A straightforward observation for most active participants in American political life is that we live in an atmosphere of hyperbolic, overheated rhetoric. In just the past six weeks, media figures … READ MORE
Should it stay or should it go? The filibuster and the Senate’s continuing identity crisis
Retired Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently made waves in political circles with his call for the Senate to get rid of the legislative filibuster — the requirement that … READ MORE
Senator Paul’s Latest Oversight Report Finds $50 Billion in Wasteful Spending
What do Panamanian frogs, an abandoned Civil War-era mental hospital, and the Pakistani film industry have in common? Your tax dollars were spent to support each of them. These are … READ MORE
Congress Says No to Foreign Aid Rescissions, Yes to Australian Elvis Festivals and Copenhagen Comedy Clubs
When word got out that the Trump Administration would be seeking $4 billion in rescissions from foreign aid accounts, Trump faced swift and immediate backlash from leaders on Capitol Hill … READ MORE
Trillion Dollar Deficits as Far as the Analysts Can See
This week’s “Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029” from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the federal government will hit the trillion-dollar deficit mark in … READ MORE
The Latest, Greatest Generational Theft Caper
Like thieves in the night, Congress recently passed a budget deal that raises the debt ceiling and will increase government spending by $320 billion over the next two years before … READ MORE
Where Elizabeth Warren and Republicans Might Have Common Ground on Taxes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made private equity companies a villain of her presidential campaign, and has introduced a big plan to try to punish them. While a lot of her … READ MORE
Senator Enzi’s Plan to Fix the Budget Process
Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a discussion draft containing a series of reforms to fix the broken congressional budget process. The draft contains four main components: … READ MORE