Policy Corner

This post is part of a series on better budgeting. Return to the landing page to see the rest of the series here. Congressional committees should be preparing to release their legislative hopes for the year right now, at least in broad strokes. This is the first congressional step in the annual budget process after Congress gets the president’s budget request and the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline update. In an effective congressional budget process, the Budget Committees would now be getting information about committees’ plans to manage spending and revenue policies. By consulting with committees, leaders, other members, and other stakeholders, the Budget Committees can optimize for the whole through the concurrent resolution on the budget. The budget resolution should be a binding framework to guide legislation for the rest of the year. What are committee “views and estimates?” Views & estimates outline committees’ budget-related plans. They are letters from the chair of each committee that has spending or revenue authority. They go to the Budget Committee, usually in February or March, to help the Budget Committee draft a budget resolution that sets guardrails and facilitates legislative actions. Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 632(d)] […]

A secure border makes immigration better for everyone. AFP’s ‘Pillar 1: Secure Border and Ports’ provided a framework for securing the border that Congress has begun to adapt.

If the goal is more access and lower costs, the solution is straightforward: repeal CON laws and stop treating the provision of health care like a privilege that must be rationed.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) allows intelligence agencies to collect the communications of targeted non-U.S. persons (individuals who are not American citizens and who are reasonably believed to be currently outside of the United States).

Throughout American history, opportunity, dignity, property rights, and homeownership have become key components of achieving the American Dream. Yet, over the past century, excessive government regulations have reduced property rights and made the American Dream harder to fulfill.

Right now, America has an opportunity to grow the economy and lower energy prices. As a great hockey coach once said, “Great moments are born from great opportunity.”

Tune in for a lively discussion on commonsense fiscal policy with AFP’s Kurt Couchman and Congressman Andy Biggs.

While the goal of protecting minors from harmful online content is critically important, the methods currently under consideration create unprecedented risks to the privacy, security, and constitutional rights of all Americans.

If we want the American Dream to remain within reach for every child, we must extend the promise of education freedom.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation celebrates a Georgia Supreme Court ruling in Lucid Group USA, Inc. v. State of Georgia allowing electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Lucid’s lawsuit challenging Georgia’s direct-sales ban to continue as a win for economic liberty.