed to $30 trillion with $2 trillion just from this past year,” said Dr. Paul. “We are … Continue reading Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance Federal Budget in Five Years
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report. “The Medicare Trustees are warning us that Medicare remains on the brink of insolvency within the next 6 years. We need to make sure seniors can access … Continue reading New govt report: Medicare to be insolvent in six years
Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), along with House Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Jim Jordan (OH-04), House Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), and House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) demanded answers from the Biden Administration about its non-existent effort to pursue hundreds of billions worth … Continue reading Amidst Rampant Reports of COVID-19 Spending Fraud and Misuse, Republicans Demand Answers form Biden’s “Pandemic Prosecutor”
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032: “The update from CBO today is sobering. Under President Biden, America’s fiscal health is deteriorating right in front of our eyes. The latest CBO baseline projects $16 trillion of … Continue reading Nonpartisan report reveals Biden sending US debt to economy-collapsing $16 TRILLION
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