EconomyCommentary
Two thousand seventy-five dollars. That’s every American’s personal share of the fiscal year 2017 budget deficit. The total deficit? Six hundred sixty-six billion dollars. It’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This month marks the half-century of one of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs. It’s not the War on Poverty, Medicaid, or the Voting Rights… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Republicans unveiled their plan to update the nation’s tax code on Thursday. If they are successful at passing the plan—known as the Tax Cuts… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Budget Control Act, passed in 2011, is one of the few mechanisms currently in place to control Congress’ appetite for spending. With the national… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate passed its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution late Thursday night, paving the way for potentially the most comprehensive tax reform package in decades…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Arguably the federal government’s first obligation to Americans is to keep us safe from foreign attack and to defend our vital national interests wherever they… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, the Senate Budget Committee released its long-awaited fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. The purpose of such a resolution is twofold. First, as a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Our national debt just topped $20 trillion. That’s 13 zeros, or $20,000,000,000,000. This also means that the federal government now owes almost $1.5 trillion more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The largest threat to our prosperity is government spending that far exceeds the authority enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Federal spending… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EconomyNews
After failing to stop what he called an “earmark,” one Republican lawmaker is preparing to fight the possible return of pork-barrel spending in Congress. Rep…. Read More
EconomyNews
Senate lawmakers voted Thursday afternoon to advance a bill that would provide emergency relief funding to the victims of Hurricane Harvey and would temporarily raise… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Late Wednesday night, the Senate released the text of legislation that would provide disaster relief funding and other federal aid for Hurricane Harvey and other… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“The [base realignment and closures] process offers us the opportunity to address readiness by providing our forces the best possible ranges and installations for them… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s decision to side with Democrats in their push to attach a three-month debt ceiling increase to must-pass hurricane relief funding is not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the eight remaining annual appropriations bills. The House will combine the four-bill Make America… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Mick Mulvaney, the current director of the Office of Management and Budget and my predecessor representing South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, has been guided by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In the coming days, Congress will vote on major spending legislation that will include funding cuts for foreign policy and defense programs. Among the items… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the past two and a half months, the Navy has experienced the worst peacetime surface ship collisions in over 41 years. Two recent collisions—first… Read More
EconomyNews
With the Treasury set to be unable to continue borrowing more Sept. 29, due to the debt limit, conservative lawmakers are looking ahead to what… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey begin to recede, focus will shift to the costs of cleanup and recovery. There are already rumblings that Congress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Two hundred and sixty-nine billion dollars. That’s a big number, and yet it’s not the amount the federal government spends on any of its major… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the looming shadow of another debt limit debate, Congress should stand firm and demand spending controls before increasing the debt limit again. Most people… Read More
PoliticsNews
Military veterans, trying to get medical care or other services, face a maze of subagencies in the Department of Veterans Affairs. And that’s just one… Read More
EconomyNews
Politicians continue to put their interests first in ignoring looming consequences to the massive and growing U.S. national debt, experts on the economy said at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The current House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act both seek welcome increases in the Pentagon’s defense budget. Unfortunately, the law of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated that the federal borrowing limit must be raised by Sept. 29, or the U.S. could run out of money… Read More
EconomyNews
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
SecurityCommentary
A new Pentagon appointee is vowing to push for reform within the Department of Defense that reduces long-term costs and closes excess infrastructure. During his… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This week, the House Budget Committee released its long-awaited budget. It makes progress in some areas, and falls short in others. One of the places… Read More
