Legislation has been introduced to make the moratorium on congressional earmarks permanent.
NASA’s Flawed Mission to the Moon
In an era of flourishing commercial alternatives, NASA should reevaluate the manner in which it pursues space flight.
The Return of Earmarks is Cancelled, For Now
House Democrats abandoned a plan to return to an open system of earmarking.
CBO’s 2020 Economic Outlook Shows Trillion-Dollar Deficits Are Here To Stay
Unsurprisingly, the United States’ fiscal outlook remains dreadful.
Medicaid: The Feds Have Failed To Stop the Waste and Mismanagement, Let The States Try
Medicaid is losing billions to waste, fraud, and abuse, and the program is crushing state budgets The feds haven’t been able to fix it. Let the states try.
Congress Should not Specify Advanced Technology for Aviation Safety and Efficiency
Congress should not pick winners and losers in FAA’s bid to improve safety and efficiency.
Senate Omnibus Likely Loaded with Old Earmarks
Nearly all of the programs that received earmarks last year in the relevant appropriations bills were funded again in the Senate omnibus bill. It appears that Senators loaded up the bill with the same old earmarks.
Senate DOD Appropriations Bill Lacks House JEDI Guardrails
In the ongoing saga of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud services contract, the bill and report language for S. 2474, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2020 was filed by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on September 12, 2019. Unlike its House of Representatives counterpart, H.R. […]
Can Congress Prevent Another Government Shutdown?
Both chambers need to reach an agreement on government spending.
NIH Should Close Montana Facility to Pay for $1.3 Billion of Repairs
Current state of NIH facilities could undermine life saving research.