By Roger Pilon
In today’s Washington Post, the paper’s Dana Milbank treats us to “A faith-based lesson for Paul Ryan.” He takes Ryan to task for his Georgetown University speech last Thursday defending the House Republican budget. Earlier, it seems, Ryan had told the Christian Broadcasting Network that his budget was crafted “using my Catholic faith” as inspiration. [...]
Paul Ryan and His Catholic Critics is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Tad DeHaven
That quote from a local government official in California sums up why banning earmarks won’t do much to rein in the size and scope of the federal government. The quote comes from a McClatchy Newspapers article on lobbying expeditions to Washington undertaken by local government officials who want federal taxpayers to pick up the tab [...]
‘Even Though Earmarks Are Gone, There Are Still Billions of Dollars Available’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Tad DeHaven
The House passed a bill last week eliminating the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, which the Tax Foundation calls a “voluntary tax that stirs little enthusiasm.” It would also save a whopping $14 million by eliminating the Election Action Committee and transferring certain functions to other federal agencies. The Republican-sponsored bill passed on a straight party-line [...]
Looking for Serious Program Terminations is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
