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Restoring the First Branch

The Governance team tackles how to modernize and improve our electoral system to elect a government worthy of public trust, and addresses how to run a government and ensure effective policymaking. Specifically, the Governance team examines the issues created by unfettered government growth, mismanagement and waste of taxpayer funds, and how to restore the proper balance of power between Congress, the executive branch, and the judiciary. Sign up for updates here.

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Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Lexington, Concord, and the Battle to Keep Government in Check

Jonathan Madison April 19, 2025
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch, Transparency

Coalition Urges Reinstatement of the Office of Management and Budget Public Apportionment Tracker

Nan Swift April 7, 2025
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Not every Trump move is authoritarian — focus on the real threats

Eli Lehrer March 10, 2025 The Hill
Analysis Electoral Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

R Street Echoes Patrick Henry’s Call

Jonathan Madison March 21, 2025
Analysis Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

DOGE Doesn’t Think Big Enough

Nan Swift March 12, 2025
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Coalition Urges House Subcommittee to Resume Public Witness Days

Nan Swift Feb 27, 2025
Op-Eds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Only Congress can deliver lasting change to the CFPB

Caroline Melear Feb 13, 2025 Washington Examiner
Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Give Trump, Musk kudos for aiming to trim federal fat

Marc Hyden Feb 18, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch, Transparency

R Street, Other Organizations Raise Major Concerns Over the Sudden Removal of Government Watchdogs

Nan Swift Feb 11, 2025
Op-Eds California, Energy and Environment, Governance, Permitting Reform, Restoring the First Branch, State Policy, Transparency

The Unbearable Incompetence of Government

Matt Germer, Sabrina Schaeffer Jan 25, 2025 The Orange County Register

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