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Championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Interstate Highway System achieved its goal of connecting Americans from one coast to the other. But it was complete 20 years ago, yet, as we have come to know in Washington, a federal government is never over and no goal is ever fully achieved. Now, the federal government continues to control much of the highway and infrastructure funding. States wait on the federal...

"NO" on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization

Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) currently scores a 98% on our Legislative Scorecard, tying him for the most conservative Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in 2003, Rep. Franks describes himself as a conservative Reagan Republican. Serving his fifth term in Congress, Rep. Franks continues to believe that people and principles should be at the center of political discourse in America. He believes in personal responsibility, free enterprise...

"YES" on the Lee Budget

We continue our Member of the Week segment with a questionnaire with the Congressman. We want you to know the most conservative members of Congress on both a professional and personal level because it's important to see them as real people, not just politicians. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) answers 5 questions, some policy oriented and some personal: Heritage Action: What aspect of government (i.e., program, department, agency) do you want...

Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

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 in Congress, chief among them being Senator Mike Lee's (R-UT) budget, which mirrors the bold...

An issue rarely discussed until the presidential primary was the threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack, or EMP. While few Americans concern themselves with such an issue, the threat does remain. If America was subjected to an EMP attack on our electric infrastructure, we could face the complete loss of our power grid, which would not only create hardship for every citizen but put our nation at serious risk for...

"NO" on Smith-Amash Amendment

CO-SPONSORSHIP of the RAISE Act (Senate)

Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) is currently ranked the most conservative Member of the House from Florida, according to our Legislative Scorecard. He first came to Congress thanks to the Tea Party wave of 2010, and has continued to live up to the conservative ideals he ran on. Born in Lakeland, FL in 1959, Rep. Ross was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in 197...

We continue our Member of the Week segment with a questionnaire with the Congressman. We want you to know the most conservative members of Congress on both a professional and personal level because it's important to see them as real people, not just politicians. Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) answers 5 questions, some policy oriented and some personal: Heritage Action: What aspect of government (i.e., program, department, agency) do you want...

We know that the United States Post Service (USPS) needs to be reformed or it will go bankrupt. The Senate has unfortunately been more interested in trying to provide the Post Office with a $41 billion taxpayer-funded bailout rather than allowing the agency to make the necessary reforms that would bring it back into the black on its own. The Senate ignored the USPS's own suggestions to shut down offices...

Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) currently scores a 92% on our Legislative Scorecard and was elected as part of the Tea Party wave in 2010. He was able to easily defeat incumbent Democrat Harry Mitchell 52% to 43%. Rep. Schweikert was born in Los Angeles, California in 1962. He grew up in Scottsdale, AZ with his adoptive parents and siblings, graduating from Saguaro High School in 1980. He earned his Bachelor's...

"YES" on Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act

Have you ever been to a community pool? Perhaps you've visited a resort or lived in an apartment complex that had several pools and Jacuzzis? Well, thanks to a big-government, nanny-state mandate, those pools and Jacuzzis will soon be required to install a permanent lift to help the disabled into the water. This mandate would impose a huge cost to the pool owners, who are then forced to rip up...

"YES" on the Broun Motion to Instruct Conferees

Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ) currently scores a 96% on our Legislative Scorecard and is ranked the second most conservative of the Arizona delegation. He was first elected to represent Arizona's 1st Congressional district in 2000, after the incumbent retired. The district was redrawn as the 6th district when Arizona gained two Congressional seats after the 2000 census. Rep. Flake was re-elected in 2002 as the representative of the 6th district...

What are the lessons from Wisconsin if Governor Scott Walker prevails in today's recall election? Over at National Review, John Fund provides a rather in-depth answer. Importantly, he says a Walker victory will mean voters view the reforms as working: Walker can claim to have wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes or seeing service cutbacks. Indeed, property taxes fell statewide by 0.4 percent last year, the first...

Amendments to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill