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Congressman: Lobbyists Know More About Super Committee Than He Does
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) came to Washington in January ready to have a vigorous public debate over America’s debt crisis. He’s less optimistic about the… Read More
Watch Live: Rep. Randy Hultgren and FRC’s Tony Perkins at The Bloggers Briefing
Heritage welcomes Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, for today’s Bloggers Briefing at noon ET. The event is… Read More
Google Makes a Pitch for Free Market
Google is growing up. That was the message company representatives shared at Heritage this week on the Silicon Valley behemoth’s 13th birthday. (Click here to… Read More
Scribecast: Rep. Kevin Brady on Taxes, Free Trade and Why Texas Is Best
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) visited Heritage earlier this week for The Bloggers Briefing and stuck around to chat in our Robert H. Bruce Radio Studio…. Read More
Obama’s Plea to Flood Congress With Calls Backfires in One Member’s Office
Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) said his office is fielding significantly more phone calls today following President Obama’s prime-time plea last night. But many constituents are… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Mike Huckabee Visits Capitol Hill to Talk Taxes
The House Ways and Means Committee welcomes former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a 2008 Republican presidential candidate, to testify on alternative tax systems. The hearing will… Read More
VIDEO: DeMint Calls McConnell-Reid Debt Plan a ‘Cover-up’
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is no stranger to fights with party leadership. And he’s not holding back in his criticism of the so-called “Plan B”… Read More
Sen. Jim DeMint at The Bloggers Briefing
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will be stopping by Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing. He will be discussing his new book, “The Great American Awakening:… Read More
Watch Live: The Bloggers Briefing
Video chat rooms at Ustream The Bloggers Briefing is a weekly policy discussion hosted by The Heritage Foundation. You can watch the live feed (above)… Read More
Watch Live: Rep. Fred Upton Speaks at The Bloggers Briefing
Video chat rooms at Ustream Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, visits Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing at… Read More
Daily Notes
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), left, visits Heritage today at 10 a.m. to talk about her plan to save Social Security, which faces $6.5 trillion… Read More
Taxpayer-Funded Program Puts Criminals on America’s Streets
At a time when the White House and Congress debate solutions for the country’s mounting debt, the Department of Justice is preparing to dole out… Read More
Where Are the Jobs, Mr. President?
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is convinced that President Obama has no viable plan to revive the economy and reduce unemployment. Two years after the failed… Read More
Deepwater Drilling Permitting Rate Still Way Below Average
As gas prices continue to climb — reaching as high as $5.75 to $6.03 a gallon in some places — the Department of the Interior… Read More
Rep. Tom Graves: My Constituents Overwhelmingly Support Entitlement Reform
Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) — a self-described “pro-life, pro-gun constitutional conservative” — never expected to serve on the House Appropriations Committee. As he puts it,… Read More
As Gas Prices Continue to Climb, House Turns Its Attention to Offshore Drilling
Despite systematically undermining domestic oil production, President Obama has recently said he hopes to drastically decrease America’s dependence on foreign oil. Luckily for the president, congressional Republicans… Read More
Rep. Marsha Blackburn Promises to Undo FCC’s Internet Regulations
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a longtime advocate of Internet freedom, said she’s undaunted by the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to adopt net neutrality rules. Instead,… Read More
300 Economists Counter White House Claim on Taxes
According to a recent White House video explaining the administration’s opposition to extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan… Read More
Tea Party Is Making 2010 the Year of the Conservative Woman
Thanks in part to prominent female leadership in the Tea Party, the upcoming elections look to be “profound” for the conservative woman and their core… Read More
Rep. Bachmann Confused, Unimpressed by President’s Oil Spill Response
For more than 50 days — ever since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded — Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) has been “shocked.” She’s been moved… Read More
Rep. Steve King: Obamacare Repeal Is Still Possible – and Priority #1
In the weeks since President Obama signed his health care plan into law, Republicans have done more to repeal and replace their own rhetoric than… Read More
PBS: Conservatives Embrace New Media
Four years ago this week The Heritage Foundation co-founded a weekly policy discussion for bloggers, online journalists and digital strategists. It started as an off-the-record… Read More
Cornhusker Kickback, Part Deux
Months after making an ill-fated stand for the “Cornhusker Kickback” in health care legislation, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) has again put himself in the spotlight…. Read More
Gingrich: Conservatives Must Be A Movement of “Yes”
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has a message for conservatives if they want to succeed in changing the debate in Washington: conservatives must… Read More
Newt Gingrich Speaks at Heritage Today
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, architect of the “Contract with America” and general chairman of American Solutions, visits The Heritage Foundation today to speak at The… Read More
Reconciliation Bill Adds Even More Taxes
A jubilant President Obama put his signature on health care legislation yesterday, but the work isn’t done quite yet. The U.S. Senate must pass the Reconciliation Act… Read More
In the Green Room: Rep. Camp
Rep. Dave Camp came to Heritage’s weekly bloggers briefing today. He made specific recommendations for health care reform that leaves the individual in charge and… Read More
Smoking Gun of the Housing Crisis
At yesterday’s Bloggers Briefing at Heritage, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, touted a 26-page report that… Read More
