The United States Senate will today vote on the passage of S. 743 “The Marketplace Fairness Act”. Leave it to Washington to include the word “fairness” into a tax levy. In reality “The Marketplace Fairness Act” will raise taxes through a sales tax on the internet. Millions of Americans use their computers to shop for […]
Today, on behalf of over 500,000 members and supporters of Citizens United, I urged all members of the Senate to oppose the American Jobs Act of 2011, aka Obama’s “jobs” bill. Our country is desperate for bold leadership and big ideas that will change the failing status quo, this bill fails on both counts and […]
Who did the Senate Democrats pick to find budget cuts on the new debt super committee? Patty Murray: National Journal’s most-liberal Senator, 2008 vote rankings, and chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. John Kerry: National Journal’s most-liberal Senator, 2003 vote rankings, and 2004 presidential loser. Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter […]
Today, on behalf of over 500,000 members and supporters of Citizens United, I urged all members of the House of Representatives to vote to support the upcoming vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. All votes on this issue will be considered for Citizens United’s 2011 Congressional Ratings. This is the fifth vote alert […]
The Senate may vote on repealing Obamacare as soon as today. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has just introduced an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Bill that has the backing of all 47 members of the Republican Conference. It will be very telling to see which Senate Democrats vote for or against Obamacare. Unfortunately, the amendment […]
Nominate for the people, not for an agenda The Senate should reject Kagan’s nomination and urge President Obama to nominate someone who is in the mainstream of American legal thought. Because of her extreme approach to analyzing the Constitution and results orientated philosophy the Senate should delay any final action until all documents are released. […]