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Sanders Casts Lone Vote Against FDA Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cast the only vote against a Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill that passed the Senate Thursday in an… Read More
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Microsoft’s Plan to Expand Broadband Would Benefit Rural Americans
The growth of “broadband” (or high speed) internet access has bestowed enormous benefits on the American economy. Roughly 300 million Americans have access to broadband—increasingly… Read More
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Strong Jobs Report for July Gives Trump Momentum for Tax Reform
The U.S. economy created 209,000 jobs last month, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, exceeding expert predictions by nearly 30,000… Read More
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Bernie Sanders Joins UAW in Mississippi Push for Nissan Union Vote
High-profile Democratic Party leaders and Hollywood celebrities are partnering with the United Auto Workers to help Big Labor gain footing in Southern states. The UAW… Read More
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Government Has No Clue How Much Land It Bought With $815 Million
Interior Department officials have no idea how much land they bought for $815 million, nor if the properties are being used for their intended purpose,… Read More
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Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Proposals Would Make Americans Worse Off
On July 24, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled proposals by House Democrats to create “a better deal” for American families and workers. Unfortunately, the… Read More
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Emails Show Seattle Mayor’s Office Manipulated a Minimum Wage Study for Political Benefit
The Seattle mayor’s office coordinated with a University of California, Berkeley economist to manipulate a study on the effects of a $15 minimum wage for maximum political benefit, according… Read More
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The Minimum Wage Hurts Workers. So Why Does the Left Want to Hike It?
For the most part, people share common goals. Most of us want poor people to enjoy higher standards of living, greater traffic safety, more world… Read More
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FDA Gets It Right by Embracing Tobacco Harm Reduction
In an apparent philosophical shift, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a new tack when it comes to tobacco regulation: It is embracing the… Read More
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One Union’s Desperate Effort to Unionize Automakers in the South
A union organizing campaign at one workplace does not normally generate national headlines, but the 10-year-plus effort by the United Auto Workers to unionize the… Read More
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Republicans Promise to Make Your Taxes ‘Simpler, Fairer, and Lower’
Republicans are working to find a way to raise enough revenue to offset their plans for steep tax cuts after tax writers and the Trump… Read More
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How Republicans in Nevada Caved to Crony Capitalism, and Lost
The story of Faraday Future and its $1 billion electric automobile plant in the Nevada desert is a cautionary tale about a governor who didn’t… Read More
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Trump Wants to Shut Down OPIC. Will His Nominee Do It?
In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration “proposes ceasing new business operations and initiating the wind-down of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation starting… Read More
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Trump’s Labor Secretary Targets Occupational Licensing for Elimination
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta took on occupational licensing reform Friday, calling for the elimination of unnecessary licenses and the streamlining of those that make sense…. Read More
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NAFTA Should Be About Free Trade, Not Minimum Wage Mandates
During the presidential campaign, two things topped the list of things Donald Trump didn’t like: the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership…. Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: $2 Million Obama-Era Program Gets 17 People Jobs
A government-funded job training program that promised to turn hundreds of residents of Kentucky’s coal country into computer coders so far has spent $2 million… Read More
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White House Procurement Priorities for Renegotiating NAFTA Do Not Advance Free Trade
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration released its list of objectives for renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In the section on government procurement,… Read More
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Here’s What ‘Made in America Week’ Should Have Celebrated
Earlier this week, craftsmen and entrepreneurs from all 50 states met on the White House lawn to celebrate American-made products, as a part of the… Read More
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Dodd-Frank Has Held Down the US Economy for Too Long
Carefree, Arizona—population 3,363—is 2,400 miles from Wall Street. But that’s still not far enough away to escape the harm caused by Democrats’ supposed “Wall Street… Read More
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Revisiting NAFTA: Ronald Reagan on Free Trade in North America
The Trump administration’s announcement of objectives in updating the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, provide a good opportunity to reflect on President Ronald… Read More
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Recent Elections Speak Loud and Clear: Americans Want Regulatory Relief and Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., often decry Republican policy proposals as “unfair” or as catering exclusively to the… Read More
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Undercover Government Report Shows Just How Ineffective This Telecom Program Is
This June, the Government Accountability Office published a report on the federal government’s Lifeline program, one of four programs established in the decadeslong pursuit of… Read More
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This Reagan Adviser’s Wisdom on Free Trade Is Much Needed Today
Ana Swanson at The Washington Post recently reported on a letter from former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, warning against raising new tariffs—something… Read More
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House Republicans Lay Out Their Plan to Rein in the EPA
House Republicans released their proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years, which included their plans to rein in the regulatory power of the… Read More
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This Official Had the Spine to Stand Up to the Powerful CFPB. Congress Should Follow His Lead.
Three cheers for Keith Noreika, the acting comptroller of the currency, for having the chutzpah to challenge the regulatory deceit of the Consumer Financial Protection… Read More
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9 Key Takeaways From the House Budget Proposal
After months of delays, the House Budget Committee has released its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. The plan makes progress in some areas, such as… Read More
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GOP Lawmakers Say Their Budget Plan Spotlights ‘Path Back to Solvency’
The House’s largest caucus of conservatives is throwing its weight behind a budget proposal that it says would cut more government spending and advance conservative… Read More
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CBO Analysis of Trump Budget Shows Need for Entitlement Reform, Pro-Growth Tax Policies
The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of President Donald Trump’s budget request last week, and it wasn’t good news. The report paints a stark… Read More
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From Cactus Theater to the Met, US Government Pours Hundreds of Millions Into Well-Heeled Arts
U.S. taxpayers have paid $90,000 for a theater “performance” in which people commune with a tall cactus for an hour in the middle of an… Read More
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Repealing This Obamacare Tax Would Signal That Tax Reform Is Alive
The Senate is seriously considering keeping Obamacare’s 3.8 percent net investment income tax as part of its most recent repeal and replace proposal. Rather than… Read More
