Within days of President Obama’s move to unilaterally implement amnesty for illegal immigrants, Congress has responded by introducing legislation to stop it.  On Friday, June 15, 2012, President Obama and Janet Napolitano, Head of the Department of Homeland Security, announced they will “stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrantswho came to the…

By Zayida Baker Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., and many Florida fishermen oppose restrictive federal fishing regulations they say are patterned after Agenda 21, the UN’s all-encompassing plan for globally centralized wealth-redistribution and environmental regulations. Southerland, who serves on the House Natural Resources Committee’s Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, marina manager Pam Anderson, and…

With the sweeping 2010 victory in the House, there was some glimmer of hope that Congress would try to get its fiscal house in order, especially with the pledge from Republicans to cut $100 billion in discretionary spending. However, like a reverse auction the amount went from $100 billion to $61 billion to $38.5 billion,…

If you’re part of a union, the collective bargaining agreement may be tying your employer’s hands. Have you ever wondered why the guy in the cubicle next door gets paid the same as you for lower quality work? According to James Sherk of The Heritage Foundation, collective bargaining agreements were originally designed to keep employers…

The Congress of the United States is broken.  Yesterday there was a six-hour farce on the floor of the Senate to supposedly consider five different budget proposals. 57 Senators (including Senators from both parties) voted “no” on all five budgets. Four of the proposed budgets were Republican budgets and included Congressman Paul Ryan’s House-passed budget…

  On Wednesday, the House will vote on reauthorization of a corporate welfare slush fund known as the Export-Import Bank.  The bill, H.R. 2072, would expand Ex-Im’s borrowing authority from $100 billion to $140 billion, potentially putting taxpayers on the hook for the full amount. Historically, Ex-Im loans have overwhelmingly benefited one company: Boeing.  Boeing…

Job Opening WA State 6th Congressional District TPP Citizen Journalist Larry Killion   After nearly 40 years in office, Rep. Norm Dicks (71) WA 6th Dist. Democrat has announced he will not run for another term.  There were already a number of GOP candidates waiting to try another run at him in the next election…

Sodium Cyanide and Compound 1080 are used routinely to kill coyotes and other wild animals that prey on domestic livestock. US Dept of Agriculture Wildlife Services has used these methods for many years. In the case of Compound 1080 this is done with with a protection collar put on sheep that may be bitten into…

There are some in Congress that give out bonuses to their staff at the end of each term as if was somebody else’s money. Oh, wait it is somebody else’s money. Yours. Some of our representatives do not see it that way. U.S. Congressional Representative Bill Posey is one. Returning every annual pay raise was…

With nearly $100 billion in outstanding loan guarantees the Federal Export-Import Bank is coming up against its loan limit ceiling. Supporters in Congress are proposing to raise taxpayers’ exposure to these loan guarantees to $160 billion over the next three years, $20 billion more than requested by the Bank.  The author of the House Bill…