a more predictable and stable tax revenue stream. It also allows everyone to pay a fair share of the cost of government. Instead of arguing to raise tax rates on a small group of Americans, we should be having a discussion on what kind of tax code will work better for all Americans. Everyone agrees that our current tax code is a disaster, and raising rates on a small group of Americans will only further complicate an already complicated tax code.

vement unto himself in the Senate, keeping the torch lit for free-market principles and limited government. We are a better country for his service. Jim is a friend and mentor, and I plan to honor his time in the Senate by continuing the push for individual liberty and restoring constitutional government.

ion, treatment, and care for their disabled children. It also halted our possible descent down the rabbit hole of international ‘entitlement rights’ – which could have serious consequences for domestic law. I applaud the Senate for preserving our sovereignty."

ce. States should be allowed to make their own laws with regard to the political activity of state and local employees and not have the policy dictated to them by Washington. I am pleased that we were able to come to a bipartisan solution on this issue and encourage my colleagues in the House to do the same.

The measure, which was favorably reported out of the committee, would eliminate the “180-day rule” that currently allows government agencies to access emails older than 180 days with only an administrative subpoena or other similar request:

by several other Republican and Democratic senators, uses essentially the same language as the Due Process Guarantee Act, which Feinstein and Lee introduced last year. The language of the amendment assures that no authorization to use military force, war declaration, or any similar authority would allow an American apprehended in the United States to be held without charge or trial.

ch includes his tax hike, still adds almost another $11 trillion to the national debt.

Equally unserious is the suggestion by some senior Senate Democrats that we increase spending with another stimulus program. Failure to achieve robust recovery is not the result of too little government spending. Rather, excessive government spending, intervention and regulation have stifled growth and incited fear over what will be required to bring the budget into balance."

federal agencies. It is my understanding that Senator Leahy will not in fact introduce this amendment. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I will be monitoring the progress on this legislation. I am committed to protecting our Fourth Amendment rights and will strongly oppose any measure that threatens these basic constitutional safeguards.

ially gross violation of the Constitution’s Article I, Section 1: “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested” in Congress. By creating a CFPB that floats above the Constitution’s tripartite design of government, Congress did not merely degrade itself, it injured all Americans.