Got waste? Let's eliminate billions in corporate farm subsidies.
Our new Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, is committed to reforming the sector and creating “.Effective and efficient nutrition programs. “On her first day she wasWe have committed to bringing greater efficiency to USDA” and “Stop wasted spending.” If she is serious about eliminating waste, she will be looking at the wasteful missions and billions of […]
I was shot 14 years ago today. Let's build on progress made to reduce gun violence.
There's nothing like the beginning of a new Congress. Like all students heading into the new school year, there is both excitement and anxiety in the air. You will find yourself standing on the floor of the House of Representatives with 434 of your colleagues from all over the country. Many of them have nothing […]
Progressives align with DOGE on defense cuts: ‘Let's play ball’
Billionaire Elon Musk's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attracting attention from an unlikely corner of the political spectrum: the left. Progressives are unlikely to support much of what Musk and his partner, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, are aiming to do with DOGE, which is to cut about $2 trillion from the federal government, and […]
Enough with the debt denial. Let's dig out from this hole.
As former chairmen of the House Republican and Democratic campaign committees, we understand the pressures of election year politics. Candidates tend to avoid uncomfortable topics, exaggerate differences, and make promises aimed at rewarding voters with new benefits or tax cuts that appear to improve their lives. But underlying all this is the existential crisis this […]
The Fed finally cut interest rates — but let's not get too excited just yet
This week, the Federal Reserve Announced Cut the federal funds rate that it charges member banks by 50 basis points (0.5 percentage points). The expected effect would be that banks, with their reduced costs, would be able to charge customers lower interest rates on loans, and the cost of capital would fall, making capital more […]