By Robert Romano Often times Congress does not get praised when members do the hard work on behalf of the American people to protect their interests. The House Financial Services appropriations bill is one such notable bill that you will hear almost nothing about. The House Financial […]
By Marita Noon Any comprehensive review of green energy and its politics and policies has to include the name of wealthy liberal Tom Steyer — who has been called the environmental movement’s new “Daddy Warbucks.” Having made his billions from his tenure atop Farallon Capital Management—much […]
By Dustin Howard Peter Roff, who writes for U.S. News and World Report, has recently documented how the Obama Administration’s “watchdogs” are waging war on the car dealers of America, trying to destroy their business model. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) organized an event last week […]
By Robert Romano Next week, the House of Representatives is taking up the appropriations bill for Financial Services and General Government. This is another opportunity for Congress to exercise its constitutional power of the purse through policy riders that can help limit the size and scope of […]
By Robert Romano A little more than six years ago, Congress took up legislation that would have bailed out then-troubled automakers GM and Chrysler with $14 billion of taxpayer-funded loans. The bill passed easily in the House , but, as it turned out, ran into a brick wall in the Senate. It […]
By Nathan Mehrens On Monday, June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Obama Administration’s petition to review a case involving a Congressional delegation of regulatory authority. The case is Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, and involves delegations of Congressional authority to Amtrak. […]
By Robert Romano “[W]e are not just going to be waiting for a legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help that they need.” That was Barack Obama speaking at a Cabinet meeting on January 14 , just hours before the U.S. Senate failed to advance twin proposals to extend long-term unemployment benefits, […]
By Robert Romano With the generic congressional ballot all but even and Democrats trailing big time in key Senate races in red states like Alaska, West Virginia, and Montana, and at significant risk of losing Arkansas, Louisiana, and North Carolina as Obamacare falls apart in the eyes […]
By Robert Romano With Senate Republicans filibustering the nominations of Patricia Ann Millett to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to be the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Senate Democrats are once again threatening to eliminate the filibuster for […]
By Rick ManningA version of this article was published at TheHill.com. Welcome to the new Senate, the formerly august body where the minority used to be able to influence executive branch nominations through a vetting process and the threat of blocking confirmation is no more. In their quest to “save” the institution, John McCain (R-Ariz.) […]
