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How Congress Can Stop Biden’s Regulatory Onslaught
  + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Phil Gramm | Mike Solon | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Wonder Land: Republican presidential hopefuls Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy and maybe even Donald Trump are united on spending. Images: Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyBefore the rise of the regulatory state, America’s economic exceptionalism flowed from clear constitutional boundaries between the spheres of individual freedom and government power. All major federal initiatives were circumscribed by the Constitution and required legislation by both houses of Congress followed by the president’s signature. The result was economic and political stability enforced by checks and balances. While political inertia frustrated elected officials, the benefits of unparalleled economic certainty and unmatched freedom to work, save and invest delivered unequaled prosperity.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Mark Kelly Organizations: Republican, Zuma, Senate
The Real Stakes of the Debt-Ceiling Fight
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Phil Gramm | Mike Solon | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Wonder Land: During the Obama years, Republicans were nicknamed 'the party of No.' Today the roles have reversed, with Democrats refusing to negotiate, preferring to smear the 'MAGA Republican' opposition as 'extreme.' Images: Zuma Press/AFP via Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month mustered the votes for a bill to raise the debt ceiling, thanks in no part to his Democratic colleagues. His victory shifted the topography of the debt-ceiling battlefield and passed pressure onto the Senate and the White House. President Biden has called the House GOP’s bill “wacko” and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that its adoption would mean “real pain for American families.”
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