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Letter to the Editor: Bully Who Always Wins: Unelected Regulatory State
Nov 29, 2010
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In response to the Wall Stree Journal recent article, “The EPA Permitorium,” James Valvo, from Americans for Prosperity had the following letter to the editor published in today’s WSJ:
You rightly profile EPA's aggressive overreach but you incorrectly conclude by stating that "a key task for the...
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Congressman impressed with NKU’s treatment of veterans
Nov 17, 2010
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The Northerner | By Claire Higgins
The sun was shining and the air was cool as the American flag waved over Northern Kentucky University on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. NKU V.E.T.S. presented the on-campus Veterans Day activities with a flag-raising and Veterans Recognition Luncheon.
The flag-raising ...
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Tyranny of the unelected
Oct 11, 2010
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By Wayne Crews | Washington Times
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
- Tacitus, A.D. 56-120
Congress passed and the president signed 125 bills into law in 2009. Your tireless federal regulatory agencies were even busier: They issued 3,503 rules and regulations.
Regulations...
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Proposed bill seeks to improve security collaboration
Sep 30, 2010
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Rep. Ike Skelton took part in the debate that led to Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, which established the joint military command to overcome rivalry among the four branches.
Now Skelton, the Missouri Democrat who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, wants to make a similar change to the nat...
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Davis & Driehaus ask Southwest to add service to CVG
Sep 30, 2010
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Two of the area’s congressmen – who normally are on opposite sides of the partisan aisles – have joined in the fray to attract Southwest Airlines to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, appealing directly to the carrier’s top executive in a jointly written letter released Thursday...
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EDITORIAL: Time to curb red tape
Sep 23, 2010
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Washington Times Editorial
The American people are desperate for a Congress that reins in the federal bureaucracy. Yesterday, 13 senators and a House member introduced legislation called the REINS Act to do just that. It is legislation that desperately needs to be passed.
REINS stands for Regul...
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DeMint introduces Davis’ REINS Act in U.S. Senate
Sep 22, 2010
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U.S. Congressman Geoff Davis’ REINS (Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny) Act is gaining traction in Congress: a Senate version was introduced today by U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina, and 12 co-sponsors:
“We must put a stop to the reckless and costly anti-free market ...
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Obama cites need to help middle class
Sep 5, 2010
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Nicholas Johnson • Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama
said Saturday that the U.S. economy needs
a “thriving middle class” as it recovers from
the “worst recession in our lifetimes.”
In his weekly address on the radio and the
Internet, Obama said the Sept. 6 Labor Day
ho...
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Putting REINS on executive power
Sep 4, 2010
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Americans are demanding major changes in the way Washington operates, but while the heat is on Congress, more power than ever resides in the executive agencies. That means making government more accountable will require a redesign of the federal regulatory rulemaking process, which currently serves...
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