July 7, 2008
Davis-Bacon Flaws Hurt South Dakota's Workers
By James Sherk and Patrick Tyrrell
(Backgrounder #2158)
The Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division uses highly inaccurate methods to estimate prevailing wages for the Davis-Bacon Act. Davis–Bacon rates in South Dakota average ...
July 7, 2008
Davis-Bacon Flaws Hurt Virginia's Workers
By James Sherk and Patrick Tyrrell
(Backgrounder #2159)
The Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division uses highly inaccurate methods to estimate prevailing wages for the Davis-Bacon Act. Davis-Bacon rates in Virginia (except for ...
June 23, 2008
Naturalization, Citizenship, and Presidential Elections: Lessons for 2008
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2147)
Any undue pressure to speed up naturalization processing before the 2008 national elections would likely repeat the failures of the 1996 Citizenship USA (CUSA) program. ...
June 17, 2008
Paying for America's All-Volunteer Military: Reform Is Not a Dirty Word
By Mackenzie M. Eaglen
(Backgrounder #2144)
Military compensation reform should not be treated as a "third rail" of annual budget submissions or as an effort to cut benefits. A serious discussion ...
May 13, 2008
How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Backgrounder #2135)
Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. President Felipe ...
May 13, 2008
Executive Summary: How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Executive Summary #2135)
Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. President Felipe ...
May 13, 2008
Mandatory Public-Safety Collective Bargaining Could be Made Less Onerous
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1923)
Many Members of Congress want to require state and local governments to bargain collectively with police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. Congress should not deny ...
April 22, 2008
The Subprime Mortgage Market Collapse:
A Primer on the Causes and Possible Solutions
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2127)
The collapse of the subprime mortgage market has created depression-like conditions in the housing market and driven the economy to the brink of recession, but ...
April 22, 2008
Executive Summary: The Subprime Mortgage Market Collapse: A Primer on the Causes and Possible Solutions
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #2127)
The collapse of the subprime mortgage market has created depression-like conditions in the housing market and driven the economy to the brink of recession, but ...
April 16, 2008
Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: 100,000 Stolen Votes in Chicago
By Hans A. von Spakovsky
(Legal Memorandum #23)
Chicago’s decades-long voting-fraud experience involved techniques that have come to light in recent elections in Philadelphia, Wisconsin, and Tennessee, among other locations, and point toward ...
March 26, 2008
The Conservative Movement: A Light in Dark Times
By J. Kenneth Blackwell
(Heritage Lecture #1070)
There have been times when there has been a gap between America’s promise and our practice. Now, as then, we must act to achieve moral ...
March 14, 2008
Public Diplomacy: Reinvigorating America's Strategic Communications Policy
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Helle C. Dale, Colleen Graffy, Michael Doran, Ph.D., Joseph Duffey, Ph.D., and Tony Blankley
(Heritage Lecture #1065)
U.S. government agencies are hampered in their efforts to improve public diplomacy by a combination of poor leadership, inadequate coordination, and insufficient resources. As we ...
March 10, 2008
Stolen Identities, Stolen Votes: A Case Study in Voter Impersonation
By Hans A. von Spakovsky
(Legal Memorandum #22)
Contrary to claims made by prominent newspapers and attorneys, in-person voting fraud is a real problem. It is also widespread, as documented in reports and ...
February 11, 2008
U.S. Public Diplomacy: The Search for a National Strategy
By Helle C. Dale
(Executive Memorandum #1029)
Engaging strategically in the war of ideas is crucial to U.S. national security, but U.S. public diplomacy is hampered by a lack of leadership, poor ...
December 3, 2007
Obsolete Restrictions on Public Diplomacy Hurt U.S. Outreach and Strategy
By Juliana Geran Pilon, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2089)
Section 501 of the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Smith–Mundt Act) prohibits domestic dissemination of information designed for foreign consumption, ostensibly to ...
September 19, 2007
Continuing the Effort to Curb Excessive FAA Salary Costs
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1622)
The President should veto legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration if the bill overturns a contract settlement with air traffic controllers that saves taxpayers billions ...
September 18, 2007
Public Diplomacy and the Cold War: Lessons Learned
By Carnes Lord, Ph.D., and Helle C. Dale
(Backgrounder #2070)
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders in both the legislative and executive branches essentially discarded public diplomacy as a Cold War relic. Since ...
September 11, 2007
New Analysis Shows Voter Identification Laws Do Not Reduce Turnout
By David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D., and Keri Weber Sikich
(Center for Data Analysis Report #07-04)
Controlling for factors that influence voter turnout, voter identification laws largely do not have the claimed negative impact on voter turnout based on state-to-state comparisons. ...
July 30, 2007
Laying the Groundwork for a Revolution
By The Honorable Roy Blunt
(Heritage Lecture #1036)
Securing the border, stopping runaway spending, letting individuals control their own health care, crafting a secure domestic energy policy, and trusting individuals to spend their ...
July 30, 2007
TAA Reform Is Not Enough
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1574)
Rather than expand an ineffective job training program, Congress should consolidate all federal employment initiatives into one program that saves tax dollars and provides real ...
July 6, 2007
The Public Safety Employer–Employee Cooperation Act Removes State Flexibility
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1537)
Legislation before the House would force states and localities to collectively bargain with unions representing public safety employees. Congress should not restrict the freedom of ...
July 6, 2007
Mandatory Collective Bargaining Creates More Problems Than It Solves
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1538)
H.R. 980 would create strife between governments and public safety workers and would impose an unfunded mandate on the states.
June 27, 2007
House Transparency Rules Reveal that Pork Projects Tilt Heavily Toward Appropriators
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1530)
Although lawmakers claim to fund projects based purely on merit, the two latest spending bills suggest that committee assignments play a large role in the ...
June 13, 2007
Congress Should Not Block Welfare Modernization in Indiana
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1504)
Congress must remove from pending legislation a union-backed provision that would block states from using private contractors to reduce costs and improve service in the ...
May 15, 2007
A New Gag Rule: How the Executive Branch Reform Act Violates Civil Liberty
By Brian W. Walsh, Matthew Spalding, and Andrew M. Grossman
(WebMemo #1456)
The Executive Branch Reform Act would pose grave threats to individual Americans’ rights to free speech and to petition the government, threaten the constitutional separation ...
January 31, 2007
Rebuilding the Reagan Coalition
By Edwin Meese III
(Heritage Lecture #988)
The conservative vision for America has been the engine of growth in terms of economic strength and freedom for America’s people. State policy institutions are ...
January 25, 2007
State of the Union 2007: High Points and Low
By Michael Franc
(WebMemo #1326)
The President earns good marks on the war on terrorism and health care, but a new energy policy leaves much to be desired.
January 3, 2007
Memo to the New Congressional Leadership: How to Improve Proposals for Congressional Earmark and Lobbying Reform
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1296)
Any serious earmark reform must require extensive reporting and transparency so as to expose the link between earmarks and campaign contributions. Anything less would not ...
January 2, 2007
The 100-Hour Agenda: The New Congressional Majority's Uneven Proposals
By Heritage Authors
(Special Report #11)
Concrete recommendations and criticisms on each policy plank of the Democrats' "100 Hours" agenda.
November 8, 2006
How Minority Leader Pelosi Can Use the Lame Duck Session to Restore Integrity to the Federal Budget Process
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1249)
Reject earmarks to demonstrate a firm commitment to integrity in budgeting.
March 1, 2006
Private Employers and Border Control
By Helen E. Krieble
(Heritage Lecture #924)
There is a solution to America's illegal immigration problem that is both practical and doable, and that would require neither bigger bureaucracy nor higher taxes: ...
March 1, 2006
Permanent Principles and Temporary Workers
By Edwin Meese III and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1911)
To be acceptable both in principle and in practice, and to contribute to the objectives of comprehensive immigration reform, a temporary worker program must be ...
February 23, 2006
Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned: Solid Recommendations
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. and Laura Keith
(WebMemo #998)
The White House's Katrina report takes just the right approach.
January 25, 2006
Six Budget Reforms to Restrain Lobbyists and Special Interests
By Brian M Riedl
(WebMemo #968)
Six reforms that would do more to change the role of money in politics than any "lobbying reform" effort.
January 23, 2006
The New New Left: The Politics of Ever-Expanding Government
By Steven Malanga
(Heritage Lecture #921)
In a few weeks, California will be holding a special election to decide the fate of numerous reform initiatives that are now being hotly debated. ...
December 1, 2005
Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution
By Edward Erler
(WebMemo #925)
Before the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, citizens of the states were automatically considered citizens of the United States. In 1857, the Dred Scott v. ...
December 1, 2005
Congress and the Naturalization of Immigrants
By Joseph Bessette
(WebMemo #926)
Few powers are more fundamental to sovereignty than the control over immigration and the vesting of citizenship in aliens (naturalization). According to the Declaration of ...
November 30, 2005
Does the World's Mightiest Economy Have an Achilles Heel?
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., and Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(WebMemo #928)
The U.S. economy is the biggest in the world, and it just keeps growing bigger. Recent data from the Commerce Department confirm that economic growth ...
November 29, 2005
Bush at the Border
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #924)
The President outlines a promising vision for immigration reform.
October 19, 2005
"Recapturing" Visas: A Sensible Temporary Fix for America's Foreign Worker Problem
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Tim Kane, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #886)
This reform would increase flexibility, reduce the current backlog, and serve as the basis for further improvements.
October 3, 2005
Making FEMA Stronger: A Clear Mission and a New Name
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #870)
FEMA should remain within DHS--but there should be changes.
September 23, 2005
Katrina: The Right Inspector General for the Job
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #859)
The Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction has the capabilities and staff to oversee reconstruction.
September 16, 2005
How to Turn the President's Gulf Coast Pledge into Reality
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D., James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Alison Acosta Fraser, Dan Lips, Robert M. Moffit, Ph.D., and Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #848)
Private investment, direct assistance to individuals, and sound economics are the basis of recovery.
September 15, 2005
Improving the National Response to Catastrophic Disaster
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
President Bush was absolutely correct when he labeled the national response "inadequate."
September 12, 2005
From Tragedy to Triumph: Principled Solutions for Rebuilding Lives and Communities
By Edwin Meese III, Stuart M. Butler, and Kim R. Holmes
(Special Report #05)
As Congress and the nation work to rebuild shattered lives and destroyed neighborhoods and businesses after the Katrina disaster, the need to take action swiftly ...
September 7, 2005
From Tragedy to Triumph: Principled Solutions for Rebuilding Lives and Communities
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #835)
Guidelines and specific proposals to guide Congress's response to Katrina.
September 2, 2005
Responding to Katrina: The Realities of a Catastrophic Disaster
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #830)
Anyone watching cable news knows what needs to be done. dealing with the realities on the ground is another thing altogether.
July 26, 2005
The McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Bill Falls Short
By James Jay Carafano, Ph. D., Janice L. Kephart, and Paul Rosenzweig
(Executive Memorandum #975)
Immigration reform will succeed only if it enhances national security, promotes economic growth, and protects freedom and liberty. The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act ...
June 20, 2005
Time to Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1861)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac control as much as half of the nation's residential mortgage market. Rather than enhance their influence and market penetration, Congress ...
May 11, 2005
The Open Government Act of 2005
By Mark Tapscott
(Testimony )
Among Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's lesser-known marks of distinction in his public service career is the important role he played as a freshman Republican ...
March 15, 2005
New Leadership, New Hope for Public Diplomacy
By Stephen Johnson and Helle Dale
(WebMemo #688)
Karen Hughes has the opportunity to remake U.S. public diplomacy.
March 15, 2005
The Open Government Act of 2005
By Mark Tapscott
(Testimony )
Among Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's lesser-known marks of distinction in his public service career is the important role he played as a freshman Republican ...
December 21, 2004
Walker's Warning: Nation's Top Accountant Worried About Financial Future
By Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #627)
The U.S. Comptroller General is a worried man.
October 19, 2004
The Principles of Immigration
By Edwin Meese III and Matthew Spalding
(Backgrounder #1807)
Because immigration is inextricably connected to the principles upon which this nation is founded, policymakers must step back from the politics of the moment and ...
October 19, 2004
The Senate and House 9/11 Reform Bills Both Miss the Mark
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #946)
The Senate and the House have passed bills implementing the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, but neither bill is satisfactory. None of the bills' proposals fully meet ...
June 16, 2004
Postal Reform Legislation: Less Than Letter-Perfect
By James L. Gattuso
(Executive Memorandum #937)
Two bills now pending before Congress (H.R. 4341 and S. 2468) would implement some welcome changes in how the Postal Service operates, but they still ...
June 7, 2004
Renewing Our Commitment to Limited Government
By The Honorable Mike Pence
(Heritage Lecture #839)
The conservative movement has veered off course into big government republicanism—as witnessed by the passage of laws such as "No Child Left Behind" and the ...
June 7, 2004
An Appropriator's Guide to Homeland Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1767)
When considering homeland security appropriations, Congress should place priority on investments that will create national preparedness; develop federal capacity to respond to catastrophic terrorism; support ...
April 26, 2004
Fixing the New Medicare Law #2: How to Promote Real Medicare Cost Containment
By Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1751)
Instead of working on new and more complicated ways to set thousands of prices, Medicare should adopt a premium support framework modeled after the Federal ...
April 26, 2004
Fixing the New Medicare Law #3: How to Build on the Drug Discount Card
By Grace-Marie Turner and Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1752)
Congress has provided a good start on a properly structured drug benefit through its transitional drug card program with funding for certain low-income beneficiaries. If ...
April 15, 2004
The Homeland Security Authorization Bill: Streamlining the Budget Process
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #923)
A reauthorization bill for the disparate programs consolidated under the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the fresh initiatives undertaken by the DHS, is ...
January 13, 2004
Regaining America's Voice Overseas: A Conference on U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. et al.
(Heritage Lecture #817)
That America has unilaterally disarmed itself of the weapons of ideological warfare is all the more astonishing in light of the fact that victory in ...
October 28, 2003
A Strategy to Eliminate Wasteful Federal Spending
By The Honorable Sam Brownback
(Heritage Lecture #806)
Federal waste is a grave disservice to hardworking taxpayers across our great nation, and yet our governmental bureaucracies are riddled with it. Too many special ...
September 4, 2003
USPS (Non) Disclosure: Time to Bring in the SEC
By Douglas K. Adie, Ph.D., and James L. Gattuso
(Backgrounder #1685)
To compete in today's marketplace, the U.S. Postal Service should be subject to the same pressures, incentives, and requirements as private firms. Ultimately, this should ...
August 21, 2003
Addressing Reform: Report of the President's Commission on the U.S. Postal Service
By James L. Gattuso
(Executive Memorandum #898)
In its final report, the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service has recommended sweeping changes in the way the USPS works, from closing ...
July 29, 2003
President's Postal Reform Commission Report: An Incomplete Package
By James L. Gattuso
(WebMemo #323)
The reform report issued by the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service will contain many good and needed changes, but will fall short ...
July 25, 2003
A Responsible Energy Policy Enhances-Not Suppresses-Domestic Supplies
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #894)
Abundant, reliable, and affordable energy is essential for a strong economy and national security. Instead of passing more market-distorting mandates, Congress should enhance domestic energy ...
June 20, 2003
Will Congress Protect the Unionized Government Monopoly at the FAA?
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #887)
In response to House and Senate passage of FAA bills that protect government workers from competition, the White House has threatened to veto any bill ...
June 10, 2003
FEHB 101: What Medicare Reformers Should Know
By The Honorable Kay Coles James
(Heritage Lecture #792)
President George W. Bush's Medicare reform framework would guarantee all seniors access to a prescription drug benefit, as well as the freedom and opportunity to ...
February 14, 2003
Comments of James L. Gattuso to The President's Commission on the United States Postal Service
By James L. Gattuso
(WebMemo #206)
The fundamental changes taking place in postal services calls for a long-term assessment, and a focus on the fundamental basis under which the USPS will ...
November 25, 2002
Expanding Competition for Federal Grants
By Christopher Yablonski
(Backgrounder #1615)
The Administration has begun to take steps to expand competition for federal grants. Both the President and Congress should do more to apply the principles ...
November 25, 2002
Expanding Competition for Federal Grants
By Christopher Yablonski
(Executive Summary #1615ES)
BG1615ES: Expanding Competition for Federal Grants
September 17, 2002
Testimony on the "Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002," H.R. 5215
By Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Three standards that should guide any proposal to improve America's statistical system are: (1) protection of individual identity for the respondents who provide original data, ...
August 16, 2002
A Medicare Prescription Drug Primer
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #136)
Views from around the country about Medicare prescription drug reform.
July 23, 2002
Time for a Sensible Medicare Drug Benefit
By Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D., Grace-Marie Turner, and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1573)
The Prescription Drug Security Card could provide meaningful help for low-income seniors who do not have access to drug coverage. These seniors should be the ...
June 28, 2002
Real Transformation Needed at Postal Service
By James L. Gattuso
(Executive Memorandum #821)
Although postal management recently announced a welcome set of policy reforms, more fundamental changes are necessary--including elimination of the USPS monopoly on letter mail, and ...
May 17, 2002
Courting Disaster: Adding a Prescription Drug Benefit Without Serious Medicare Reform
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #816)
Prominent Members of Congress are poised to inflict serious financial damage on an already troubled Medicare program. Specifically, these legislators propose adding an expensive prescription ...
April 8, 2002
Strengthen Citizenship in INS Reform
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #809)
For good reason, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) will not likely survive much longer in its current form.
February 13, 2002
Campaign Finance Reform: Broad, Vague, and Unenforceable
By David M. Mason
(Heritage Lecture #732)
Vague standards put the Federal Election Commission in the position of either attempting to police everything said about any Member of Congress or of drawing ...
July 9, 2001
Perspectives on the European Health Care Systems: Some Lessons for America
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Philippe Manière, David G. Green, Ph.D., Paul Belien, Johan Hjertqvist, and Friedrich Breyer, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #711)
It is possible to conclude from this analysis that problems will be most severe in countries that already have very generous health care expenditures and ...
June 25, 2001
Improving Government Performance Through Competitive Contracting
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1452)
President George Bush's proposal to revive and expand the federal government's program of competitive contracting is a refreshing change from the official disinterest that characterized ...
June 25, 2001
Improving Government Performance Through Competitive Contracting
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #1452)
BG1452ES: Improving Government Performance Through Competitive Contracting
May 18, 2001
Overhauling Medicare: What It Will Take to Attract Private Providers
By James Frogue, Richard Smith, Alissa Fox, Janet Stokes Trautwein, and Victoria Craig Bunce
(Heritage Lecture #704)
Medicare reform is an unavoidably hot topic for Congress and the Administration. Fundamental restructuring of this vital program is critical to its long-term fiscal health, ...
March 22, 2001
Executive Orders and Presidential Directives
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Testimony )
Congress should modify or repeal the statutory delegations of power that Congress has granted to the President which have been abused or may be abused ...
March 14, 2001
Election Reform
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Testimony )
Election Reform
February 27, 2001
Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
By Robert Maranto, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #1413es)
BG1413es: Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
February 27, 2001
Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
By Robert Maranto, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1413)
Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
January 10, 2001
Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
By George Nesterczuk, with Donald J. Devine and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1404)
Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
January 10, 2001
Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
By George Nesterczuk, with Donald J. Devine and Robert E. Moffit
(Executive Summary #1404es)
BG1404es: Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
January 8, 2001
Personnel Is Policy: Why The New President Must Take Control Of The Executive Branch
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1403)
Personnel Is Policy: Why The New President Must Take Control Of The Executive Branch
October 3, 2000
Looking for Results at the Justice Department
By Virginia L. Thomas
(Testimony )
Looking for Results at the Justice Department
September 26, 2000
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Use of Performance Based Management
By Virginia L. Thomas
(Testimony )
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Use of Performance Based Management
July 19, 2000
Reflections on the Recent Past
By Kenneth W. Starr
(Heritage Lecture #674)
Reflections on the Recent Past
June 26, 2000
Restoring Government Integrity Through Performance, Results, And Accountability
By Virginia L. Thomas
(Backgrounder #1380)
Restoring Government Integrity Through Performance, Results, And Accountability
March 22, 2000
Restoring Integrity to Government with Performance, Results, and Accountability
By Virginia L. Thomas
(Testimony )
Restoring Integrity to Government with Performance, Results, and Accountability
December 3, 1999
Assessing the Effectiveness of Congressional Oversight for the 1st Session of the 106th Congress
By Heritage Foundation Panel
(Testimony )
A Heritage Foundation symposium to assess the effectiveness of congressional oversight of government agencies.
September 29, 1999
Time for Congress to Hold the Legal Services Corporation Accountable
By Virginia L. Thomas
(Testimony )
Every day Congress makes decisions on how much scrutiny, how much money or how much reform is needed for existing federal programs.
September 10, 1999
Public Access to Research Data
By Angela Antonelli
(Testimony )
This statutory requirement and its implementing language are very important to bringing much needed openness and accountability into the policymaking process.
July 30, 1999
Bleak Harvest: Will Congress Renege on 1996 "Freedom to Farm" Reforms?
By Kevin McNew and John E. Frydenlund
(Heritage Lecture #644)
For some 60 years, U.S. farm policy has attempted to provide income stability and support to U.S. farmers.
July 19, 1999
Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional
By James Bopp, Jr.
(Executive Summary #1308)
BG1308ES: Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional
July 19, 1999
Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, The Bad and the Unconstitutional
By James Bopp, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1308)
Amendments to the FECA will be debated in the U.S. Senate as early as mid-July 1999 and in the U.S. House of Representatives in September ...
March 20, 1999
Mandate Information Act of 1999
By Angela Antonelli
(Testimony )
The Mandates Information Act of 1999 would contribute to better, more sensible, responsible, and accountable policy decisions.
January 27, 1999
Federalism Reform: Seven Options for Congress
By Adam D. Thierer
(Backgrounder #1245)
The White House ignited a surprising political firestorm when it released Executive Order (E.O.) No. 13083 2 on federalism policymaking.
January 27, 1999
Federalism Reform: Seven Options for Congress
By Adam D. Thierer
(Executive Summary #1245)
BG1245es: Federalism Reform: Seven Options for Congress
January 8, 1999
Clearing Out the Bulging Treaty In-Box
By Baker Spring and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1241)
Like almost every government official, the federal government itself has an in-box stuffed with documents begging for attention.
July 30, 1998
Expanding the Authority of the Federal Home Loan Banks Is Unnecessary and Risky
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Executive Memorandum #544)
Expanding the Authority of Federal Home Loan Banks is Unnecessary and Risky
July 16, 1998
Why Raising the FHA Mortgage Insurance Limit Would Be Bad Policy
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Executive Memorandum #541)
Why Raising the FHA Mortgage Insurance Limit Would Be Bad Policy
September 23, 1997
Warning: Expect Bad Results From the Results Act Without Congressional Oversight
By Angela Antonelli and Geoffrey Freeman
(Backgrounder #1141)
BG1141: Warning: Expect Bad Results From the Results Act Without Congressional Oversight
September 16, 1997
Accuracy, Accountability, and Public Trust: Why Congress Must Reform the Federal Statistical System
By Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1138)
BG1138: Accuracy, Accountability, and Public Trust: Why Congress Must Reform the Federal Statistical System
December 19, 1996
Congressional Hearings and the Culture of Spending
By Kenneth R. Weinstein
(Backgrounder #1099)
BG1099: Congressional Hearings and the Culture of Spending
November 18, 1996
Needed: A Congressional Freedom of Information Act
By Kenneth R. Weinstein
(Backgrounder #1098)
BG1098: Needed a Congressional Freedom of Information Act
October 4, 1996
From Meany to Sweeney: Labor's Leftward Tilt
By Kenneth R. Weinstein
(Backgrounder #1094)
BG1094: From Meany to Sweeney: Labor's Leftward Tilt
July 18, 1996
How Unions Deny Workers' Rights
By Kenneth R. Weinstein and Thomas M. Wieglus
(Backgrounder #1087)
BG1087: How Unions Deny Workers' Rights
June 6, 1996
Who's Who in the Russian Presidential Elections
By Cohen, Ariel
(FYI #107)
May 23, 1996
Off With the Limits: What I Learned About Money and Politics When I Ran for President
By Lamar Alexander
(Heritage Lecture #568)
HL568: Off With the Limits: What I Learned About Money and Politics When I Ran for President
April 19, 1996
The Senate Faces Term Limits
By Weinstein, Kenneth R.
(Backgrounder Update #274)
March 14, 1996
AFL-CIO to Impose New "Taxes" on Its Members
By Griffin, Charles P.
(Backgrounder Update #270)
March 13, 1996
A Progress Report on Closing Unneeded and Obsolete Federal Agencies
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1072)
BG1072: A Progress Report on Closing Unneeded and Obsolete Federal Agencies
February 26, 1996
How The Proposed Dairy "Reform" Will Impose Heavy Costs on Americans
By John E. Frydenlund
(Executive Memorandum #448)
EM448: How The Proposed Dairy "Reform" Will Impose Heavy Costs on Americans
January 31, 1996
Making Regulatory Reform a Reality
By Angela Antonelli, Hon. David McIntosh, Fred Smith, and Dr. John Graham
(Heritage Lecture #559)
HL559: Making Regulatory Reform a Reality
January 5, 1996
Less from Washington, More from Us: A Citizenship Agenda for a Rising, Shining America
By Lamar Alexander
(Heritage Lecture #554)
HL554: Less from Washington, More from Us: A Citizenship Agenda for a Rising, Shining America
September 14, 1995
The 10 Percent Revolution: House Spending Bills Fall Short of Overhauling Government
By Scott A. Hodge and John Barry
(Backgrounder #1053)
BG1053: The 10 Percent Revolution: House Spending Bills Fall Short of Overhauling Government
August 24, 1995
Making Government Work: How Congress Can Really Reinvent Government
By Donald J. Devine
(Backgrounder #1050)
BG1050: Making Government Work: How Congress Can Really Reinvent Government
August 17, 1995
How to Close Down the Department of Transportation
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt and Wendell Cox
(Backgrounder #1048)
BG1048: How to Close Down the Department of Transportation
July 26, 1995
Downsizing Government: Eliminate the Commerce Department
By Abraham, Senator Spencer
(Heritage Lecture #536)
July 24, 1995
Why Congress Should Not Undermine the Presidential Power of Appointment
By Korten, Patrick
(Backgrounder #1044)
July 21, 1995
House Audit Reveals Gross Waste and Mismanagement
By Greenberg, Dan
(Backgrounder #1046)
July 12, 1995
Restoring Integrity To Government: Ending Taxpayer-Subsidized Lobbying Activities
By Marshall Wittmann and Charles P. Griffin
(Backgrounder #1040)
bg1040: Restoring Integrity To Government: Ending Taxpayer-Subsidized Lobbying Activities
July 6, 1995
Thoughts from Business on Downsizing Government
By Rumsfeld, Donald
(Committee Brief #15)
June 21, 1995
Congress, Not Clinton, Supports the End of Corporate Welfare
By Antonelli, Angela
(Backgrounder Update #253)
June 19, 1995
Pay Freeze and Staff Cuts Needed to Perfect Reformist Legislative Appropriation Bill
By Dan Greenberg
(Executive Memorandum #418)
Although amendments to freeze Members' pay and cut personal staff funding are still needed, the Legislative Branch Appropriation for Fiscal Year 1996 represents a radical ...
June 7, 1995
Four Reasons Why Congress Should Repeal Davis-Bacon
By Wilson, Mark
(Backgrounder Update #252)
May 26, 1995
Privatize the General Services Administration Through an Employee Buyout
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1036)
BG1036: Privatize the General Services Administration Through an Employee Buyout
January 25, 1995
Closing Unnneeded and Obsolete Independent Government Agencies
By Utt, Ronald D.
(Backgrounder #1015)
January 16, 1995
A Budget Strategy to Reinvent the Federal Government
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Backgrounder #1014)
January 3, 1995
New House Rules: A Victory For Congressional Reform
By David Mason and Dan Greenberg
(Backgrounder #1013)
BG1013: New House Rules: A Victory For Congressional Reform
December 28, 1994
Home Rule: How States Are Fighting Unfunded Federal Mandates
By Thomas Atwood
(Backgrounder #1011)
BG1011: Home Rule: How States Are Fighting Unfunded Federal Mandates
December 14, 1994
What the Elections Mean to Conservatives
By Gingrich, Representative Newt
(Heritage Lecture #510)
December 9, 1994
Ending the Mandate Madness: A Contract to Restore State Sovereignty Wilson,
By Pete, Governor
(Heritage Lecture #509)
November 2, 1994
Cutting Congress Down to Size: How a Part-Time Congress Would Work
By Greenburg, Dan
(Backgrounder #1009)
October 7, 1994
An Agenda For the States
By DuPont, Pete
(Heritage Lecture #503)
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