Report by Casey Ryan. Originally published at The Daily Signal.
The Budget Control Act, passed in 2011, is one of the few mechanisms currently in place to control Congress’ appetite for spending. With the national debt projected to skyrocket over the next decade, now is not the time to abandon it. An upcoming report this week from The Heritage Foundation will detail the ways Congress can strengthen … Continue reading Why Congress Must Preserve and Extend the 2011 Spending Caps
(VCDL Alert) On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, there will be a General Election to elect the Governor, Lt Governor, Attorney General, all the members of the House of Delegates, and many local offices. This message addresses VCDL-PAC's endorsements for the House of Delegates only. The endorsements for the Governor, Lt Governor, and Attorney General will be … Continue reading VCDL-PAC ALERT: House Endorsements for 2017
A statement from the Kurdistan Peshmerga General Command In the morning of Friday, October 20, 2017 at 0800, the Iraqi military and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) using American weapons which were given to the Iraqi army launched a full-scale attack on the Peshmerga forces in Altun Kupri (also known as Pirde), with the involvement of Iranian … Continue reading ALERT: Peshmerga General Command statement on Iraqi military and PMF assault on Altun Kupri
It was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who launched a broadside against President Donald Trump’s budget nominee over religious views, but it’s the No. 2 Republican in the Senate who is blocking the nomination of Russ Vought from coming to the floor for a vote. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, seemed to clarify in a … Continue reading Cornyn blocking Trump nominee
(Remarks as prepared for delivery to the U.S. Senate - September 12, 2017) I rise today to oppose unauthorized, undeclared, and unconstitutional war. What we have today is basically unlimited war – war anywhere, anytime, any place on the globe. This vote will be to sunset, in 6 months, the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for … Continue reading VIDEO: Dr. Rand Paul Calls for Sunsetting 2001/2002 AUMFs
U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 71, the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution: “The American people are sick and tired of Congress spending recklessly with no end in sight. We can’t spend our way to prosperity. Today, the Senate considered a budget that simply didn’t measure up … Continue reading Dr. Rand Paul Stands Up for Fiscal Responsibility
President Donald Trump isn’t exiting the Iran nuclear agreement entirely, but he does want to enlist allies to put more teeth in it and push Congress to take stronger actions to hold the Islamist dictatorship accountable. In a speech from the White House, Trump denounced the deal entered under President Barack Obama, but said, “What’s … Continue reading Trump Announces Push to Fix, Not Nix, Obama’s Iran Deal
Sixty-nine Republican lawmakers voted against a $36.5 billion bill for disaster relief, citing concerns about the growing national debt and the lack of reforms for the National Flood Insurance Program. “I voted to provide more money for emergency hurricane relief a few weeks ago, and I’m happy to provide additional aid for Puerto Rico in … Continue reading Citing National Debt, Need for Reform, 69 GOP Lawmakers Vote Against Disaster Relief Bill
The surprisingly malleable timeline of the Las Vegas shooting reminds me of this quotation from George Orwell’s 1984: “History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” This timeline keeps changing for reasons unexplained, and each update is creating the appearance (without the admission) that something went very … Continue reading Will the Timeline of the Vegas Shooting Ever Stabilize?
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