Legislators added $1.7 billion worth of earmarks to fund the acquisition of 16 JSFs.
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.
Members Introduce Bill to Permanently Ban Earmarks
Legislation has been introduced to make the moratorium on congressional earmarks permanent.
Additional Delays for the KC-46
The troubled tanker’s delays will have knock-on effects, raising costs.
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.
New USDA SNAP Rules and Work Requirements Come at the Perfect Time for Job Seekers
The December 2019 jobs report, released on January 10, 2020 confirms what everyone already knows; the economy is strong and the jobs market is robust. The U.S. added 145,000 new jobs in December, the unemployment rate persisted at a fifty-year low of 3.5 percent, and average earnings rose slightly, with the year over year gain at […]
New USDA Rule Will Help Reduce SNAP Abuse and Encourage Work
The program today has little meaningful oversight and is persistently susceptible to fraud.
The End to the Chicago Teacher Strike Underscores Pension Crisis
While Windy City children can finally start heading back to school, the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) 11-day strike resulted in no reform, to the detriment of students, taxpayers, and the fiscal health of the entire state of Illinois. With a median salary of $78,000, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers make more than 60 percent of […]
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.