Congressman John Campbell's Green Eyeshade Blog http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:39 GMT Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:39 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I have stated many times in the past, that Republicans in the White House and Congress have spent too much. I have said it since I came to Congress in 2005, and I am saying it again today. However, the budget,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1ab67b1c-bdc7-4e53-b2cf-3078a47ef645 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1ab67b1c-bdc7-4e53-b2cf-3078a47ef645 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:39 GMT There is no doubt that headway has been made in the battle to reform earmarks, at least among House Republicans that is. Last week, during debate on the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill, 10... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/aa02f27d-28fc-4137-ba8f-ac9886abdba5 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/aa02f27d-28fc-4137-ba8f-ac9886abdba5 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:57:22 GMT Entrepreneurs Will Reinvent GM's Castoffs By Rep. John Campbell | Investor's Business Daily Before I lost my mind and entered politics, I was in the car dealership business for 25 years. In fact, I was the first... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7ccca542-f699-4e19-a07a-2ed86601d640 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7ccca542-f699-4e19-a07a-2ed86601d640 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:07:47 GMT A few days ago I brought your attention to a report that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) submitted entitled '100 stimulus Projects: A Second Opinion.' I also said that I would highlight a few of the most ridiculous, and so... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/198b6281-b692-41a4-8c99-903ef2dc02d4 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/198b6281-b692-41a4-8c99-903ef2dc02d4 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:33:00 GMT When spending season rolls around on Capitol Hill, Americans cringe, and for good reason. But this season something is different. Yesterday evening when Congress began debate on its spending bills, it was brought to a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0312bc4e-ac8e-47ef-8b3c-9c504e7c175d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0312bc4e-ac8e-47ef-8b3c-9c504e7c175d Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:52:30 GMT Back when the stimulus package was being debated, I was a vocal critic. I penned an op-ed for the Orange County Register, I blogged on it, and I took to the airwaves to discuss potential areas for improvement and why... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c34db2d3-b5fb-475e-adbc-9dbc0b3534c2 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c34db2d3-b5fb-475e-adbc-9dbc0b3534c2 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:18:58 GMT As promised, here are two more proposals House Republicans have offered to President Obama in order to reduce the deficit and save taxpayer's money. Terminating Duplicative Education Programs The Department of Education... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/24f4b779-8beb-46ec-a76f-a0215d765842 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/24f4b779-8beb-46ec-a76f-a0215d765842 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:49:45 GMT Last week House Minority Leader John Boehner & House Minority Whip Eric Cantor submitted a letter to President Obama outlining proposals to reduce the Deficit and provide savings for American Taxpayers. Here are a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c6785d00-b5da-474d-aa28-5444d7c16fe6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c6785d00-b5da-474d-aa28-5444d7c16fe6 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:07:37 GMT Yesterday, I offered an amendment on the House floor to the bill that funds all Federal Aviation Administration activities for the next 4 years. The amendment, in the obtuse world of Congressional parlance, is called a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/90c364a0-5619-45a0-8ff8-26c24cd7dd50 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/90c364a0-5619-45a0-8ff8-26c24cd7dd50 Fri, 22 May 2009 15:35:30 GMT One of the primary and fundamental pillars of a society based on capitalism and democracy is the rule of law and respect for contracts. It is hard to imagine any measure of order or fairness when the contractual... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/adab542c-3591-4d22-8146-bf1fc4dc1c57 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/adab542c-3591-4d22-8146-bf1fc4dc1c57 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:08:00 GMT This year, the government will borrow 46 cents of every dollar it spends. I don't even need to say another word. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0742af24-1979-48e3-b94c-eb544a31b986 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0742af24-1979-48e3-b94c-eb544a31b986 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:57:39 GMT House Cafeteria: Prices in the government-run cafeterias in the basement of the House Office Buildings have gone up recently, at the alarming rate of 31% between 2007 and the end of 2008. According to House Chief... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/233c3a9d-165b-4ed0-83aa-d05b8da93f6c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/233c3a9d-165b-4ed0-83aa-d05b8da93f6c Fri, 15 May 2009 15:33:55 GMT I found this cartoon eerily appropriate... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e0018dac-d202-4a40-9013-4ee87ac687d0 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e0018dac-d202-4a40-9013-4ee87ac687d0 Thu, 07 May 2009 20:03:00 GMT Unions do not run companies well because they have an inherent conflict of interest with the company's objectives. This exact strategy was tried in the 1970s in Britain with the then failing British Leland under the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6ff1fedd-c751-4d87-962b-ef04dcd81060 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6ff1fedd-c751-4d87-962b-ef04dcd81060 Thu, 07 May 2009 12:53:20 GMT In the Chrysler plan, the bondholders (who by the way are completely secured by assets) get to keep about 20 cents on the dollar and have no upside since they get no stock. The union, however, whose liabilities are not... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/46daf6ee-e71b-48cd-b75d-938afb520a92 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/46daf6ee-e71b-48cd-b75d-938afb520a92 Wed, 06 May 2009 17:17:00 GMT Given my 25 years in the car dealership business, of which most of you are aware, I can't let this week go by without commenting on last week's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Chrysler Corporation. What the Obama... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ede1ae0c-1372-47d5-bd72-2a4398f20120 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ede1ae0c-1372-47d5-bd72-2a4398f20120 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:17:36 GMT You probably weren't aware, but Friday was a big day on Capitol Hill, even though Members rushed out of town on the eve of the April recess. But the filing deadline for Member earmark requests was upon them, or so they... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ebf504fa-ca11-46fa-9e06-cae3c20c98a9 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ebf504fa-ca11-46fa-9e06-cae3c20c98a9 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:14:15 GMT Today, President Obama's first tax hike took effect. Yes, that's right on April Fool's day, but it's no joke. When President Obama first took office, he pushed through Congress, and signed a bill increasing taxes on... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0fa6bba6-0170-49e5-8db2-4a71f3ce8298 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0fa6bba6-0170-49e5-8db2-4a71f3ce8298 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:30:50 GMT In my opinion, the best and most articulate Member of Congress, present company included, is Paul Ryan (R-WI). He is the Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, and a guest blogger here at the Greeneyeshade. Here is a 4... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7e48e078-2cf3-431e-ae3a-c05885398851 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7e48e078-2cf3-431e-ae3a-c05885398851 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:13:43 GMT President Obama's Budget passed through the House Committee on the Budget, of which I am a member, late Wednesday night on a party line vote. It will come to the House floor late next week, and I expect it to pass. Like... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/64f82c15-001d-429d-89c7-a9acf264a8ca http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/64f82c15-001d-429d-89c7-a9acf264a8ca Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:19:33 GMT "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/662281a0-107f-44c8-b78f-de78108a8161 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/662281a0-107f-44c8-b78f-de78108a8161 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:32:10 GMT ".We're very serious about working on a bipartisan basis to reduce those deficits or reduce those costs." - 3/24/2009: Frankly, had the stimulus bill been anything remotely close to something Republicans could support,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1a4aa6be-f08b-4739-b6de-d2273c98459f http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1a4aa6be-f08b-4739-b6de-d2273c98459f Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:45:10 GMT President Obama likes to speak. He likes to speak a lot. At one point while I was recovering from my surgery, I remember seeing him give 3 separate televised speeches on the same day! Whether it's Leno or a prime time... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c41055f6-f208-425e-8a01-fd2d94cd5ec6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c41055f6-f208-425e-8a01-fd2d94cd5ec6 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:58:52 GMT Below is my statement at today's Budget Hearing: http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8283c45c-9914-43fe-b74c-95b635c9034d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8283c45c-9914-43fe-b74c-95b635c9034d Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:17:00 GMT I firmly opposed and voted "no" on HR 1586. Let's first understand exactly what the bill does. It imposes a 90% federal income tax on any bonus paid to any employee of any company that has received over $5 Billion in... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/eae3aa08-0382-440a-8072-5f4a42ae657e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/eae3aa08-0382-440a-8072-5f4a42ae657e Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:53:30 GMT Yesterday I appeared on CNBC's Closing Bell to unveil legislation that I will be introducing which will repeal the Capital Gains Tax to spur economic activity in 2009. My interview is featured below. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/44afaa08-2f94-4767-967e-3df716e58ab3 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/44afaa08-2f94-4767-967e-3df716e58ab3 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:44:41 GMT Stimulus Factoid: States, cities, and private companies from around the country are applying to get some of the $850 billion 'non-stimulus package' signed by the President last month. Many of the applications are... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a1f1c1a2-9850-4146-87a0-582cd8ce2f60 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a1f1c1a2-9850-4146-87a0-582cd8ce2f60 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:46:16 GMT Last week's witness in this committee was Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talking about the President's budget. He vigorously defended the budget, which I would expect from any member of the President's cabinet. But... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/02ebd44d-7c87-4be1-b916-22eb9dda859c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/02ebd44d-7c87-4be1-b916-22eb9dda859c Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:06:51 GMT I have been telling you for some time now, a number of things that I think we should be doing to make this recession shorter and shallower while minimizing damage to the eventual recovery. You all know that I think the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/43d61b8b-5539-4f27-a408-e2457ab05369 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/43d61b8b-5539-4f27-a408-e2457ab05369 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:37:48 GMT Last week, I spoke to Dave Weigel from the Washington Independent about the applicability of the fabled Ayn Rand novel, Atlas Shrugged, and it has generated some considerable buzz among liberal and conservative blogs... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ad1dc0b4-4cdf-4eb6-adc6-9ebc05449b5e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ad1dc0b4-4cdf-4eb6-adc6-9ebc05449b5e Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:50:45 GMT Last night Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was unable to come up with the necessary votes in order to pass the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2009. Why you ask? Earmarks and oversized spending. Senator Reid, who... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bbb487e8-300f-4171-a73a-1c3e609c7db4 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bbb487e8-300f-4171-a73a-1c3e609c7db4 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:13:22 GMT This morning, the DC Examiner, a beltway newspaper, featured an interesting editorial about President Obama's rhetoric versus actions on earmarks. The editorial highlights a question from Time Magazine, "Does Obama... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d4e5c223-cb88-446f-a4ca-f16d8997e40e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d4e5c223-cb88-446f-a4ca-f16d8997e40e Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:58:30 GMT Today, the Wall Street Journal featured an Editorial by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh regarding President Obama's Omnibus Appropriations Bill. He encourages a 'No' vote and a return to fiscal responsibility in... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/28c1ad53-94bd-48ca-ab39-9f2b4ff9c346 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/28c1ad53-94bd-48ca-ab39-9f2b4ff9c346 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:11:13 GMT Occasionally, I post political cartoons that illustrate an issue without the need of a lengthy description. I feel this cartoon encapsulates the stimulus package perfectly. It was featured in yesterday's version on... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a653d9af-ad98-4aed-8343-fe36918996d6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a653d9af-ad98-4aed-8343-fe36918996d6 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:56:20 GMT This Op-Ed was published in the New York Times on Saturday February 14, 2009. Thirty Years Later, a Return to Stagflation By Representative PAUL D. RYANCongress has made a terrible mistake. Amid a rhetorical debate... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/78c85a6a-98db-4f31-b15b-c33b0241a00b http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/78c85a6a-98db-4f31-b15b-c33b0241a00b Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:58:19 GMT Guest Blog by Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)Just a few hours ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 246-183 to pass the so-called "economic stimulus" package proposed by President Obama and written by congressional... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/873a16dd-9155-498b-9a34-a358b6477db0 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/873a16dd-9155-498b-9a34-a358b6477db0 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:57:17 GMT I listened to many of the speeches given by supporters of the bill yesterday. I also had the opportunity to question the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on the subject. The tepid arguments and weak rebuttals... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/30804cac-c368-4566-80e3-9cc452134924 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/30804cac-c368-4566-80e3-9cc452134924 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:16:12 GMT Last night, the House of Representatives passed a "so-called" stimulus bill, without any Republican support.? In my previous posting, I explained why this bill is not, and will not be stimulative.? In fact, I am not... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6f89efd9-8e14-433c-82b7-be49795dbcd5 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6f89efd9-8e14-433c-82b7-be49795dbcd5 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:09:16 GMT An Awful Excuse For a Stimulus Bill By JOHN CAMPBELL, R-Irvine, represents the 48th Congressional District Last September, we cautiously backed away from the precipice of financial collapse, but we are still a long... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0e1561d5-895a-4b1c-a351-3f5688d9fbea http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/0e1561d5-895a-4b1c-a351-3f5688d9fbea Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:32:03 GMT On the eve of this historic Inauguration, it is easy to recognize the impact this event will have on American History. Since the founding of our great Republic, Americans have always relished our most sacred of... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8ed60919-1b81-4e0d-b6b8-43fc3282864a http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8ed60919-1b81-4e0d-b6b8-43fc3282864a Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:51:06 GMT In today's edition of Roll Call, there is a rather telling article regarding earmarks in the Economic Stimulus Package. The article, titled "Artfully Redefining Earmarks," clearly points out that some members clearly... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c0bc4ac8-4286-47fd-8105-e84f05c5c7c5 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c0bc4ac8-4286-47fd-8105-e84f05c5c7c5 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:26:09 GMT I am no fan of the Democrats pay-as-you go (PAYGO) rule that was put in place at the beginning of the 110th Congress, in fact their rule was nothing more than a cheap gimmick which they ignored on a wide range of bills.... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/3cafd859-dd0b-4073-a425-6464ea586f2c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/3cafd859-dd0b-4073-a425-6464ea586f2c Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:49 GMT This was published in today's edition of Investor's Business Daily. It outlines a few of my thoughts and ideas on the path towards restructuring our financial regulatory system. Bold Changes Should Prevent Another... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/93b2e9a5-13dc-443d-87c6-b1e9fe40202e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/93b2e9a5-13dc-443d-87c6-b1e9fe40202e Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:46:42 GMT Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently released a report on the "Worst Waste of the Year." This report details some of the most ridiculous, wasteful, duplicative, and flat out silly instances of spending that comes out of... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c2e95469-4ba4-40d2-9865-b8d3a5da8b0c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c2e95469-4ba4-40d2-9865-b8d3a5da8b0c Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:41:55 GMT As part of my weekly report as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee's Budget and Spending Task Force, I made note that according to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) December Budget Review, the first two... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b1bf9da9-a39f-4798-a875-de1d2f7ad9ff http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b1bf9da9-a39f-4798-a875-de1d2f7ad9ff Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:06:11 GMT Recently, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) unveiled a new project called the Center for Fiscal Accountability. The project specifically strives: To work with policymakers and activists to enhance transparency in... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b2f7f25f-b84d-4c97-bc3c-2f3d373aea7a http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b2f7f25f-b84d-4c97-bc3c-2f3d373aea7a Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:23:23 GMT According to some of the most recent reports, it is clear that Senator Ted Stevens has indeed lost his bid for reelection for Senate in Alaska (read article here). Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and I wrote a letter... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/18d780d4-8730-4870-8117-d66704188f44 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/18d780d4-8730-4870-8117-d66704188f44 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:36:00 GMT Many of you watched the final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and the candidates were asked, "What would you cut from the federal budget". If the answers given were unsatisfactory to you, the National... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b925660b-3971-4fcf-aaba-49fb9744acb7 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b925660b-3971-4fcf-aaba-49fb9744acb7 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:54:23 GMT Below you will find an editorial I penned for Investor's Business Daily today. Plan Will Save Free Market, Not Destroy ItBy REP. JOHN CAMPBELLThis free-market, Milton Friedman devotee, conservative Republican... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c19e296e-2c02-4643-ac72-085103dd98e0 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c19e296e-2c02-4643-ac72-085103dd98e0 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:32:24 GMT You would think that Senator Ted Steven's (R-AK) legal battle would be the sole occupant of his time, but according to an article in The Hill yesterday, it seems that his insatiable appetite for earmarks hasn't been... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a16c936d-7160-4b10-bc51-bed023fd50da http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a16c936d-7160-4b10-bc51-bed023fd50da Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:05:40 GMT