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TASK FORCE BILL OF THE WEEK: H.R. 3994, the Grant Return for Deficit Reduction Act
Apr 24, 2012
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In Fiscal Year 2011, the federal government sent states and localities $542 billion through approximately 1,000 different federal grant programs. States and localities returned close to $3.7 billion in unspent awarded grants back to the federal government. This unspent grant money is typically retur...
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ICYMI: Rep. Rishop Outlines an Alternative to No Child Left Behind
Apr 3, 2012
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Rob Bluey, The Heritage Foundation Follow this link to: Listen to the interview with Rep. Rob Bishop on this week’s Scribecast More than half of states have asked the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left Behind. Ten years after President George W. Bush signed the law, the Oba...
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15 Bills to Restore the Balance of Power Between Washington, the States and the People
Feb 7, 2012
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Education: 1. H.R. 2514: The Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or A-PLUS Act Brief Description: This legislation would allow states to enter into a five-year performance agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Education, allowing states complete autonomy to improve and enhance their educatio...
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Conservatives push amendment for repeal
Dec 5, 2010
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By Associated Press Conservative activists are looking to build momentum for a long-shot amendment to the Constitution, introduced last week in the U.S. House, to allow states to repeal pieces of federal legislation they find onerous. The measure’s first target: President Barack Obama’s health care...
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Party Lines: Should states be able to negate federal laws? Read more: Davis County Clipper - Party Lines Should states be able to negate federal laws
Dec 4, 2010
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by Ben Horsley Davis County Clipper click here for the full story First and foremost, thank you Congressman Rob Bishop for taking the time to visit with me regarding this proposed amendment. I very much appreciate having a congressional representative who is so responsive when contacted. Let’s first...
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Brian Calle: Repeal Amendment deserves debate
Dec 2, 2010
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By BRIAN CALLE, The Orange County Register click here to read the full story When the new Congress – including many representatives and a senators purporting to be ideological, citizen activists inspired by the Tea Party – takes office Jan. 2, it is likely that perhaps the most unsettled issue in th...
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The Repeal Amendment: one good idea
Dec 2, 2010
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Charles Martin Cosgriff, Wayne County Conservative Examiner click here to read the full story "Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be repealed by the several states, and such repeal shall be effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states approve resoluti...
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Tea Party Pushes Amendment to Veto Congress
Dec 2, 2010
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Andrea Stone Senior Washington Correspondent click here to read the full story First there were angry town hall meetings and rallies. Then a voter wave that elected dozens of tea party Republicans to Congress. And now, as conservatives vow to teach Washington what the framers really had in mind, com...
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Lawmakers Push Repeal Amendment to Create More Checks and Balances
Nov 30, 2010
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by Sarah Courtney-- Fox News Read the full story here: Lawmakers from around the country met Tuesday morning to support an amendment which would enable states to repeal federal legislation. The Repeal Amendment states the following: "Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be rep...
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Bishop wants states to be able to kill federal laws
Nov 30, 2010
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By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune click here for the full story If the president really doesn’t like an act of Congress, he can take out his veto pen and kill it. Rep. Rob Bishop believes states deserve to have a very similar power. Bishop, R-Utah, announced Tuesday that he would sponsor a const...
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