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Tag: United States Congress

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday November 23, 2011

Today: Standing up for fundamental liberties; Private property saved the Pilgrims; Did Grover Norquist derail the Supercommittee; Drive-through petition signing; Job creation; Experts.

November 23, 2011
Supercommittee fails at tiny goal

The failure of the Congressional Supercommittee to meet such a small and modest goal is not good news, as the real problems are much larger.

November 21, 2011
Huelskamp on spending, health information database, and Buffett

Addressing members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club last Friday, U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas first district updated the audience on national spending and debt, a health information database that poses privacy risks, and Warren Buffett’s taxes.

November 2, 2011
Obama’s executive orders

President Obama’s use of executive orders to circumvent the will of Congress is good, say his supporters. When other presidents did the same it was bad.

October 31, 2011
Kerpen on Obama’s regulatory extremism

A new book details the ways that President Obama is bypassing Congress and the will of the people in order to implement his extreme radical agenda.

October 20, 2011
Pompeo at Pachyderm on economy, budget

U. S. Representative Mike Pompeo of Wichita addressed members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club, with members interested in the economy and budget issues.

October 3, 2011
Pompeo announces reelection bid

U. S. Representative Mike Pompeo of the Kansas fourth district announced his bid for reelection, citing his desire to continue working for smaller government and controlling harmful regulation.

September 28, 2011
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday July 20, 2011

Today: Kansas budget director to be in Wichita; All Kansans voted for Cut, Cap, and Balance; Foreclosed homes: the maps; Kansas certificates of indebtedness; Why more regulation is not the answer; Myths of the Great Depression.

July 20, 2011
Pompeo: No debt ceiling hike without structural changes

U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo, a Wichita Republican, said the country can’t risk continuing to spend at the present rate. There should be no agreement to raise the debt ceiling absent structural changes, he added.

July 15, 2011
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday June 24, 2011

Today: RightOnline may not follow Netroots; Ann McElhinney; Presidential candidate white papers; Budget briefing book, volume one; Pompeo events; Kansas tax competitive position slipped in 2011; Redistricting in Kansas; The price system.

June 24, 2011
Huelskamp at RightOnline: Debt is the problem

At the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis, U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas first district told the general session audience that federal spending and debt is a threat to the future of America, and that we must use the opportunity of the upcoming debt ceiling vote to force spending cuts.

June 22, 2011
Pompeo updates constituents on spending, debt, government interventionism

In a public form and office interview, U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo of Wichita spoke on the topics of federal spending, debt, and government interventionism.

June 10, 2011