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For Immediate Release Friday, October 3, 2008 Senate, White House Pressure Trumped Principle for 58 Members ‘It didn’t take much to buy a House vote, only about $130 billion in so-called sweeteners,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, referring to the 58 members of Congress who changed their vote from ‘no’ to […]
At first, it was but three pages. Then, it grew to 42. When it was voted on last night, the bill was the size of a novel.
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For Immediate Release Thursday, October 2, 2008 “Sen. John McCain claims he can provide leadership, but he panicked in the face of cries that the sky is falling from Wall Street investors who made bad investments, and the taxpayers are going to pay over $700 billion for his lack of leadership,” says Libertarian Party Presidential […]
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 2, 2008 Just one week ago, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was demanding that Congress grant him unprecedented, unreviewable authority to spend $700 billion or more to bail-out Wall Street. But in a major rebuke to the administration and to both the Republican and Democratic congressional leadership, the House voted down […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 1, 2008 ‘Few people thought it could be done, but members of Congress listened to the people rather than the establishment to vote down the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street,” notes Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. ‘Their courageous action gives us a chance to start over. […]
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For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008 ‘The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic Parties are rushing ahead with their $700 billion bill,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. ‘Without a single hearing and without considering other solutions, Congress is preparing to put the typical American family on the hook for […]
A study released by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) listed Bob Barr as the most fiscally responsible candidate running for president, noting a Barr presidency would cut federal spending by a whopping $200.9 billion.
For Immediate Release Friday, September 26, 2008 An OpEd from Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr In the name of restoring economic confidence, the Bush administration is demanding unlimited authority to implement a massive financial bailout. The Secretary of the Treasury would become an economic dictator, empowered to reengineer the economy as he sees fit. These […]
For Immediate Release Friday, September 26, 2008 While Senators Barack Obama and John McCain exchange stump speeches in Mississippi, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr will be adding his take to the issues that impact all American citizens. “Pretending there is only a Republican or Democratic proposal to solve the challenges our nation faces ignores […]
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