by Jane Richey | Jan 16, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
President Obama and Vice President Biden revealed their proposed reforms intended to reduce firearms related violence. The proposal contains a mix of executive actions, regulations, and calls for Congress to act legislatively. The total package will cost at least $4.5...
by Jane Richey | Jan 16, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Pregnant women in one southwestern Pennsylvania town will soon need to look elsewhere to deliver their babies, after a local hospital announced it will end the practice in March — blaming ObamaCare in part for the decision. The Windber Medical Center will stop...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The Obama administration issued $236 billion worth of new regulations last year, according to a report from a conservative think tank. The analysis from the American Action Forum, led by former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, found that the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The federal government has agreed to drop its new rule that would have required high-efficiency furnaces in Northern states, a victory for critics who warned that the costly standard could backfire and drive urban homeowners to less efficient heating methods. The U.S....
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As Congress takes up the second slice of relief money for Superstorm Sandy, the influential Club for Growth said Monday it will seek to punish the lawmakers who support the $51 billion package because it includes wasteful spending and pork that have nothing to do with...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Explaining why he has no choice but to demand an increase in the legal limit on the national debt, President Barack Obama said at a Monday press conference that Congress orders him to spend money. “This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending,” Obama said. “They...
