by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama signed legislation Thursday giving himself Secret Service protection for life. The bill, the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, reverses a previous law that limited Secret Service protection for former presidents and their families to 10 years...
by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) said Craven Community College recently won a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant called the “Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys” grant. The grant gives the college 25 books and a DVD on Muslim...
by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As chief of staff, Lew was a central player in two failed attempts at a grand bargain on deficit reduction with House Republicans. The first effort came as the government negotiated raising the debt ceiling in August 2011, and the second took place last month as the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Housing rules unveiled by the administration’s new consumer watchdog agency on Thursday would insert the government into the housing market in a manner unseen for decades. The set of regulations unveiled by the 18-month-old Consumer Finance Protection Bureau...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Obama Administration is proudly shattering welfare records with an astonishing number of people collecting public benefits long term, especially food stamps. Judicial Watch has reported in the past how out of control the government’s food stamp program has gotten...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
“Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. In an economically free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please, with that freedom both protected by the...
