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Bailout Bill
Ron Paul: A Financial PATRIOT Act
24 Responsesby Ron Paul It has not been a good week for the Republic. It took quite a bit of trampling of the Constitution, but the bailout bill passed, as I suspected it would. The bailout failed the first time it was brought to the House. Undaunted, the Senate pressed on by attaching the bailout as [...]
Ron Paul’s Statement on the Passage of the Bailout Bill
18 ResponsesUnited States House of Representatives Statement on HR 1424 October 3, 2008 Ron Paul Madame Speaker, only in Washington could a bill demonstrably worse than its predecessor be brought back for another vote and actually expect to gain votes. That this bailout was initially defeated was a welcome surprise, but the power-brokers in Washington and [...]
Congress Passes Bailout Bill
38 Responses263 yes – 171 no YEA: Abercrombie, Ackerman, Alexander, Allen, Andrews, Arcuri, Baca, Bachus, Baird, Baldwin, Barrett (SC), Bean, Berkley, Berman, Berry, Biggert, Bishop (GA), Bishop (NY), Blunt, Boehner, Bonner, Bono Mack, Boozman, Boren, Boswell, Boucher, Boustany, Boyd (FL), Brady (PA), Brady (TX), Braley (IA), Brown (SC), Brown, Corrine, Buchanan, Calvert, Camp (MI), Campbell (CA), [...]
Ron Paul to Congress: You’re Going to Guarantee a Depression!
18 ResponsesRon Paul’s address to Congress, Oct. 3, 2008 “Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill, because it won’t solve our problem. It is said that we’re in a liquidity crisis and a credit crunch, and all we need is more credit. The Federal Reserve has already injected over a trillion dollars worth [...]
Poll: Do You Support The Bailout Bill?
132 ResponsesPoll Results: Yes, they should pass it: 146 votes (3%) No, they should reject it: 5,000 votes (94%) Not sure: 173 votes (3%) The House of Representatives is approaching a crucial vote on the Bailout Bill later today [Update: The bill passed 263 to 171]. The mainstream media claims that public opinion is increasingly in [...]
A Dark Day For America
44 ResponsesThe controlled media’s “shock and awe” propaganda blitz and fear mongering campaign had its desired effect: Last night, the Senate passed the Bailout Bill 75 to 24. See who voted “yes” and “no”: Alabama Sessions (R) No Shelby (R) No Alaska Murkowski (R) Yes Stevens (R) Yes Arizona Kyl (R) Yes McCain (R) Yes Arkansas [...]
Senate to Revive Bailout Bill Tonight
83 ResponsesAs predicted earlier this week, the failed bankers and their government enablers won’t take “no” for an answer. Even though the Bailout Bill was soundly defeated by the House on Monday, the Senate still plans to vote on the bill tonight. How is this even possible? In circumvention of normal procedures, the Senate merged the [...]
No Bailout: We The People Prevailed
36 ResponsesVictory! Thanks in no small part to massive public rejection and outcry the “Bailout Bill” was defeated today 228-205. But the bankers and their allies in Congress won’t take “no” for an answer. There could be another vote as early as Thursday… so let’s keep up the pressure! In addition to speaking out against the [...]
