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Biden's Broadband Boondoggle

American Thinker: President Joe Biden plans to spend $100 billion or more on broadband infrastructure.

June 2, 2021
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Financial market transactions should not be taxed or restricted

The Hill: Both the FTT and new short selling regulations would cause significant disruption to financial transactions and reduced returns for tens of millions of investors.

May 18, 2021
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Earmarks Are Corrupt, Costly, and Inequitable

Joint op-ed from Sen. Ernst and CAGW President Tom Schatz in NRO.

March 1, 2021
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Earmarks are inequitable, corrupt, and costly — they should not be brought back

The Hill: Earmarks contain many hidden costs.

January 4, 2021
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Price Controls Have Never Worked, And They Won’t Work On Drug Prices

Daily Caller: Price controls distort markets, create shortages and exacerbate the problem they are intended to solve.

October 2, 2020
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Leaving servicemembers and their families in moving limbo

FNN: Challenges to a $20 billion moving contract create uncertainty for the 400,000 military families.

August 7, 2020
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Our coronavirus economic recovery requires us to get rid of earmarks

FBN: For the third year in a row, members of Congress have set a record for the cost of earmarks during the supposed earmark moratorium.

July 15, 2020
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The consequences of anti-free market regulations on the gig economy

OC Register: AB 5 has led to the loss of work for independent contractors in every imaginable industry.

June 30, 2020
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The USPS Will Not Be Saved with More Money

Fox Business: The United States Postal Service’s financial situation was dire long before the virus arrived.

June 15, 2020
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Community Development Block Grants have no role in fighting coronavirus

The Hill: One clear example of unnecessary spending is the $5 billion appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).

April 30, 2020
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Government Price Controls on Medical Bills Will Harm Patients

Inside Sources: Top-down federal price controls won't “fix” surprise billing.

March 31, 2020
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What Life Would Be Like on Planet Bernie

Economic Standard: In a galaxy not too far away and a little too close to Earth lies Planet Bernie.

March 30, 2020

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