GOP ‘prove we can govern’ test fails on spending bills
Now we know why Harry Reid never wanted any appropriations bills to come to the floor under normal order when he was Majority Leader.The...
YMCA helps to make water safety a priority
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Carolyn J. Stefanik YMCA
Summer is...
House defunds Internet giveaway—again
“I think they see now that this is actually a good thing for the Internet.”That was Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)...
A fresh look at junk mail
I’ve discovered the wonderful world of petty mail-order junk. I love it. A computer is a grand tool for opening the world of spending...
The Ex-Im Bank: By doing nothing, Congress sides with taxpayers and basic market principles
The Ex-Im Bank has become a key talking point in the 2016 presidential campaign, but most people don’t even know what it is or...
21 things Congress could defund in Commerce, Science, and Justice
This week the House of Representatives is taking up the appropriations bill for Commerce, Science and Justice. This is an opportunity for Congress to...
Is the Ex-Im Bank even needed?
A recent response from the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made by Americans for Limited Government sheds...
Your midyear financial checkup
Setting a few hours aside for a midyear financial checkup in June or July can help you review how you’re doing with savings, investing,...
Obama’s loaded gun on trade
If 2016 does not work out the way every one hopes, Republicans will have nobody to blame but themselves.Votes in favor of trade authority...
Why run for office?
I spend a fair amount of time talking to students and other young people about Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something....