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FISCAL POLICY
Getting fiscal policy right is the heart of getting government economic policies right. That means a pro-growth tax code which raises enough money for modest and well-designed government spending programs. Essential to fiscal policy is health care policy, which today dominates both tax and spending outlooks.
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Taxpayers Are Headed for Larger Refunds. Washington Should Not Get in the Way.
Families are stretched thin. Every trip to the grocery store or gas station reminds them that the cost of living climbed faster than their paychecks. So here is one piece of good news that Congress should not ignore: Tax refunds are on track to rise in 2026. A new study from Piper Sandler, using data from the Joint Committee on Taxation, shows what is coming. For the 2026 tax filing season, taxpayers are expected to take home an additional $91 billion in refunds. Workers will
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Tariffs Didn’t Fix the Trade Deficit. They Just Made Life More Expensive.
Families feel the squeeze every time they shop for groceries, buy school supplies, or pay the monthly bills. Politicians promised that new tariffs would bring back jobs, lower costs, and shrink the trade deficit. They said tariffs were the cure. They were not. The numbers tell the real story. Creative Planning looked at U.S. trade data through the first eight months of each year. In 2024, America ran a $571 billion trade deficit. One year later, that deficit did not shrink.
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Why is Congress Ignoring a Health Care Cost Saver Hiding in Plain Sight?
Most families feel squeezed every time they look at their health insurance bill. Premiums keep climbing, choices keep shrinking, and Washington keeps pretending that Obamacare is the only game in town. It is not. Congress can act right now to make health insurance about 60 percent less expensive for millions of people. The solution already exists. Lawmakers only need to lock it in. A few years ago, the Trump administration created a regulation that allowed people to buy short
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Conservative Groups Push Congress to Pass Common Sense PBM Reforms
Two dozen conservative groups sent the following letter to Congressional leadership. The text of the letter is below: The undersigned...
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Conservative Groups Push Back Against Big Government Collusion with Non-Profit Hospital Networks
The following letter (signed by over 40 conservative groups including the Center for a Free Economy, Americans for Tax Reform, National...
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Center for a Free Economy Keyvotes H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Endorsement letter is here . The Center for a Free Economy is pleased to endorse H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).” The...
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U.S. House Should Pass the Budget Reconciliation Bill Before the Memorial Day Recess
The U.S. House of Representatives is gearing up to pass the "One, Big, Beautiful" budget reconciliation bill. It's a conservative bill...
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U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Passes "One Big Beautiful Bill" for Taxpayers
This week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed out of committee tax reform legislation to make permanent and broaden the Tax...
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Why Congress Must Pass the Tax Reform Bill for Economic Growth
This week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will advance tax reform legislation to make permanent and broaden the Tax Cuts and...
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Congressional Democrats Should Stop Lying About Medicaid
Congressional Democrats should stop lying about Medicaid.
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Conservative Groups and Main Street Employers Oppose Business SALT Pay-for in Tax Reform
We write today in opposition to any limits on the ability of businesses to deduct state and local taxes paid, unless offset dollar for dollar by new, broad-based, and permanent pro-growth tax reforms.
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U.S. House Needs to Pass the FY 2025 Continuing Resolution
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a bill to keep the government operating for the remainder of the fiscal year (that...
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Congress Must Investigate California's Abuse of Medicaid Reimbursements
Dear Chairman Guthrie, Chairman Carter, Chairwoman Kiggans: In the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping mandate to increase...
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The Center for a Free Economy Urges Congress to Investigate California’s Abuse of Federal Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 –The Center for a Free Economy today sent a letter to Representatives Brett Guthrie, Chairman of House Energy...
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Conservative Coalition Leaders Support PBM Reforms
Ryan Ellis February 24, 2025 Nearly two dozen conservative groups sent a letter to Congress today urging passage of common sense...
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U.S. House Should Pass Budget Resolution This Week
Ryan Ellis February 24, 2025 This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on a budget resolution, which itself will create...
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Business Salt and Tax Reform
Ryan Ellis February 24, 2025 I recently co-authored a piece with Stuart Leblang and Amy Elliott from Akin where we explored the current...
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Conservatives Urge President Trump to Save US Steel
Top conservative groups have sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve the sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel.
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CFE Urges Trump to Freeze Biden's Midnight Regulations on Rx Drug Price Controls in Medicare
The following letter was sent today to President Trump: Today, the Biden Administration exposed 15 Medicare prescription medicines to...
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Conservative Coalition Leaders Support PBM Reforms This Congress
Nearly two dozen conservative groups sent a letter to Congress today urging passage of common sense legislation to reform some of the...
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