Policy Corner
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Washington Examiner: Sixteen years to approve a power line is not regulation. It’s sabotage.
Energy costs are climbing across the country — electricity bills, gas prices, home heating costs — and those costs ripple through the rest of the economy. After years of political impasse, the Senate has finally reached a bipartisan permitting reform agreement to help address it.
The Husted-Moran BBA: Building an Effective Congress
Federal debt is out of control. It drives up inflation and interest costs. It throws a wet blanket on opportunity. It is a clear and present danger to the American Dream. Last year’s $2 trillion in new borrowing pushed total debt above $40 trillion, far beyond each year’s domestic economic production. Higher interest rates swell […]
Co-Father of the Flat Tax, Professor Robert E. Hall, Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics
On Monday one of the fathers of the Hall-Rabushka Flat Tax, Robert E. Hall of Stanford University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. While the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited Hall’s work developing microeconomic foundations for macroeconomic stabilization policies as the basis for the award, a recurrent theme in his scholarship is individual responses to government policies.
Ilana Blumsack Joins ‘The Vermont Viewpoint’
Ilana informs listeners about Massachusetts Ballot Question 7, how it compares to VT’s housing reforms, and why/how housing affordability is a top concern for voters (especially younger voters) this election cycle.
Americans For Prosperity Foundation Files Comment Supporting The Administration’s Continuing Efforts to Update and Further Improve Key WOTUS Rule
AFPF applauds the agencies for continuing to seek feedback from stakeholders, which, we hope, will result in an even stronger final rule.
Effective Budgeting #8: Concluding the Annual Budget Cycle on Time
Healthy budgeting gives legislators many reasons to finish on time. “On time” means before Congress leaves for the August recess. The White House and agencies could prepare better for the new fiscal year. Appropriators could rescind and reappropriate surplus funds well before expiration, further clarifying spending expectations for the White House.
AFP Submits Comment onto the Notice of Availability of Draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study
It is vital that the Department develop and refine strategies, planning frameworks, and policy
approaches that can support the nation’s ability to meet the accelerating power and infrastructure
needs while ensuring reliability, affordability, and sustainability across the grid.
AFP Submits Statement Supporting Fiscal Commissions to House Budget Committee
Congress must become a responsible, nimble, effective forum for every elected representative and senator to develop proposals, put them before their colleagues, build coalitions, and forge consensus.
What Does America Actually Need from the Middle East?
Washington should use this moment to build a posture around its core interests, before the rubble is cleared and old strategic habits are poured back into concrete.
Kurt Couchman Joins ‘Right to the Point’ with Congressman Smucker
On this episode of ‘Right to the Point’, Rep. Lloyd Smucker and Kurt Couchman discuss the nation’s fiscal outlook, the drivers of federal debt, and potential solutions to addressing rising deficits.
