Policy Corner

Setting Social Security on track to fiscal stability could empower Congress to find other ways to improve value for both taxpayers and beneficiaries.

On Monday, Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Buckeye Institute, joined an amicus brief the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Labor (“DOL”) v. Sun Valley Orchards, a constitutional challenge to an inhouse administrative tribunal in which the DOL wears multiple hats, acting as both the prosecutor and judge of its own cause to impose severe monetary penalties on private parties.

On July 21, 2026, AFP submitted a public comment letter to the federal Medicaid agency in support of the Trump administration’s proposed Medicaid Program Integrity Rule, one of the most significant Medicaid integrity reforms in decades.

Kurt joins ‘The Alan Nathan Show’ to discuss the current state of government funding, the history of government shutdowns and how the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act could provide much needed accountability.

DSA housing policies would erode private property rights, greatly expand government intervention, and actually reduce the housing supply.

The Pentagon’s Europe force posture review is a critical opportunity for the Trump administration to turn its burden-shifting rhetoric into durable policy by reducing America’s military footprint on the continent. A meaningful drawdown would better align U.S. deployments with strategic priorities while pressing European allies to take greater responsibility for their own defense.

“Medicare for All” promises free, universal health care, but government-run monopolies inevitably produce rationing, long waits, lower quality, and massive taxpayer costs. Instead, may we suggest a “triple shield” of affordable portable insurance, direct primary care, and expanded health savings accounts to restore choice, competition, transparent prices, and timely access to care?

Simple legislative fixes, such as implementing hard deadlines for agencies to complete reviews, using consistent and objective standards for review, and ensuring any litigation is for direct harm, not proposed harm, would vastly reduce the time, and cost, to bring new energy projects online, thus lowering the cost of energy across the board.

Only Congress can adequately represent the vast diversity of this country, and refining its institutions is the way to advance. Upgrades that expand freedom, opportunity, and responsibility for members will make Congress capable of achieving extraordinary things.

A real budget belongs on the floor. Committees can bring expertise and first-pass discipline to their parts of the federal budget, but only the full House and Senate can test those choices against the whole: spending, revenue, debt, and the competing priorities of the American people. With clear guardrails and an orderly amendment process, floor consideration can turn a collection of committee products into a budget broad enough to govern.