by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Agenda 21
As Americans clamor for jobs, 18 Senate liberals have their eyes on the sky. “Climate change is a dangerous threat to our nation, to our planet. It’s a catastrophe that’s unfolding before our eyes,” Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told a news...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
As the House takes up a $1.1-trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 on Wednesday, it will do so without the support of Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), who says the rush job is a bad deal for a number of reasons. “I appreciate the fact that...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
The omnibus spending bill does not defund the Department of Agriculture’s controversial advertising and outreach campaigns — including a partnership with the Mexican government — aimed at promoting food-stamp use. Instead, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said that “politically motivated” leaks discredit the FBI investigation into the IRS targeting scandal, which is not expected to result in any criminal charges. “There is little reason for the American people to...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
Advocates for military retirees have been pressuring lawmakers to stop the planned cuts to veterans’ pensions from going into effect this year. But a new spending deal announced in Congress this week would leave 90 percent of those cuts in place, according to one...
