by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A congressional report concluded Friday that “political pressure” by a White House eager to tout stimulus spending was largely to blame for fast-tracking the ill-fated $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee — findings compounded by the release of an...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Politics
Think Defense contractors: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, is quite clear on contractors’ responsibilities to their employees, but Department of Labor (DOL) is trying to use “the weight of the cabinet officer [Labor Secretary Hilda...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Congressman Steve LaTourette, a moderate Republican who recently announced his retirement, told reporters that a modified version of the Simpson-Bowles debt plan is ready to drop immediately after the November election. The original Simpson-Bowles plan resulted from...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Texas may have new courtroom ammunition in its fight over federal regulation of greenhouse gases: the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform. The high court decision limited the power of Congress to force states to take certain actions by...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Agenda 21
The situation facing the planet because of climate change is “as dangerous” as the possibility of war over Iran’s nuclear activities, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Delivering what his office described as “a major address and current...
