by Jane Richey | May 29, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Americans who describe themselves as conservative on economic issues outnumber those who describe themselves as liberal on economic issues by 46 percent to 20 percent, according to a Gallup poll released today. The same poll says that Americans who describe themselves...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Lobbyists are girding for a slew of battles on the farm bill, which will hit the Senate floor in early June. There are many hurdles to getting a farm bill to President Obama’s desk this election year. As a bipartisan group of senators work to pass the measure through...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The House will keep voting on piecemeal bills to repeal parts of President Obama’s healthcare law before the Supreme Court decides whether the law is unconstitutional. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a planning memo that the House will vote on two...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Friday that the House will vote in July on a bill to ease environmental regulations in response to raids on Gibson Guitar factories last year. Federal agents seized seized raw materials, electronic files and guitars as...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Senate Democrats in June will take up legislation that establishes federal grants to train girls and women to improve their salary negotiation skills. The legislation would also require the collection of data from companies on how they pay people to better enforce...
by Jane Richey | May 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Just because you were once the most powerful nation on earth does not mean that you will always be the most powerful nation on earth. Every single year, hundreds of billions of dollars leaves the United States and goes to China. This enormous transfer of wealth has...