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The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 is a massive piece of legislation crosses five out of six red lines laid out by The Heritage Foundation. Broadly, it hikes spending while doing little to reduce bureaucracy and limit the role of the federal government.

The Electrify Africa Act of 2014 (H.R. 2548), which includes a three-year reauthorization of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Created in 1969, OPIC is a taxpayer-backed federal agency that subsidizes private domestic companies investing in foreign countries.

The Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act of 2013 (H.R. 863) would create a commission to study placing the NWHM on a location on the national mall.

The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 claims to promote energy savings in industrial and commercial buildings. The bill provides taxpayer-funded federal incentives to make building and manufacturing processes more efficient, but these “incentives” would burden taxpayers and consumers alike while producing no tangible benefits. They are also duplicative of federal and state efforts.

How do you convince skeptical congressional Republicans and their even more skeptical conservative constituents to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank in the fall? The Ex-Im Bank has just made two new hires, who they think will make the task easier. Without questioning their qualifications in communicating ideas, it's notable that they are liberals whose roots are in party politics. Matthew Bevens has been hired as the Bank's senior communications advisor. He...

"NO" On the Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill

Washington lawmakers are pushing for a House vote on legislation (H.R. 435 and H.R.2377) that would grant amnesty to those living in the United States illegally in exchange for military service. Having served in the United States Marine Corps, I can attest that this is a misguided approach. Amnesty is wrong and undermines the rule of law by encouraging future unlawful immigration. This proposal would add insult to injury. Allowing...

Washington - Today, Heritage Action announced it would key vote against Rep. Jeff Denham's (R-CA) ENLIST Act (H.R. 2377) if it or any similar legislation is brought to the House floor. In a post yesterday, Heritage Action's south central regional coordinator Wade Miller, himself a combat veteran, explained using military service as a mechanism for backdoor amnesty is wrong: Allowing DREAMers-unlawful immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors-to acquire lawful...

A coalition of conservative organizations has sent the following letter to the Senate to express opposition to the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill: Dear Senator: We are writing to urge you to vote "no" on the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 (S.2262). Touted as a non-controversial, "everybody wins" energy bill, the reality is the legislation dramatically oversteps the role of the federal government and wastes taxpayer money in...

"NO" on the Commission to Study National Women's History Museum

"NO" on the Electrify Africa Act of 2014 (OPIC Reauthorization)

The fight to end the cronyism and corporate welfare for wealthy, multinational corporations perpetuated by the Export-Import Bank continues to heat up every day. Delta Air Lines Inc. is one American company being disadvantaged by the Bank's practices of giving subsidies to their foreign competitors. Delta Air Lines Inc. has other ideas. Pilots and flight attendants for the Atlanta-based carrier have been canvassing the halls of Congress this week to...

The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act of 2014 would empower states to develop their own accreditation systems to accredit colleges, individual courses within colleges, apprenticeship programs, and curricula.

In an attempt to appeal to a broader swath of Americans -- especially conservatives -- proponents of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank are invoking Ronald Reagan's support of the Bank while he was president. Specifically, they cite a letter Reagan signed praising the Bank on its 50th anniversary. But are assertions that Reagan was a wholehearted backer of the Bank true? Veronique De Rugy says there is a lot more to...

Our nation's energy policy has not undergone substantial, congressional-driven change since 2007. And yes, that was the year Washington decided to ban the incandescent light bulb. Fortunately, conservatives in Congress are now developing innovative, free-market solutions that promise to create and secure jobs while reducing everyday costs for all Americans. I run through four of the most impressive bills in my Foundry column this week: Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has...

"NO" on EXPIRE Act

Washington -- Today, Heritage Action announced it would key vote against the National Defense Authorization Act if the ENLIST Act (H.R. 2377), which is also a key vote, is added as an amendment to the NDAA. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: Advancing an amnesty-first agenda on the backs of our brave men and women in the military is deplorable. The ENLIST Act...

"NO" on the WRDA Conference Report

With the ENLIST Act headed for final defeat in the House Rules Committee today, it's important to make one final argument. This week in my Breitbart column, I explain why, as a Marine and combat veteran, I oppose legislation that exchanges amnesty for military service: It is a privilege to serve in America's all volunteer force, and that service instills some of the most valuable virtues a citizen could hope...

Proponents of the WRDA legislation have made much about the legislation being "earmark free." Now while the bill seems to comport with the current earmark moratorium, it does fund or expand previous earmarks. A headline in the Washington Examiner this morning said it all: Earmarks may be dead, but pet projects live on. For instance, the bill increases the cost share for the Olmsted Lock and Dam in Kentucky from...