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By RonPaul.com on January 24, 2012
Early this morning Ron Paul’s presidential campaign launched an anti-TSA moneybomb. So far more than $114,000 have been raised. Click here to participate. Back in 2010, Ron Paul gave a rousing speech against the TSA and introduced legislation (the American Traveler Dignity Act) to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal employees conducting [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Body Search, dignity, Privacy, TSA, X American Traveler Dignity Act |
By RonPaul.com on January 18, 2012
Statement Introducing Repeal of Sec. 1021 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 18 January 2012 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a very simple piece of legislation to repeal the infamous Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act, quietly signed into law by the president on New Year’s Day. Section [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged NDAA, Repeal |
By RonPaul.com on September 13, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ron Paul, Chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, announced today that the subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation to restore sound money to the economy through competition. H.R. 1098, the Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011, would allow competitive free market forces to provide sound money [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Financial Services Subcommittee |
By RonPaul.com on August 15, 2011
On August 15th, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced the end of the Bretton Woods Gold Exchange Standard. Under that system, the U.S. had promised to fix the price of gold at $35 per ounce. But federal expenditures for the Vietnam War and persistent balance of payments deficits led Richard Nixon to renege to end the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Anniversary, Gold Standard, Nixon |
By RonPaul.com on August 2, 2011
Ron Paul introduced a bill (HR 2768) that would cancel America’s $1.6 trillion debt to the Federal Reserve and simultaneously lower the debt limit by an equal amount. In a recent interview Ron Paul had argued, “We owe $1.6 trillion to the Federal Reserve. But where did they get the money to buy our debt? [...]
Posted in Debt, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged HR 2768 |
By RonPaul.com on August 1, 2011
Today, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a statement outlining his opposition to the debt ceiling deal struck between the White House and Congress. See statement below. Ron Paul: “While it is good to see serious debate about our debt crisis, I cannot support the reported deal on raising the nation’s debt ceiling. I [...]
Posted in Debt, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Debt Ceiling Deal |
By RonPaul.com on July 28, 2011
Ron Paul: This evening Congress is asked to vote for a bill that claims to reduce spending in the future, thereby accepting the fiction that legislation passed today somehow can control Congress in the future. The fate of legislation like Gramm-Rudman-Hollings in 1985 and the 1997 Balanced Budget Act prove the fallacy that laws passed [...]
Posted in Debt, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Budget Control Act, Debt Ceiling |
By RonPaul.com on July 19, 2011
Today, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a statement outlining his opposition to the House version of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. Ron Paul: “While I applaud the spirit of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act (CCB) and appreciate how it has shaped the debate to include a permanent solution to our deficit [...]
Posted in Debt, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged and Balance Act, Cap, Cut, HR 2560 |
By RonPaul.com on July 19, 2011
Transcript Ron Paul: Mr. Speaker, the Congress is concerned about the debt, the people are concerned about the debt, the markets are concerned about the debt, the world is concerned about the debt and what we’re doing here today, because we live with a world fiat dollar standard and so the whole world is engulfed [...]
Posted in Debt, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Debt Ceiling, Entitlements, Inflation |
By RonPaul.com on July 8, 2011
Today, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a statement strongly opposing a proposed deal on the debt-ceiling that is rumored to be in the works between the Obama administration and Republican House leaders. See statement below. “Sources in Washington tell me that House Republican Speaker John Boehner is considering a deal to raise taxes [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Debt Ceiling |
By RonPaul.com on July 6, 2011
Ron Paul’s Statement on H.R. 515, the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2011 Ron Paul: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the “Belarus Democracy Act” reauthorization. This title of this bill would have amused George Orwell, as it is in fact a US regime-change bill. Where does the United States Congress derive the moral [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 515 |
By RonPaul.com on July 6, 2011
Ron Paul’s statement on H Res 268, Reaffirming the United States commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Ron Paul: Mr. Speaker I rise in opposition to this resolution. While I certainly share the hope for peace in the Middle East and a solution to the ongoing conflict, I [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged H Res 268, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace |
By RonPaul.com on June 24, 2011
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: warpowers). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! Ron Paul: I [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Libya, War Powers |
By RonPaul.com on June 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of six Members of the House of Representatives today released a joint letter calling for a reduction in U.S. military spending by scaling back worldwide military commitments. The letter was signed by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Congressman John Campbell (R-CA), Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ), Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC), Congresswoman [...]
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