Morning Bell: Showdown Over A Shutdown
It has been more than 40 days since the House passed a budget for 2011, cutting spending by $61 billion. The task was left undone… Read More
It has been more than 40 days since the House passed a budget for 2011, cutting spending by $61 billion. The task was left undone… Read More
As Heritage expert J.D. Foster, Ph.D. noted in his January 2011 paper “Congress Has Time and Options on Debt Limit“, Congress had time to discuss… Read More
There are two sides to our federal debt crisis—an economic one and a civic one—and both demand attention. As lawmakers in Washington focus their attention… Read More
Next week, the House Budget Committee will consider the fiscal year 2012 budget resolution in what is expected to be a marathon committee markup. The… Read More
You would think liberals in Congress have nothing better to do with their time. Amid a war in Libya, an effort to aid earthquake and… Read More
Wisconsin. Ohio. Michigan. New Jersey. New York. Budget-battle showdowns are coming soon to a statehouse near you. Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) has provoked the ire… Read More
House Republicans are now pledging to reduce fiscal year 2011 discretionary spending to $100 billion below President Obama’s original request. As reported, this new budget… Read More
House conservatives are holding firm on their promise to cut federal spending. Speaking this morning at Heritage, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) outlined $2.5 trillion worth… Read More
While it’s being reported that every state (except Florida) had snow on the ground this week, 46 states are digging out of another kind of… Read More
This morning, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal released the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, and while the news is good for many… Read More
The 111th Congress is officially over, and according to Gallup, it’s also officially the worst Congress in the history of polling. Yet despite its 13%… Read More
Pity the poor euro. It’s a currency, but it’s asked to be so much more. More, indeed, than any currency can possibly be. The euro… Read More
The lame duck Congress is a clone of Marvin K. Mooney. He’s the Dr. Seuss character who refused to leave. Refusing to accept the voters’… Read More
Brand-new Congressmen don’t take office until January, but they’re already consumed with worry about the national debt. They’ll be faced with a vote expected next… Read More
House Republicans should be commended for offering an alternative vision for America’s future, in their Pledge to America. It is an important element in moving… Read More
The Heritage Foundation favors far-reaching reforms of our Federal Government’s spending, including with respect to entitlements. The ever-growing, out-of-control entitlement culture fosters dependency instead of… Read More
At $578 million, the Robert F. Kennedy School in Los Angeles is the most expensive public school ever built in America. It features a high-tech… Read More
In January 2009 after it became clear that the leftist majority in Congress would pass President Barack Obama’s $862 billion economic stimulus bill without a… Read More
Using the classic Washington fib that “It’s paid for,” Congress is spending an extra $26-billion to bail out state governments (who already got the lions’… Read More
There have been several press accounts lately outlining Democratic plans to hold off on taking difficult votes before November, and then to have a robust… Read More
Government spending is out of control and President Obama’s method of throwing more money at our economy is not working. Federal spending cuts need to… Read More
In New York, facing a $9 billion deficit, state legislators put welfare on the chopping block to head off a government shutdown. Lawmakers in New… Read More
With a looming state budget deficit of nearly $13 million, many Illinois residents are wondering if their state has its priorities in order. Last night,… Read More
On Saturday, June 26, America Speaks will host a national town hall meeting in which any and all Americans will be able to voice their… Read More
Over the past weekend Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the House Majority Leader, gave one of the most expansive and surprising speeches of the year. State-of-the-Unionesque in… Read More
This upcoming Saturday, AmericaSpeaks, a non-partisan organization devoted to re-energizing democracy in the U.S., will hold a nationwide discussion on the federal budget and runaway… Read More
Just what Kool-Aid are they drinking in the White House? The question is occasioned almost daily now, but today’s issue isn’t Afghanistan, the oil spill,… Read More
Many Americans mistake the United States’ capability to borrow money as an indicator that our nation is incapable of incurring the same fiscal mess Greece… Read More
Washington’s runaway gusher of spending makes the Deepwater Horizon disaster look small and simple to stop. Congress is debating another irresponsible round of extra spending… Read More
Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not afraid to take a stand, speak his mind,… Read More
