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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: Mr. Speaker, today I introduce legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration employees conducting screenings at the nation’s airports. Year after year the TSA seems more belligerent toward Americans simply seeking to travel within their own country – a most basic of our fundamental rights — [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Legislation, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged TSA |
By RonPaul.com on May 16, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce legislation that allows the shipment and distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products for human consumption across state lines. This legislation removes an unconstitutional restraint on farmers who wish to sell or otherwise distribute, and people who wish to consume, unpasteurized milk and milk products. Hard as it is [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 1830, Raw Milk, Unpasteurized Milk |
By RonPaul.com on February 11, 2011
Ron Paul’s new bill (HR 459) to audit the Federal Reserve now has 71 co-sponsors, and the numbers keep growing! This is history in the making, and victory is within reach. Imagine what will happen if HR 459, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, comes up for vote in Congress! It has real potential to pass [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, HR 459 |
By RonPaul.com on November 17, 2010
Click here for the abbreviated version (with background music) Ron Paul introduced legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees conducting screenings at the nation’s airports: A BILL – HR 6416 To ensure that certain Federal employees cannot hide behind immunity. Be it enacted by the Senate [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged American Traveler Dignity Act, Body Search, HR 6416, Naked Body Scan, TSA |
By RonPaul.com on August 3, 2010
Ron Paul appeared on Fox Business to discuss the SEC “secrecy” loophole that somehow made its way into the Dodd/Frank financial reform bill. After learning about the loophole from Fox News, Ron Paul quickly introduced H.R. 5970, the “SEC Transparency Act of 2010“, which would repeal the loophole. Ron Paul also pointed out that big [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Interviews, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Financial Reform Bill, Loophole, Mischief, SEC, Secrecy, Transparency |
By RonPaul.com on July 30, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul yesterday introduced the SEC Transparency Act of 2010 (HR 5970), a bill designed to force greater transparency in the Securities and Exchange Commission. The bill is designed to repeal the amendments made by section 929I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the confidentiality of materials submitted [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 5970, SEC, SEC Transparency Act |
By RonPaul.com on July 1, 2010
Freshman Republicans surprised Ron Paul earlier today and presented him with the “Best Legislation Filed during the 111th Congress” award for his Audit the Fed bill HR 1207. Freshman Republicans Recognize Rep. Ron Paul for His Legislation to Bring Greater Transparency to Government Institutions Led by U.S. Representative Steve Austria (R-OH), the House Republican Freshman [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Award, Freshman Republicans, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on July 1, 2010
Ron Paul’s attempt to audit the Federal Reserve, which was previously co-sponsored by 320 members of the House (HR 1207), failed by a vote of 229-198. All Republicans voted in favor of the measure with 23 Democrats crossing the aisle to vote with Republicans. 114 co-sponsors of HR 1207, all Democrats, jumped ship and voted [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Financial Regulation, HR 1207, HR 4173 |
By RonPaul.com on June 30, 2010
As the House debates the financial regulatory reform bill, the Republicans will offer the thorough Paul-Grayson Audit language as part of their motion to recommit. In support of this motion, Representative Paul has written an “Audit the Fed” post for the “America Speaking Out” website. Check it out here and show your support by voting [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Financial Reform, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on June 30, 2010
Ron Paul says that giving more power to the Fed doesn’t make sense since they are the cause of the crisis. The original language of HR 1207, calling for a full audit of the Fed, was neutered but there is still a chance to revive the original intent. Without a full audit, we will never [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Financial Regulation, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on June 13, 2010
Date: 06/14/2010 Authoritarianism Is Bad For Your Health by Ron Paul The administration’s terrible healthcare reform bill is now law, but the debate over how — and whether — the federal government should be involved in providing healthcare services is not over. It is not too late for America to correct its course and stop [...]
Posted in End the Mandate, Health Care, Ron Paul's Legislation, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged End the Mandate, HR 4995, Obamacare |
By RonPaul.com on June 11, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul Paul is pleased to note that 15 out of 31 members of the House Conference Committee – which will reconcile the House and Senate versions of the financial reform bill – are cosponsors of HR 1207, the bill to audit the Federal Reserve Bank. The House-passed version of the financial reform bill [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, conference Committee, Financial Reform Bill, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on May 27, 2010
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement Introducing the Private Option Health Care Act (HR 5444) May 27, 2010 Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Private Option Health Care Act. This bill places individuals back in control of health care by replacing the recently passed tax-spend-and-regulate health care law with [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 5444, Obamacare, Prescription Drugs, Private Option Health Care Act, Tax Credits, Tort Reform |
By RonPaul.com on May 25, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul today introduced legislation to permanently extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to make the credit available to people whose homes have been destroyed by a natural disaster, such as a hurricane. The legislation also makes a number of changes to existing tax credits in order to enhance their usefulness to victims [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Homeowner, Tax Credit |
By RonPaul.com on May 13, 2010
Ron Paul discusses the pitfalls his “Audit the Fed” amendment faces during the legislative process, vastly increased public awareness of the Federal Reserve and central banking, gold’s increase in value relative the dollar and why the US empire would be impossible to maintain without the Fed’s ability to monetize debt. Show: AntiWar Radio Host: Scott [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Antiwar Radio, Audit the Fed, Currency Crisis, Empire, Scott Horton |
By RonPaul.com on May 11, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) today expressed disappointment that the Senate failed to pass an amendment offered by Senator Vitter (amending the Senate financial reform bill), which included the express language of Congressman Paul’s landmark “Audit the Fed” legislation. Paul’s legislation passed by a large margin in the House of Representatives last fall as part of [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, HR 1207, Sanders Amendment, Vitter Amendment |
By RonPaul.com on May 11, 2010
A compromise amendment requiring the GAO to conduct a one-time audit of the Federal Reserve’s emergency-response programs unanimously passed the Senate by a 96-0 vote. The amendment had been introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and calls for for releasing the names of institutions that received in total more than $2 trillion in loans from [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Bernie Sanders, Sanders Amendment |