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Akin Works for Strong Defense, Offers Amendments to Ensure Wise Use of Defense BudgetMay 10, 2012 Washington, DC – Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommitte, announced that the House Armed Services Committee rep... CONTINUE READING |
Committee Adopts Akin Amendment Protecting Religious Liberty in the MilitaryMay 10, 2012 Washington, DC – Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, announced today that the House Armed Services Commit... CONTINUE READING |
Akin to Offer Amendment Protecting Chaplains & Servicemembers from Religious PersecutionMay 8, 2012 Washington, DC – Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, announced today that he will be offering an amendmen... CONTINUE READING |
Some Men Left Behind (Article in National Journal)May 11, 2012 By Yochi J. Dreazen Updated: May 10, 2012 | 4:00 p.m. U.S. and Afghan troops were conducting a night raid in southern Afghanistan last fall when a young Army specialist named Chazray Clark stepped ... CONTINUE READING |
To really rein in governmentJuly 27, 2011 It took 41 presidents and 216 years for the United States to accumulate our first $3.7 trillion in national debt. It took President Obama less than two and a half ye... CONTINUE READING |
Hitting the Debt Ceiling is a WarningJuly 7, 2011 On May 16, 2011, the United States reached the current debt ceiling, $14.3 trillion. In essence, that number represents our national credit limit – the United States government is unable ... CONTINUE READING |
A Failsafe Spending Plan is NeededMay 17, 2011 Last week I introduced H.R. 1908, the Spending Priorities Act (SPA). The SPA takes Congress’s responsibility for federal spending seriously by directing how funds are used in an emergency funding ... CONTINUE READING |
Timeless Principles
James Madison "What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?" --- James Madison was the primary author of the Constitution and the fourth President of the United States. He was also a contributor to the Federalist Papers and a member of Congress from Virginia. READ MORE |
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Time to Balance the BudgetRead Congressman Akin's most recent op-ed regarding the budget and debt situation facing our nation. Key quote: "To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, the solution is simple, but it's not easy. Vague promises to cut spending now and in the future will accomplish nothing if the underlying structural problem is not addressed. A constitutional amendment that requires a balanced budget and a cap on the size of the federal government is the best way to ensure that the government is held to... READ MORE |
