Congressional Term Limits
U.S. Term Limits announced a coalition effort with several other citizens groups proposing term limits for members of Congress. The coalition favors three terms, or six years in the House, a…
133 viewsU.S. Term Limits announced a coalition effort with several other citizens groups proposing term limits for members of Congress. The coalition favors three terms, or six years in the House, a…
133 viewsDavid Keating presented the ratings of congressmen based upon the degree to which they support the current level of spending in the federal government.
61 viewsSenator Phil Gramm(R-TX) talked about the Republican agenda for 104th Congress. He emphasized decreasing three things, taxes, government spending and regulation. Following his remarks Sen. G…
51 viewsU.S. Representative Timothy Penny (D-MN) spoke about expectations that the midterm elections would lead to congressional reform in several areas, including limiting committee chairmanship te…
23 viewsIndianapolis, Indiana Republican Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, spoke about smaller government in cities and more independence from the federal government whose regulations make using funds much m…
27 viewsThe National Taxpayers Union is calling for an inquiry into whether some members broke a law that bars legislators from being paid for days that they are not working. Officials from the orga…
43 viewsNational Taxpayers' Union and CompuServe officials held a press conference to announce a new computer system for monitoring congressional voting records. The system would be available to com…
49 viewsNew Jersey Governor Christine Whitman (R) spoke about the need for lower taxes and limited government to help the economy grow and her efforts along these lines in her state. She also talked…
35 viewsPanelists talked about government waste and the need to eliminate it as much as possible to preserve the future of U.S. society. Each panelist made remarks and took questions from the audien…
48 viewsEducation Secretary for the George H. W. Bush Administration Lamar Alexander spoke about his proposal to limit congressional sessions. He emphasized the need to return to the notions of citi…
28 viewsPete Peterson of The Blackstone Group spoke about the relationship between entitlements, the growing national debt, and the U.S. economy. He argued that current U.S. society was leaving a cr…
79 viewsRepresentative Dick Armey (R-TX) spoke about national tax policy. He had proposed reforms to help individual entrepreneurs and reduce exemptions of large corporations. He focused on his prop…
45 viewsThis event was sponsored by the National Taxpayers Union. Following prepared remarks about medical care savings accounts and mainstream plans, the participants, including Rep. Bill Archer (R…
32 viewsOfficials with the National Taxpayers Union spoke about entitlement spending and its growing burden on the American taxpayer. They stressed the need for fundamental reform of all major entit…
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