Today, President Obama will release his Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) budget. Instead of serving as the President’s reelection blueprint, the budget will be a ringing indictment of his failure on everything from deficits and spending to jobs and health care costs. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) said it was a “complete political document.” If [...]
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The Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Dependence on Government
February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For the past 10 years, The Heritage Foundation has compiled data to create an Index of Dependence on Government. It is used to measure exactly what it title implies: the percentage of Americans who depend on the government just to survive. While this number has been steadily increasing since 1962, the year for which measurement [...]
Transportation Bill Coming Today
January 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This afternoon, House Republicans are expected to drop a transportation bill that will fund the department at roughly the current level. The bill will fund the department for five years and shift some authority back to the states. Unfortunately, the bill is not what is necessary in our current climate of massive budget deficits. It [...]
Ideas, not Bipartisanship, Should be the Goal
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Calling for bipartisanship has become a crutch in Washington As 2010 renewed small-government arguments in Washington, the Establishment in Washington has been crying for bipartisanship as the country realized that big-government solutions are an anathema to our recovery. Not surprisingly, the e idea is popular among journalists too. Too many in Washington still cling to [...]
In Case you Missed It: Rep. Lamborn (R-CO) Chat
January 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last night, nearly 2,000 people joined our live State of the Union chat with Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Joining Rep. Lamborn was his wife and members of his congressional staff, along with several members of Heritage Action.
