by Jane Richey | May 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
From the Derrick: North Dakota oil drillers pumped 17.8 million barrels in March, with a daily average of 575,490 barrels, Assistant State Mineral Resources Director Bruce Hicks. That compares to 17.5 million in Alaska, though still far behind Texas. The state’s oil...
by Jane Richey | May 16, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is a state-owned oil company, fully owned by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) performs the rights...
by Jane Richey | May 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Senate passed legislation reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank on Tuesday after voting down five amendments that would have limited the program’s scope and power. The passage of the bill, in a 78-20 vote, sends the legislation to President Obama, who is...
by Jane Richey | May 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
A new Club for Growth report based on its 2011 congressional voting scorecard shows that freshmen House Republicans received an average score of 71 percent — only 2-percentage points higher than the average for House GOP veterans. A majority of so-called tea party...
by Jane Richey | May 16, 2012 | Politics
President Obama’s 2011 assets include anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million held in a JPMorgan Chase checking account, according to annual financial disclosure forms released by the White House on Tuesday. The bank is under heightened scrutiny this week, as the...
