With home prices falling and mortgage borrowers defaulting, four lawmakers are calling for more options to help underwater homeowners. Currently, the Principal Reduction Alternative and FHA Short Refinance offer principal reductions to homeowners that owe more than their home is worth, but are not available for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages. Sen Robert Menendez…

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…

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…

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…

President Obama has frequently stated that a major part of his plans to stimulate the economy would be development of infrastructure, like roads, train tracks and utilities facilities. His American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $105.3 billion in infrastructure spending. Republicans argue that these projects do not deliver as many jobs as promised and unnecessarily…

Many projections on the fiscal impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were based upon inaccurate estimates. These estimates helped Congress come to a conclusion that the law would not add to the deficit. It was discovered that some of these projections were manipulated by having costs loaded out 11 years. Now, Rep….

Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-12) Introduced The Honest Budget Act to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the Federal budget process. H.R. 3414 was referred to House Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform. Current co-sponsors include Louis Gohmert [R-TX1], Nan Hayworth [R-NY19], Kenny Marchant [R-TX24], Austin Scott [R-GA8], Timothy Walberg [R-MI7],…

There has been significant controversy over online copyright protection and laws to protect the rights of copyright owners on the internet. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) proposed the Stop Online Piracy Act, which was supported by the entertainment industry and decried by Internet companies like Google, Facebook, web host 1&1 and even the sports media company…

On December 7th, HR 3576, The Spending Control Act was introduced by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA). The intent of the bill is to create a spending policy that requires that the deficit be reduced, not just stopped from growing. It is supported and cosponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Representatives Frank Guinta (R-NH),…

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 increased the limits on the government’s insurance on mortgage loans up to $729,750 in more expensive areas of the country or up to $271,050 in less expensive markets. These limits are set to expire on October 1st of this year. However, John Campbell (R-CA48) and his cosponsor Gary Ackerman…