Weekly WastebasketLame Duck Congress Pushing Lame Farm BillIt’s time Congress does their job and focus on creating an ag safety net that benefits everyone instead of special interest loopholes and gimmes.
Op-EdNo more exploiting payment loopholes, focus farm programs on farmersWith our nation’s debt nearing $22 trillion and annual deficits exceeding $1 trillion on the horizon, we cannot afford to continue such egregious policy.
Letter to the hillConservative and Free Market Groups: Oppose Any Farm Bill That Expands Egregious SubsidiesCongress must pass a taxpayer-friendly ag safety net
Letter to the hillClose Farm Program Payment LoopholesSupport Senator Grassley’s efforts to ensure that only actual farmers receive taxpayer support.
Weekly Wastebasket, 116th CongressThe 116th Congress Has Its Work Cut OutFrom flood to farm to wall, so does the lame duck.
Trade Tranche #2Trade Tariff Hush Money Tranche #2Administration announces $6 billion in hush money on the way
GraphicDepartment of the Interior Oil & Gas Lease Sales 2009-2018The total amount of acres the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has leased for oil and gas development in each calendar year 2009 through 2018
GraphicLarge Increase in Acreage of Department of the Interior Lease SalesThe Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has greatly increased the amount of acreage for oil and gas leasing on federal lands
Weekly Wastebasket, Tongass RoadsRough Road Ahead for TaxpayersA new rule threatens to expand roadbuilding and taxpayer losses in the Tongass
Weekly WastebasketFix Disaster PolicySadly, Florence will likely reveal the same flaws in federal disaster policy we’ve seen before.
letter to the hill Letter to the Hill: Oppose Reform-Free NFIP ExtensionNational Flood Insurance Program Badly Needs Reform – Oppose “Clean” Extension
DoD Flunks AuditPentagon Fails Audit and Nobody in Washington is SurprisedDoD fails its first ever, much-anticipated audit.
StatementStatement on Deployment to the Southwest BorderThere's a lot we don't know. Congress needs to ask questions
Weekly WastebasketNo Need for Compromise on Pentagon Spending“I’m just a Bill. Yes, I’m only a Bill, and I’m sittin’ here on Capitol Hill.”
Report Effects of Farm Subsidies on Farm Management DecisionsPlant for the market – not Washington – to improve long-term financial stability and ability to respond to market conditions.
ReportFiscal Benefits for Strengthening Conservation ComplianceConservation standards must be updated to ensure accountability to the taxpayer.
reportUnderstanding the National Debt and the Debt CeilingAn explainer on the national debt, the debt ceiling, and how the two are connected.
