by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Thirty-nine Republican senators demanded answers from the White House on why unrelated federal agencies are spending funds to help implement and promote ObamaCare. “At a time federal agency budgets have been tightened by the sequester and the White House has warned of...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The State Department’s internal watchdog has “initiated an inquiry” into whether the contractor Foggy Bottom used for a draft environmental analysis on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline had a conflict of interest. The move is a response to allegations from several...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Taking direct aim at executive branch power, the House on August 2nd approved legislation requiring Congress to sign off on the most costly federal regulations. The Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act passed 232-183 in a vote that went...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Health Care
The House voted on August 2nd to prevent the IRS from enforcing any aspect of ObamaCare, a bill meant to exact revenge against an agency that Republicans say is incapable of neutral enforcement of the law. Members approved the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act in...
