Congress - The New American

Taxmageddon Only Part of the Problem

The Heritage Foundation's calculations of Taxmageddon's impact on American taxpayers is only one of four impending disasters ready to hit on midnight, December...

Bob Adelmann October 31, 2012

Rep. Issa Issues Subpoena for HHS Documents

Raven Clabough October 23, 2012

According to Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, there are indications that a federal program is being used to bolster President Obama’s election chances by...

The Fiscal Cliff, the Fiscal Gap, and the Lame Duck Congress

Bob Adelmann October 23, 2012

Private congressional conversations about how to keep the country from racing off the fiscal cliff in January are already taking place in Washington,...

How Do Your Congressmen Vote? Check Out the Freedom Index.

Gary Benoit October 17, 2012

With all the hoopla and media attention now being devoted presidential politics, it would be easy to overlook the importance of Congress, which...

Senator Coburn’s “Wastebook 2012” Names Biggest Waste: Congress

Bob Adelmann October 16, 2012

For each of the past three years, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has published his annual Wastebook, and each year the press has had a...

Reid Seeks Federal Online Gambling Law

Bruce Walker October 3, 2012

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is trying to get Congress, after the November elections, to pass into law language that would...

Sen. Lee Thwarts Sneak Attempt to Pass UN Disability Treaty

Michael Tennant September 28, 2012

Those concerned about U.S. sovereignty have worried that Democrats would try to ram certain UN agreements — the Law of the Sea Treaty...

McCain Anxious for NDAA Renewal for 2013

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. September 28, 2012

During the overnight Senate session that resulted in the passage of a “de facto declaration of war” on Iran and a stopgap bill...

Privatization of the Postal Service Moves Closer

Bob Adelmann September 27, 2012

With the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service will be unable to make a $5.6 billion payment to its employees’ health benefit plan due on...

Senate Bill Overrides EU Emissions Mandates for Airlines

Bob Adelmann September 25, 2012

When the Senate unanimously passed SB 1956 early Saturday morning, September 22, Annie Petsonk of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) called it “rather extraordinary.” But she...

Senate Rejects Rand Paul’s Call to Cut Aid to Pakistan, Libya, and Egypt

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. September 22, 2012

Three minutes after midnight Friday leading into Saturday morning, the Senate rejected by a vote of 81 to 10 a proposal offered by...

House to Consider Bill Targeting Fannie and Freddie

Raven Clabough September 19, 2012

Republicans in the House of Representatives have added another bill to this week’s legislative agenda, which is already cumbersome. The addition is entitled...

Ron Paul Campaign Aide Benton Goes to Work for Sen. McConnell

Thomas R. Eddlem September 14, 2012

Longtime Ron Paul for President campaign aide Jesse Benton announced September 13 that he would take a job working on the reelection campaign...

Congress Probes Obama Green Stimulus Funds for MSNBC

Alex Newman September 3, 2012

Lawmakers are investigating the Obama administration’s controversial decision to purchase over 100 advertisements touting so-called “green jobs” on the far-left MSNBC cable television...