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Too Many Attorneys in our Washington D.C. Legislature

[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Article”] I’ve been wondering for some time why is our country in such a mess politically and I think l have found at least a partial answer to the question. I did a little research and found out that most of our members of Congress and the Senate […]

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Fulcher’s Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act Passed in Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID), passed the House Committee on Natural Resources today with bipartisan, unanimous support. H.R. 1450 extends eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program to counties and Tribes, giving them the ability to reinvest receipts in authorized restoration […]

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Opinions / Op-eds

There is no victory in debt ceiling deal

The United States is grappling with a severe spending addiction that shows no signs of abating. Year after year, our government fails to implement responsible budgetary measures, instead opting to borrow more money to fund its excessive expenditures. The recent decision to raise the debt ceiling, while it may help us avoid immediate disaster, does […]

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The Truth About the Debt Ceiling

Earlier today, I received a message for me to sign a petition to Congressman Fulcher urging him not to vote for the Debt Ceiling, but instead “to push for a real deal.” I respect Mr. Fulcher, and I also signed the petition. Still, much about the Debt Ceiling is not understood or reported. To begin […]

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Western Caucus Members Introduce Bill to Protect Multiple-Use on Federal Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), alongside Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID), introduced legislation to halt the proposed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands rule that undermines the agency’s approach to federal land management by upending decades of multiple-use administration. With more than 90% of BLM’s 245 […]

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Congressman Fulcher Introduces Bill to Expand Rural Broadband Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) has introduced H.R. 3297, the Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act, to lessen the regulatory burden for broadband development on federal lands. With two-thirds of Idaho’s land designated as federally controlled area, and much of the West similarly under federal control, this legislation will have an outsized […]

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Fulcher Introduces ATF Transparency Act To Improve Gun Application Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) was joined by Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX), Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL), Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX), and Congressman Tom Tiffany (R-WI) in introducing the ATF Transparency Act. The legislation improves the process for Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) background checks and National Firearms […]

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John Livingston

Political Truth and Consequences?

I again have not seen Democrats so mad at those who disagree with them since Republicans freed the slaves! Think about what has been revealed to us over the past week because Republicans finally have control over the House of Representatives. In testimony before two Congressional Committees yesterday: When Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell joined […]

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Say ye not ‘A confederacy…’

“Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.” I’ve been under the impression that both of our modern political parties were rotten, particularly at the nation level and probably to the core. At the same time I haven’t quite known what to make of what […]

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Tyranny or Freedom

A Look Back at 2022 “For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm therefore, and do not submit to the yoke of slavery.” — Galatians 5:1 Well, we ended the year 2022 with over 5 million illegals crossing the border. To put that in perspective that is like adding the population of two Idaho’s […]

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Statement on Rules Package for 118th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) released the following statement after voting in support of the Republican rules package for the 118th Session of Congress: “This framework will allow the new Republican majority to begin delivering on the agenda we promised to the American people,” said Rep. Fulcher. “I am proud to have worked […]

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John Livingston

Capitulation

There seems to be little appetite amongst the rank and file in either the Idaho House of Representatives or The Idaho Senate to address the real “Elephant in The Room” that will eventually—sooner rather than later I believe, come to have a real negative impact on Idaho families, businesses, farmers, and ranchers. CORRUPTION in government […]

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