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Members Introduce Bill to Permanently Ban Earmarks
Legislation has been introduced to make the moratorium on congressional earmarks permanent.
Congress’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Would Create a Dangerous Black Market
If this bill becomes law, it will create a health crisis that could have been avoided.
The Return of Earmarks is Cancelled, For Now
House Democrats abandoned a plan to return to an open system of earmarking.
Moonshine Vaping Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood
The FDA and Congress are moving fast to ban all flavors used in vaping devices.
Bernie’s $150 Billion Broadband Boondoggle
Government-owned broadband networks often overbuild existing networks and waste taxpayer dollars.
Medicaid: The Feds Have Failed To Stop the Waste and Mismanagement, Let The States Try
Medicaid is losing billions to waste, fraud, and abuse, and the program is crushing state budgets The feds haven’t been able to fix it. Let the states try.
New USDA SNAP Rules and Work Requirements Come at the Perfect Time for Job Seekers
The December 2019 jobs report, released on January 10, 2020 confirms what everyone already knows; the economy is strong and the jobs market is robust. The U.S. added 145,000 new jobs in December, the unemployment rate persisted at a fifty-year low of 3.5 percent, and average earnings rose slightly, with the year over year gain at […]
New USDA Rule Will Help Reduce SNAP Abuse and Encourage Work
The program today has little meaningful oversight and is persistently susceptible to fraud.
Trick: The National Debt Will Haunt Us Forever
A grave $1.7 trillion to the national debt will be piled on over the next 10 years.