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What’s in a Bill Name?

by Ron Paul
Recently Congress passed the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, also known as the Housing Bill. Its passage was lauded by many who are legitimately concerned about foreclosures and the housing market in our country’s economy. I was asked how I could vote against a bill to help American homeowners, [...]

Ron Paul Questions Iraqi Lawmakers

Today, the House held a hearing featuring two members of the Iraqi Parliament in order to hear their assessment of the proposed “U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement“, an agreement proposed by the Bush administration permitting combat forces in Iraq for an unspecified period of time. Iraq is currently seeing “growing and widespread protests over the scope of [...]

Ron Paul at 8% in Indiana and North Carolina

Presidential Primaries Results:
Indiana: McCain 77%, Huckabee 10%, Paul 8%, Romney 5%
North Carolina: McCain 73%, Huckabee 12%, Paul 8%, No Preference 4%
Both William Lawson and Walter Jones, who were endorsed by Ron Paul, won their Congressional Primaries in North Carolina.
William (B.J.) Lawson 70.71% vs. Augustus Cho 29.29%
Walter Jones 59.52% vs. Joe McLaughlin 40.48%