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
Debt
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
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
Taxpayers Win With Good Government Bill
Last night, the House unanimously passed the Good Accounting Obligation in Government (GAO-IG) Act. The bill requires federal agencies to report on the status of Government Accountability Office (GAO) and … READ MORE
Congress to CFPB: Step Into the Light
A few weeks ago, we highlighted some of the shady anonymous contracts associated with the often-maligned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) following the purge of its board of advisors. These … READ MORE
Congress Should Think About Debt Like John Adams
It does not take an economist to explain why the United States’ $21 trillion national debt is a financial crisis waiting to happen. National Security Director Dan Coates has even … READ MORE