Washington - This morning, the Department of Labor issued its new, finalized overtime rule affecting salary exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

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Blog Articles · Feb 15, 2016 · Budget and Spending, Regulation

Concerns Emerge on House FAA Overhaul

Last week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked up the Aviation, Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act (H.R. 4441), a 273-page piece of...

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Blog Articles · Oct 5, 2015 · Budget and Spending, Regulation

Bill Lifting Crude Oil Export Ban Contains $500 Million Earmark for Labor Unions

On Friday, the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 702, a bill which would lift the decades-old embargo on exporting crude oil. Under...

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Blog Articles · Sep 29, 2015 · Budget and Spending, Cronyism, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Regulation , Social Issues, Taxes

MEMO: Conservative Expectations on House Leadership Races

To: Interested Parties From: Heritage Action for America Date: September 30, 2015 Subject: Conservative Expectations on House Leadership Races Read the entire memo. The...

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Blog Articles · Jul 17, 2015 · Infrastructure, Regulation

Claim and Fact: Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA)

Claim: TEA does not fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) TEA reduces the federal role in transportation once prior obligations of the HTF are...

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Press Releases · Jul 6, 2015 · Regulation

House to Vote on A-PLUS, a Conservative Alternative to NCLB

Washington -- This evening, the House Rules Committee reversed course and made an amendment offered by Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) and Rep. Ron DeSantis...

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