By Rebecca DiFede — Why does the Senate put up with so much abuse? On Jan. 4, much to the surprise of Congress, President Obama made four supposed “recess” appointments — three to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and one to the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) — without confirmation by the Senate. The Constitution specifically states that in [...]

Six GOP Senators have stood up to defend free speech by opposing the Protect IP Act. The six, Senators Grassley, Hatch, Cornyn, Sessions, Coburn, and Lee, called on Senator Harry Reid to drop his efforts to push the bill through the Senate. Check out the letter they sent to Reid below: Letter to Majority Leader Reid, January 13, 2012

The “Lion of the Senate”, former Senator Ted Kennedy filed an amicus brief opposing the recess appointment of William H. Pryor Jr. in 2004–an appointment made by then President George W. Bush. Kennedy complained that the Senate was only out 10 days, which was not enough time to justify a recess appointment. One wonders what Kennedy would say to President [...]

By Rebekah Rast — $10 to $40 versus $91 billion. That is what is up for debate in Congress.  Does the payroll tax cut extension, giving people an extra $10 to $20, maybe $40, in their paychecks worth it, all the while knowing this small tax break will continue to bankrupt an already insolvent Social Security program by another projected [...]

No deal is better than a bad deal on extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.  This plan will blow a $180 billion hole in the budget, and right now there are no offsetting spending cuts on the table to help pay for it.  Without offsetting cuts and/or real entitlement reforms, these proposals should not even be under consideration. [...]

By Rebecca DiFede — On Dec. 1 the Senate passed the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act; a $662 billion Defense bill. That’s typical. But what’s not is that one portion of the bill may take tyranny and governmental control to a whole new level. Critics have said the legislation would give the military the power to lock up any and [...]

This is an excellent move by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina). Senator Graham is calling for an investigation to determine if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and labor union collaborated on their attacks against businesses seeking favorable business environments free of Big Labor intimidation. From Senator Graham’s press release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is calling for a [...]

Senator Chuck Grassley drew the line today against Obama’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) failure to respond to Senate inquiries regarding the controversial contract they gave to LightSquared which drew fire from Defense experts earlier this year.In a press release (see below), Grassley announced that he will stop two Obama appointees to the FCC from confirmation due to the agency’s lack [...]

The Senate shot down a cloture motion on Obama nominee Caitlin Halligan to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court. Senate Republicans have done the right thing by blocking a radical, unqualified ideologue, Caitlin Halligan, from taking a seat on the federal bench.  Along with Goodwin Liu, Halligan’s nomination marked a move by the Obama White House to reshape the federal [...]

The Senate should reject cloture on D.C. Circuit Court nominee Caitlin Halligan. Not only does she have no prior experience as a judge, Halligan is yet another judicial activist who makes up the law as she sees fit, making her unfit to serve on the bench. In a brief filed on behalf of the abortion industry in one case, she [...]