by Ron Paul This week marks the deadline for the so-called congressional Super Committee to meet its goal of cutting a laughably small amount of federal spending over the next decade. In fact the Committee merely needs to cut about $120 billion annually from the federal budget over the next 10 years to meet its [...]
Stop Wasting America’s Money on Pretend Make-Work Government Programs by Ron Paul In January 2009, the administration claimed that if Congress passed a rush stimulus bill, the United States would be saved from economic catastrophe that was threatening to send unemployment figures above 8 percent. Government stimulus was the answer and if we cared about [...]
Transcript This is a rush transcript. If you notice any errors please report them using the “Help improve this post” link at the bottom of this post. Chris Wallace: Joining us now from Houston, Texas, and continuing our 2012 One on One series, is Republican Congressman and presidential candidate, Ron Paul. Congressman, welcome back to [...]
Congress Must Reject the Welfare/Warfare State by Ron Paul During the past few weeks, Congress has been locked in a battle to pass a continuing resolution to fund government operations through September. Both supporters and opponents of the bill, HR 1, claim it is a serious attempt to reduce federal spending. However, an examination of [...]
Ron Paul explains why the new Congress is the same as the old when it comes to budget deficits and overspending. He also speculates as to why an overwhelming majority of the Tea Party Caucus came out in favor of extending the PATRIOT Act. Date: 02/16/2011
If the Fed couldn’t buy government debt, interest rates would go up and the Congress would have to cut back spending. Date: 01/26/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I appreciate you holding these hearings, because the subject of unemployment certainly is one issue that everybody in the Congress agrees with. We’re worried [...]
Ron Paul explains why he favors cutting government spending rather than raising more revenue. Date: 01/25/2011 Transcript Neil Cavuto: He’s saying, “With their votes, the American people determined their governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans.” Again, echoing this bipartisan theme, he [...]
Why the Government Lies About Social Security by Ron Paul Perhaps the biggest media story of 2010 was the influence of Tea Party voters on the Congressional landscape. The new Congress comes to Capitol Hill with a mandate to end profligate spending and restore fiscal sanity in Washington, we are told. But when the House [...]
Ron Paul sounds off on the government’s addiction to spending. Date: 12/16/2010
Ron Paul appeared on the Glenn Beck Show to share his take on the heated debate over tax cuts and spending. Date: 12/16/2010
Ron Paul has two proposals for the new Congress: 1) Refuse to raise the debt limit! Find a way, month by month, for Congress to spend only what the Treasury raises in revenue. 2) Start over from scratch with the 13 appropriations bills that fund the federal government. Reject any talk of baseline budgets or [...]
Date: 5/3/2010 Congress Freezes Its Own Pay by Ron Paul Last week Congress did something fiscally responsible. It’s not very often I can say that. Granted, it was small in the grand scheme of things, but I was glad to be an original cosponsor, along with Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona, of a bill to [...]
At today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Ron Paul asked Hillary Clinton how she can justify spending $1 billion to build a “fortress” in London while Americans are hurting economically. Location: House Foreign Affairs Committee Date: 02/25/2010 Ron Paul: Welcome, Madam Secretary. I have a question about the cost of our foreign operations. We are [...]
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