Texas Straight Talk
A weekly column
- October 06, 2008: The Do-Something Congress
- It has not been a good week for the Republic. It took quite a bit of trampling of the Constitution, but the bailout bill passed, as I suspected it would. The bailout failed the first time it was brought to the House. Undaunted, the Senate pressed on by attaching the bailout as an amendment to another House passed bill that was pending in the Senate. The new bailout version had new taxes, so according to the Constitution it should not have originated in the Senate. The rallying cry heard all over the Hill the past two weeks …
Speeches and Statements
- October 3, 2008 The Passage of the Bailout
- "Madame Speaker, only in Washington could a bill demonstrably worse than its predecessor be brought back for another vote and actually expect to gain votes. That this bailout was initially defeated was a welcome surprise, but the power-brokers in Washington and on Wall Street could not allow that defeat to be permanent. It was most unfortunate that this monstrosity of a bill, loaded up with even more pork, was able to pass..."
Press Releases
- October 7, 2008: Congressman Paul to Appoint Page
- "Congressman Ron Paul is pleased to announce that he will be able to appoint a Congressional page this year..."
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October 3, 2008 Congressman Paul Speaks Against the Bailout
September 29, 2008. Congressman Paul Speaks Against the Bailout
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