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Senator Tom Coburn’s Annual “Wastebook” Just Released

Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced his annual report, "2011 Wastebook,” noting, “This report details 100 of the countless unnecessary, duplicative, or just plain...

Bob Adelmann December 23, 2011

Congressmen Can’t Send Christmas Greetings, Commission Rules

Michael Tennant December 21, 2011

Congressmen long ago granted themselves the privilege of mailing items to constituents at taxpayers’ expense, a process called “franking.” Usually such a mailing...

Congress Locked in Heated Payroll Tax Cut Debate

Raven Clabough December 20, 2011

Debate over the payroll tax cut remains heated as House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio, left) demanded from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)...

Congress Probes DEA Drug Money Laundering Scheme

Alex Newman December 9, 2011

As the “Fast and Furious” gun-trafficking scandal continues to grow, Congress is now investigating a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) program that was laundering...

Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Sex- and Race-based Abortions

Dave Bohon December 9, 2011

Pro-life Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill that would prohibit abortionists from killing babies based on their sex or race. Under...

House Passes REINS Act to Rein In Federal Regulations

Raven Clabough December 8, 2011

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill (H.R. 10) to prevent the President from imposing major regulations on the country without...

Does a “Do-nothing Congress” Translate Into Less Government?

Brian Koenig December 7, 2011

Congress will soon be consummating its most underactive session in recent decades, as both chambers of the legislature will have passed a meager...

The Bipartisan War on American Freedom

Brian Koenig December 1, 2011

While Congress abides in gridlock, as Republicans and Democrats debate tax policy, and the SuperCommittee admits failure over deciding how to tame the...

SuperCommittee Is a Super Failure

Thomas R. Eddlem November 21, 2011

The so-called SuperCommittee charged with finding $1.2 trillion in cuts over a 10-year period beginning in 2013 found its Kryptonite: itself. The members...

Congressional Report: TSA Useless Despite $60 Billion

Alex Newman November 18, 2011

A harshly critical new report by congressional investigators says that despite spending close to $60 billion on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), screening...

BLS Chief Deflates Pelosi’s Claims of Stimulus Success

Michael Tennant November 4, 2011

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claims that the unemployment rate would be 15 percent in the absence of President Barack Obama’s “stimulus”...

The Farm Subsidy Bait and Switch

Michael Tennant October 19, 2011

Anyone trying to figure out why Americans don’t trust their elected officials need look no further than an October 17 New York Times...

Congress Passes Obama’s “Free Trade” Package

Daniel Sayani October 14, 2011

In stealth succession on Wednesday evening, both the House and Senate approved three so-called free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia....

McCain: No Defense Cuts if Supercommittee Deadlocks

Michael Tennant October 14, 2011

Many observers of the political scene suspected that the creation of the congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee was just a sham to allow legislators to...