FreedomWorks Sends Letter in Opposition to S.J.Res. 15: Congressional Disapproval of OCC True Lender Rule
Today, FreedomWorks sent the following letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), as well as Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban…
How the Treasury Will Address the Debt Ceiling
As part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that was enacted in November of that year, the debt ceiling was suspended until March 15, 2017. As of March 16,…
Key Vote: See Whether Your Senators Voted to Confirm Jack Lew Here
Tonight the Senate voted to confirm Jack Lew as the new Secretary of the Treasury. FreedomWorks has a multitude of issues with Lew being in charge of the Treasury, from…
Jack Lew, Architect Of Budgets Receiving Zero Votes, To Replace Geithner As Secretary Of Treasury
It has been widely reported this week that President Obama will nominate Jack Lew today for Secretary of the Treasury, replacing Timothy Geithner, expected to step down next month. It…
New TARP Direction Puts Taxpayers at Risk
The Treasury recently announced that it may not need any more money to bail out banks aside from the $700 billion TARP money that it received already.
The Flawed Public-Private Partnership Plan
The Treasury released their plan on Monday to clean banks’ balance sheets. A five page document distributed by the Treasury offers some limited details. It looks like…
Who pays?
Politicians don't like to say who really ends up paying, not just for the massive bailouts on the horizon, but for programs, earmarks, and the day to day waste in…