All 47 Senate Republicans today announced their support for a Balanced Budget Amendment .The proposal has been previously supported by the parent organization of this website, Americans for Limited Government. ALG President Bill Wilson urged speedy adoption of the amendment before “a catastrophic default on the $14.2 trillion national debt and the collapse of the dollar as the world’s […]

Here are four SOTs from Hatch on balanced budget amendment and one VO-walk shot
cg: Orrin Hatch (R)/Utah Congressman
SOT 1
TRT: 19
OC: constitution at all”
SOT 2
TRT: 25
OC: get it done”
SOT 3
TRT: 28
OC: within constitutional constraint”
SOT 4
TRT: 15
OC: in the house”

Below is a letter that was sent from ALG President Bill Wilson to Senator’s Mitch McConnell and Orrin Hatch in support of the balanced budget amendment: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell 361-A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Orrin Hatch 104 Hart Office Building Washington, […]

Below is the testimony of Nathan Mehrens, counsel at Americans for Limited Government Research Foundation. Nathan testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. Here is his testimony: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, and […]

By Frank McCaffrey – Senior Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has an exclusive interview with Americans for Limited Government on a new idea he has, along with another Senator. They want to form a committee that would look at ways to cut spending. And he explains […]

By Robert Romano – Recent reports find that General Motors (GM) is lobbying for the passage of legislation by Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow that would turn a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit into a rebate that will be available to all consumers at the point of sale. It’s been dubbed “Cash for Clunkers II”. Right now, the $7,500 tax credit can only be redeemed at the […]

By Howard Rich – By Howard Rich – As the world keeps a watchful eye over the badly-damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan, a radioactive threat much closer to home is being deliberately downplayed by our government. As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s […]

Senator Marco Rubio is taking a courageous stand against increasing the $14.294 trillion federal debt ceiling. Writing for the Wall Street Journal , Senator Rubio outlined his conditions for approving any increase in the ceiling, which will be hit between April 15th and May 31st according to U.S. Treasury estimates. “I will vote to […]

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Instead of playing defense against green pressure groups that peddle dubious allegations, private companies should follow the lead of Chevron Corp., which has pushed back aggressively against the plaintiffs’ attorneys in case that involves pollution allegations in Ecuador. Chevron has presented evidence that shows a […]