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2009 Newsletter Archive
- Barack Obama, Budget Cutter?
April 21, 2009
On Monday, President Barack Obama announced his plan to cull $100 million in spending from the federal budget. While cutting down bloated federal spending is always a good idea, and $100 million is certainly a lot of money, this cut fails to effectively address overspending.
- Cutting Defense
April 14, 2009
Heritage defense policy expert James Carafano believes that Congress is shirking its Constitutional duty to “provide for the common defense” by arbitrarily cutting and restricting defense programs that are designed to assure the long-term security of the nation.
- Tea Party Talking Points
April 10, 2009
Have you had enough of Congress borrowing, spending, and taxing away your future? It seems every time we turn around the ever-expanding government announces a new bailout package, “stimulus” plan or budget increase.
- Responding to North Korea's Ballistic Behavior
April 7, 2009
“North Korea’s launch of a long-range Taepo Dong-2 missile is a direct challenge not just to the United States but to the international community’s resolve to confront threats to regional stability,” writes Heritage Foundation expert Bruce Klingner.
- States Look to Heritage on Health Care
April 3, 2009
While Washington ponders government-based health care reforms, The Heritage Foundation is working hard to help states enact consumer- and patient-based health care reforms.
- Big-Government Motors
April 1, 2009
The resignation of GM CEO Rick Wagoner raises concerns as to how involved the government intends to be.
- The cost of cap-and-tax
March 20, 2009
Americans can expect to pay $1,800 more in energy costs; Russia reasserts itself.
- The tax-and-spend Obama budget
March 18, 2009
The biggest non-war spending increase since the New Deal; Heritage trains the next generation of conservative leaders.
