Rep. Bill Cassidy was able to sink his teeth into Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this afternoon at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing, taking advantage of the first real opportunity a member of Louisiana’s congressional delegation has had to pin... (Continue reading)
Today on Fox News, Megyn Kelly had former Department of Justice attorney Christian Adams on for an interview. Adams participated in the prosecution of the New Black Panther Party for its voter intimidation of black Republicans and white voters at... (Continue reading)
Regulatory barriers and legal uncertainties keep deepwater operators on hold. By Fergus Hodgson Pelican Institute for Public Policy On June 22nd Judge Martin Feldman struck down the moratorium on American deepwater drilling. Yet not one of the 33 affected rigs... (Continue reading)
President Obama and Vice President Biden have been to the Gulf Coast on the taxpayers’ dime to see the damage of the oil spill on what seem like countless occasions, but it appears that a Congressional delegation wishing to get... (Continue reading)
The federal government’s much-maligned response towards the Gulf oil crisis has been correctly attributed to red-tape and bureaucracy. But we should not overlook the recent evidence indicating that President Obama’s political posturing and constituent-pleasing are making matters worse. The concern... (Continue reading)
Despite opposition from both the state Democrat and Republican parties, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed House Bill 292 into law yesterday. The bill would return Louisiana’s federal elections to the same jungle primary system the statewide races operate within. This is... (Continue reading)
While the current meltdown begins in earnest in DC, the number of important issues for Congress piles up a mile high. One such issue that lurks beneath the surface is the dreaded death tax. A real failure of President Bush... (Continue reading)
“Passage of such a requirement would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it.” - Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Countrywide), in arguing against an amendment by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) which would impose a requirement of a five percent... (Continue reading)
Pete Stark (D-CA) really cares about his constituents. He really cares about the border. So when his constituents start asking him about illegal immigration, you get this.... (Continue reading)
from a release out of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office… Today, Governor Bobby Jindal met with Vice President Joe Biden and he called for a greater sense of urgency from the federal government in the war to protect Louisiana’s coastline from... (Continue reading)