Growing Your Own Food May Be the Best Thing You Could This Year It’s no secret that the world’s food supply is finding it hard to meet the demands of a growing population. Food prices are soaring worldwide and the average family is struggling to put food on the table. Many are now realizing that […]
Millions of homeless people on the street in America
On November 21, 2013 Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked for and was granted permission to address the United States Senate regarding an issue of national shame of “homelessness and hunger in America”. “Mr. President, next week, Americans across the country will gather with family and friends to celebrate a national tradition, Thanksgiving. Some will […]
“Each and every day, millions of Americans face the uncertainty of when their next meal will be or when they will be able to feed their family”, said Senator Leahy
On November 21, 2013 Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked for and was granted permission to address the United States Senate regarding an issue of national shame of “homelessness and hunger in America”. “Mr. President, next week, Americans across the country will gather with family and friends to celebrate a national tradition, Thanksgiving. Some will […]
“This use it or lose it mentality is costing the taxpayer millions of dollars”, says Rep. Ribble
On November 20, 2013 Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the cost of government, particularly the cost of shutdowns and continuing resolutions. “The government shutdown is caused by the broken budget process. Funding our government with continuing […]
DHS employees costing taxpayers millions by using offline reservations systems for travel
Buried within the hundreds of pages of a 2014 Senate Appropriations Bill for the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) is mention of “excessive costs” associated with travel of DHS personnel around the country. Apparently DHS personnel are booking flights using offline reservations, even though its much cheaper to use online booking. The reasons why DHS […]
Pentgon lost hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity due to shutdown, not including higher interest payments they will be forced to pay
During a Pentagon news briefing held on October 18, 2013 the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Undersecretary of Defense Robert Hale answered questions from reporters regarding the cost of the Republican led shutdown of government. During one exchange with a reporter the Undersecretary of Defense put the figure at a staggering $600 million dollars […]
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