Bryan Berky

About Clay Lightfoot

Bryan spent seven years on Capitol Hill working as a policy advisor for Senator Tom Coburn and Senator James Lankford. During this time, he advised the senators on budget, tax, banking and government oversight issues and served as the senators’ lead staffer on the Banking Committee, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, and the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee. Bryan has assisted in the research and drafting of numerous government oversight reports, including authoring an extensive examination of Congressional mismanagement of the National Park System. Bryan graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in secondary education and minors in history and geography. As a student, he spent four years on the OSU football team’s video crew filming practices and game tape for the coaches and players. Bryan remains an avid supporter of the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Congress Can’t Keep Up

Congressional job approval is notoriously abysmal. The latest polls show only 20% of voters are satisfied with our Legislative Branch. Some level of frustration with Congress will always exist, because … READ MORE

Health Care Price Transparency Will Force Long-Overdue Reform

The Trump Administration recently announced a historic shift toward greater transparency and openness in our healthcare system. On November 15, the administration released a final rule requiring hospitals to post … READ MORE

A Good Tax Idea and a Bad Tax Idea From the GOP

While all eyes are on impeachment, some folks in Washington are still continuing to propose legislation on bread and butter policy issues. Notably, there are two tax policy ideas some … READ MORE

Report: Half of NIH Grantees Failed to Follow Conflict of Interest Law

Two years ago, our organization co-published a report with White Coat Waste on universities’ failure to comply with a federal law requiring them to disclose the source of funding in … READ MORE

Congress’s Love Affair with Judicial Supremacy Continues

“I love the tax bill and a lot of the other things we did...but I think lifetime appointments — not only to the Supreme Court but to the circuit courts … READ MORE

How Do We Pay for the Medicare We Have Now?

When it comes to Medicare, the only subject circulating in the news these days is the debate over Medicare For All and whether there is any way to pay for … READ MORE

Lonely Stances for the Next Generation

News about the sorry state of America’s fiscal affairs is often so frequent and met with such an unenthusiastic response from our political leaders that the warnings appear anticlimactic. This … READ MORE

Do You Know Your Federal Mascots?

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is making the case to "Bag the Swag." The federal government spends $1.4 billion each year on public advertising efforts, including swag, trinkets, and yes, even … READ MORE