Blog Articles · Sep 19, 2016 · Budget and Spending, Cronyism

Excessive Suspensions Raise Conservative Concerns

Avoiding Accountability This week the House of Representatives is expected to pass a large number of bills (49) under the suspension of the rules...

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Blog Articles · Jul 27, 2016 · Budget and Spending

Postal Service Bailout: Claims and Responses

On July 12, 2016, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) rushed to pass legislation bailing out the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)-the so-called Postal...

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Blog Articles · Jul 10, 2016 · Budget and Spending

The Wrong Way to do Postal Reform

This week the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a markup of the 2016 Postal Service Reform Act. Postal reform has been...

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Blog Articles · May 17, 2016 · Budget and Spending

Defund HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

Background On July 8, 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finalized language for a new housing regulation named the Affirmatively Furthering...

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Blog Articles · May 10, 2016 · Budget and Spending, Defense and National Security

House NDAA Budget Gimmick

Next week the House will take up the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), setting forth funding authorization levels and laws that guide our...

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Blog Articles · Apr 28, 2016 · Budget and Spending

Puerto Rico and the PROMESA Act: Claims and Responses

Claim: If conservatives don't agree to this bill, the alternative is a $72 billion bailout package. Response: Things are going to get worse in...

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