by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As Congress takes up the second slice of relief money for Superstorm Sandy, the influential Club for Growth said Monday it will seek to punish the lawmakers who support the $51 billion package because it includes wasteful spending and pork that have nothing to do with...
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 | Apr 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The House on Friday approved a controversial bill that extends low interest rates on subsidized student loans for another year, but pays for that extension by killing a piece of the 2010 healthcare law, which prompted a veto threat from President Obama Friday morning....
by Jane Richey | Feb 16, 2012 | Politics
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) Primary: April 24 Conservative groups are rallying around Evan Feinberg, a former congressional aide who’s looking to unseat Murphy, a Pittsburgh-area congressman who has displayed a penchant for working with Democrats. The anti-tax Club for...