Browse: Home / Ron Paul's Writings
By RonPaul.com on March 2, 2008
by Ron Paul It is becoming harder and harder for Washington and the mainstream media to ignore the ripple effect the collapse of the housing bubble is having on the economy. Inflation is up, cost of food is up, oil and gold are up, foreclosures are up, unemployment is up, government spending is at record [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk |
By RonPaul.com on February 24, 2008
by Ron Paul One major concern I discussed a few weeks ago regarding the Trans Texas Corridor is where the land will come from. Another concern is where the money will come from. Official government websites for the TTC assure that public-private partnerships will shield the taxpayer from bearing too much of the cost burden, [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Trans Texas Corridor |
By RonPaul.com on February 17, 2008
by Ron Paul For decades we have welcomed new immigrants to our American “melting pot”. We respect those who come here peacefully to pursue their American Dream. But Americans have noticed lately that modern problems associated with illegal immigration are at a crisis point. Taxpayers are now suffering the consequences. Costs of social services for [...]
Posted in Illegal Immigration, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk |
By RonPaul.com on February 10, 2008
by Ron Paul As a United States Congressman, I take my oath to uphold all of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights very seriously. Unfortunately, too many in Washington DC believe they can pick-and-choose which provisions of the constitution they can uphold. For example, many politicians, judges, and bureaucrats believe they have the power [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Gun Control, Second Amendment |
By RonPaul.com on February 3, 2008
by Ron Paul The Constitution guarantees Americans the right to be secure against all unreasonable seizures. My home state of Texas is unfortunately planning on some very unreasonable seizures of land with the monstrous Trans Texas Corridor highway project. The TTC plans call for a highway to cut through about 4,000 Texas miles, and with [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk |
By RonPaul.com on January 27, 2008
by Ron Paul This past week in Washington there has been much talk about the economy. It seems by their actions the leadership and the Fed is finally willing to admit we have a problem, and we need to do something about the economic mess we are in. This is a good thing. However, they [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Stimulus |
By RonPaul.com on January 20, 2008
by Ron Paul It has been over 6 years since the atrocities of September 11 were committed and there are still some very basic measures that need to be taken to bring the perpetrators to justice and make America safer. I have proposed legislation to help with these efforts and will continue to fight in [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Terrorism |
By RonPaul.com on January 13, 2008
by Ron Paul Congress is re-convening this coming week and I would like to take this opportunity to give my legislative forecast for the coming year. Here are a few things we can expect to see from Washington . First and foremost, we will see ramped up spending for the warfare/welfare state. There is no [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk |
By RonPaul.com on January 6, 2008
by Ron Paul One Christmas tradition Congress could do without is the broken process of passing the annual Omnibus Spending Bill, which we recently did right before the holiday recess. Every December Congress fights and argues over spending and never seems to be able to pass the necessary appropriations until the very last minute. There [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Spending, Texas Straight Talk |