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June 10th, 2016 at 10:28 am
Video: The Dark Side of Green Energy
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In this installment of the Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses a proposed new “green energy” rule by President Obama’s Fish and Wildlife Service that would permit wind energy companies to kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles per year without incurring significant penalties, an increase of nearly four times the current limit.

May 30th, 2016 at 9:40 am
Video: Honoring the U.S. Armed Forces

On Memorial Day, CFIF salutes all the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their bravery, honor and service to our country.



April 8th, 2016 at 7:49 am
Video: FCC Parties Like It’s 1994
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the absurdity of the Federal Communications Commission’s cable set-top box proposal.

March 6th, 2016 at 5:43 pm
Video: Defeating Cyberthieves
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With cybercrime on the rise, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses why cybertheft of America’s intellectual property should be a kitchen table issue for all of us as it damages the broader economy and costs jobs.

January 29th, 2016 at 11:03 am
Video: More Inventors, Fewer Lawyers
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In this installment of the Freedom Minute, the Center for Individual Freedom’s (“CFIF”) Renee Giachino discusses our nation’s growing epidemic of frivolous patent litigation by illegitimate parties who hope to score “jackpot jury” verdicts or simply frighten legitimate patent holders into costly out-of-court settlements to avoid catastrophic litigation costs, and the bipartisan effort in Washington,  DC, to help address the problem.

December 4th, 2015 at 8:07 am
Video: Obama’s Dereliction of Duty
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In this edition of the Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses President Obama’s handling of the growing threat from ISIS and how ensuring America’s national security must come first, before acting on any humanitarian impulse to help the true victims of the chaos in Syria.

November 11th, 2015 at 9:50 am
Video: Honoring the Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces
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This Veterans Day, the Center for Individual Freedom honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.

August 28th, 2015 at 9:42 am
Video: The Environmental Destruction Agency
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In this installment of the Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the massive toxic spill caused by the EPA in a Colorado river, the agency’s response to the disaster and the double standard by which business and the feds are held to account.

July 27th, 2015 at 4:50 pm
Video: Puerto Rico Today, America Tomorrow?
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In this latest installment of the Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, explains why a Chapter 9 bailout is a bad idea, and warns that Puerto Rico should serve as a wake-up call for the entire nation to get its fiscal house in order.

June 22nd, 2015 at 7:56 am
Video: The Wisdom of Justice Obama
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CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses how President Obama’s rhetoric regarding ObamaCare and the challenge currently before the Supreme Court to the law’s subsidies is both unseemly and not presidential.

May 15th, 2015 at 10:59 am
Video: Congress’ ObamaCare Fraud
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino demands accountability for the apparent fraud that took place enabling Members of Congress and their staff to circumvent clear rules under ObamaCare in order to keep their taxpayer-subsidized health insurance. 

March 18th, 2015 at 5:03 pm
Video: Sorry, Hillary: We’re Not Convinced
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses Hillary Clinton’s response to the scandal involving her email during her time as Secretary of State.

February 20th, 2015 at 10:36 am
Video: Stop the Government’s Internet Takeover
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In this week’s Freedom Minute video, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the plan by President Obama and the FCC to seize unprecedented regulatory control over the Internet by reclassifying Internet service as a public utility. 

January 23rd, 2015 at 9:21 am
Video: Get Congress Out of Your Gas Tank
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino pushes back against calls by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to use lower prices at the pump as an excuse to raise the federal gas tax.

December 18th, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Video: Governing by Crisis
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino points to the recently passed “Cromnibus” as the latest example of politicians in Washington governing by crisis and explains that when laws are too big to be read or understood, they’ll always be invitations to corruption and the expansion of government power.   

December 5th, 2014 at 10:21 am
Video: The Obama Monarchy
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In this week’s Freedom MinuteCFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the Constitutional crisis set up by President Obama’s unilateral action on immigration and the lasting damage to the separation of powers that will result if left unchecked by Congress.

November 21st, 2014 at 10:20 am
Video – Title II: Obama Wants to Regulate the Internet
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses Barack Obama’s misguided push to have the Federal Communications Commission regulate the Internet like a public utility under telephone and railroad laws drafted in the 1930s – long before the Internet (or computers, for that matter) was even invented.

 

November 11th, 2014 at 9:35 am
Saluting America’s Heroes

This Veterans Day, the Center for Individual Freedom honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.

October 24th, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Video: The Forgotten Amendment
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino questions what limits exist on the federal government and the importance of state and local sovereignty as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

October 10th, 2014 at 9:17 am
Video: Preserving Voting Rights
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the significance of voter ID requirements, the importance of protecting both the rights and privileges of American voters and making sure every vote counts on Election Day.