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5 Takeaways From Trump’s New Budget Proposal
President Donald Trump delivered his fiscal year 2019 budget request to Congress on Monday, officially kicking off the 2019 budget season. Congress must now do… Read More
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Here’s How Planned Parenthood Is Celebrating Valentine’s Day
Planned Parenthood will celebrate Valentine’s Day by staging a protest on President Donald Trump’s budget cuts, alleging that the budget proposal will be damaging to… Read More
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Businesses Need a Long-Term Renewal of This Expired Program
Last week, Rep. David Reichert, R-Wash., introduced a bill to renew the Generalized System of Preferences program, which expired on Dec. 31. The Generalized System… Read More
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Trump Budget Proposal Projects Deficit Spending for Next Decade
President Donald Trump is proposing a 10-year spending plan that never produces a balanced budget, and increases deficit spending by $7.2 trillion over the next… Read More
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Trump Releases Infrastructure Plan Focused on Deregulation and New Funding
The bulk of the money for President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan wouldn’t come from federal funds, and the plan focuses heavily on… Read More
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How Corporate Tax Cuts Benefit Consumers and the ‘Little Guy’
Since Republicans passed the tax bill last December, the country has seen a wave of hand-wringing and hysteria. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gave voice to the opinion… Read More
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See How Your Lawmakers Voted on the Budget Bill
During a brief halt in government funding early Friday morning, the Senate voted 71-28 to pass a budget deal, pushed by Republican and Democrat leaders,… Read More
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Conservatives Sound the Alarm on Budget Deal
Conservative lawmakers warned that Congress was on track to pass a last-minute budget deal, pushed by Republican and Democrat leaders, that will raise caps on… Read More
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Our Roads and Bridges Are Not Actually Crumbling
In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump described the goal of his infrastructure plans: to cover the nation with “gleaming new roads”… Read More
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Podcast: The Consequences of the Terrible Budget Deal
Just how bad is this new budget deal? The Heritage Foundation’s Justin Bogie joins us to explain what the short-term and long-term consequences of this… Read More
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Good News. Economic Freedom Is Back on the Rise.
Good news: For the first time in a while, the United States isn’t just economically stronger. It’s economically freer. How do we know? Check the… Read More
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The Senate’s Ugly Budget Deal Would Trample on the Success of Tax Reform
The bipartisan budget deal to spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next two years is worse than you think. Not only would it… Read More
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Conservatives Criticize $300 Billion Spending Deal Proposed by Leadership
Conservatives are voicing alarm over a Senate proposal announced Wednesday by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to increase existing… Read More
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5 Things to Know About Congress’ Latest Budget-Busting Deal
Congressional leaders on Wednesday announced their latest budget-busting deal. The plan would provide a much-needed boost to defense spending, but fails in almost all other… Read More
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The Constitutional Amendment That Would Rein in Spending
Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in a big-spending Congress. That’s a misguided vision,… Read More
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I’m From a Family of Farmers. Here’s What Trump Has Done for Our Industry.
In the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump came through on his promise to support rural Americans and agriculture. Unfortunately, many news outlets didn’t… Read More
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8 Examples of Lower Power Bills Because of Tax Cuts
Power companies and the states where they do business say consumers will see lower utility rates due to the tax law from congressional Republicans and… Read More
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Michigan Approves $360 in Weekly Unemployment to a German Shepherd
A Michigan dog owner was surprised to find out that the state approved his German shepherd for weekly unemployment benefits. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency… Read More
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5 Principles the New House Budget Committee Chairman Should Follow in the 2019 Budget
Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas was chosen last month to replace a fellow Republican, Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee, as chairman of the House Budget Committee…. Read More
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New Study Finds Some Licensing Laws Do More Harm Than Good
Occupational licensing, the system wherein workers need a government permission slip to work in certain regulated professions, has drawn attention and scrutiny from supporters of… Read More
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The Gun Industry’s Surprising Take on the Trump Administration
After eight years of President Barack Obama, you’d think that firearms owners—and the entire firearms industry—would be dancing with joy at the presidency of Donald… Read More
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US Sees Modest Gains in Economic Freedom Under Trump
The United States gained a higher score in the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom published Friday by The Heritage Foundation. The score of the… Read More
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To Promote Human Flourishing, Economic Freedom Must Be Increased
We live in a Golden Age of economic progress. People living today enjoy long lives, good health, and high standards of living unimagined just a… Read More
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7 Reasons Earmarks Are a Very Bad Idea
Earmarks could be making a comeback. Before a Republican-led Congress banned earmarks back in 2011, lawmakers used earmarks to send funds directly to specific projects… Read More
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Senator Questions CBO’s Political Neutrality Over Obamacare Numbers
The Congressional Budget Office’s overestimation of future enrollment in Obamacare raises questions about the agency’s commitment to nonpartisanship, one of the Senate’s prominent budget experts… Read More
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The Federal Government Shouldn’t Build a 5G Network
National security officials reportedly are considering federal funding and construction of a faster, higher capacity nationwide wireless network to counter a similar effort by the… Read More
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5 Ways Trump’s New Tariffs Will Hurt Americans
On Jan. 23, President Donald Trump signed two proclamations imposing tariffs and quotas on imports of solar cells and modules, large residential washers, and washer… Read More
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Trump Has Done Much to Boost the Economy. But Here’s 1 Big Step He Could Take to Encourage Growth.
“America is open for business.” In his measured speech to the World Economic Forum, President Donald Trump highlighted his administration’s economic reforms and pointed to… Read More
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What’s at Stake for US Farmers and Ranchers in NAFTA Renegotiations
The current NAFTA renegotiations between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have major implications for American farmers, ranchers, and consumers, as shown by a new Heritage… Read More
