“Marriage is the unsung antipoverty program,” says Sheila Weber, Executive Director of National Marriage Week. In the video above, citing Heritage Foundation research, Weber explains the connection between marriage and poverty: Marriage decreases the likelihood of child poverty by 82 percent. Weber also points out what numerous studies confirm: “Children …
Supporters of President Obama’s continued obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline and more government controls to prevent climate change attended a “Forward on Climate” rally on February 17 in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Sierra Club and other environmentalist groups. The pipeline would transport oil from Canada to the gulf …
Did listening to the State of the Union this year sound familiar? That’s because President Obama repeated the same lines over his last four years of State of the Union addresses. Promises made regarding government “investment,” infrastructure, energy, and mortgages made and remade year after year have not produced results. …
Join us for a discussion with Heritage Foundation experts about President Obama’s State of the Union address last night. Obama proposed at least 29 new government programs and a host of other policy prescriptions. Are they really the best way forward? Joining us for the Hangout will be: James Carafano, …
President Obama’s refusal to balance the budget will soon leave Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security bankrupt. That’s according to Representative Tom Price (R-GA), who spoke at The Bloggers Briefing yesterday and sat down for an interview with Heritage’s Jackie Anderson. Price and other congressional leaders have been advocating a strategy to …
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) joins us for today’s Bloggers Briefing. He’ll share his thoughts on the State of the Union, balancing the budget, and anything else that’s on his mind. Price is a standout conservative leader on Capitol Hill, having served as chairman of both the House Republican Policy Committee …
