Last night, the Senate voted on five different budgets, including Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) Budget (S.Con.Res.44), a plan based off of The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream.” The Heritage Foundation analyzed the budget dynamics: “Compare the President’s proposal — and Reid’s total lack of a proposal — with the four plans offered by conservatives [...]

Last night, the House of Representatives voted on amendments to the Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R.5326). Heritage Action key voted three out of many good amendments; one to eliminate the Economic Development Administration (EDA), one to increase funding for the failed COPS program, and one to eliminate the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). [...]

Last Thursday, the Senate voted on a reauthorization and expansion of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which makes domestic violence – typically handled by state and local governments – a federal crime. The reauthorization of VAWA also broadened the definition of the word “women” to also mean “men,” by allowing homosexual men, transgenders, and [...]

On Friday, the House voted on its version of the student loan interest rate extension, H.R.4628, which would keep interest rates on taxpayer-subsidized loans at 3.4% for one year. To pay for the bill, the House wanted to take money away from Obamacare, essentially making the unpopular law a slush fund for increased spending that [...]

This week delivered several “telling” votes, allowing the American people to see who in the Senate is really looking out for their best interests. While the transportation bill eventually passed, twenty-two senators stood up for the American people and said “no” to higher spending. It turned out to be a contentious battle that is causing [...]