David S. Addington is senior vice president, general counsel, and chief legal officer at the National Federation of Independent Business. He previously served as group vice president for research at The Heritage Foundation and was Vice President Dick Cheney's counsel and chief of staff.
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In urging the delegates to a New York convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788, Alexander Hamilton emphasized the principal strength of the new… Read More
America’s business leaders and conservatives agree: Government should cut costs, stop overregulating, and shrink. America’s economic freedom and the economic growth it generates depend on… Read More
On yesterday’s anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the failed War on Poverty, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced that he will pursue a number… Read More
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R–VA) and House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte (R–VA), reportedly continue work “on a bill to provide a legal status… Read More
Congress needs to drive down federal spending toward a balanced budget, including through entitlement reforms, while maintaining a strong national defense and without raising taxes…. Read More
The Senate soon will take up ill-advised legislation (S. 743) misnamed the “Marketplace Fairness Act” to authorize every state to force out-of-state businesses to serve… Read More
One begins to wonder if Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) didn’t just take whatever verbiage Attorney General Eric Holder’s… Read More
The gun control legislation proposed by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) lets firearms dealers secretly run government background checks… Read More
American society has long recognized the importance of mental health and has encouraged those in need of mental health care to seek it. Effective provision… Read More
Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have rushed to cobble together some gun control legislation, providing another chance that Senate… Read More
