To Grow the Republican Party, Look to Rep. Mike Coffman
Just a few years ago, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) would have been an unlikely example of a Republican who could make inroads with the Hispanic community. Having just won a congressional seat recently...
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Meet the Midwestern Farm Girl-Turned-CEO Who’s Running for Congress
When Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, announced his retirement from Congress last year, his fellow Minnesotans knew that the Marine Corps...
View ArticleHouse Passes Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation nearly unanimously on Friday to stop opioid overdoses as the prescription pill epidemic spreads across America. Democrats initially...
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10 Things You Don’t Know About Congressman Will Hurd
While many were practicing law, running a business or serving in the state legislature in anticipation of running for federal office, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) was serving as an undercover officer...
View ArticleHouse GOP’s Anti-Poverty Plan Draws From State Successes in Kansas, Maine
(House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. / Photo: AP) Earlier this summer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) released “A Better Way,” the congressional Republicans’ agenda for moving Americans out of...
View ArticleNew York Republican Runs for Congress to Bring Jobs Back to Empire State
While serving in New York state government, John Faso helped draft a new state budget that sought to close a $5 billion deficit while also cutting taxes. He helped pass Jenna’s Law, which ended parole...
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Martha McSally: A Champion for Arizonans and Women Everywhere
(U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. / Photo: AP) Throughout her life, Martha McSally has been a fighter. While attending an all-girls’ Catholic high school, she received a prestigious appointment to the...
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What is “Camp Liberty”, and Why Is There a Bipartisan Push to Save It?
Most Americans — even journalists — spent this July 4 with their families, enjoying the outdoors, grilling and watching fireworks displays. That’s probably why so few people heard about the rocket...
View ArticleClinton Won’t Be Able to Escape Obamacare’s Many Broken Promises
(Photo: AP) As President Obama enters the final months of his presidency, don’t expect him to spend too much time talking up the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. He has little to...
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The Demise of the RINOs (Rebels in Name Only)
(Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. / Photo: AP) The Republican Party may be in the midst of a long-overdue and unexpected self-correction. Over the past two weeks, voters and key conservatives have forcefully...
View ArticleWelfare Reform Turns 20: What’s Working, What’s Not
(President Bill Clinton signs the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act on Aug. 22, 1996 / Photo: AP) It’s hard to believe in a time of hyper-partisanship, but once upon a time...
View ArticleFour Ways We Can Create an Opportunity ‘Bounce’
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the historic welfare reform legislation passed by the Republican Congress and signed into law by President Clinton in 1996. We both worked as senior staff...
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Four Lessons from the People Who Made Welfare Reform Happen
Monday marked two decades since a president signed a major piece of social legislation that’s proven durably successful and popular: the 1996 welfare-reform law. The legislation cut poverty rates...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Block Funding to Fight Zika Virus
As of August 31, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was aware of approximately 17,000 cases of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus in the U.S., including nearly 14,000 in Puerto...
View ArticleMcCain Leads Charge to Offer Americans Relief from Obamacare Penalties
From day one, Obamacare’s individual mandate – which imposes financial penalties upon people who lack health insurance – has been controversial, to say the least. This is especially true for people who...
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GOP Senators Continue Fight Against Opioid Epidemic with New Legislation
In an attempt to show their constituents how serious they take America’s rising opioid epidemic, three Republican senators are going all out on what they call “the next big opioid bill” in Congress....
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Congressman Bob Dold Leads by Example to Expand Opportunity for Constituents
In a political environment where civil discourse seems to be headed into the sewer, one congressman is making a difference both in his district and in Washington to fight for policies that promote...
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Clinton Promises Immigration Reform, But Can She Deliver?
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), are making a bold promise: they’ll introduce comprehensive immigration reform in their first 100 days...
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South Dakota Could Offer the Key Fix to the Minimum Wage Controversy
South Dakota doesn’t get a lot of love these days: North Dakota has the oil, Montana has the mountains, and millions of elementary school students mispronounce the name of its capital city of Pierre...
View ArticleHow Conservatives Should Respond to 5 Common Liberal Critiques
Conservatives must persuade more Americans who are not conservative that our ideas have merit. Whatever happens in November, Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign has led too many people to believe...
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