Texas Straight Talk
A weekly column
June 29, 2009: Cap and Trade Will Lead to Capital Flight
In my last column, I joked that with public spending out of control and the piling on of the international bailout bill, economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress. It is getting harder to joke about such a thing however, as the non-partisan General Accounting Office (GAO) has estimated that the administration’s health care plan would actually cost over a trillion dollars. This reality check may have given us a temporary reprieve on this particular disastrous policy, however an equally disastrous energy policy reared its ugly head on Capitol Hill last week. The Cap and Trade Bill …Continue reading »
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Speeches and Statements
- June 19, 2009 Statement Opposing Resolution on Iran
- I rise in reluctant opposition to H Res 560, which condemns the Iranian government for its recent actions during the unrest in that country. While I never condone violence, much less the violence that governments are only too willing to mete out to their own citizens, I am always very cautious about “condemning” the actions of governments overseas. As an elected member of the United States House of Representatives, I have always questioned our constitutional authority to sit in judgment of the actions of foreign governments of which we are not representatives. I have always hesitated when my colleagues rush to pronounce final judgment on events thousands of miles away about which we know very little. And we know very little beyond limited press reports about what is happening in Iran.
Press Releases
- June 19, 2009 Congressman Paul Introduces Evacuees Tax Relief Act
- Washington, D.C. - With hurricane season upon us, Congressman Ron Paul yesterday introduced the Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2009 which would provide tax relief to those forced to abandon their homes because of a natural disaster.
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June 12, 2009 - On Tobacco Regulations
