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Even Liberal Economists Are Skeptical of Bernie Sanders

There aren’t too many things economists all agree on; unlike in the natural sciences, one’s perspective on economics often depends heavily on how one understands human behavior, incentives, and...

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Grassroots Advocacy Prevails for the Internet

Grassroots Advocacy Prevails for the Internet “When I feel the heat, I see the light,” Senator Everett Dirksen Recently, the U.S. House and Senate voted for a permanent ban on taxing access to the...

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FreedomWorks to Obama: Get Over It

Following President Obama’s press conference Tuesday, in which he discussed the vacancy on the Supreme Court, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented: “For someone who is supposedly a constitutional...

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Legislation in Virginia Protects Property Owners from Government Overreach

In 2012, Mandrel Stuart was stopped by Fairfax County police and detained without charges because his SUV had tinted windows. Not only was he handcuffed, but he was stripped of $17,550 in cash. Mr....

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Opening Pandora’s Set-Top Box

Towards the end of January, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler made a surprise announcement about regulations regarding set-top boxes, or what many refer to as their PVR. Mr. Wheeler announced that his agency...

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How Mainstream Economics Misleads the Public

Earlier this week, I wrote a piece about how Bernie Sanders' economic policies have come under criticism by a number of progressive economists for their unrealistic math, While it remains true that...

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FreedomWorks’ Statement on Jeb! Bush’s Exit from the GOP Primary

Following the suspension of Jeb! Bush’s presidential campaign after a lackluster showing in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented: “The Republican...

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Americans Want Justice Reform

A new poll surveying voters in battleground states finds broad-based support for justice reform. This comes as welcome news to the groups who have been working on this issue for the last year,...

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Joe Biden in 1992: President Should Not Name Supreme Court Nominee During...

Following the release of a video clip from June 1992 of then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), who now serves as vice president, urging his colleagues to delay hearings on a potential Supreme Court nominee...

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Don’t Blame Automation for Job Losses, Bad Economic Policies Are the Problem

Following the release of the Economic Report of the President, which includes a section on the rise of automation and the risks to low-wage jobs, FreedomWorks Senior Economic Contributor Stephen Moore...

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Capitol Hill Update, 22 February 2016

Capitol Hill Update, February 22, 2016 Schedule The House and Senate are in session this week. The major issues occupying the attention of legislators on the Hill are the vacancy on the Supreme Court...

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Iowa Senator Wants to Protect Innocent People's Property from the Clutches of...

Nearly a year after The Des Moines Register's groundbreaking investigative report on abuse of Iowa's civil asset forfeiture laws, legislation was introduced in the Iowa Senate to reform the state's...

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FreedomWorks Applauds Republicans on Senate Judiciary Committee for Standing...

Following the consensus reached by Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee to not hold hearings or a vote on any Supreme Court nominee named by President Obama, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon...

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Tell Your Representative: Support the Loudermilk Letter Encouraging Senate's...

With Justice Scalia’s death leaving a gaping hole in our nation’s highest court, Senate Republicans have only one clear choice. In the midst of a highly charged presidential election, far better to let...

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How The Good Guys Win

History is filled with pitfalls and terrible occurrences. For most of human history, the early world consisted of nothing but war, theft, slavery, and obedience to a state which ruled through fear....

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Coalition Letter: Support Scalise Resolution Against a Carbon Tax

FreedomWorks has signed onto the following coalition letter, led by the American Energy Alliance. This letter supports Rep. Steve Scalise's (R-LA-1) House Concurrent Resolution 89, which expresses the...

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Debate Over Supreme Court Vacancy Is Not About Who Obama Nominates

Following an editorial authored by President Obama at SCOTUSBlog.com, in which he described what he is looking for in a potential Supreme Court nominee, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented: “Senate...

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Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Virginia

Civil asset forfeiture laws throughout the country are in need of substantial reform in order to protect citizens’ basic rights. Asset forfeiture practice consistently tramples over the Fifth and...

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Free College Turns a Degree into an Expensive Participation Medal

This election cycle, young voters are enamored with the concept of “free college.” That’s right, “free.” I am assuming those same students aspiring to higher education took a basic science class along...

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Principles for Protecting Private Property in the Peach State

FreedomWorks Foundation will deliver the following testimony Friday, February 26 to the Georgia House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Judiciary (Civil). The subcommittee will be hearing...

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FreedomWorks Foundation Testifies on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Georgia

Following this morning’s hearing before the Georgia House Subcommittee on the Judiciary (Civil) on civil asset forfeiture reform, FreedomWorks Director of Communications Jason Pye commented: “Georgia...

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FreedomWorks to Congress: Stop Obama’s Midnight Regulations

Following the introduction of the Midnight Rule Relief Act by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), FreedomWorks Legislative Affairs Manager Josh Withrow commented: “Today, Americans...

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Congress turning back Net Neutrality for Small Businesses, Now for the Rest...

It hasn’t taken very long for Congress to realize that the burdensome regulations of net neutrality are impeding American innovation. Now, they just need to start peeling them back. On Thursday, the...

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Regulatory State Threatens Jobs, Wages and Startups

The negative impacts of federal regulations on jobs, wages and innovation was the subject this week of hearings before the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA 49) opened the hearing...

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Moral Hazard in Flint, Michigan

The city of Flint, Michigan is, in short, a mess. The city is broke, and because of corrosive water from the Flint River, the water supply has become tainted with lead and other toxins. In response to...

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Capitol Hill Update, 29 February, 2016

Capitol Hill Update, 29 February, 2016 Schedule Both the House and Senate are in session this week. The House will recess next week, while the Senate will remain in session. House The House budget...

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FreedomWorks Urges Against Rash Action in Encryption Debate

Following the introduction of legislation by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) to establish the National Commission on Security and...

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Wyoming Governor Signs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform

After vetoing a stronger version of asset forfeiture legislation, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed a bill that would still make significant improvements to the state’s forfeiture laws. The legislation...

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FreedomWorks’ Activists to Senate Republicans: No Hearings, No Votes on Any...

FreedomWorks’ conservative grassroots activists sent nearly 300,000 messages to Senate Republicans urging them to oppose any Supreme Court nominee while President Barack Obama is in office. The...

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FreedomWorks' Congressman of the Month - Jeb Hensarling

Rep. Jeb Hensarling was first elected to Congress in 2002 to represent Texas’ 5th Congressional District. He holds a lifetime score of 91 percent on the FreedomWorks Congressional Scorecard, has won...

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Regulatory State Hurting Americans, Preventing Economy from Living up to...

Following the release of the mission statement for the House Task Force on Reducing Regulatory Burdens, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented: “House Republicans are taking up an incredibly important...

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Mobile Now is a Step in the Right Direction for Broadband Innovation

This Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously voted in favor of the Mobile Now Act, a bipartisan effort introduced by Senator John Thune, which would open up large amounts of broadband...

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House Acts to Save American Brick Industry

The House took a stand Thursday against an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that threatens the survival of the small companies that make up the bulk of the American brick industry. The EPA's...

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FreedomWorks’ Statement on the Passing of Nancy Reagan

Following the passing of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented: “Nancy Reagan was a woman of grace and class who was deeply devoted to her husband. We are saddened to...

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Florida Senate Unanimously Passes Law Enforcement-Backed Forfeiture Reforms

The Florida Senate, on Friday, unanimously passed legislation that would overhaul the state's civil asset forfeiture laws. Among the most notable parts of the legislation, SB 1044, are requirements...

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