by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In a commentary published Sunday in Politico, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius defended Obamacare’s individual mandate that says people must buy health insurance, stating, “Congress carefully weighed its authority in writing the law.”...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday disavowed his 2008 comments about increasing gas prices to European levels, remarks that Republicans have pounced on in recent weeks. “I no longer share that view,” Chu said during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Share U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) sent a letter today to President Obama calling for a comprehensive energy policy that recognizes the critical role that coal plays in meeting our nation’s vast energy needs. The letter was signed by 11 other...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the federal government “will do all we can” to support the use of technology in education because technology “can even the playing field” for low-income, minority and rural students who don’t have...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
When you flip on a light switch, turn on your TV, start up your coffee maker, or charge your cell phone, there’s a good chance that the energy you’re using to get the job done has been generated by nuclear power. Yet this misunderstood power source is vastly...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took to the White House briefing room Monday to defend President Obama’s energy plan after a new poll suggested high gas prices are eroding the president’s approval numbers. Salazar insisted that Obama is reviewing short- and long-term...
