by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) decided to print out all 20,000 pages of ObamaCare regulations, stack them in a single pile, and photograph the result using a chair for reference. That’s a good seven feet of regulations. The top 828 pages, by the way,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Subsidies to businesses in the federal budget in Fiscal Year 2012 cost taxpayers almost $100 billion, according to a new repor tfrom the Cato Institute. “That includes direct and indirect subsidies to small businesses, large corporations, and industry organizations,”...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
he bulk of new affordable housing to be part of the massive Tysons Corner redevelopment plan is slated for households making six figures — or close to it — according to an analysis to be unveiled Wednesday. The plan calls for developers to set aside 20 percent of new...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Lobbyists are girding for a slew of battles on the farm bill, which will hit the Senate floor in early June. There are many hurdles to getting a farm bill to President Obama’s desk this election year. As a bipartisan group of senators work to pass the measure through...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Energy 101. It is impossible to have wind turbines without fossil fuels, especially natural gas. Turbines average only 30% of their “rated capacity” – and less than 5% on the hottest and coldest days, when electricity is needed most. They produce excessive electricity...