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In 1991, Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker decried the state’s “orgies of spending,” and said his income tax proposal—which would include fiscal discipline—would balance the books. Connecticut… Read More
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In a Sept. 14 speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called on his colleagues to honor a historical promise that simply doesn’t… Read More
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Conservative lawmakers and groups who oppose the Export-Import Bank are squaring off against their Republican and Democratic counterparts who want to use a must-pass funding… Read More
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Imagine, for a moment, that you’re running a restaurant (and if you are already, congratulations). Imagine, further, that every month you serve more and more… Read More
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The internet, an “oasis of freedom,” could become much less free if the United States doesn’t keep guardianship over it, Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday… Read More
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Before committing to legislation that will increase deficits, Congress should evaluate interest costs to see how much a proposal will truly cost over time. Interest… Read More
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President Barack Obama will be speaking this week for the last time during his presidency to annual dinners for black and Hispanic members of Congress,… Read More
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Sen. Ted Cruz’s latest showdown with the Obama administration over the White House plan to give up control of the internet could help bring wayward… Read More
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Members of Congress need to be held individually responsible if they allow President Barack Obama to hand the internet over to international control next month,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Heritage Foundation has released an in-depth and unique report that analyzes the question of whether agricultural producers and ranchers need government intervention in order… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Behind virtually every U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is one or several lawmakers who try to use the agency to deliver unnecessary and wasteful… Read More
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Small businesses are America’s backbone. They employ more than half of America’s workforce, and for every large business (more than 500 employees), there are 1,500… Read More
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House Republicans huddling in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning weren’t strategizing to defeat Democrats. They were trying to quell dissension inside their ranks… Read More
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data this week showing that the ratio of unemployed people per job opening remains at the lowest it has… Read More
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Of the 8 million unionized, private sector employees in the United States, 94 percent have never voted for their own labor union representation. An hourly… Read More
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To meet current obligations, the government will need $10 billion more next year, forcing Congress to make new cuts, according to lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget office. … Read More
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Less than two months after Congress passed a package aimed to provide financial relief for Puerto Rico, the Obama administration is already at it again—this… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August employment report showed little change in the labor market. Employers added a net 151,000 jobs. That rate of job… Read More
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Do you want to watch a movie at home without hearing profanities? There’s a filter for that. VidAngel is a video filtering service started by… Read More
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President Barack Obama heads to China on Friday to participate in his final G-20 leaders summit—marking a legacy critics say has left America weaker on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A general economic principle is that any law or regulation that restricts market entry tends to impose the greatest burden on those who can be… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the decades since The Heritage Foundation began publishing its annual Index of Economic Freedom in 1995, the world has witnessed profound advances in economic… Read More
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The phrase “income inequality” has a lot going for it. It’s catchy and memorable, and “inequality” breeds an immediate emotional response—contempt for the existence of… Read More
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Last December, lobbyists successfully resurrected one of their favorite corporate cash cows: the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a government agency dedicated to subsidizing wealthy and well-connected businesses… Read More
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House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has reignited the debate over state taxes on out-of-state (mostly internet-based) sales in releasing draft legislation to allow such… Read More
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Fresh after Congress and the White House scored the largest transportation spending package in a decade, both presidential candidates this year are proposing billions in… Read More
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In an alleged attempt to increase the income of certain salaried employees, the Obama administration issued a new overtime rule, set to take effect Dec…. Read More
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According to recent reports, companies are giving wide swaths of their workforces raises without the government dictating it. Some of the companies that have done… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Congress left town this August for an extended recess without passing a budget or any required spending bills, and spending has largely been ignored as… Read More
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Ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft again made headlines this week. In Pittsburgh, Uber announced plans to begin the world’s first self-driving vehicle pilot program…. Read More
