Nearly all of the programs that received earmarks last year in the relevant appropriations bills were funded again in the Senate omnibus bill. It appears that Senators loaded up the bill with the same old earmarks.
Treat: President Trump Issues Some Sweet Executive Orders
Adds $33 billion in savings from deregulation in the first two years of the Trump administration.
Trick: There Are a Dreadful Number of Earmarks
The cost of earmarks in FY 2019 was a horrifying $15.3 billion.
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Treat: Have Some Candy and Legally Bet on Your Favorite Sports Team
States with legal sports betting are thriving and bringing home the candied bacon.
Trick: The Socialism Apocalypse Is Upon Us
Socialist policies are rising from the dead and taking over like an infectious disease.
CBA’s Criticism of Senate Testimony on C-Band Is Ludicrous
CAGW reiterates its position that only the FCC should conduct an auction of c-band spectrum rather than allowing foreign satellite companies to benefit at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.
Price Controls for Dummies
Democrats should learn what price controls REALLY mean.
Best Laid Plans: Another USPS IG Report, Another Failed Attempt to Save Money
As has been pointed out repeatedly in the past few years, United States Postal Service (USPS) management continues to struggle mightily to enact efficiencies or carve out savings from its operations. And this continues to be the case despite the dramatic drop in mail volume and USPS Postmaster General (PMG) Megan Brennan’s regular declarations and […]
Senate Budget Committee Makes Budget Reports Available for the Public Online
The Senate Budget Committee’s Chairman has introduced a new budget scorekeeping report on the Budget Committee’s website to provide a regular accounting of budget developments.
FHFA Director Calabria is the Watchdog Taxpayers Deserve
Mark Calabria is moving FHFA in a new direction and making taxpayers his top priority. Under the apathetic five-year tenure of FHFA Director Mel Watt, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) pursued risky private-sector strategies and an expansionary agenda, abusing the comforts of government control and exposing taxpayers to the risk of another massive bailout. Director […]