The DREAM Act: Senate Could Soon Vote on “Stealth” Amnesty Bill by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. This week, the Senate might hold a vote for cloture on the Development, Relief, and Edu­cation for Alien Minors Act (S. 2205), or the DREAM Act. This bill shares many of the worst attributes of the comprehensive immigration and [...]

Timothy B. Lee, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, is the coauthor of a new study from the Show-Me Institute on eminent domain abuse in Missouri. ‘Urban renewal’ schemes that rely on eminent domain disproportionately harm the poor For the first four decades of his life, Joseph Erondu lived the American dream. He moved [...]

Randal O’Toole is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and author of the recent book, The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future. Unlike planners, markets can cope with complexity and change. After more than 30 years of reviewing government plans, including forest plans, park plans, [...]

For Immediate Release October 19, 2007 Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334 Alexa Moutevelis 202-467-5318 Washington, D.C. – The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today celebrated Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) successful removal of a $1 million wasteful earmark in H.R. 3043, the fiscal 2008 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Sen. Coburn’s amendment eliminated [...]

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 By: Tom Schatz Letter to Senate Dear Senator, This week you are considering H.R. 3043, the fiscal 2008 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) will offer S. Amdt. 3320 that will eliminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Entertainment Education program. [...]