Blog Articles · Apr 6, 2018 · Budget and Spending

GOP Should Exercise Fiscal Restraint through the Impoundment Control Act

Background Passed in 1974, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act establishes a process for cancelling unnecessary funding to executive branch agencies. Under this...

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Press Releases · Feb 28, 2018 · Budget and Spending

Senate Confirms Russ Vought

Washington—After months of delay, the United States Senate confirmed Russ Vought, former vice president at Heritage Action, to be Deputy Director of the Office...

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Press Releases · Feb 7, 2018 · Agriculture , Budget and Spending, Healthcare

Heritage Action Opposes $300 Billion Budget Deal

Washington—This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to increase the existing statutory budget caps by $300 billion over...

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Press Releases · Oct 16, 2017 · Agriculture , Budget and Spending

Heritage Action will Score Vote-A-Rama Amendments

Washington—This afternoon, the Senate began consideration of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71). Heritage Action views this particular budget, which...

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Press Releases · Oct 4, 2017 · Agriculture , Budget and Spending

Heritage Action Opposes $16 Billion Bailout of Federal Flood Program

Washington—On Wednesday, the Trump administration submitted a $29 billion disaster supplemental request to Congress. The request included $12.77 billion for the Federal Emergency Management...

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Blog Articles · Sep 4, 2017 · Budget and Spending

September Legislative Calendar: An Opportunity for Fiscal Responsibility

Congress will return from August recess September 5th and have a mere 12 legislative days to address a number of "must pass" legislative priorities...

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