Mike Needham is chief executive officer of Heritage Action for America. Read his research.
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Congressional Republicans were elected to repeal Obamacare. They may run this year as the politicians who saved it. Since late last year, GOP leaders have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
An open letter to President Donald J. Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan. As you meet this weekend at Camp… Read More
EconomyCommentary
After nearly 11 months of careening from one disappointment to another, Congress is on the verge of a major breakthrough on tax reform. I won’t… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Republican senators are reportedly working on a so-called “skinny repeal” of Obamacare. While details remain sparse, no one should mistake this last-minute effort for being… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No two campaigns for the presidency are the same, and few were as surprising or unconventional as President Donald Trump’s nomination and subsequent victory. It… Read More
Health CareCommentary
“When you look at where we are, there’s over 85 percent of this bill that has universal agreement among Republicans.” That was the message from… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Most conservative health care experts are panning House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health care plan, which would keep in place the fundamental architecture of Obamacare. Rather than… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Earlier this month, voters all across the country shocked the political and media establishments. America’s message was simple: We are tired of corrupt insider dealing… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Banning congressional earmarks was one of the signature accomplishments of House Republicans over the last several years. It ended years of backroom promises, handshake money… Read More
LawCommentary
Standing in the Rose Garden this morning, President Barack Obama concluded his speech in typical condescending fashion: “I have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Now it’s… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As Obamacare’s implosion continues to unfold, Democrat lawmakers have been desperate to postpone some of the law’s most adverse impacts on Americans. Now it appears K… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced he would resign as speaker, conventional wisdom in Washington dictated Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would be the next to… Read More
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One of the reasons Washington works so well for the well-connected is because opaque congressional procedures often determine the real policy outcome well in advance… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Two weeks ago, in a usurpation of the democratic process on par with Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court got marriage and the Constitution wrong…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
Many Republicans are watching ongoing developments in the King v. Burwell Obamacare case with trepidation. In the abstract, most recognize the opportunity such a case… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What do you do if you’re pursuing unpopular interests that are contrary to the public good? How do you force change in a democratic republic… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
With more and more Americans feeling unheard and disenfranchised by a political system that works for the well-connected while doing little to address their anxieties,… Read More
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Allow funding for the Department of Homeland Security to lapse or engage in the legislative process. Those are the only two options Senate Democrats have… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The lame-duck session presents the first test for Republican leadership in the House and Senate since the American people overwhelmingly spoke on Election Day. As… Read More
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As members of the House and Senate prepare to vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act, it appears the bill will be saddled with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This morning we woke up to a changed America. Republicans now control 52 seats and counting in the Senate, and expanded their majority in the… Read More
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“Experience has shown that this [lame-duck session] brings about a very undesirable legislative condition. . . . The result is a congested condition that brings… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“You didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” In the case of the ongoing crisis along America’s southwest border, that someone is President Obama…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
If you want to see people who are afraid of an honest policy debate in America today, visit a college campus. This year alone, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Legendary computer scientist Alan Kay once said “The best way to create the future is to invent it.” It’s an ethos that has animated every… Read More
LawCommentary
Dave Brat’s stunning victory on Tuesday caused widespread panic among those who make their living on Wall Street and the special-interest lobbyists on K Street,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. On Thursday, 78 Senators, including 24 Republicans, voted to confirm Sylvia Burwell to be Obamacare’s implementer-in-chief for the… Read More
Economy Commentary
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
This week, Capitol Hill’s attention has been focused on debates over two important energy issues: the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, favored by… Read More
President Obama probably thought he was being clever. “The 1980’s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back,: he chided Mitt Romney during… Read More
