by Jane Richey | Dec 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The House Oversight Committee has accused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of having unchecked power and a vague mandate, giving it the potential to be a “run-away regulator unlike any other in American history.” In a new report issued...
by Jane Richey | Dec 15, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The nation’s three most productive solar installation firms are under investigation for allegedly exaggerating business costs to get larger cash payments through a federal stimulus program. The Treasury Department’s inspector general is asking SolarCity, SunRun and...
by Jane Richey | Dec 15, 2012 | Politics, Voting Issues
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine Americans’ access to the voting booth and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting. On Wednesday, the committee will look at barriers voters experienced in the 2012...
by Jane Richey | Dec 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would require the Treasury Department to study the viability of raising new federal highway funds by taxing cars for each mile they drive. Blumenauer’s bill, H.R. 6662, is a response to dwindling...
by Jane Richey | Dec 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued its first major regulation since the Nov. 6 election, imposing new air quality rules on soot pollution in what critics called evidence of a post-election “regulatory cliff.” The EPA rule reduces by 20...