The House of Representatives voted Thursday to eliminate funding for nine “Czars” in the Obama Administration. The affected posts include health care, energy and climate, green jobs, urban affairs, the closure of the Guantanamo Bay, oversight of TARP executive compensation, diversity at the Federal Communications Commission and the auto industry manufacturing policy. “Czar” is a [...]
The last not quite two years have been exciting. The Tea Party movement has grown from protests and rallies and inundating Congress with phone calls, e-mails, and visits about pending legislation, to getting real fiscal conservatives elected to Congress. We brought the foundational principles of Constitutionality and fiscal discipline and the issue of mounting debt [...]
The House of Representatives yesterday, by a 245-189 vote, passed landmark legislation for the repeal of the governmental overreach known as Obamacare. Votes in favor included three Democrats, although Virginia’s Dems voted “nay”. It may help to take time for a call or note to those who have honored well-considered campaign promises. We should [...]
