James Madison, considered “the father” of our constitution, explained in the Federalist Papers no. 41 why the wording in Article I section 8, “provide for the…general welfare,” does not grant congress broad powers as some have interpreted it. This is kind of long, but it is important, so I thought I would include the explanation [...]
Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution is specific on the powers delegated to Congress: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be [...]
Congressman Jason Chaffetz’ Provo Town Hall Meeting’s venue has been changed to the Covey Center for the Arts (425 West Center St, Provo 84601). It will still be Tuesday August 25 at 7pm.
Congressman Jason Chaffetz has changed the location of his South Jordan town hall meeting to Elk Ridge Middle School at 3649 W 9800 S. (Daily Herald) Senator Orrin Hatch will host an Economic Forum at Utah Valley University’s Ragan Theater on August 28th beginning at 9am. The event is free to the public and the [...]
Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess? -Senator Robert Byrd There’s a good article in the Salt Lake Tribune that tells us what Utah’s delegation will be up to during the August recess. I called the offices of each one of our representatives [...]
Senator Bennett and Representatives Bishop, Matheson, and Chaffetz all voted in favor of H.R. 2346, a bill that included “Cash for Clunkers.” Hatch did not vote. (Senate vote, House vote) The “Cash for Clunkers” program was passed as part of a supplemental appropriations bill which included military spending. The program allows people to receive $3500 [...]
The current house health care bill (h.r. 3200) which President Obama is promoting with full force is an all-out attack on our freedom. Click here to read the full bill (I hope you have a fast internet connection). CNN Money ran an article outlining five freedoms we would lose under this plan (in reality we [...]
The 10th amendment says “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” (Italics added) The Legislative branch was set up with two separate bodies. The House of Representatives was designed to represent the people and [...]
Last October, both Senators Hatch & Bennett voted for the $700 Billion TARP (Toxic Assets Relief Program) bill. The plan was for the Treasury to buy up as many of the “toxic” mortgage backed securities as they could, which was supposed to relieve the banks from the uncertainty of the bad assets and make it [...]
From Deseret News: 95% of his requests are for past donors to his campaigns By Lee Davidson Published: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:48 p.m. MDT Utah’s three U.S. House members have completely different philosophies about requesting “earmarks” that order federal agencies to fund specific projects they like. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, requested none for upcoming [...]
