By RonPaul.com on November 12, 2008
CNN.com published Ron Paul’s latest article, “GOP should ask why U.S. is on the wrong track“, on its front page. In his commentary, Ron Paul asserts that America wants change and that is why Barack Obama won the election. But: “It mattered not that the change offered was no change at all, only a change [...]
Posted in Republican Party, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Change, CNN, Congress, Future, GOP, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on October 28, 2008
A wise person once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Now that Congress is considering yet another stimulus package in a desperate effort to keep our fraudulent monetary system afloat, one cannot help but wonder what their real intentions are. Don’t they realize that the more [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Congress, Socialism, Stimulous Package |
By RonPaul.com on October 24, 2008
Ron Paul was interviewed on CNN’s American Morning today. He responded to Alan Greenspan’s Testimony to Congress, criticized the former Federal Reserve Chairman’s contribution to the financial crisis, and talked about the upcoming election.
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul 2008 | Tagged Alan Greenspan, Congress, Elections, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, videos |
By RonPaul.com on October 7, 2008
by 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 [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Bailout Bill, Congress, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on October 3, 2008
United 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 [...]
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By RonPaul.com on October 3, 2008
263 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), [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Bailout Bill, Congress |
By RonPaul.com on October 3, 2008
Ron 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 [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Bailout Bill, Congress, Financial Crisis |
By RonPaul.com on October 2, 2008
The 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 [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Bailout, Bailout Bill, Congress, Financial Crisis, Senate |
By RonPaul.com on September 29, 2008
Victory! 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 [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Bailout, Bailout Bill, Congress, Financial Crisis |
By RonPaul.com on September 29, 2008
The process of this bailout reminds me of a panic-stricken swimmer thrashing in the water only making his situation worse. Even a “bipartisan deal” – whatever that is supposed to mean – will not stop the Congress from thrashing about. The beneficiaries of the corrupt monetary system of the last three decades are now desperately [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Bailout, Congress, Dollar, Financial Crisis, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on September 26, 2008
Congressman Ron Paul U.S. House of Representatives July 16, 2002 “Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Free Housing Market Enhancement Act. This legislation restores a free market in housing by repealing special privileges for housing-related government sponsored enterprises (GSEs). These entities are the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, Financial Crisis, Housing Bubble, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on September 24, 2008
“Mr. Chairman, I believe that our economy faces a bleak future, particularly if the latest $700 billion bailout plan ends up passing. We risk committing the same errors that prolonged the misery of the Great Depression, namely keeping prices from falling. Instead of allowing overvalued financial assets to take a hit and trade on the [...]
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By RonPaul.com on August 12, 2008
by Ron Paul Recently Congress passed the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, also known as the Housing Bill. Its passage was lauded by many who are legitimately concerned about foreclosures and the housing market in our country’s economy. I was asked how I could vote against a bill to help American homeowners, but [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Congress, Mainstream Media, Politics |
By RonPaul.com on June 5, 2008
Today, the House held a hearing featuring two members of the Iraqi Parliament in order to hear their assessment of the proposed “U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement“, an agreement proposed by the Bush administration permitting combat forces in Iraq for an unspecified period of time. Iraq is currently seeing “growing and widespread protests over the scope of [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Al-Jaberi, Congress, Iraq, videos |
By RonPaul.com on May 6, 2008
Presidential Primaries Results: Indiana: McCain 77%, Huckabee 10%, Paul 8%, Romney 5% North Carolina: McCain 73%, Huckabee 12%, Paul 8%, No Preference 4% Both William Lawson and Walter Jones, who were endorsed by Ron Paul, won their Congressional Primaries in North Carolina. William (B.J.) Lawson 70.71% vs. Augustus Cho 29.29% Walter Jones 59.52% vs. Joe [...]
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