UPDATE: The full results of the vote are posted below. By Adam Bitely — Michele Bachmann, who has been scorned by House leadership, surprised the House chamber this afternoon when she cast the 218th vote for John Boehner, handing him the Speakership. One Tea Party activist responded in shock at Bachmann’s decisive vote saying, “Et tu Michele?” Bachmann, the leader [...]

UPDATE 12:00 PM: Click here to watch a live feed of the House. By Adam Bitely — This afternoon the Speaker of the House will be elected for the 113th Congress. As we noted yesterday, rumors are running wild on Capitol Hill that Boehner will fall short of the necessary 218 votes to secure the speakership. Outgoing Rep. Jeff Landry [...]

UPDATE at 9:40 AM: The Boston Globe has endorsed Boehner for Speaker because he will keep Tea Party “extremists” from being relevant in Congress… “For placing ideological purity over compromise, and a willingness to use procedural mechanisms to gum up Congress in order to get his way, Cantor would be a poor choice. Americans who want a more cooperative approach [...]

Bill Wilson, President of Americans for Limited Government which is the parent organization of this website, condemned the members of Congress that voted in favor of H.R. 8, legislation that raises taxes on those making $400,000 and more, which includes many small businesses. According to Wilson, “For a member of Congress to support the deal is inexplicable and disappointing. Raising [...]

Here are the names of the 85 Republicans that supported the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal in the House: Alexander Barletta Bass (NH) Benishek Biggert Bilbray Boehner Bono Mack Brady (TX) Buchanan Calvert Camp Coble Cohen Cole Crenshaw Denham Dent Diaz-Balart Dold Dreier Emerson Fitzpatrick Fortenberry Frelinghuysen Gallegly Gerlach Gibson Grimm Hanna Hastings (WA) Hayworth Heck Herger Herrera Beutler Johnson (IL) Johnson [...]

As leaders of broad based American citizen groups we call upon Republican House Members to vote no on Speaker Boehner’s Tax Hike known as “Plan B.”  This tax increase bill is just like the tax increase proposal Nancy Pelosi offered last year on May 23rd. Speaker Boehner, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and too many Members of the Republican conference have [...]

Washington Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers was elected to assume the number four position in the House of Representatives today. Americans for Limited Government has worked closely with McMorris-Rodgers on her efforts to keep taxpayer dollars from being spent to fund the International Monetary Fund bailouts of Europe. Here is an exclusive ALG interview with the new Conference Chairperson:

By Frank McCaffrey — The “Fiscal Cliff” is approaching and House Speaker John Boehner is offering a plan. However, it appears that the media is misrepresenting his plan.

By Rebekah Rast — One of the central parts of the 1996 welfare reform law was work requirements through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. The law states work activities include job search and job readiness assistance, education related to someone working towards a high school certificate of completion and even community service programs — of course these [...]

Today’s quote of the day comes from the always wise, Steve Horwitz: “The federal budget is not a reflection of our moral priorities as a country (as if such a thing even makes sense), it is a reflection of what garners votes for the members of Congress in any given year.”