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 border […]

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 to the […]

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, watershed 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 $1 […]

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. This program acts as […]