by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Federal policies promoting ethanol are inefficient at any time, but they are particularly harmful to consumers in the midst of a severe drought. The EPA’s schedule of minimum targets for ethanol in the nation’s fuel mix, has caused some 40 percent of the nation’s corn...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
“The Bank of Washington continues to help us!” bragged Solyndra CEO Chris Gronet in emails released last week. An investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee revealed that Solyndra—the solar company that went under, taking more than $600 million in...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WS): “The United States tax code is a mess. We’ve got to get out of the game of Washington picking winners and losers through the tax code. These special interest loopholes end up rewarding a few while raising taxes on everyone...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
On Thursday, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and blasted the show’s panel for misrepresenting the principles of the Tea Party, saying they just don’t “get it.” He also gave the panel a solid history lesson on the Constitution after at least...
by Jane Richey | Aug 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A bipartisan group of House members has called on the Department of Transportation to reverse regulatory guidance issued in June that limits the ability of supply trucks to service oil and gas fields. Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) and 60 other members of the House argued...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Possibly coming soon to a new car near you – mandatory tracking and recording of your automobile usage. So says National Center Adjunct Fellow Horace Cooper in a just-released National Center for Public Policy Research paper, “Coming to a Car Near You? The...
