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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.
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 […]
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 […]
Setting Social Security on track to fiscal stability could empower Congress to find other ways to improve value for both taxpayers and beneficiaries.
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.
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.
Kurt joins Hugh to discuss the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act and whether or not Congress will pass it.

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