Congress - The New American

TPP’s State-owned Enterprises: Unleashing the Big Foreign Gorillas on Mom & Pop

Milions of American jobs, as well as hundreds of thousands of family farms and ranches, along with small, medium, and large American businesses...

William F. Jasper January 14, 2016

GOP Sends Bill to Repeal ObamaCare and Defund Planned Parenthood to Obama

Raven Clabough January 8, 2016

For the first time since ObamaCare became the law of the land, Congress has sent legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act to President...

IRS Rule Change Could Endanger Charities and Donors

Michael Tennant January 6, 2016

Nonprofit and charitable organizations are raising alarm bells over a proposed IRS regulatory change that they say could have a “chilling effect” on...

Amash, Massie Warn of Secret Surveillance Provision in Spending Package

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 24, 2015

The conspiracy of Republican and Democrat congressional leaders to hide a massive surveillance bill inside the $1.1-trillion spending package passed last week has...

Sen. Sessions Criticizes Immigration Provisions in Omnibus Spending Bill

Warren Mass December 19, 2015

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) strongly condemned a $1.1 trillion spending package before the Senate because it would fully fund President Obama’s resettlement of both refugees...

Paul Ryan, John Boehner: What’s the Difference?

Steve Byas December 17, 2015

Fiscal conservatives who hoped House Speaker Paul Ryan would put up more of a fight against President Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats...

Paul Ryan-led House: Spending, Capitulation to Democrats, and Rising Debt Continue

Steve Byas December 17, 2015

Paul Ryan may have replaced John Boehner as speaker of the House, but the spending continues, the capitulation to the Democrats never ceases,...

Former Speaker Boehner Opens Office That May Cost Taxpayers Millions

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 14, 2015

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner has opened an office that could cost taxpayers millions. ...

Will Congress Pass Spending Bill Before Deadline?

Raven Clabough December 8, 2015

Congress is hoping to close out its session and depart for the holidays, but two major items remaining on its agenda are standing...

Several Sources Highlight Federal Misspending After “Wastebook” Author Retires

Bob Adelmann December 2, 2015

Government waste will continue to increase until such time as elected representatives honor their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution. ...

Congressional Agenda Packed as Deadlines Approach

Raven Clabough November 30, 2015

Congress has returned to Capitol Hill with yet another packed agenda, including votes on the budget, highway funding, and tax break extensions. The...

Speaker Ryan Reverses Course, Continues Consolidation of Power

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 29, 2015

Paul Ryan reneged on his promise to fix the broken system of bill consideration in the House of Representatives. ...

Federal “Equality Act” Takes Houston’s “Bathroom Bill” National

Michael Tennant November 19, 2015

A federal bill with the backing of the Obama administration would impose the recently repealed Houston "bathroom bill" on the entire nation in...

GOP Turns to Budget Reconciliation to Repeal Parts of ObamaCare, Defund Planned Parenthood

Raven Clabough November 12, 2015

Congressional Republicans have met with obstacles to defund and/or repeal ObamaCare since the healthcare bill was passed into law in 2010. They’ve had...