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States can pursue various options to reduce regulatory burdens and provide much-needed accountability and transparency to the regulatory process.

When Congress writes vague laws, it cedes power to the executive branch. If lawmakers want to reclaim their constitutional role, and prevent future abuses like those uncovered in the CHIPS Act, they must start with better legislative drafting.

The nation is being held back from energy abundance by overly burdensome permitting processes. Americans are already struggling with inflated costs from the Biden Administration and should not be subject to spiking energy costs as well.

Constitutional and statutory rules for budget balance are standard in U.S. states and in other prosperous countries. To restore sound finances and inspire more bottom-up, effective, and comprehensive budgeting, the United States should adopt this global best practice. A robust competition between BBAs in the House is the place to start.

In over half the country, outdated laws still don’t treat unauthorized GPS tracking as stalking.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax reforms marked an important step toward restoring a government that trusts the people to drive economic prosperity.

But now that the legislation has passed, it’s time for Congress to focus on the next piece of the economic prosperity puzzle: eliminating red tape and wasteful overspending that hamper economic growth. Doing so will supercharge the OBBB’s tax policies and ensure they can reach their full potential.

Congress can start by reclaiming its rightful constitutional role.

Every presidential administration since 1987 — from conservative Reagan to progressive Biden — has called for the repeal of these regulations.

AFP and its activists worked hard to ensure that Congress took full advantage of the Congressional Review Act’s ability to remove overburdensome regulations and rules. Check out some of the wins!

Drug prices in America are incredibly high, and that is a real problem facing patients throughout the United States. The tricky part is finding out how to solve it.