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The two-year agreement would raise the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) caps by $322 billion and suspend the debt ceiling until July 31, 2021. If enacted into law, this Mnuchin-Pelosi budget deal would be the most fiscally egregious deal in recent years and would create annual deficits on par with President Obama’s.

A $15 minimum wage would eliminate millions of jobs: A recent Congressional Budget Office study predicted that if Congress were to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, 1.3 million and possibly 3.7 million or more jobs could be lost by 2025. A 2011 Heritage Foundation estimate was even bleaker. It estimated a $15 minimum wage would lead to 7 million lost jobs. A $15 minimum wage hurts low-income and...

Washington—After months of Congressional inaction, the administration this week took a needed step to address the growing border crisis by issuing an interim rule to change asylum application rules, prohibiting migrants who have traveled through a third country to apply for asylum in the U.S. if they failed to apply for asylum in the country they passed through. From May 2017 to May 2019, border apprehensions increased by over 900%...

Washington—This week, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced legislation to prevent the federal government from issuing credit, making grants, purchasing debt, or otherwise bailing out bankrupt states. State and local governments currently have $6 trillion in unfunded pension promises, and Sen. Young's legislation would ensure that federal taxpayers will not be forced to fulfill those debts. Heritage Action released the following statement...

The House and Senate have now passed their FY2020 National Defense Authorization Acts, and Congress will soon establish a Conference Committee to help resolve differences between each chamber’s version. As conferees are soon to be named, Heritage Action urges the Conference Committee to drop several partisan provisions baked into the House version. While the bipartisan Senate version, S. 1790, received 88 votes, the House’s bill included numerous partisan “poison...

This week, the House is expected to vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, followed by the Senate next week.

This week, the House is expected to vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, followed by the Senate next week.

Washington—Heritage Action released the following statement from Vice President Jessica Anderson in response to today's vote in the House of Representatives to pass the "Bipartisan Budget Act": On behalf of the millions of Americans who support a fiscally responsible federal government, Heritage Action for America thanks every representative who took a stand and opposed today's budget bill. Every "no" vote was a vote against increasing spending and for generations of...

Washington—Today, Heritage Action for America released the results of three opinion polls conducted across the nation in 2019. Each poll built upon the results of the previous to provide a targeted look at what animates voters in strategic areas across the country. Together, the polls reveal a roadmap for conservatives to build a policy agenda that improves the lives of Americans and creates a winning coalition for 2020. An in-depth...

The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act (S. 2339 / H.R. 4098), introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), would empower states to develop their own accreditation systems to accredit colleges, individual courses within colleges, apprenticeship and vocational training programs, and curricula. It would also increase much-needed transparency in student outcomes, simplify federal student loan programs, and hold universities partially accountable for high student loan default rates.

The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act (S. 2339 / H.R. 4098), introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), would empower states to develop their own accreditation systems to accredit colleges, individual courses within colleges, apprenticeship and vocational training programs, and curricula. It would also increase much-needed transparency in student outcomes, simplify federal student loan programs, and hold universities partially accountable for high student loan default rates.

The two-year agreement would raise the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) caps by $322 billion and suspend the debt ceiling until July 31, 2021. If enacted into law, this Mnuchin-Pelosi budget deal would be the most fiscally egregious deal in recent years and would create annual deficits on par with President Obama’s.

Washington—Today, Heritage Action released the following statement from Executive Director Tim Chapman in response to the administration's new "public charge" rule: Heritage Action applauds the administration’s new public charge rule. America has always welcomed immigrants who seek to work hard to contribute to our society, and this rule will ensure those individuals have access to the limited pool of green cards.Heritage Action polling shows that Americans’ greatest concern with illegal...

Washington—Today, Jessica Anderson, Vice President of Heritage Action, issued the following statement in response to Planned Parenthood officially withdrawing from the Title X Family Planning program rather than comply with the Trump administration's Protect Life rule: Planned Parenthood just chose abortion over health care yet again. Yesterday, they gave up millions of dollars of funding for health care for low-income women by refusing to separate their Title X family planning...

Click here for a PDF version. August 29, 2019 317 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Surprise medical billing is an unfair business practice in which some medical providers engage to the detriment of patients. The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) should be commended for attempting to right this wrong on behalf of consumers. Surprise medical billing is one component of an overall...

The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act (S. 2339 / H.R. 4098), introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), would empower states to develop their own accreditation systems to accredit colleges, individual courses within colleges, apprenticeship and vocational training programs, and curricula. It would also increase much-needed transparency in student outcomes, simplify federal student loan programs, and hold universities partially accountable for high student loan default rates.