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Hours after the Senate passed a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, logged onto Facebook to record a… Read More
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We all knew President Barack Obama’s lame-duck presidency would be bad, but for the millions of Americans who work at family farms and businesses, it’s… Read More
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Three days before the federal government’s spending authority expired, the Senate advanced a 10-week continuing resolution by a 72-26 vote, putting spending on autopilot and… Read More
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Many people have been impacted by the harm that can be caused by cigarette smoking, including the loss of family members. The market has found… Read More
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Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars wisely, on activities that benefit the public. But across the country, governments at all levels give away… Read More
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Tax reform remains a central issue in Washington because of its overwhelming necessity. Tax reform is badly needed to revive the slow-growing economy and increase… Read More
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Steel producers in the United States are facing stiff competition from China and other countries, whose high steel production rates are driving down the prices… Read More
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Time to change those outdated signs, ladies. It’s no longer the case that “women only make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men.” According… Read More
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This past Monday marked the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton using the Antiquities Act to create the 1.5 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in… Read More
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When Congress returns to Capitol Hill on Monday to hammer out a stopgap spending measure, House conservatives plan to introduce a spending safety valve that… Read More
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In his final budget proposal, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the federal budget is “on a more sustainable fiscal path.” This is simply not true. Over the last two… Read More
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After voting to proceed to a bill that didn’t exist earlier this week, the Senate has finally produced text of the continuing resolution, a short-term… Read More
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Before lawmakers in the House could read the Senate’s plan to fund the government after the end of the month, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was… Read More
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It’s not every day you see a significant portion of Republican senators supporting a taxpayer bailout—especially for a private union pension plan. But today, six… Read More
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During the last farm bill debate in 2013 and 2014, The Heritage Foundation was frequently asked what a free-market alternative to the farm bill would… Read More
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In 2006, Chris Hausman, a fourth-generation Midwestern farmer long accustomed to depending on government support for survival, traveled across the world to witness a revolution… Read More
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The chairman of the largest conservative caucus in Congress is pushing House Republicans to pass a stopgap spending package before the Senate can finish work… Read More
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This past spring, Netflix—the beloved online video streaming service—announced it would raise its monthly subscription fees. The first price hike in June cost between $1 and $2 per… Read More
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On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Financial CHOICE Act. Among other needed financial reforms, the bill would make taxpayer-funded bailouts… Read More
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The Senate Finance Committee will mark up S.1714—the Miners Protection Act—on Wednesday, Sept. 21. This myth vs. fact analysis sets straight some common misinformation about… Read More
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Will House leadership snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory? They have so far, by not holding a vote on legislation that would effectively… Read More
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Let’s put two and two together, shall we? For more than a year now, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has been limited to financing export deals… Read More
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It’s an all too familiar sight: It’s the end of the fiscal year, and Congress is scrambling to keep the government open after it has… Read More
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In 1991, Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker decried the state’s “orgies of spending,” and said his income tax proposal—which would include fiscal discipline—would balance the books. Connecticut… Read More
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In a Sept. 14 speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called on his colleagues to honor a historical promise that simply doesn’t… Read More
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Conservative lawmakers and groups who oppose the Export-Import Bank are squaring off against their Republican and Democratic counterparts who want to use a must-pass funding… Read More
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Imagine, for a moment, that you’re running a restaurant (and if you are already, congratulations). Imagine, further, that every month you serve more and more… Read More
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The internet, an “oasis of freedom,” could become much less free if the United States doesn’t keep guardianship over it, Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday… Read More
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Before committing to legislation that will increase deficits, Congress should evaluate interest costs to see how much a proposal will truly cost over time. Interest… Read More
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President Barack Obama will be speaking this week for the last time during his presidency to annual dinners for black and Hispanic members of Congress,… Read More
