Yesterday, the House of Representatives of passed legislation that would completely defund National Public Radio.  Americans for Limited Government (ALG) caught up with Congressman Doug Lamborn, the principal sponsor of the effort, to get his thoughts on the bill’s passage, as well as the year-long […]

ALG speaks with Congressman Stephen Fincher about his legislation to look at oversight of the Food and Drug Administration. He says he understands what the American farmer and businessman goes through a lot more than Washington bureaucrats. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the story.

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Sunshine Week: The Labor Department’s selective transparency A long, painful reckoning in Japan Budget woes bring new ideas to Detroit Bureaucrats to union thugs: Come out fighting National Labor Relations Board facing congressional heat over secret ballots The anemic recovery continues George F. Will: America’s Navy and the rise of China Is Obama’s Interior Secretary lying about drilling permits, or his Justice Department? In California: The $6 billion scam An explanation of Keynesianism ObamaCare marches on

By Rick Manning – Congressman Jeff Duncan of South Carolina introduced legislation aimed at protecting worker’s right to a secret ballot union election this week by prohibiting the National Labor Relations Board from funding a lawsuit against states that protect secret ballot rights. Duncan’s bill, H.R. 1047, […]

By Rebekah Rast – States are beginning to connect the dots between necessary spending and needless spending.  As they work to come up with sustainable budgets the status quo is no longer affordable. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tackled his state’s budget problem by discontinuing collective […]

By Don Todd – President Obama in the opening days of his term made a showing of mandating openness in government.  He even stated, “Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing.  Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Wednesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Rising radiation levels halt work at Fukushima nuke plant… The Fukushima 50: Not afraid to die Boehner promises vote to slash ObamaCare slush fund Cartoon of the day, “Obama’s Blast from the Past” Ethics issue plague Obama judicial nominee… Welcome to the Third World Coburn: Honesty needed to solve debt problem The reality of Head Start–It doesn’t’ work… Democrats rope-a-doping Republicans on spending Let there be light! Obama does less damage when he’s golfing or madness bracketing on ESPN Nuclear disaster in Japan: Does it show a way forward for nuclear power? Some nuance on destruction U.S. leaders learning the wrong lesson on the rise of China

By Paul Driessen – As Britain suffered through its coldest December in a century, families were forced to choose between keeping homes warm and feeding their children nourishing meals — thanks to climate policies that have forced extensive reliance on wind power and deliberately driven […]

By Frank McCaffrey – Tuesday afternoon Moveon.org along with a litany of public employee unions conducted rallies across the nation in favor of more government spending. Americans for Limited Government dropped by and caught up with some of these union protesters in Fairfax, Virginia.

By Bill Wilson – On Jan. 15, 2011, Barack Obama nominated for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Susan Carney, Deputy General Counsel for Yale University. She has been voted out of the Judiciary Committee, and currently is awaiting full Senate consideration. But, not so fast. Unfortunately, […]