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Be Prepared
King v. Burwell affords a great opportunity for Republicans to advance a conservative alternative to Obamacare and provide a clear choice for voters in 2016.
The Weekly Standard, March 9, 2015 -
Poll: Voters Want a Conservative Alternative in Response to King v. Burwell
New polling finds that most Americans (including 55 percent of independents) want Congress to propose a conservative alternative in response to King v. Burwell, while only 20 percent (most of them Democrats) want Congress to negotiate fixes to Obamacare.
The Weekly Standard, February 26, 2015 -
The G.O.P. Policy Test
The 2016 Republican presidential nominee will need to offer “more than lip service” to Main Street voters on health care and taxes—issues where “the immediate link between policy and take-home pay is very clear.”
New York Times, February 21, 2015 -
The GOP is United in Ignoring Immigration
There is an inviting opportunity for a GOP presidential candidate to stand with Main Street, and against Beltway orthodoxy, on immigration.
Dallas Morning News, February 25, 2015 -
Poll on Response to King v. Burwell Decision
A new poll by McLaughlin & Associates finds that Americans strongly support having Congress advance a conservative alternative in the context of King v. Burwell.
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Three Approaches to Reversing the Government Takeover of Health Care
In an informative and lively exchange, Jeff Anderson, Michael Cannon, and Avik Roy debate the merits of various Obamacare alternatives, as Philip Klein moderates.
February 24, 2015 -
Obamacare’s Electronic-Records Debacle
Not liking their autonomy, the Obama administration has declared war on private-practice doctors—whose numbers are therefore dwindling—and Republicans must come to their rescue.
Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2015 -
Speaker Boehner Gets It Right on DHS Funding
House Republican leadership is starting to sound serious about using Congress’s power of the purse to fight President Obama’s lawless violations of the constitutional separation of powers.
Hot Air, February 15, 2015 -
Stop the Rot
Cronyism and corruption spring from a government that is too big, nomination processes that marginalize the grassroots, and incentives for congressional members and staffers to cash in with the very entities that lobby them—and all cry out for conservative reforms.
The Weekly Standard, February 23, 2015 -
The Fight Against the Ex-Im Bank Is Not Going Well
Despite a strong message in the last election that the American people are tired of special interests controlling Washington, Congress is falling down on one of its first and easiest opportunities to stand up for Main Street.
The Weekly Standard, February 10, 2015 -
Obamacare’s Neglect of the Middle Class
Liberal writers’ response to the Burr-Hatch-Upton alternative makes one wonder whether they really understand how Obamacare works.
The Weekly Standard, February 9, 2015 -
Year One of Colorado’s Marijuana Law
With the data now coming in, Colorado’s experiment with marijuana “legalization” shows the folly of such a policy, with increased use and negative outcomes prevalent, particularly for children.
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The Great Internet Power Grab
With his push for the deceptively named “net neutrality,” President Obama is attempting to initiate yet another sweeping change to society without the passage of new law, and internet freedom is about to be the latest casualty of his un-republican approach to governance.
Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2015 -
Will Republicans Make the Fatal Mistake of ‘Fixing’ Obamacare?
The worst thing congressional Republicans could do in response to a favorable ruling in King v. Burwell would be to negotiate “free-market fixes” to Obamacare with the Obama White House.
The Weekly Standard, February 10, 2015 -
Conservatives Have a Plan for King v. Burwell
The real choice in preparing for King v. Burwell is between effectively repealing and replacing Obamacare in 36 states, or “fixing” or expanding the 2,700-page monstrosity.
National Review, February 5, 2015