Rand Paul: My colleagues just voted to arm the allies of al Qaeda

John Hudson Foreign Policy 5/21/2013

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, which voted overwhelmingly to arm elements of the Syrian opposition in a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN). “This is an important moment,” Paul said, addressing his Senate colleagues. “You will [...]

CISPA Vote in House Today

With CISPA cybersecurity bill on deck, Justin Amash reiterates privacy concerns

Zane McMillin MichiganLive 4/15/2013

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash has reiterated his opposition to a cybersecurity bill as the House of Representatives prepares to consider the controversial measure.

Amash, R-Cascade Township,wrote on Facebook he would vote against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or [...]

Filibustering for your Constitutional rights

6 March 2013

 

 

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Have you been watching Sen. Rand Paul‘s heroic effort on the Senate floor? He is filibustering John Brennan’s confirmation as director of the CIA. And he’d be happy to stop—if Pres. [...]

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash introduces bill to make legislation more transparent, easier to understand

Aaron Aupperlee MLive.com 2/22/2013

In his first two years on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and his staff tried to read every piece of legislation that crossed his desk.

They learned a lot, chiefly that federal laws can be nearly impossible to understand. Earlier this week, Amash, R-Cascade, introduced the Readable Legislation Act, H.R. [...]

‘It was important to make a statement’

Republican who voted against Boehner for speaker explains

Alex Pappas The Daily Caller 1/3/2013

Despite failing to take the speaker’s gavel away from John Boehner, one Republican who rebelled against his party’s leader during Thursday’s election said: “It was important to make a statement.”

“This is a matter of conscience,” Rep. Walter Jones, a North [...]

Boehner purge extending to subcommittees

Mike Flynn Breitbart.com Big Government 12 Dec 2012

Last week, House GOP Leadership flexed its muscle and stripped 4 conservative members of their committee assignments. After my colleague Matthew Boyle reported that leadership seemed to use a secret vote “score” to make their decision, anxiety grew that leadership purged these members in a bid to [...]

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