No, The Feds Shouldn’t Give Every American $5,000
Sep 14, 2026

More freedom can make housing, health care, energy, education, and much more work far better and be more affordable for all of us than it does today. That’s the path to prosperity.  Not a one-time check that will push us deeper into debt and only fuel the inflation we need to get under control.

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AFP Input on the Future of Congressional Modernization
Sep 3, 2026

What are big, creative, actionable, bipartisan/nonpartisan ideas to modernize Congress? That’s the question the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation of the Committee on House Administration put to congressional offices and external stakeholders, as Roll Call covered. Not for budget and appropriations, alas. But still, we submitted a few ideas and look forward to seeing other […]

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AFP submits letter on improving welfare programs
Sep 1, 2026

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing today on “Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs.” We submitted a letter noting the success of the 1996 reforms and the program integrity measures in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. We […]

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Submission to Senate Finance Committee: Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers Can Support Social Security Solvency
Aug 5, 2026

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

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Kurt Couchman Joins ‘The Alan Nathan Show’
Aug 4, 2026

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.

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Upgrade Congress to End Funding Lapses and Improve Fiscal Democracy
Jul 21, 2026

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. 

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Kurt Couchman Joins Hugh Hewitt
Jun 30, 2026

Kurt joins Hugh to discuss the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act and whether or not Congress will pass it.

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Effective Budgeting #6: Assembling a Real Budget
Jun 25, 2026

As committees finish managing their portfolios, the Budget Committees must validate and compile all submissions into the budget bill. At this point, members of both parties will have substantial buy-in for their committees’ contributions from having pursued and achieved a variety of mutually beneficial policy changes. 

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Kurt Couchman Joins ‘Wake Up Live with Christopher DeSimone’
Jun 24, 2026

Kurt joins the show to discuss the national debt and how reducing it could help the economy.

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