Brian Darling, Author at The Daily Signal

Law of the Sea Hearings Point to Lame Duck Passage Strategy

Brian Darling | June 14, 2012

Today, the Senate has two hearings scheduled on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). The Senate will have had three hearings on the LOST… Read More

Economy

The Truth about President Obama’s Skyrocketing Spending

Brian Darling | May 24, 2012

Spending has skyrocketed under President Obama, but of late some are claiming that the opposite is true. Case in point: MarketWatch columnist Rex Nutting wrote,… Read More

News

Senator Mike Lee on Violence Against Women Act

Brian Darling | April 27, 2012

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) made the case that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed by the Senate, “oversteps the Constitution’s rightful limits on federal… Read More

Politicians Forget Why We Need A Strong Balanced Budget Amendment

Brian Darling | November 01, 2011

The purpose of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution (BBA) is to limit the size and scope of the federal government. Some politicians seem… Read More

Reid Blocks Vote on Obama’s Jobs Plan

Brian Darling | October 06, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocked a vote on President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act tonight. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had pledged to… Read More

Super Secret Committee Snubs Transparency

Brian Darling | September 29, 2011

Politico reported what many have feared about the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction in a story titled “Supercommittee operating in secret.” Members of this… Read More

A $900 Million Mistake

Brian Darling | September 26, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a $900,000,000 mistake on a measure to fund the federal government past this Friday. The government runs out… Read More

Federally Funded Boulders for Nevada

Brian Darling | September 14, 2011

Yesterday, I wrote about the House-passed bill H.R. 2887, which would reauthorize expiring aviation and surface transportation programs for a few months. Senator Tom Coburn… Read More

Transportation Enhancements: A Waste of Taxpayer Dollars

Brian Darling | September 13, 2011

The House passed today H.R. 2887, a bill to reauthorize expiring aviation and surface transportation programs for a few months. Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) is… Read More

President Obama’s Stimulus Speech – The Sequel

Brian Darling | September 08, 2011

President Obama tonight pitched Stimulus 2.0 to a reluctant Congress and an angry electorate. The President rolled out his “American Jobs Act” and demanded repeatedly… Read More

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