Happy Birthday, Amtrak! Here Are Your Presents. Love, The Taxpayers.
Amtrak, the federally subsidized passenger rail service, made headlines in recent months after an Inspector General report said it offered $428,000 worth of free wine,… Read More
Disturbing Reports Show Problems of Farm Bill “Logrolling”
As the farm bill debate presses on, recent reports clearly show why separating farm programs from food stamps is so important. After the House took… Read More
Parenting 101: Doling Out Farm Bill Subsidies to the “Kids”?
The House and Senate farm bills would repeal the costly and indefensible direct payment program, which sends taxpayer dollars to people who don’t even plant… Read More
Tea Party Supporters Should Continue to Back Free Trade
Recent media reports have questioned whether “Tea Party” members support free trade. Historically, the record is clear: Tea partiers were America’s original free traders. In… Read More
5 Immigration Questions
During the August congressional recess, a pro-amnesty coalition of business and union interests is putting the squeeze on members of the House of Representatives to… Read More
Things That Aren’t Inevitable: The Farm Bill
Don’t you love it when the conventional wisdom gets turned on its head? What was supposed to happen in Washington a couple of weeks ago—passing… Read More
Environmentalists Sue, Settle, and Apologize Later
Environmental groups are the biggest abusers of a legal tactic known as “sue and settle,” according to a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of… Read More
Farm Bill: Ask John Boehner WHY
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said yesterday that he will support the bloated farm bill. But as Heritage has been highlighting, this bill… Read More
Morning Bell: Who Really Gets Farm Bill Money (in 5 Pictures)
Whenever Congress throws too much into one bill, special interests profit. The massive farm bill—which is already 80 percent food stamps—is no exception. So what… Read More
Thoughts About the Washington State Bridge Collapse and Transportation
Thankfully there were no fatalities in the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge that crosses the Skagit River in Washington State last night. The thoughts… Read More
