For the last two years, the Obama Administration has said that Obamacare will bring down health care costs. On Wednesday, the Chief Medicare Actuary – the one person who should know – told the House Budget Committee that it was mainly false to say that Obamacare will save the government money. Of course, the mainstream media […]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released startling information today about the viability of Social Security. CBO believes that Social Security will continue to run on deficits until the year 2037 when there will be no money left to fund the entitlement program. This will no doubt have a significant impact on our $14 trillion debt – […]
Once again, at the State of the Union, President Obama delivered a speech that was full of promises but short on details. The 800 pound gorilla in the room was again present. The debt now stands over $14 trillion and is climbing uncontrollably. America is already buried under a mountain of debt. Real entitlement reforms need […]
The newly minted House Republican majority will be bringing legislation to the Floor to end the public financing of presidential campaigns this week, which the Obama Administration “strongly opposes.” President Obama, who opted out of the public finance system after first saying that he would play by the rules in 2008, has zero credibility on […]
CU President David Bossie introduces the “800 Pound Gorilla” web ad on The Daily Caller: America is in a financial crisis. For years, politicians on both sides of the aisle have ignored the 800-pound gorilla in the room — our climbing $14 trillion national debt. That trend seems like it will continue with reports coming […]
Featuring Speaker Newt Gingrich, Ed Gillespie, Ted Olson, and others, this short video tells the story of how CU v. FEC forever changed the political landscape in America. It is not enough to simply watch this video – we need your help to tell others the story of this great case, its meaning, and the […]
CU President David Bossie opines on the first anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC: One year ago today, on January 21, the Supreme Court released its landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The decision corrected an anomaly in campaign finance law, and in doing so was a tremendous victory for the First Amendment and […]
The age of civility ushered in by the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords came to a screeching halt late last night in Washington, D.C. Congressman Steve Cohen, Democrat from Tennessee, became completely unhinged on the House Floor and said that Republicans were acting like Nazis in their opposition to Obamacare. Rep. Cohen should be censured for […]
Citizens United President David Bossie sent the following letter to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to repeal Obamacare and notifying them that the vote will be scored in Citizens United’s 2011 Congressional Rankings: Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of over 500,000 members and supporters of Citizens United, I urge you to […]
In our inaugural vote alert for the Citizens United 2011 Congressional Ratings, we have urged the House of Representatives to support H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Crushing Health Care Law Act. This vote, and any other on repealing Obamacare, will be considered for scoring in our Ratings. Please see the full letter below: Citizens United’s […]
On May 1st Pope Benedict XVI will beatify his predecessor Pope John Paul II, thus moving John Paul The Great one step closer to sainthood. This is a blessed honor for Pope John Paul II, who was an extraordinary leader of the Catholic Church and devoted his life to Christ and spreading his message of […]
After years of reckless spending, the state of Illinois is passing on their $13 billion budget deficit to the taxpayer. The Illinois House, in the final hours of a lame duck session, passed a whopping 66 percent income-tax increase on Illinoisans. In the land where they once called Rod Blagojevich “Governor,” and “Chicago-style politics” has become […]