With the drama of electing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House and approving new rules for the operation of the House, it is time to make Congress work. Thanks to the courage of twenty members of the Freedom Caucus (#Freedom 20), the overall effect of the new rules is the restoration of the most…
Should libertarians be optimistic these changes will allow the GOP to govern with more limited government principles? by John Murphy According to Congressman Andrew Ogles (R-TN)’s interview with The Epoch Times‘ Roger L. Simon, we know McCarthy made these concessions to win over his opposition: Jeffersonian Motion – It takes only one congressperson to bring…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie House Republicans are scheduled to vote on a bill to repeal the 2010 Dodd-Frank act, according to a statement from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy announced Friday that the House will review and vote on the Financial CHOICE Act next week, but the exact timing of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he doesn’t believe Russian President Vladimir Putin ever paid President Donald Trump or Republican California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, telling reporters his 2016 comments were “a bad joke.” McCarthy’s clarification come after The Washington Post reported he made the allegations shortly before Trump…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Republicans said they need more information but are deeply concerned over reports President Donald Trump allegedly asked then-FBI director James Comey to drop the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The New York Times reported Monday that a memo written by Comey alleges the president asked…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The lower chamber is slated to make its second attempt Thursday at repealing and replacing Obamacare after weeks of negotiations following leadership pulling the bill off the floor in March due to a lack of consensus among GOP lawmakers. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed they have enough…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) is signaling its willingness to throw support behind Republicans’ newest plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Following the humiliating defeat of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in March, the White House and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan are desperately trying…