Tag Archives: U.S. Congress

Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: ‘Ted Cruz is Right About Taxes’

“If you have not done your taxes yet, do not count on getting help from the Internal Revenue Service in answering any last-minute questions that may arise. The IRS estimates that only half of the anxious and bewildered taxpayers who … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: ‘House GOP, White House Budget Overuse The Word Taxpayers’

Source: The New Republic– if TNR had their way, Tax Day would be a national holiday that they and other Socialists would celebrate. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “Earlier this week, House Republicans released their budget … Continue reading

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Secular Talk: Video: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton First U.S. Senate Floor Speech

. I saw about twenty-minutes of Senator Tom Cotton’s first U.S. Senate floor speech. (Thank God for C-SPAN) And twenty-minutes was about all as I could take from the freshman Senator, who sounded like a freshman in his first ever … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Opinion: Russell Berman: U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen Ditches The House For a Shot at The Senate

The Atlantic: Opinion: Russell Berman: U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen Ditches The House For a Shot at The Senate Just to start off, I’m a big fan of Representative Chris Van Hollen. I’ve hoped that he would at least look … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Christopher Ingraham: The Orwellian Deception of Chuck Grassley’s Leniency Industrial Complex

Source:The Washington Post Anyone who calls them self a Conservative and especially a fiscal Conservative, but who supports the American Prison Industrial Complex and our current criminal justice system, I at the very least would question how fiscally conservative are … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Lawrence Gelb: GOP Hates Barack Obama More Than a Nuclear Iran

The Daily Beast Even through Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is the strongest and most powerful Republican in Congress and that includes the Speaker of the House John Boehner, who outranks him in the U.S. Constitution, being a stronger leader than … Continue reading

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The New Democrat Coalition: U.S. Representative Ron Kind: The American Prosperity Agenda

Source:The New Democrat Coalition There’s a faction in the Democratic Party that I’m and this blog is part of that I believe at least represents most of America. We represent most Americans because we believe in things that tend to unite … Continue reading

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U.S. News: Peter Fenn: ‘The Rapid Radicalization of the Republican Party’

Source:U.S. News– U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (Republican, Ohio) one of the members of the Tea Party Caucus, in the House of Representatives. “This is a blog, not a history lesson. But I can’t resist trying to make some sense of … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Representative Ron Paul (2008)

Source:Celebrity Universe Based on this interview and the fact they were talking about Rudy Giuliani the way they did, I would have to think this show was done in 2007-08, when Representative Paul ran for president the second time. And … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Emma Dumain: ‘New Democrat Coalition Wants Bigger Role in Party’s Message’

Source:Roll Call– U.S. Representative Ron Kind (Democrat, Wisconsin) one of the leaders of the New Democrat Coalition in the House. You can also see this post at FreeState Now, on Blogger. “Members of the New Democrat Coalition have struggled for years … Continue reading

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