Right before the U.S. House of Representatives went into August recess, legislation was introduced that would block abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. House Resolution 3985 was introduced by Rep. Bill Flores...
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Kelvey Vander Hart
The Swamp Wins Again: New Budget Agreement Explodes Spending
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a new budget agreement that would explode federal spending by an additional $320 billion over two years in a bipartisan vote. Most disappointingly, the budget deal really...
Jonathan Decker
This Week in Economics: 3 Stories You Should Know About
This week we had some interesting economic developments in both monetary policy and regulatory policy. Here is a look at the top stories you should pay attention to: 1) House Democrats vote to raise minimum wage to $15...
Congress Injects Ideology into Anti-Child Abuse Bill
In late May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that reauthorized the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) by a voice vote. The new version, H.R. 2480, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and...
Shane Vander Hart
Democrats’ Pro-Abortion Arguments Fall Flat in House Hearing
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing addressing recent pro-life legislation in several states, titled “Threats To Reproductive Rights in America.” In the opening statement, Representative...
Leo Thuman
Radical Lesbian Feminist Activist Tells Truth About Transgender Agenda
Julia Beck, a self-described radical lesbian feminist and the former law and policy co-chair of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Commission, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during their hearing for H.R...
House Democrats Vote Unanimously to Silence Conservatives
Last week, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats rammed through H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” in a party-line vote. While Democrats and their media allies claim the House passage of this legislation amounts to...
Congress Ignores Citizens, Votes to Pass Swamp-Expanding Database Bill
There they go again. Big Government and Big Data have received another gift from Congress while the privacy of ordinary citizens has been further eroded. In sadly typical lame-duck fashion, the Senate passed HR 4174...
Karen R. Effrem, MD
Congress Deepens the Education Swamp with New Spending Bill
The education swamp-expanding budget process discussed a few weeks ago is now near completion. The table below shows the final levels of difference between this fiscal year and last in the column in bold. Sadly, none of...
Who Will Replace Paul Ryan as Speaker? These Are the Contenders.
House Republicans have been in various stages of chaos — both healthy and unhealthy — ever since retaking control of the chamber in 2010. Speaker John Boehner was constantly trying to cut deals with...
Thomas Valentine
Congress Keeps Adding to the Education Swamp with Budget Increases
Although not surprising in an election year, congressional appropriators — who are generally not known for their political courage — are not doing anything to drain the putrid, unconstitutional swamp that is...
6 Key Takeaways from Congress’ Hearing on Protecting Student Data
Yesterday, the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing titled, “Protecting Privacy, Promoting Data Security: Exploring How Schools and States Keep Data Safe.” Here are some key takeaways: 1.) More...
Congress Explodes Deficits, Expands Nanny State with Disastrous Omnibus Bill
Tragically for our children’s futures and freedoms — but predictably, as we warned here and here — Congress heeded very few general principles or President Trump’s good ideas about preserving freedom and...
APP’s Jane Robbins Reveals Dangers of Gov’t Data Mining to Congress (VIDEO)
On January 30th, American Principles Project senior fellow Jane Robbins gave outstanding testimony at a U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled “Protecting Privacy, Promoting Policy: Evidence-Based...
Grading the GOP’s Latest Education Bill: Needs Improvement (on Data Privacy)
The House Education and Workforce Committee completed their mark-up last week of HR 4508, which they have named the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act. Here is an...
House Leaders Ignore Citizen Concerns, Pass National Database Bill
It was heartening last week to see citizens nationwide come together to provide a great groundswell of support for data privacy in opposing HR 4174, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA). Sadly...
VICTORY: US House Votes to Protect Unborn from Abortion After 20 Weeks
On Tuesday, after heated debate on the House floor, representatives voted 237 to 189 to pass H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Sponsored by Representative Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and co-sponsored by...
Andrea Moury