Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced earlier this year the Senate would be canceling the 2018 August recess in order to pass important legislation, funding bills, and Presidential nominees. The … READ MORE
Archives for July 2018
Hearing Witness to Congress: Over 50% of All Health Care is Waste
Recently, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on reducing health care costs and improving quality and value for patients. The first of many … READ MORE
Our Government Has A Bad Case of the Dumbs
The official test results have come in and a diagnosis has finally been given. It’s taken longer than one would have preferred, but Americans now know what’s afflicting public policy. … READ MORE
Pursuit’s Weekly QuizCap
Welcome to the weekly QuizCap, a fun way to test your knowledge on what’s going on in Washington. This week we highlight one party's hypocrisy, a museum that's no laughing … READ MORE
Government Bugs…Not The Kind You Think
This week, the Senate is considering a package of spending bills that fund a variety of programs and activities, like the IRS, food stamps, housing grants, national parks, and cricket … READ MORE
In The Floodplain: National Flood Insurance Program Explainer
May 23rd, 2019 Update: Congress is set once again to pass a short-term extension through September 30th without any reforms. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire … READ MORE
BREAKING: Government Is Rigged In Favor of Generational Debt
No, that isn’t hyperbole. It’s just the latest headline from Captain Obvious. Millennials and future generations are being saddled with unfathomable debt at an extraordinary rate and neither party in … READ MORE
Sports Stadium Subsidies Continue Unabated, Despite No Good Justification
First Featured In The Washington Examiner Less than two miles from the Capitol building sits the brand new Audi Field. Home of the D.C. United soccer team, the new stadium … READ MORE