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Unmasking President Biden’s Free Mask Plan
The Biden administration is considering having the U.S. Post Office send masks to every U.S. household.

A Silver Anniversary Worth Noting
A path forward for telecommunications on the 25th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Biden Executive Order on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
The Biden EO will reverse healthcare initiatives that provided more choice to consumers and Medicaid accountability.

High-Speed Rail Is Going Nowhere Fast
States need to hit the brakes on the high-speed rail projects due to how expensive they will cost.

PRO Act will Hurt Gig Economy Workers and Independent Contractors
If the PRO Act passes in Congress, many independent contractor jobs could be lost all over the nation.

Back to the Future on Green Energy
The President's Executive Order to tackle climate change is the most expensive, expansive, and elaborate ever implemented.

Time to Sink the Littoral Combat Ship
Facing a staggering array of technical problems and deficiencies, the time has come to cancel the Littoral Combat Ship.

The Raise the Wage Act will Kill Jobs, Provide Less Pay, and Hurt States
The Raise the Wage Act will kill jobs and hurt states if enacted.

The IRS Continues to Send Checks to Ghosts
Almost 1.1 million payments worth $1.4 billion had been paid to dead people.

Reforms are Needed for Financing the Universal Service Fund
The current funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund is unsustainable and needs to be reviewed.

Killing the XL Pipeline is Not the Way to Build Back Better
President Biden’s campaign promise was to “Build Back Better.” But one of his first actions was to lay off thousands of Keystone XL Pipeline workers, stopping future expansion that would have created 60,000 direct and indirect jobs.

States Should Let Congress Take the Lead on Consumer Privacy Laws
While states should act in the interests of their residents when necessary, privacy is not one of those issues.