Tag: Introduces

GOP congressman Jim Banks introduces bill to defund taxpayer-backed NPR

Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks has introduced a bill aimed at withdrawing federal funding from National Public Radio. The proposal, known as the Defund NPR Act, seeks to halt any government financial support to the organization. The move comes after  NPR’s editorial stance and staff political affiliation became public. Recent reports, including one from former NPR […]

Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Earmarks

Rep. Ralph Norman reintroduced a bill Wednesday aimed at stopping a form of federal spending known as earmarks.   “I’ve always said that earmarks are evil,” Norman, R-N.C. told The Daily Signal. “They are sneaky in the way that they get tacked onto big, important spending packages to be automatically passed by the ‘uniparty’ with […]

Blackburn Introduces Pro-Life ‘Women’s Right to Know Act’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is introducing pro-life legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting the health of both the mother and child. Blackburn’s Women’s Right to Know Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., in the House of Representatives, would set medical requirements that abortionists would have to meet before they can abort […]