"Hopefully the successful effort to strip Ukraine funding from the CR is the first of many victories by the antiwar fiscal conservatives over the military-industrial complex and its politicians, lobbyists, and propagandists."
"Creating a critical mass of people to reject the false promises of the welfare-warfare state is the only way to regain liberty without first suffering political and economic upheaval."
"As powerful as the intelligence agencies are, there is another secretive government institution that also has great ability to harm, or help, politicians: the Federal Reserve," writes Dr. Paul.
"For far too long, federal regulators have focused on advancing the agenda of the far left at the expense of their core mission," said Senator Vance. "This legislation aims to correct that imbalance by ensuring the banking system is governed by ethical and apolitical oversight."
Just 39% of the middle-class Americans surveyed in a Harris Poll commissioned by Bloomberg in late March and June believe their financial situation will improve within the next year.
The tests, which took place over 12 weeks with some of the world's leading banks, including Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co., sought to evaluate the potential of digital currencies to enhance both domestic and international payment systems.