Congress must investigate the waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars in the Paycheck Protection Program

On July 1, Congress voted to extend the deadline for small businesses to apply for approximately $134 billion in Paycheck Protection Program funds until Aug. 8, before Congress departed for a two week Fourth of July recess. Last week, Treasury, SBA missed the deadline to disclose small business loan data for the Paycheck Protection Program. “[T]the … Read more

SCOTUS makes it easier for president to fire CFPB director

Republicans have been trying for years to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren — an agency responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. Republicans were unsuccessful in killing the CFPB, but today the Supreme Court did give the president the freedom to fire the CFPB director. Donald … Read more

SCOTUS delays production of Mueller grand jury documents to Congress

In a recent historical analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court, Dianne Post posted on this blog, The Destruction of the Supreme Court. Her conclusion: Today’s Supreme Court is no longer a trusted, independent part of the Constitutional checks and balances established by the founders.  It no longer protects people’s rights under the Constitution.  Because of … Read more