Written by David E. Smith
The U.S. Congress is back in Washington D.C. after its August recess. Funding the swamp is front and center on the agenda, with current appropriations set to expire September 30.
The U.S. House Freedom Caucus has made it perfectly clear: they will not support extending the existing budget unless it includes the U.S. House-passed border security bill and makes reforms to the Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pentagon.
In the video interview below, U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Chip Roy, continuing resolution, Equity and Inclusion, Federal Budget, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Freedom Caucus, iversity, Justice Department, Pentagon, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | September 14, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) Gives Blunt Warning to Establishment Republicans
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Have you ever wondered why we are stuck with terrible government policies, programs, and agencies indefinitely with no ability to repeal or reform them? After all, seldom do we ever get enough support in all three branches of government to do the right thing. In reality, our political leaders who came before us weren’t as flawed as we think. Most critical functions of government, indeed, are not on autopilot. They expire every few years and are subject to reauthorization.… Continue Reading
Tags: Department of Justice, Farm Bill, FBI, Freedom Caucus, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, Judiciary Committee, Ken Buck, Kevin McCarthy, Sam Graves, U.S. House of Representatives, Weaponized Government
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | June 15, 2023 7:00 AM | Comments Off on The Forgotten Leverage U.S. House Republicans Can Wield to Shut Down Weaponized Government
Written by Daniel Horowitz
McCarthy’s debt deal was supposedly the greatest spending cut of all time. Yet those cuts must have fooled everyone else, because all but six Democrats voted for the bill in the U.S. Senate, while Republican senators opposed it 32-17. This latest betrayal is the culmination of years’ worth of GOP perfidy on the most important budget bills, in which each one garnered more support from Democrats than Republicans no matter which branch of government Republicans controlled.… Continue Reading