08/14/17 Filed in:
Political SystemThe president was elected with a change agenda, but the establishment isn’t cooperating. Time for a COS? Read More...Tags: Convention of States project, President Donald Trump, deficit spending, regulatory bloat, Congressional Review Act, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Susan Collins, K Steet lobbyists, Veteran's Administration, John Koskinen, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, GovCare, Special Counsel Robert Meuller, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, James Comey, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, David Rivkin, simulated COS, Balanced Budget Amendment, debt limit amendment, Congressional term limits, Jerry Martin, Ken Quinn, Conservative Caucus of Delaware
08/07/17 Filed in:
RegulationsMany non-energy regulations have been dispatched, but big projects like overhauling Dodd-Frank are lagging. Read More...Tags: Congressional Review Act, Stream Buffer Rule, George Orwell, Dodd-Frank Act, CHOICE Act, Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Rahm Emanuel, Daniel Kerrick, Richard Cordray, anti-arbitration rule, class action lawsuits
02/27/17 Filed in:
SpendingThe president will have an ideal forum tomorrow night to urge doing what’s needed to balance the budget. Read More...Tags: federal debt, debt ceiling, government shutdown, continuing resolution, Fiscal year 2018 budget, Budget Hero, balance the budget, deficits , discretionary spending, net interest, Heritage Foundation budget plan, GovCare, Medicaid, repeal and replace, high risk pools, border adjustments, carbon tax, Congressional Review Act, president's address to Congress
02/06/17 Filed in:
RegulationsRollback of counterproductive regulations is crucial and would justify changing Senate rules (if need be). Read More...Tags: cost of regulations, regulatory swamp, reversing executive actions, reversing regiulations, changing legislation, Congressional Review Act, Sen. Tom Carper, Todd Gaziano, coalition letter on CRA, Sen. Chris Coons, Tom Pruiitt, Betsy DeVos, financial market "core principles", Dodd-Frank Act, fiduciary duty rule, judge Neil Gorsuch, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Tom McClintock
02/01/16 Filed in:
Political SystemHouse Speaker Paul Ryan wants the GOP to offer concrete conservative proposals in November, but satisfying everyone may not be easy. Read More...Tags: Speaker Paul Ryan, Ronal Reagan, Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, regular order, Republican retreat, positive message, Charles Krauthammer, ISIS, 21st-century military, fix the tax code, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congressional Review Act, REINS Act, Clean Power Plan, presidential vetoes, Reconciliation Act, Rep. Fred Upton, War on Poverty, social safety nets, compassionate conservatism, Kemp forum, rubberstamp Congress, filibuster, Rep. Tom Franks, government shutdown
Whatever the outcome of the 2016 elections, conservatives will have a lot of lost ground to recover. Read More...Tags: total federal debt, budget resolution, budget deal, targeted spending cuts, GDP growth , jobless rate, workforce participation rate, Federal Reserve, cost of regulations, Clean Power Plan, EPA, healthcare insurance bailout, CFPB, Congressional Review Act, FORM Act