Brian Darling is a former senior communications director for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and a former senior fellow in government studies at The Heritage Foundation. Previously, as director of Senate relations at Heritage, he was responsible for educating senators and their staffs about the think tank's research and policy recommendations.
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The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (also known as the “super committee”) met for the first time today. This bipartisan, bicameral committee was created… Read More
Congress and the President have low approval ratings because Congress and the President continue to ignore the will of the American people. One reason for… Read More
The President has publicly stated his intent to roll out a new expensive stimulus plan this fall. That plan is expected to contain hundreds of… Read More
President Barack Obama made two fundamental mistakes today in his press conference which was intended to calm the markets. First, he did not lead off with… Read More
President Barack Obama declared in a press conference today that he is against the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act and a Balanced Budget Amendment to… Read More
Yesterday, the President conditioned a debt limit increase on the House and Senate meeting his demands to increase taxes, a very risky declaration. The President… Read More
Today, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) introduced legislation to force seven calendar days of transparency before any debt limit deal is passed by the Senate. The… Read More
Yesterday, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) took to the Senate floor to fight against secrecy in budget talks and out of control spending. Transparency may be… Read More
The Washington Post reports that “lawmakers speed up debt-reduction talks.” The headline of that story should read “Lawmakers speed up secret debt-limit talks; details scarce.”… Read More
Congressional Quarterly reported yesterday that Democrats, led by Representative Chris Van Hollen (D–MD), are pushing to use “tax overhaul” as a means to cut a… Read More
