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Top legal scholars and critics expressed disgust and disbelief over the bias and injustice they say unfolded in the Manhattan courtroom.

At the start of each new Congress, The Heritage Foundation recommends pro-life policies for Members. The following year, a progress report takes stock of policy wins, ongoing challenges, and new prospects. This is the first such report in a post-Roe America. Free from the dark shadow of Roe v. Wade, Congress cannot shrink from its role in crafting policy that carries out the government’s duty to protect the first freedom: the right to life.

House took up the following measures on the floor on Legislative Day 24: HB 122 - Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience ABLE; governance of program by board of directors of Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; provide Substitute HEd-27th. Committee Substitute passed.

With a week remaining before Crossover Day, activity hit a fever pitch in the Capitol on Monday. The House and Senate floors were both active with debate of weighty measures like...

Obamacare requires that, as of January 1, 2014, all individuals obtain qualified health insurance through their employer, on an exchange, or elsewhere. Consequently, millions of Americans have been looking to purchase health plans through state and federally run health insurance exchanges.

National Right to Life Endorses Chris Smith for Re-election National Right to Life Endorses Chris Smith for Re-election

At the start of each new Congress, Heritage Foundation analysts recommend pro-life policies to Congress and the Administration.

On March 15, 2022, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a full committee markup to offer several amendments and vote on S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act).

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee HELP held a full committee markup to offer several amendments and vote on S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act PREVENT Pandemics Act.

Each dollar spent by the federal government must first be taken from an American who earned it. The U.S. Constitution, in recognition of this powerful and unavoidable truth, limits federal spending to what is required to fulfill only the federal powers and duties specifically enumerated therein. The congressional budget process envisioned a transparent and open process whereby all Americans could understand how their elected representatives propose to spend their money.