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Paul Slams ‘Perverse’ Incentives For Year-End Spending
ByGuest Post October 1, 2015

Kathryn Watson on September 30, 2015 Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday slammed federal officials’ practice of rushing to spend leftover budget dollars in September so they don’t risk losing the money. The Kentucky Republican said Wednesday that “perverse” incentives for “use it or lose it” spending by federal agencies at the end of the federal…

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Senate Committee Passes Massive Drug Law Reform
ByGuest Post January 30, 2014

Smarter Sentencing Act Passes the Senate with Bipartisan Support Keith Farrell WASHINGTON, D.C. – In what promises to be a rare show of bipartisanship in this Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the most expansive reforms of drug sentencing in decades today. The Smarter Sentencing Act (SSA) reduces mandatory sentences for drug offenders and addresses…

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